Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer
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And the reason I briefed him into it, CIA, is because we didn't want to have them think that we were trying to go after bin Laden. So what was going on at the same time we were doing Able Danger was the CIA finding Alex Station. That's out there. There's a couple of books on it. What I'm saying is that they actually were targeting bin Laden directly, CIA was, outside of what we were doing.
And the reason I briefed him into it, CIA, is because we didn't want to have them think that we were trying to go after bin Laden. So what was going on at the same time we were doing Able Danger was the CIA finding Alex Station. That's out there. There's a couple of books on it. What I'm saying is that they actually were targeting bin Laden directly, CIA was, outside of what we were doing.
And within the context of what you just said, the Saudi Arabians were helping support bin Laden. As a matter of fact, one of the assassination attempts was stopped because one of the Saudi royal family was falcon hunting with bin Laden, apparently in Afghanistan.
And within the context of what you just said, the Saudi Arabians were helping support bin Laden. As a matter of fact, one of the assassination attempts was stopped because one of the Saudi royal family was falcon hunting with bin Laden, apparently in Afghanistan.
And at the time that they were getting ready to use an armed predator to take him out, they recognized at the very last minute that one of the Saudi royal family members, the chief of the Saudi intelligence, was with bin Laden. I think this was in 1999.
And at the time that they were getting ready to use an armed predator to take him out, they recognized at the very last minute that one of the Saudi royal family members, the chief of the Saudi intelligence, was with bin Laden. I think this was in 1999.
Alex Station.
Alex Station.
By the way, on a different note, the Federal Reserve is often โ I used to consult with the Federal Reserve's intelligence folks. And, yes, they have an intelligence program. And moving whole plane loads of cash is not an uncommon thing for the Federal Reserve, just saying. It's a common occurrence.
By the way, on a different note, the Federal Reserve is often โ I used to consult with the Federal Reserve's intelligence folks. And, yes, they have an intelligence program. And moving whole plane loads of cash is not an uncommon thing for the Federal Reserve, just saying. It's a common occurrence.
Well, I've never seen this before, but it seems like I came up with a couple of the options. You've never seen this before? I've never seen this before, no. And it seems like some of the things I mentioned to you track with what he's saying. I've never seen this. I had no idea this existed.
Well, I've never seen this before, but it seems like I came up with a couple of the options. You've never seen this before? I've never seen this before, no. And it seems like some of the things I mentioned to you track with what he's saying. I've never seen this. I had no idea this existed.
No.
No.
It's Marxism. It's Trotsky. If you look back at their roots, it goes back to Irvin... What's his name? Oh my goodness. I'm having a senior moment.
It's Marxism. It's Trotsky. If you look back at their roots, it goes back to Irvin... What's his name? Oh my goodness. I'm having a senior moment.
Well, that's how I get past senior moments. Oh, my God. Anyway, it's a form.
Well, that's how I get past senior moments. Oh, my God. Anyway, it's a form.
No, no. Irving, his son is a big neocon now. He's one of the... Crystal, Crystal. Crystal. Irving Crystal. Okay. Irving Crystal, Bill's dad. created the neocon movement out of essentially a Trotskyite concept of using a combination... Yeah, there you go. It's a combination of... Collectivism, concept of collectivism, and chaos.
No, no. Irving, his son is a big neocon now. He's one of the... Crystal, Crystal. Crystal. Irving Crystal. Okay. Irving Crystal, Bill's dad. created the neocon movement out of essentially a Trotskyite concept of using a combination... Yeah, there you go. It's a combination of... Collectivism, concept of collectivism, and chaos.