Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer

When I came back from Afghanistan, I want to talk about able danger. I was immediately suspended. And so what I'm going to tell you now is what I told them.

When I came back from Afghanistan, I want to talk about able danger. I was immediately suspended. And so what I'm going to tell you now is what I told them.

The DOD overall.

The DOD overall.

It wasn't just DI, but we can cover that in a bit.

It wasn't just DI, but we can cover that in a bit.

Well, let me give a little bit of background context. Please. Being a lieutenant colonel is a bit of a misnomer. That was a part of my cover that happened during a time I was outed by DIA. I'm in something called the Military Intelligence Accepted Career Program, MISEP. We go back and forth between being civilians. I'm also a retired GS-14. You can look it up.

Well, let me give a little bit of background context. Please. Being a lieutenant colonel is a bit of a misnomer. That was a part of my cover that happened during a time I was outed by DIA. I'm in something called the Military Intelligence Accepted Career Program, MISEP. We go back and forth between being civilians. I'm also a retired GS-14. You can look it up.

This is unclassified, but I'm just saying. So what happened was, Pat, is that when I came back from Afghanistan – After I disclosed my role in the Able Danger operation, I was immediately suspended by Defense Intelligence. Over nonsense.

This is unclassified, but I'm just saying. So what happened was, Pat, is that when I came back from Afghanistan – After I disclosed my role in the Able Danger operation, I was immediately suspended by Defense Intelligence. Over nonsense.

The Defense Intelligence Agency. This was in the beginning of 2004.

The Defense Intelligence Agency. This was in the beginning of 2004.

Who called the shot? It was Major General, I'll think of his name in a second. And he was a Marine Corps general. I'll think of it in a second. Two-star general. Two-star general. He was the DO, the Director of Operations. And at the time, the director was Admiral Jacoby. And, um, when I got suspended, I had some time on my hands because nobody knew what was going on.

Who called the shot? It was Major General, I'll think of his name in a second. And he was a Marine Corps general. I'll think of it in a second. Two-star general. Two-star general. He was the DO, the Director of Operations. And at the time, the director was Admiral Jacoby. And, um, when I got suspended, I had some time on my hands because nobody knew what was going on.

There was three nonsensical allegations, which by the way, the army resolved in my favor. And I got promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. You don't get promoted if you have standing at potential adverse actions over you. So the army saw him. It's like, Congratulations, you're being promoted.

There was three nonsensical allegations, which by the way, the army resolved in my favor. And I got promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. You don't get promoted if you have standing at potential adverse actions over you. So the army saw him. It's like, Congratulations, you're being promoted.

Defense intelligence used the three same allegations to suspend my clearance and get me fired, just saying how wacky that is. And think about that from a business perspective. You're looking at facts, and Army says, yeah, this is nonsense. Defense intelligence, who I have the issue with, suspend me and fire me. over the same allegations. Think about that.

Defense intelligence used the three same allegations to suspend my clearance and get me fired, just saying how wacky that is. And think about that from a business perspective. You're looking at facts, and Army says, yeah, this is nonsense. Defense intelligence, who I have the issue with, suspend me and fire me. over the same allegations. Think about that.

We can go through them in greater detail at some point.

We can go through them in greater detail at some point.