Able Danger: Army officer confirms that lawyers blocked military from informing FBI

An Army officer involved with the Able Danger military intelligence group offers his opinion[*1] on the 9/11 Commission’s due diligence in pursuing the story:

WASHINGTON – An Army intelligence officer said Wednesday he does not believe the 9/11 commission pressed hard enough for documentation of claims that military intelligence found a U.S.-based terrorist cell that included Mohamed Atta, who turned out to be the leader of the Sept. 11 attacks, prior to the terrorist strikes.

“I don’t believe they ever got all the documents, but then again I don’t think that they pressed properly to get all of the documents,” Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer said on CBS’ “The Early Show.”