Curt Weldon

Well, I was a very big supporter of when George Bush went up to the Trade Center. I was there at 9-11, and he put his hand up in the air. I was there with him, with the firefighters. And he said, we're going to get you. We're going to come find you. I figured that it must have been bin Laden in Afghanistan. So I got all fired up and said, I'm with you, Mr. President, all the way.

Well, I was a very big supporter of when George Bush went up to the Trade Center. I was there at 9-11, and he put his hand up in the air. I was there with him, with the firefighters. And he said, we're going to get you. We're going to come find you. I figured that it must have been bin Laden in Afghanistan. So I got all fired up and said, I'm with you, Mr. President, all the way.

I was concerned about our troops being harassed in Afghanistan the way the Russian troops were. I took two other members of Congress and went with Al Santoli, a decorated Vietnam veteran, New York Times bestseller, with intelligence ties. We went to Rome, and we met with King Zahir Shah in exile without U.S. government approval. We went to his family's home.

I was concerned about our troops being harassed in Afghanistan the way the Russian troops were. I took two other members of Congress and went with Al Santoli, a decorated Vietnam veteran, New York Times bestseller, with intelligence ties. We went to Rome, and we met with King Zahir Shah in exile without U.S. government approval. We went to his family's home.

And we convinced, I have the photos, King Zahir Shah to go back to Afghanistan and convene a lawyer, Jorga, of all the tribes to accept the American troops when they came in so our troops would be protected. I took every step I could to protect the American troops.

And we convinced, I have the photos, King Zahir Shah to go back to Afghanistan and convene a lawyer, Jorga, of all the tribes to accept the American troops when they came in so our troops would be protected. I took every step I could to protect the American troops.

Then I like doing my job in the Congress because I couldn't trust the intel being provided by the CIA as the vice chairman of the Defense Committee on Homeland Security. They would spin the data. I would get better information from defense reporters like Bill Gertz than I would from the agency. So I had my own intel team. These are people that work for the agencies.

Then I like doing my job in the Congress because I couldn't trust the intel being provided by the CIA as the vice chairman of the Defense Committee on Homeland Security. They would spin the data. I would get better information from defense reporters like Bill Gertz than I would from the agency. So I had my own intel team. These are people that work for the agencies.

There were about 15 of them that worked for the CIA, DIA, NSA, FBI, and I would meet with them for breakfast in the Capitol. They would feed me raw data. And they fed me raw data after 9-11 that Osama bin Laden was seen in a town called Ladiz. I had no idea where Ladiz was, so I went up the street and bought a map at the bookstore. You have that map right here that I bought 25 years ago.

There were about 15 of them that worked for the CIA, DIA, NSA, FBI, and I would meet with them for breakfast in the Capitol. They would feed me raw data. And they fed me raw data after 9-11 that Osama bin Laden was seen in a town called Ladiz. I had no idea where Ladiz was, so I went up the street and bought a map at the bookstore. You have that map right here that I bought 25 years ago.

And I looked on the map and I found Ladiz, 10 kilometers inside the border of Pakistan and Iran in an area called Balochistan. I then went to a classified briefing for the full committee, closed briefing. Now, I'm the vice chairman of the committee. At the time, I was the acting chairman. The chairman wasn't there.

And I looked on the map and I found Ladiz, 10 kilometers inside the border of Pakistan and Iran in an area called Balochistan. I then went to a classified briefing for the full committee, closed briefing. Now, I'm the vice chairman of the committee. At the time, I was the acting chairman. The chairman wasn't there.

And in front of 60 members, I said to the CIA, I have information that bin Laden's been sighted in Lodiz. What can you tell me? Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them. I was outraged. We're sending kids to Afghanistan to look for bin Laden, and they can't deny that he's in a town called Lodiz three months later.

And in front of 60 members, I said to the CIA, I have information that bin Laden's been sighted in Lodiz. What can you tell me? Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them. I was outraged. We're sending kids to Afghanistan to look for bin Laden, and they can't deny that he's in a town called Lodiz three months later.

My raw intelligence people tell me that he's being treated at a military hospital in Tehran. I go back to the classified briefing in front of the whole committee, and I ask the question. I get the same response. Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them. And I said, what the hell's going on here? We're now months into this whole operation.

My raw intelligence people tell me that he's being treated at a military hospital in Tehran. I go back to the classified briefing in front of the whole committee, and I ask the question. I get the same response. Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them. And I said, what the hell's going on here? We're now months into this whole operation.

We're sending kids over to Afghanistan, and you're telling me bin Laden may be in Balochistan. Then I get the most respected Democrat in the House, Jack Murtha. chairman of the Senate of the House Appropriations Defense Committee, former Marine, very well-respected member, and a friend of mine. Murtha sends over Ron Klink. Now, Murtha's dead, but Ron Klink's alive.

We're sending kids over to Afghanistan, and you're telling me bin Laden may be in Balochistan. Then I get the most respected Democrat in the House, Jack Murtha. chairman of the Senate of the House Appropriations Defense Committee, former Marine, very well-respected member, and a friend of mine. Murtha sends over Ron Klink. Now, Murtha's dead, but Ron Klink's alive.

And it says to me, to Ron, Ron has information from ANAC. He used to work for the agency about Iran. And Jack says, go see Kurt. He investigates these things. Ron Klink came to my office. And Ron Klink will verify this. He's a man of honor. He's alive. And I said, Ron, how can I help you? He said, Congressman, I have an acquaintance here. I need you to talk to him. Jack said, come, Neil.

And it says to me, to Ron, Ron has information from ANAC. He used to work for the agency about Iran. And Jack says, go see Kurt. He investigates these things. Ron Klink came to my office. And Ron Klink will verify this. He's a man of honor. He's alive. And I said, Ron, how can I help you? He said, Congressman, I have an acquaintance here. I need you to talk to him. Jack said, come, Neil.