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To: Neeka who wrote (55858)	7/23/2004 2:30:34 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

Somebody at the Air Marshal's service has decided to smear Jacobson. More to come, I am sure. AIR MARSHALS SAY PASSENGER OVERREACTED By ERIC LEONARD KFI NEWS LOS ANGELES \| July 22, 2004 – Undercover federal air marshals on board a June 29 Northwest airlines flight from Detroit to LAX identified themselves after a passenger, “overreacted,” to a group of middle-eastern men on board, federal officials and sources have told KFI NEWS. The passenger, later identified as Annie Jacobsen, was in danger of panicking other passengers and creating a larger problem on the plane, according to a source close to the secretive federal protective service. Jacobsen, a self-described freelance writer, has published two stories about her experience at womenswallstreet.com, a business advice web site designed for women. “The lady was overreacting,” said the source. “A flight attendant was told to tell the passenger to calm down; that there were air marshals on the plane.” The middle eastern men were identified by federal agents as a group of touring musicians travelling to a concert date at a casino, said Air Marshals spokesman Dave Adams. Jacobsen wrote she became alarmed when the men made frequent trips to the lavatory, repeatedly opened and closed the overhead luggage compartments, and appeared to be signaling each other. “Initially it was brought to [the air marshals] attention by a passenger,” Adams said, adding the agents had been watching the men and chose to stay undercover. Jacobsen and her husband had a number of conversations with the flight attendants and gestured towards the men several times, the source said. “In concert with the flight crew, the decision was made to keep [the men] under surveillance since no terrorist or criminal acts were being perpetrated aboard the aircraft; they didn’t interfere with the flight crew,” Adams said. The air marshals did, however, check the bathrooms after the middle-eastern men had spent time inside, Adams said. FBI agents met the plane when it landed in Los Angeles and the men were questioned, and Los Angeles field office spokeswoman Cathy Viray said it’s significant the alarm on the flight came from a passenger. “We have to take all calls seriously, but the passenger was worried, not the flight crew or the federal air marshals,” she said. “The complaint did not stem from the flight crew.” Several people were questioned, she said, but no one was detained. Jacobsen’s husband Kevin told KFI NEWS he approached a man he thought was an air marshal after the flight had landed. “You made me nervous,” Kevin said the air marshal told him. “I was freaking out,” Kevin replied. “We don’t freak out in situations like this,” the air marshal responded. Federal agents later verified the musicians’ story. “We followed up with the casino,” Adams said. A supervisor verified they were playing a concert. A second federal law enforcement source said the concert itself was monitored by an agent. “We also went to the hotel, determined they had checked into the hotel,” Adams said. Each of the men were checked through a series of databases and watch-lists with negative results, he said. The source said the air marshals on the flight were partially concerned Jacobsen’s actions could have been an effort by terrorists or attackers to create a disturbance on the plane to force the agents to identify themselves. Air marshals’ only tactical advantage on a flight is their anonymity, the source said, and Jacobsen could have put the entire flight in danger. “They have to be very cognizant of their surroundings,” spokesman Adams confirmed, “to make sure it isn’t a ruse to try and pull them out of their cover.” KFI reporter Jessica Rosenthal contributed to this report. Copyright 2004 KFI NEWS. All rights reserved.

To: Neeka who wrote (55858)	7/23/2004 3:34:44 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

I never suggested there be two 9/11 committees. I didn't think you did. I mentioned two reports, not two commissions. Had the Commission included people who didn't understand and appreciate how the game is played--old Washington hands--it would likely have been impossible to produce a consensus report.

To: Neeka who wrote (55858)	7/24/2004 12:45:35 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

M~ I agree...It will indeed be interesting to see what the Commission says about Congress and their responsibility and actions before 9-11. Congress knows just what the President knows, and most especially the Intelligence Committees....For the heck of it, I looked up the Senate Intelligence Committee, and have listed the members below....BUT what I thought was interesting was all the Press Releases this Committee has made for the last several years...i.e. NOTE in 1999, that Selby and Bob Kerrey were down at Los Alamos...and then look at todays' news..... From the link, one can see every one of these Press Releases.... MEMBERSHIP REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS Pat Roberts, Kansas Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV West Virginia, Vice Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Carl Levin, Michigan Mike Dewine, Ohio Dianne Feinstein, California Christopher S. Bond, Missouri Ron Wyden, Oregon Trent Lott, Mississippi Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Evan Bayh, Indiana Chuck Hagel, Nebraska John Edwards, North Carolina Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland John W. Warner, Virginia intelligence.senate.gov PRESS RELEASES June 17, 2004 SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES PRE-WAR INTELLIGENCE REPORT June 3, 2004 CHAIRMAN ROBERTS & VICE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON THE RESIGNATION OF CIA DIRECTOR GEORGE TENET May 4, 2004 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZES INTELLIGENCE SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 March 4, 2004 CHAIRMAN ROBERTS AND VICE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE’S REVIEW OF PRE-WAR INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQ February 27, 2004 CHAIRMAN ROBERTS ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE February 12, 2004 CHAIRMAN ROBERTS AND VICE CHAIRMAN ROCKEFELLER ISSUE STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF PRE WAR INTELLIGENCE IN IRAQ December 15, 2003 SENATOR ROBERTS' STATEMENT ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM July 11, 2003 SENATOR ROBERTS' STATEMENT ON THE NIGER DOCUMENTS June 20, 2003 SENATOR PAT ROBERTS (R-KS), CHAIRMAN, AND SENATOR JAY ROCKEFELLER IV (D-WV), VICE CHAIRMAN, OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, TODAY ANNOUNCED THEIR JOINT COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE THE COMMITTEE'S THOROUGH REVIEW June 11, 2003 SENATOR ROBERTS: INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT TO INCLUDE THOROUGH REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQ'S WMD June 4, 2003 AS A PART OF ITS ONGOING OVERSIGHT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE WILL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQI WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION May 1, 2003 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZES INTELLIGENCE SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 December 11, 2002 FINDINGS OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE JOINT INQUIRY INTO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 December 11, 2002 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE JOINT INQUIRY INTO THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 December 11, 2002 ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY, VICE CHAIRMAN, SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE IMPERATIVE OF REFORM IN THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY June 4, 2002 SCOPE -- THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ADOPT THIS INITIAL SCOPE OF JOINT INQUIRY February 14, 2002 SENATE AND HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE JOINT INQUIRY INTO THE SEPTEMBER 11th TERRORIST ATTACKS September 6, 2001 THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZES INTELLIGENCE SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 April 24, 2001 THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE INVITES DCI TENET TO TESTIFY ON THE CIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SHOOT DOWN OF A MISSIONARY'S AIRCRAFT IN PERU March 7, 2001 THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE VOTED TODAY TO BEGIN A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ROBERT PHILIP HANSSEN ESPIONAGE CASE February 21, 2001 THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE COMMENT ON THE ARREST OF ROBERT PHILIP HANSSEN November 4, 2000 SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY DENOUNCES PRESIDENT CLINTON'S CAPITULATION TO MEDIA LOBBYING BLITZ October 12, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 June 14, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE HOLDS A HEARING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON THE LOSS OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY June 14, 2000 ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO, FBI DIRECTOR FREEH, AND DCI TENET APPEAR BEFORE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE TO DISCUSS THE COMMITTEE'S LEAK PROVISION June 13, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ANNOUNCES JOINT HEARING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATIONAL RESOURCES ON THE LOSS OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY May 4, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE REPORTS INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 March 27, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF APPOINTMENTS March 22, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCE SELECTIONS FOR COMMISSION ON KINGPIN ACT February 22, 2000 FORMER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE JOHN M. DEUTCH TESTIFIES BEFORE THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE February 1, 2000 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN COMMENT ON DEUTCH ALLEGATIONS January 21, 2000 SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE KICKS OFF 2000 WITH WORLD THREAT HEARING May 5, 1999 SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE APPROVED ITS REPORT ON IMPACTS ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY OF ADVANCED SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) AND REPORT ON THE PRC'S EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE U.S. POLICY April 6, 1999 SENATOR SHELBY AND SENATOR KERREY ANNOUNCE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE VISIT TO LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY March 25, 1999 SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO BEGIN FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO CHINESE ESPIONAGE AT NUCLEAR RESEARCH LABS [Home] [Committee Members] [Jurisdicton] [Legislation] [Hearings] [Press Releases] [Publications] [Statues/Laws Executive Orders] [Other Links] but if there isn't any reference made that includes the failing of congress to follow up on any past Intelligence committee recommendations it should have