[jimbo123]

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/51430.htm

PENTAGON DENIES IT ID'D ATTA

By NILES LATHEM Post Correspondent

August 19, 2005 -- WASHINGTON — The military brass hit back at an Army intelligence officer yesterday, saying a probe has found nothing to back up his claims that an intelligence unit had discovered the presence of 9/11 mastermind Mohamed Atta in the United States before the attacks.

The Pentagon has spent several days investigating sensational charges from Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer. He says officials in charge of a now-defunct program code-named Able Danger were blocked by military lawyers from alerting the FBI to Atta in 2000.

"We are continuing to dig into this information that the lieutenant colonel has provided. But we are not finding information that substantiates his allegations," a military official briefed on the preliminary findings of the probe told The Post.

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Other sources familiar with the investigation told The Post that the probe so far has confirmed that Able Danger did produce a chart of terror suspects in the United States, and military lawyers blocked efforts to notify the FBI.

[LucyJo]

Sorry for the repeat post,jimbo, I should have read the entire thread before posting! :)