Curt Weldon

I felt personally responsible because I knew that we could have prevented it by the information that the Able Danger Team, established by General Hugh Shelton, had gathered and tried to transfer three times and were blocked. So I said, uh-uh. Das ist richtig. I supported George Bush when he said we're going to send our troops over to Afghanistan.

He made those heroic comments about we're going to get them. I took that as a patriotic American and said, yes, we're going to get them. But I was worried about what the Afghans might do as they did the Russian troops when they were in Afghanistan.

He made those heroic comments about we're going to get them. I took that as a patriotic American and said, yes, we're going to get them. But I was worried about what the Afghans might do as they did the Russian troops when they were in Afghanistan.

He made those heroic comments about we're going to get them. I took that as a patriotic American and said, yes, we're going to get them. But I was worried about what the Afghans might do as they did the Russian troops when they were in Afghanistan.

So, Tucker, with Al Santoli, whom you know, and two other members of Congress, I privately, without the knowledge of our government or the CIA, I went to Paris. Wir haben den König Zahir Shah getroffen, der König von Afghanistan, der mit seiner Familie in Paris lebt. Wir haben ihn getroffen, um ihn zurück in Kabul zu konvenieren, um eine Loya Jorga der ganzen Triebe zu konvenieren.

So, Tucker, with Al Santoli, whom you know, and two other members of Congress, I privately, without the knowledge of our government or the CIA, I went to Paris. Wir haben den König Zahir Shah getroffen, der König von Afghanistan, der mit seiner Familie in Paris lebt. Wir haben ihn getroffen, um ihn zurück in Kabul zu konvenieren, um eine Loya Jorga der ganzen Triebe zu konvenieren.

So, Tucker, with Al Santoli, whom you know, and two other members of Congress, I privately, without the knowledge of our government or the CIA, I went to Paris. Wir haben den König Zahir Shah getroffen, der König von Afghanistan, der mit seiner Familie in Paris lebt. Wir haben ihn getroffen, um ihn zurück in Kabul zu konvenieren, um eine Loya Jorga der ganzen Triebe zu konvenieren.

To convince them to accept the American troops before they went in, so it wouldn't be like they did with Russia. King Zahir Shah agreed to that. I'll give you the photographs, Tucker. And I had two members of Congress and Al Santoli with me, decorated Vietnam veteran. Zahir Shah went back. I did all I could to protect our American troops, not the CIA, our troops.

To convince them to accept the American troops before they went in, so it wouldn't be like they did with Russia. King Zahir Shah agreed to that. I'll give you the photographs, Tucker. And I had two members of Congress and Al Santoli with me, decorated Vietnam veteran. Zahir Shah went back. I did all I could to protect our American troops, not the CIA, our troops.

To convince them to accept the American troops before they went in, so it wouldn't be like they did with Russia. King Zahir Shah agreed to that. I'll give you the photographs, Tucker. And I had two members of Congress and Al Santoli with me, decorated Vietnam veteran. Zahir Shah went back. I did all I could to protect our American troops, not the CIA, our troops.

Then I find out, my intel team, those 20 people that were feeding me raw data, Give me data within months after 9-11. That bin Laden's been sighted in a town called Ladiz. I have no idea where Ladiz is. So I go up Pennsylvania Avenue to a bookstore and buy a map. I just gave you the map here today, Tucker. You can show it. And I found Ladiz. It's not in Afghanistan. It's not in Pakistan.

Then I find out, my intel team, those 20 people that were feeding me raw data, Give me data within months after 9-11. That bin Laden's been sighted in a town called Ladiz. I have no idea where Ladiz is. So I go up Pennsylvania Avenue to a bookstore and buy a map. I just gave you the map here today, Tucker. You can show it. And I found Ladiz. It's not in Afghanistan. It's not in Pakistan.

Then I find out, my intel team, those 20 people that were feeding me raw data, Give me data within months after 9-11. That bin Laden's been sighted in a town called Ladiz. I have no idea where Ladiz is. So I go up Pennsylvania Avenue to a bookstore and buy a map. I just gave you the map here today, Tucker. You can show it. And I found Ladiz. It's not in Afghanistan. It's not in Pakistan.

It's in Iran. In an area called Balochistan. So I go to the next classified briefing for the full committee. Now I'm the Vice Chairman of the full committee. There are 60 members. I'm the acting chairman at this time. So I said to the CIA, I have information of bin Ladens in Ladiz. This is their response to me. Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them.

It's in Iran. In an area called Balochistan. So I go to the next classified briefing for the full committee. Now I'm the Vice Chairman of the full committee. There are 60 members. I'm the acting chairman at this time. So I said to the CIA, I have information of bin Ladens in Ladiz. This is their response to me. Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them.

It's in Iran. In an area called Balochistan. So I go to the next classified briefing for the full committee. Now I'm the Vice Chairman of the full committee. There are 60 members. I'm the acting chairman at this time. So I said to the CIA, I have information of bin Ladens in Ladiz. This is their response to me. Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny them.

I was in shock. I was in shock. We're sending kids to die in Afghanistan and we can't confirm or deny whether or not bin Ladens in Ladiz... Three months go by. I'm still supporting the president. My intel team comes back to me and say, Kurt, he's being treated at a military hospital outside of Tehran. I go back to the classified briefing and I ask the question in front of the full committee.

I was in shock. I was in shock. We're sending kids to die in Afghanistan and we can't confirm or deny whether or not bin Ladens in Ladiz... Three months go by. I'm still supporting the president. My intel team comes back to me and say, Kurt, he's being treated at a military hospital outside of Tehran. I go back to the classified briefing and I ask the question in front of the full committee.

I was in shock. I was in shock. We're sending kids to die in Afghanistan and we can't confirm or deny whether or not bin Ladens in Ladiz... Three months go by. I'm still supporting the president. My intel team comes back to me and say, Kurt, he's being treated at a military hospital outside of Tehran. I go back to the classified briefing and I ask the question in front of the full committee.

And the answer from the CIA is, Mr. Chairman, we've heard similar reports. We can either confirm or deny that Bin Laden is being treated at a military hospital outside of Tehran while we're sending kids to die in Afghanistan. I said, this is outrageous. And then, Tucker, I get a call from Jack Murtha, the most respected Democrat in the House, former Marine, who I work with closely.