Tom Drake
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I then went secretly, which was allowed under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, an actual act of Congress. I could go at the time. They modified it later. I could go directly to the Intelligence Committee's oversight, both HPSI and CISI, I'm just, well, expanding it, but it's the secret. I could go to them to share my concerns in private.
Now, there's a risk that I could be exposed. It turns out every channel that I went to, all the official channels were exposure channels. So I'm disclosing, but I'm being exposed at the same time. You could argue in part, the intelligence communities were already co-opted, owned by the intelligence community in large part. Right, they're beholden, remember, it's secret, right?
Now, there's a risk that I could be exposed. It turns out every channel that I went to, all the official channels were exposure channels. So I'm disclosing, but I'm being exposed at the same time. You could argue in part, the intelligence communities were already co-opted, owned by the intelligence community in large part. Right, they're beholden, remember, it's secret, right?
Now, there's a risk that I could be exposed. It turns out every channel that I went to, all the official channels were exposure channels. So I'm disclosing, but I'm being exposed at the same time. You could argue in part, the intelligence communities were already co-opted, owned by the intelligence community in large part. Right, they're beholden, remember, it's secret, right?
You go to a secret chamber even in the Capitol, right? So you went to these proper secret channels. Then I was subpoenaed, equivalent of being subpoenaed, prima facie testimony, evidence, material evidence and testimony to two 9-11 congressional investigations. One was Saxby Shambles. They had been a recently formed Homeland Security agency.
You go to a secret chamber even in the Capitol, right? So you went to these proper secret channels. Then I was subpoenaed, equivalent of being subpoenaed, prima facie testimony, evidence, material evidence and testimony to two 9-11 congressional investigations. One was Saxby Shambles. They had been a recently formed Homeland Security agency.
You go to a secret chamber even in the Capitol, right? So you went to these proper secret channels. Then I was subpoenaed, equivalent of being subpoenaed, prima facie testimony, evidence, material evidence and testimony to two 9-11 congressional investigations. One was Saxby Shambles. They had been a recently formed Homeland Security agency.
Provide all kinds of information to them, which was basically the precursor to the 9-11 joint inquiry. Both of the committees.
Provide all kinds of information to them, which was basically the precursor to the 9-11 joint inquiry. Both of the committees.
Provide all kinds of information to them, which was basically the precursor to the 9-11 joint inquiry. Both of the committees.
Wow. All of that was suppressed. No one to this day can find my testimony or the highly classified information I gave them. Really? And I didn't keep it at home. And I didn't secret it away. Right. I didn't hide it somewhere in a basket or in a pumpkin.
Wow. All of that was suppressed. No one to this day can find my testimony or the highly classified information I gave them. Really? And I didn't keep it at home. And I didn't secret it away. Right. I didn't hide it somewhere in a basket or in a pumpkin.
Wow. All of that was suppressed. No one to this day can find my testimony or the highly classified information I gave them. Really? And I didn't keep it at home. And I didn't secret it away. Right. I didn't hide it somewhere in a basket or in a pumpkin.
So I can laugh about it now. Okay. But. So that's spring, fall, or summer. People think I was interviewed by the 9-11 Commission. I know why I wasn't, because they didn't want me on the record. But no one can find. In fact, I was told later that what I provided, the joint 9-11 inquiry, was so classified it couldn't be in the classified report. What does that tell you? They covered up.
So I can laugh about it now. Okay. But. So that's spring, fall, or summer. People think I was interviewed by the 9-11 Commission. I know why I wasn't, because they didn't want me on the record. But no one can find. In fact, I was told later that what I provided, the joint 9-11 inquiry, was so classified it couldn't be in the classified report. What does that tell you? They covered up.
So I can laugh about it now. Okay. But. So that's spring, fall, or summer. People think I was interviewed by the 9-11 Commission. I know why I wasn't, because they didn't want me on the record. But no one can find. In fact, I was told later that what I provided, the joint 9-11 inquiry, was so classified it couldn't be in the classified report. What does that tell you? They covered up.
They helped cover up for NSA. NSA had a lot of egg on its face.
They helped cover up for NSA. NSA had a lot of egg on its face.
They helped cover up for NSA. NSA had a lot of egg on its face.
But they were at the heart of the failure. there gets into great detail because this is what happened.