The Senate Intelligence Committee has received statements in closed session that could clear up the controversy surrounding the “Able Danger” data-mining program. A committee spokesman told the Washington Times that the committee will probably release a report or statement in the next two weeks that would make conclusions or determine the facts behind allegations that the intelligence program had identified 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta a year before the attacks. The Senate Judiciary Committee is still pursuing a request to the Pentagon that two defense intelligence analysts be allowed to testify in open session.
After years of experiments and tests, senior Air Force leaders say they're on the verge of using C-17s and other cargo aircraft to launch cruise missiles via airdrop, touting the development as a way to bolster the combat fleet and a major shift in the service’s mindset.