"I have briefed the Department of the Army, the Special Operations Command and the office of (Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence) Dr. Cambone as well as the 9/11 Commission. He was re-elected in 1981 against Jefferson County Commissioner Jim "Pop" Malone, 51% to 47%, outspending Malone 31, and occupied this office until his election to the U.S. Senate in 1984. But at What Cost? "[5] This report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee copied, nearly verbatim, the United States Department of Defense Inspector General's September 2006 report on Able Danger. [182], Earlier in his political career, during the 1960s and 1970s, McConnell held moderate stances, including support of abortions, support of unions, and support of the civil rights movement. [31] According to the DIA, Shaffer came under investigation while deployed as a staff officer in Afghanistan due to a pattern of misconduct including obtaining a service medal under false pretenses, improperly flashing military identification while drunk, theft, and falsely claiming reimbursement for mileage and personal mobile phone charges. This happened because the inspector issued a new I-94 with a new admission number on it. The Able Danger program was not terminated prematurely. [49] Senator Specter decided to go forward with the hearings anyway. [222], McConnell's detractors have called him by a number of nicknames, including "Moscow Mitch",[223] "Cocaine Mitch",[223] the "Grim Reaper",[178] "Darth Vader",[224] "Rich Mitch",[225] "Nuclear Mitch",[224] "Midnight Mitch",[226] and "Old Crow". The United States right now today is under White Hat Martial Law. Nov 28, 2019 Special thanks to our top new tweeps this week @slavewar , [5][6], The program used data mining techniques to associate open source information with classified information in an attempt to make connections among individual members of terrorist groups as part of its original "intelligence preparation of the battlespace". [43][44][45][46], McConnell regularly obtained earmarks for businesses and institutions in Kentucky, until the practice was banned by Congress in 2010. Senator in Kentucky history. The 9/11 Commission has released multiple statements over the past week, each of which has significantly changed from initially denying ever being briefed to acknowledging being briefed on both operation ABLE DANGER and Mohamed Atta. The objective of this particular project was to ascertain whether the data mining techniques and open source material were effective tools in determining terrorist activities, and if the resultant data could be used to create operational plans that could be executed in a timely fashion to interrupt, capture and/or destroy terrorists or their cells. [57], Operation Dark Heart by Anthony A. Shaffer, released in September 2010,[58] includes memories of his time reporting to the 9/11 commission about Able Danger's findings. [17] Hamilton told the media, "The Sept. 11 commission did not learn of any U.S. government knowledge prior to 9/11 of surveillance of Mohamed Atta or of his cell. Had we learned of it obviously it would've been a major focus of our investigation. [223][228], Host Jon Stewart repeatedly mocked McConnell on The Daily Show for his resemblance to a turtle or tortoise. [31][32] On February 12, 1999, he was one of fifty senators to vote to convict and remove Bill Clinton from office. "[51], Former Army Major Erik Kleinsmith, former head of the Pentagon's Land Warfare Analysis Department, testified at the hearing that he had been instructed to destroy data and documents related to Able Danger in May and June 2000. [26] Weldon gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation with a chart he described as the one handed over on May 23, 2002. I am the guy that gets us out of shutdowns' | CNN Politics", "McConnell said wall funding would 'probably' have to wait until after midterms. [60] DOD took the highly unusual step of purchasing all available copies of Shaffer's book at a cost of $47,000 and destroying them to deny the public the ability to read the book. [168], As the leader of the Senate Republicans, McConnell has been at the receiving end of much of the criticism and disapproval that Republicans receive from Democratic voters, receiving near uniform disapproval from left-of-center voters. [64][65][66] In August 2019, McConnell wrote an editorial for The New York Times, strongly opposing the elimination of the filibuster on legislation. The treatment potentially saved him from being disabled for the rest of his life. In October 2020, the couple got engaged. And what we know is that Mohamed Atta sent his first email to friends in the U.S. in March 2000 and received his first U.S. visa on May 18, 2000. Sources inside the store said Atta may have held a BJ's membership card for more than two years."[48]. [1], Attorney Mark Zaid, representing Lt. On September 18, 2006, the Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Investigations released a report stating that Shaffer was put on leave, that the crew responsible for removing any classified documents from his office to prevent his taking them home with him found that he did not have any of the Able Danger-related documents trusted to him he claimed he had,[54] and that despite the fact that the Army cleared him of any wrongdoing in the allegations "DIA officials would have taken action to revoke LTC Shaffer's access and clearance regardless of his disclosures to the DIA IG, the 9/11 Commission staff members, Members of Congress, or the media.[55]. [117] Garland's nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress. Congressman Curt Weldon issued a response to the 9/11 Commission[20] clarifying the mission of Able Danger, expressing concern over the statements made by various members of the 9/11 Commission, and promising to push forward until it is understood why the DoD was unable to pass the information uncovered by Able Danger to the FBI, and why the 9/11 Commission failed to follow up on the information they were given on Able Danger. However, Lt. Col. Shaffer and the other four members of Able Danger were ordered not to testify by the Department of Defense. [188][189] He was the first Republican to win a statewide election in Kentucky since 1968, and benefited from the popularity of President Ronald Reagan, up for re-election, who was supported by 60% of Kentucky voters in the same year. [32], Congressman Weldon asked for a new probe into the activities undertaken to silence Lt. Col. Shaffer from publicly commenting on Able Danger and Able Danger's identification of the 9/11 hijackers. In fact, Able Danger produced no actionable intelligence information. However, some of the people questioned by the IG claimed their statements to the IG were distorted by investigators in the final IG's report, and the report omitted essential information that they had provided. Not only did this strategy produce an atmosphere of gridlock and dysfunction; it also chewed up the Senate calendar, restricting the range of issues on which Democrats could progress. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," McConnell said at the time. Smith stated that Atta's name had emerged during an examination of individuals known to have ties to Omar Abdel Rahman, a leading figure in the first World Trade Center bombing. His comments were met with sharp criticism from various state and local officials. Gorton also asserted that "the wall" was a long-standing policy that had resulted from the Church Committee in the 1970s, and that the policy only prohibits transfer of certain information from prosecutors to the intelligence services and never prohibited information flowing in the opposite direction. [125] Gorsuch's nomination was confirmed on April 7, 2017, after McConnell eliminated the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees.[126]. [20][22] After five weeks at Fort Knox, he was honorably discharged. [9], This theory was heavily investigated and researched by Republican Representative Curt Weldon, vice chairman of the House Armed Services and House Homeland Security committees. [159], After the passage of the CARES Act, McConnell waited several months before advancing any additional COVID-19 relief measures in the Senate, saying in May "I don't think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately," and that Congress should "[hit] pause" to evaluate how the allocated funds were working before approving more. [27], Shaffer specifically states that in January 2000, Able Danger data-mining revealed the existence of a 'Brooklyn' Al-Qaeda cell connected to the "Blind Sheik" Omar Abdel-Rahman, as well as two other cells overseas. There's not anything judicial about it. [14][19], In March 1967, shortly before the expiration of his educational draft deferment upon graduation from law school, McConnell enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a private at Louisville, Kentucky. Kacie is a former hockey player. [45], However, Shaffer clarified that. She runs the famous reality show 'The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell'. Patience Wait has reported that a follow-on project appears to have been funded and implemented by the Intelligence Community and was originally named Able Providence. [118], In an August 2016 speech in Kentucky, McConnell made reference to the Garland nomination, saying that "one of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. in political science in 1964 with honors. Weldon called the activities "a deliberate campaign of character assassination. If President Trump were still in office, I would have carefully considered whether the House managers proved their specific charge. 1986: William Tell, World-wide fighter competition, North Dakota ANG transitioned from F4 Phantom to F16 Fighting Falcon, 1990. During his Senate tenure, McConnell led opposition to stricter campaign finance laws,[176] culminating in the Supreme Court ruling that partially overturned the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold) in 2010. She has two siblings - Isabelle McDonnell and Lochlan McDonnell. [157] It passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support. According to The New York Times, Obama's final two years as president saw 18 district court judges and one appeals court judge confirmed, the fewest since President Harry S. Truman. [151] This was the longest government shutdown in American history.[18][152]. [121] McConnell's refusal to hold Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland during Obama's final year in office was described by political scientists and legal scholars as "unprecedented",[122][123] a "culmination of [his] confrontational style",[124] a "blatant abuse of constitutional norms",[54] and a "classic example of constitutional hardball". by Field McConnell | Aug 2, 2011. [21], In his book Countdown to Terror, Weldon asserted that an Able Danger chart produced in 1999 identifying 9/11 hijackers Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi had been presented to then-Deputy National Security Advisor Jim Steinberg. It helps to know Mitch McConnell", "PBGC Director Nominee Gets Kicked Back to Trump", "Senate Confirms Gordon Hartogensis as Director of PBGC", "Roll Call Vote 116th Congress 1st Session", "The Long Rifleman Louisville-Thruston Chapter", "Mitch McConnell - Net Worth - Personal Finances", "McConnell called 'Midnight Mitch' for controversial proposed impeachment trial rules", "Mitch McConnell responds to Trump's 'Old Crow' insult: 'It's quite an honor', "Mitch McConnell responds to 'Daily Show' turtle impersonation", "Jon Stewart Takes 'Slow-Talking Tortoise-Man' Mitch McConnell to Task Again (Video)", "What is McConnelling? His foreign policy views have included support of sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Russia,[180] opposition to the Iran nuclear deal and support of Israel. We're going after the leadership. After a report came out of Democrats' investigating a second allegation against Kavanaugh, McConnell said, "I want to make it perfectly clear. [116] Under McConnell's direction, Senate Republicans refused to take any action on the Garland nomination. [81], On April 10, 2021, Trump called McConnell a "dumb son of a bitch". At no time did Able Danger identify Mohamed Atta as being physically present in the United States. Born on , , Clare McConnell hails from Ottawa, Canada. [20][21]:1112 His first day of training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was July 9, 1967, two days after taking the bar exam, and his last day was August 15, 1967. Colonel Anthony Shaffer and the other four Able Danger employees at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2005, pointed out to the Committee that his clients had been forbidden by the Pentagon to testify to the committee. He led opposition against Obamacare,[177] first through efforts to delay or prevent the law's passage, and later to repeal or replace it, including via the American Healthcare Reform Act. FIELD MCCONNELL UPDATE!!!! [17][21] Over time he shifted to the right and became more conservative. The last recorded international bankruptcy was on October 29, 1929. International moratoriums on bankruptcies run 70 years. The CARES Act was the largest economic stimulus package in U.S. history,[156] amounting to 10% of total U.S. gross domestic product. He believed that Able Danger identified Mohamed Atta 13 separate times prior to 9/11 and that the unit also identified a potential situation in Yemen two weeks prior to the October 12, 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Related: Finneas O'Connell. The copies that would have been in the possession of the U.S. Army were apparently destroyed by March 2001. Barrett was confirmed on October 26, 2020. "[69] In private, McConnell reportedly expresses disdain for Trump[70] and "abhors" his behavior. All of us came here from somewhere else." [190], In 1996, he defeated Steve Beshear by 12.6%,[191] even as Bill Clinton narrowly carried the state. Clearly that mandatory sentence cannot be applied to somebody who has left office. "[18], On August 12, 2005, Hamilton and former 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean issued a statement in response to media inquiries about the commission's investigation of the Able Danger program. Lt. Col Tony Shaffer has claimed that the DOD retaliated against him for speaking out publicly about the IG report's distortions.
Christine McConnell is an American baker, designer, model, host, influencer, photographer, reality star, and actress. USA UNDER W.H. [185], McConnell's campaign was noted for a series of television campaign spots called "Where's Dee", which featured a group of bloodhounds trying to find Huddleston,[186][bettersourceneeded][187] implying that Huddleston's attendance record in the Senate was poor. [2] . Every four years would be a scramble for power at any cost. [102], On May 28, 2021, McConnell voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack. [220], In 2018, the OpenSecrets website ranked McConnell one of the wealthiest members of the U.S. Senate, with a net worth of more than $25 million. By that time, nearly half of all votes to invoke cloture in the history of the Senate had occurred during Obama's presidency. [86], On February 13, 2016, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia died. Shaffer & Philpott examined this chart of Al Qaeda suspected operatives, containing names & photos, and Philpott pointed out one particular sinister and "scary looking dude" -- Mohammed Atta. Addison Mitchell McConnell III[1] (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving his seventh term as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, which he has held since 1985. On top of these, he makes an extra income through subscriptions & personal subscriptions. [110] Kagan was confirmed the following month. "[56], In 2012, McConnell proposed a measure allowing President Obama to raise the debt ceiling, hoping some Democratic senators would oppose the measure, thus demonstrating disunity among Democrats. [19][26][27], In October 1974, McConnell returned to Washington to fill a position as Deputy Assistant Attorney General under President Gerald Ford, where he worked alongside Robert Bork, Laurence Silberman, and Antonin Scalia. [19], In 2014, McConnell faced Louisville businessman Matt Bevin in the Republican primary. [101], McConnell also said that Trump remains subject to the country's criminal and civil laws, stating, "He didn't get away with anything yet." In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint Base Andrews.Andrews, located near Morningside, Maryland in suburban Washington, D.C., is the home base of two Boeing VC-25A aircraft with the call sign . Weldon claimed to be in contact with people in the government still able to do data-mining who got 13 hits on Mohamed Atta. Or $0.99 to buy. [127] McConnell said he considers the judiciary to be the item of Trump's first two years with the longest-lasting impact on the country. We plan, design, permit, construct and manage facilities with one mission in mind: Make our clients successful. But, it doesn't matter. 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