Hijackers 'identified pre-9/11'

Sine Pari · Aug 9, 2005

A year before the 9/11 attacks a secret US intelligence unit had identified four of the hijackers as likely linked to al-Qaeda, a US congressman says.
But the unit's request for the FBI to be informed was turned down, according to Representative Curt Weldon.

One of the men identified was said to be 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta.

Mr Weldon has a reputation for bold statements, but his comments are being taken seriously after claims from an unnamed former intelligence official
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Chris M. · Aug 9, 2005

This basically confirms the 9/11 commission's findings that our intelligence agencies didn't work well together. When you couple this with the FBI memos discussing people enrolled in flight schools that had no interest in learning how to take off or land, it becomes painfully obvious that the pieces of the puzzle were all right there waiting to be placed together.

It also explains how we were so quickly able to identify those involved.

Barbara · Aug 9, 2005

Chris M. said:

This basically confirms the 9/11 commission's findings that our intelligence agencies didn't work well together. When you couple this with the FBI memos discussing people enrolled in flight schools that had no interest in learning how to take off or land, it becomes painfully obvious that the pieces of the puzzle were all right there waiting to be placed together.

It also explains how we were so quickly able to identify those involved.
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Well, that and the fact that they used their real names to buy their plane tickets.

heybeerman · Aug 9, 2005

Chris M. said:

This basically confirms the 9/11 commission's findings that our intelligence agencies didn't work well together. When you couple this with the FBI memos discussing people enrolled in flight schools that had no interest in learning how to take off or land, it becomes painfully obvious that the pieces of the puzzle were all right there waiting to be placed together.

It also explains how we were so quickly able to identify those involved.
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The 9/11 commission was a complete joke.

heybeerman · Aug 9, 2005

In fact, I'll tell you how stupid it was

But Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the 9/11 commission looked into the matter during its investigation into government missteps leading to the attacks and chose not to include it in the final report.
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The coverup continues.

sardus_pater · Aug 9, 2005

food for conspiracy theorists