In the political atmosphere at the time, considering the rot that seems to exist at CIA, and at least did exist at Justice and even the White House, I believe that had word got out about Able Danger it would have been shut down.
We may have a situation where the military must have its own intelligence sources that it dare not share with the civilians. They may share information, but they may not want to share how and where they got the information.
We may have a situation where the military must have its own intelligence sources that it dare not share with the civilians. They may share information, but they may not want to share how and where they got the information.
This hypothesis is similar and related to one posted by FReeper Pukin Dog several weeks back, that DOD does not want this to go public because it would jeopardize current ongoing operations that are vital to national security.
For myself, while I would like nothing more than to see the Jamie Gorelicks et al. cleaned out of government and punished, if I believed that effort would truly compromise our ongoing efforts I would be willing to let it lie sleeping.
The crucial puzzle-piece in all this is Congressman Curt Weldon, and more specifically, his honesty, his character and his real reason for pushing this. Is he really doing it to serve and protect his country, or is it just to promote his book and political career? If Weldon is an honorable man, and if there is a genuine national security reason to keep the lid on Able Danger, I'm finding it difficult to understand why Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, or even President Bush, could not simply meet with him privately, explain the situation and request that he back-off for the good of the country. I have no way of determining who to trust about this.
"We may have a situation where the military must have its own intelligence sources that it dare not share with the civilians. They may share information, but they may not want to share how and where they got the information."
That's been going on for some time now.