Sept. 11 Military Cover-Up Alleged ; the Pentagon Is Accused of Destroying Pre-Attack Records Linking Hijacker Mohamed Atta to Al-Qaida.
Portland Press Herald › September 22, 2005
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Pentagon researchers linked Sept. 11 ringleader Mohamed Atta to a New York group of al-Qaida terrorists a year before the 2001 attacks, but the military destroyed the evidence after the hijackings, witnesses testified Wednesday. The Defense Department has refused to discuss the intelligence program called "Able Danger" and prohibited those who were involved from testifying at Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The refusal has fueled talk about whether the military could have prevented the attacks.
A Pentagon official acknowledged at the hearing that officials should have shared the information with the FBI if it was gathered in an acceptable manner.See the full content of this document
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Sept. 11 Military Cover-Up Alleged ; the Pentagon Is Accused of Destroying Pre-Attack Records Linking Hijacker Mohamed Atta to Al-Qaida.
Committee members called the destruction of paperwork a cover-up of missed opportunities. More urgently, lawmakers questioned what other information was destroyed that could have helped prevent future terrorist attacks.
"Terrorism remain...See the full content of this document
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