A REAL SCOOP BY ED MORRISSEY
Captain Ed appears to have a truly original story regarding a new data-mining project that seems to be a follow-up to Able Danger, the pre-9/11 program that was carried out by DoD and which some claim identified some of the hijackers as early as 1999.
CQ has learned that such an effort has already been launched at the Pentagon. Titled “Able Providence”, the effort seeks to use the Able Danger “engine” to generate hot leads for counterterrorism and law enforcement agents to pursue. Located in the Office of National Intelligence, AP will serve all agencies…
The Able Providence project, estimated at an initial cost of around $27 million, will report jointly to the Director of National Intelligence (John Negroponte) and the Joint Chiefs. The datamining component of the project, named KIMBERLITE MAGIC, will follow and update the SOCOM and NOAH efforts of the pre-9/11 period. After an initial burn-in phase, the Able Providence team will then coordinate with the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), SOCOM, Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), FBI, CIA, NSA, DHS (Customs/TSA, etc) and partner with Army 1st Info Ops Command (IDC), Army Asymmetric Warfare Group (ASW), Navy DEEP BLUE, Air Force CHECKMATE to produce actionable “Decision Support” Option Packets. AP would then act as a conduit for these efforts to law enforcement agencies for immediate domestic action when required.
Congratulations to Ed on a terrific scoop. Check CQ frequently during the day as Ed plans to update the information.
data-mining, date-mining, the horror of it all. Snooping into my public postings, public announcements, where I might show up for a public event. Where I park my car, eat lunch, have my clothes pressed. 1984 by God, where will it all end? The horror………wait, Able Providence, not Able Danger? Never mind
Comment by diamond — 4/4/2006 @ 10:15 pm