The Pentagon has muddled through a three-week investigation into allegations that Operation Able Danger uncovered information in 2000 about the 9/11 hijackers that was not passed on to the FBI. (See DR, 8/18/05.) DOD officials on Thursday said that they have not found physical evidence of the chart alleged to contain a photo of Mohammed Atta, but they did uncover three people—not already identified in news media reports—who recalled a chart with either a photo or reference to the 9/11 hijacker. So far, so good. On to an official description of Able Danger. First, what it was not: a military unit or a targeting effort. What it was: a 15-month planning effort that had as one of its tasks uncovering linkages among and within al Qaeda. Glad we got that cleared up.
Clearing the Air on Yelling in Air Force BMT Chow Hall
Sept. 20, 2024
A recent social media post alleged that military training instructors at Basic Military Training are no longer allowed to yell at trainees during meal times, but that is not the case, according to the 37th Training Wing.