Ex-Congressman Reveals ‘Buried’ 9/11 Intelligence Program Details
Former Congressman Curt Weldon has reignited controversy surrounding pre-9/11 intelligence failures, claiming that crucial information that could have prevented the attacks was deliberately suppressed by government officials. In a revealing interview on The Tucker Carlson Show, Weldon outlined how a classified military intelligence program allegedly identified key al-Qaeda operatives well before the 2001 attacks but was ignored by decision-makers.
Disclaimer: The claims presented in this article are based on Weldon’s statements during his interview with Tucker Carlson and do not represent the opinions of this site or its writers. These allegations have been disputed by official investigations.
Weldon, now 77, served for two decades in Congress and as vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, positions that gave him access to sensitive national security information. His recent statements revisit longstanding allegations about bureaucratic barriers that potentially hampered counter-terrorism efforts prior to America’s deadliest terrorist attack.
The former Pennsylvania congressman’s claims center around “Able Danger,” a classified data-mining operation established in 1999 that he says successfully identified Mohamed Atta and other 9/11 hijackers more than a year before the attacks, according to information about the program.
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The Silenced Warning That Could Have Changed History
“They had identified the Brooklyn cell where Mohamed Atta was operating,” Weldon asserted during the interview. “This information was available in the summer of 2000 – over a year before the attacks – but when military intelligence tried to transfer that information to the FBI, they were blocked.”
Weldon’s allegations suggest that legal barriers between military intelligence and domestic law enforcement, specifically related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), prevented crucial information sharing. He claims these barriers allowed terrorists already on intelligence radars to operate unimpeded within the United States.
The former congressman maintains that this intelligence failure represents more than just bureaucratic confusion – he alleges it points to deliberate suppression of information that might have revealed governmental negligence.
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Commission Omissions: “The American People Deserve Better”
One of Weldon’s most serious accusations targets the official 9/11 Commission, which he characterizes as fundamentally compromised. He claims Commission members were briefed on Able Danger but deliberately excluded its findings from their final report.
“The 9/11 Commission was a scam,” Weldon stated bluntly. “They were presented with this information and chose to ignore it. Not a single person was held accountable for the massive intelligence failure that led to nearly 3,000 American deaths.”
These accusations align with various theories regarding advance knowledge of the attacks, though many national security experts dispute claims that actionable intelligence could have prevented 9/11.
Personal Cost: “They Came After My Family”
Weldon claims his efforts to bring these issues to light resulted in direct retaliation orchestrated by the Bush administration. He specifically cites an FBI raid on his daughter’s home that made headlines shortly before his reelection bid in 2006—a contest he subsequently lost after 20 years in office.
“They didn’t just come after me politically; they came after my family,” Weldon said. “This was a coordinated effort to silence someone who was asking uncomfortable questions about one of the greatest intelligence failures in American history.”
The timing of the investigation into Weldon’s family connections raised questions among his supporters, who viewed it as politically motivated. Though formal charges never materialized following the raid, the political damage was done, effectively ending his congressional career.
Calls for Renewed Investigation Two Decades Later
Despite being removed from office more than 15 years ago, Weldon continues advocating for what he calls “full transparency” regarding the intelligence community’s actions before 9/11. He suggests that classified documents related to Able Danger should be declassified to allow public scrutiny.
“The American people deserve to know what their government knew before the worst terrorist attack in our history,” Weldon insisted. “After more than 20 years, there’s no national security reason to keep this information classified. It’s simply about protecting reputations and careers.”
Weldon’s complete interview is available on YouTube and Spotify, where he elaborates on these claims with greater specificity. While critics maintain that Weldon’s allegations have been investigated and found to lack substantiating evidence, his continued advocacy has kept questions about pre-9/11 intelligence handling in public discourse.
For Weldon, the issue transcends political divisions. “This isn’t about Republican or Democrat,” he concluded. “It’s about accountability and ensuring we learn from catastrophic failures so they never happen again.”
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