[44], Another variation of the Two Attas theory reported by Kaus notes that Omar Abdel Rahman also had an associate with the name Mohamed El-Amir (a name sometimes used by Atta) who was not the Mohamed Atta involved in the 9/11 hijacking. The DOD's Defense Intelligence Agency reviewers identified more than 200 passages suspected of containing classified information. bc1qddgd4tuw0ktf87e3xu38qahx8zrac99zqx7fgm, Were an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. [51][52][53][54], In October 2010, McConnell said "the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." [202] He was married to his first wife, Sherrill Redmon, from 1968 to 1980 and had three daughters, Porter, Eleanor (Elly), and Claire. [2] During the 1998 and 2000 election cycles, he was chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Laura Mae November 4, 2021, 9:26 am 32. [161][162][163], On September 10, a pared-down COVID-19 relief bill crafted by McConnell failed to advance the Senate past a Democratic filibuster. ", "Morning Consult's Senator Approval Rankings: Q2 2019, Senator Lookup", "America's Most and Least Popular Senators: McConnell loses spot as least popular senator", "Susan Collins surpasses Mitch McConnell as the most unpopular senator in a new poll", "Framing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:A Content Analysis of Democratic and Republican Twitter Feeds", "McConnell vows to be 'grim reaper' of socialist Dem proposals", "Mitch McConnell: 'For the first time in my memory, I agree with Nancy Pelosi', "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress 1st Session", "McConnell: Troop Surge In Iraq Showing Early Signs Of Success", "Sen. 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He also said why he voted to acquit: "ArticleII, Section4 must have force. References. [110] Kagan was confirmed the following month. [11], In 1950, when he was eight, McConnell moved with his family from Athens to Augusta, Georgia, where his father, who was in the Army, was stationed at Fort Gordon. How McConnell survived a year of Trumps attacks". Field McConnell. [37], The Defense Department announced its findings on September 1, 2005, after a three-week investigation into Able Danger. In October 2020, the couple got engaged. Various Internet posters satirically interspersed the B-roll with footage from sitcoms and movies, and popular music. Commentators noted that McConnell had kept Republican senators "marching in lockstep" throughout the process. His full name is "Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta", and prior to 2000 he went by "Mohamed el-Amir". Captain Field McConnell, a former Northwest Airline DC-10 captain and a long time friend of Captain Dan Hanley, retired 9 years early as such because of his exposure of illegal modifications on Boeing aircraft in 2006 so that he could serve as an expert witness in future litigation. [103], McConnell's relationship with the Biden administration has been portrayed in media as one of comity. Able Danger was a classified military planning effort led by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Captain McConnell can be credited as the first person on earth to expose this system to all. Politics, Media & News, QANON. Captain Field McConnell, a former Northwest Airline DC-10 captain and a long time friend of Captain Dan Hanley, retired 9 years early as such because of his exposure of illegal modifications on Boeing aircraft in 2006 so that he could serve as an expert witness in future litigation. The objective of this particular project was to ascertain whether the data mining techniques and open source material were effective tools in determining terrorist activities, and if the resultant data could be used to create operational plans that could be executed in a timely fashion to interrupt, capture and/or destroy terrorists or their cells. [217][218] McConnell was inducted as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution on March 1, 2013. [5][6], The program used data mining techniques to associate open source information with classified information in an attempt to make connections among individual members of terrorist groups as part of its original "intelligence preparation of the battlespace". In fact, Able Danger produced no actionable intelligence information. McConnell was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate. Christine McConnell is widely known for her creepy DIY creations. His time in service has also been the subject of criticism because his discharge was accelerated after his father placed a call to Senator. [37] McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate (after Alben W. Barkley led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949)[13] and is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Kentucky in history. Sources inside the store said Atta may have held a BJ's membership card for more than two years."[48]. He is the longest-serving U.S. He was re-elected in 1981 against Jefferson County Commissioner Jim "Pop" Malone, 51% to 47%, outspending Malone 31, and occupied this office until his election to the U.S. Senate in 1984. The existence of Able Danger, and its purported early identification of the 9/11 terrorists, was first disclosed publicly on June 19, 2005, in an article[11] by Keith Phucas, a reporter for The Times Herald, a Norristown, Pennsylvania, daily newspaper. 11-4-21 Field McConnell "I want to start with the good news. Field McConnell, a career military and commercial pilot, a figure in the 9/11 truth community and co-founder of the alternative news website, Abel Danger was arrested on Monday in Wisconsin, where he resides. Flew DC9, MD80,B727 and CV580 domestically Republic Airlines bought by Northwest Airlines January, 1986. [25], A Time magazine article dated August 14, 2005, reports that Weldon admitted he is no longer sure that Atta's name was on the chart he presented to Hadley and that he was unable to verify whether this was the case, having handed over his only copy, and that a reconstruction was used for post-9/11 presentations. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," McConnell said at the time. In the United States Senate, any senator may speak for unlimited duration unless a 60-person majority votes to invoke cloture, or end debate, and proceed to a final vote. [139][140], In July 2018, McConnell said funding for the MexicoUnited States border wall would likely have to wait until the midterms had concluded. On July 18, 2018, with Andy Oldham's Senate confirmation, Senate Republicans broke a record for largest number of appeals court judiciary confirmations during a president's first two years; Oldham became the 23rd appeals court judge confirmed in Trump's term. "I deleted the data", he said. Smith stated that Atta's name had emerged during an examination of individuals known to have ties to Omar Abdel Rahman, a leading figure in the first World Trade Center bombing. Did he ever say thank you? [7][8], According to statements by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer and those of four others, Able Danger had identified 2 of 3 Al Qaeda cells active in the 9/11 attacks; the 'Brooklyn cell' linked to Blind Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, including September 11 attacks leader Mohamed Atta, and three of the 9/11 plot's other 19 hijackers, as possible members of an al Qaeda cell linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. [23], Congressman Peter Hoekstra, who was then chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, investigated the matter at Weldon's request, was reported to have cautioned against "hyperventilating" before the completion of a "thorough" probe. [175], McConnell has taken conservative stances for the past several decades. The Pentagon describes the witnesses as "credible" but stated that the document which allegedly mentioned Atta could not be found. [138], The United States federal government shut down October 117, 2013, following a failure to enact legislation to fund the government. In November 2006 he was elected Senate minority leader the post he held until Republicans took control of the Senate in 2015. Her father is of Irish and Scottish descent and her mother is of Japanese descent, although both sides of the family have lived in the USA for several generations. "There were two sets, classified and unclassified, and also an 'all sorts,'" which contained a blend of the two, "plus charts we'd produced." She is known for Zombie Army (1991). It was impossible to tell which, and the unclassified work of Able Danger was not designed to address that question. Zaid also strongly asserted on behalf of his clients. [83][84], On November 5, 2019, as the House of Representatives began public hearings on the impeachment of President Trump, McConnell said, "I'm pretty sure how [an impeachment trial is] likely to end. | Sep 10, 2020. The bottom line is, CIA will never give you the best information from "Alex Base" or anywhere else. Aside from acting, she earns a decent amount of money through guest appearances, shows, reservations, and affiliate marketing. In December 2006, a sixteen-month investigation by the US Senate Intelligence Committee concluded "Able Danger did not identify Mohamed Atta or any other 9/11 hijacker at any time prior to September 11, 2001", and dismissed other assertions that have fueled 9/11 conspiracy theories. The practice either of posting B-roll footage online for usage by PACs, or of lampooning the B-roll was termed "McConnelling". [39][40][41][42] This reputation dimmed after Republicans failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in 2017 during consolidated Republican control of government. [193] The 60.2% won by McConnell was the lowest voter support for a Kentucky U.S. senator in a primary since 1938. Witnesses reported telling Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, that Able Danger had identified Atta well before the 9/11 attacks, but Zelikow showed no interest in their testimony. Refused to serve under William Jefferson Clinton per information given by General Hunter H. Harris IV USAF who had secured my appointment to Annapolis. 00. "I have briefed the Department of the Army, the Special Operations Command and the office of (Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence) Dr. Cambone as well as the 9/11 Commission. [20] His brief time in service has repeatedly been put at issue by his political opponents during his electoral campaigns. "[49] According to University of Texas legal scholar Sanford Levinson, McConnell learned that obstruction and Republican unity were the optimal ways to ensure Republican gains in upcoming elections after he observed how Democratic cooperation with the Bush administration on No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part D helped Bush's 2004 re-election. Colonel Anthony Shaffer and the other four Able Danger employees at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in September 2005, pointed out to the Committee that his clients had been forbidden by the Pentagon to testify to the committee. USA UNDER W.H. In comparison, the final two years of the presidencies of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan had between 55 and 70 district court judges each confirmed and between 10 and 15 appeals court judges confirmed. "[101], In 2021, McConnell sought to organize Republican Senators into filibustering a bipartisan commission to investigate the storming of the Capitol on January 6. "[34], Capt. [86][87] He also declared that there was "no chance" the Senate would convict Trump and remove him from office. No information obtained at the time would have led anyone to believe criminal activity had taken place or that any specific terrorist activities were being planned. [195][196], In the November 2020 general election, McConnell faced Democratic nominee Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot; and Libertarian nominee Brad Barron, a businessman and farmer. The information was omitted primarily because they found it to be suspect despite having been briefed on it two times by two different military officers on active duty. We're going after the leadership. Field McConnell Update TV Episodes Interview with Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer: Pastors for Trump 17 February 2023 by Warriors Rise Interview with Mary Flynn O'Neill & Liz Crokin - Protecting our Children 15 February 2023 by Warriors Rise Interview with Pryme Minister - Sharing his Story 4 February 2023 by Warriors Rise Additionally, the 9/11 Commission also received documents from the Department of Defense on ABLE DANGER. 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Zaid, Esq. [208][209] His second wife, whom he married in 1993, is Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump. [38][39], Former chief assistant U.S. attorney Andrew McCarthy and others have asserted that the Able Danger intelligence was suppressed as a result of a policy of forbidding the CIA and FBI to share intelligence known as "the wall. [197][198] During the campaign, McConnell and McGrath agreed to one hour-long, socially distanced debate on October 12. Florida Swamp Pigs On Freak Out!!! [25][24] During the same time period, he taught a night class on political science at the University of Louisville. [60][61] Political scientists noted that "by slowing action even on measures supported by many Republicans, McConnell capitalized on the scarcity of floor time, forcing Democratic leaders into difficult trade-offs concerning which measures were worth pursuing. [9], This theory was heavily investigated and researched by Republican Representative Curt Weldon, vice chairman of the House Armed Services and House Homeland Security committees. [35] After Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 Senate elections, McConnell became the Senate Majority Leader. [6] McConnell was born in Sheffield, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Athens, Alabama, where his grandfather, Robert Hayes McConnell Sr. and his great uncle Addison Mitchell McConnell, owned McConnell Funeral Home. They further stated that a claim about Atta having been identified prior to the attacks had been made to the 9/11 Commission on July 12, 2004 (just days before the commission's report was released), by a United States Navy officer employed at DOD, but that, The interviewee had no documentary evidence and said he had only seen the document briefly some years earlier. MARTIAL LAW, CONTROL GIVEN TO MILITARY BY TRUMP JAN 19TH. Jess Akiko McConnell is the ten-year-old daughter of two archaeologists from Michigan. Advertisement [14], McConnell attended the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. "[85], On December 14, 2019, McConnell met with White House counsel Pat Cipollone and White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland. [2] [188][189] He was the first Republican to win a statewide election in Kentucky since 1968, and benefited from the popularity of President Ronald Reagan, up for re-election, who was supported by 60% of Kentucky voters in the same year. The election race was not decided until the last returns came in, when McConnell won by 3,437 votes out of more than 1.2 million votes cast, just over 0.4%. The entire process revolves around removal. The second record reflects a second entry on January 10, 2001, with an admission period from January 10, 2001, to July 9, 2001 (admission number 10847166009). [219] McConnell is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service. Senator in Kentucky history. 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Trump threatened a shutdown two days later", "Senate approves sweeping bill on defense, domestic spending", "McConnell knocks Dems for rejecting Trump's 'reasonable request' on border", "McConnell suggests shutdown could last for weeks", "McConnell keeps his head down as government shutdown drags on", "Senate Democrats pushed a vote to reopen the government. [citation needed], Mickey Kaus of Slate.com, referring to Tom Maguire's "Two Attas" theory,[42][unreliable source?] In May 2016, after Trump suggested that federal judge Gonzalo P. Curiel was biased against Trump because of his Mexican heritage, McConnell responded, "I don't agree with what he (Trump) had to say. If it were today, I don't think there's any question it would not lead to a removal. "[2][3], An investigation by the Defense Department Inspector General's office (IG) in September 2006 concluded that "the evidence did not support assertions that Able Danger identified the September 11, 2001, terrorists nearly a year before the attack, that Able Danger team members were prohibited from sharing information with law enforcement authorities, or that DoD officials acted against LTC Shaffer for his disclosures regarding Able Danger." [28] The Defense Department's inspector general (DoD OIG) made a similar conclusion. "[55] According to political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, "Facing off against Obama, [McConnell] worked to deny even minimal Republican support for major presidential initiatives initiatives that were, as a rule, in keeping with the moderate model of decades past, and often with moderate Republican stances of a few years past. Until the date, her major source of income is believed to be acting, and getting roles in movies. [189], In 2002, he was unopposed in the Republican primary. It helps to know Mitch McConnell", "PBGC Director Nominee Gets Kicked Back to Trump", "Senate Confirms Gordon Hartogensis as Director of PBGC", "Roll Call Vote 116th Congress 1st Session", "The Long Rifleman Louisville-Thruston Chapter", "Mitch McConnell - Net Worth - Personal Finances", "McConnell called 'Midnight Mitch' for controversial proposed impeachment trial rules", "Mitch McConnell responds to Trump's 'Old Crow' insult: 'It's quite an honor', "Mitch McConnell responds to 'Daily Show' turtle impersonation", "Jon Stewart Takes 'Slow-Talking Tortoise-Man' Mitch McConnell to Task Again (Video)", "What is McConnelling? For example this lead was never followed: "Normen Pentolino, operations manager at the Hollywood store, said two cashiers told FBI agents they might have recognized Atta, but weren't certain. [Must See] "This very interesting intel with Jason Goodman and Field McConnell who is saying that basically the SES- (Senior Executive Service) is going down. Slowing the Senate's ability to process even routine measures limited the sheer volume of liberal bills that could be adopted. [14], Following the GSN report, members of the 9/11 Commission began commenting on the information they had on Able Danger and Atta. [171], In September 2019, the Morning Consult found that his approval rating had been underwater since the first quarter of 2017, when it was 44% positive and 47% negative. [17][21] Over time he shifted to the right and became more conservative. By that time, nearly half of all votes to invoke cloture in the history of the Senate had occurred during Obama's presidency. They declined to comment on the reports as they worked to clarify the matter.

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