USATODAY.com - Pentagon revokes clearance of 'Able Danger' officer

USATODAY.com - Pentagon revokes clearance of 'Able Danger' officer: "Pentagon revokes clearance of 'Able Danger' officer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An officer who has claimed that a classified military unit identified four Sept. 11 hijackers before the 2001 attacks is facing Pentagon accusations of breaking numerous rules, charges his lawyer suggests are aimed at undermining his credibility.
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, a reserve officer in the U.S. Army, at a recent hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The alleged infractions by Army Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, 42, include obtaining a service medal under false pretenses, improperly flashing military identification while drunk and stealing pens, according to paperwork from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency shown by his attorney to The Associated Press.

Shaffer was one of the first to publicly link Sept. 11 leader Mohamed Atta to the unit code-named Able Danger. Shaffer was one of five witnesses the Pentagon ordered not to appear Sept. 21 before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the unit's findings."