In case you don’t know, the most “gagged” person is none other than Sibel Edmonds, a linguist hired and fired shortly after 9/11. Some background here and here.
After her testimony before congress in 2002, the unusual step was taken, 2 years later in 2004, to retroactively classify her testimony.
Here are two letters written in 2002, by Sen. Leahy and Sen. Grassley, as well as, the transcript from her appearance on the Oct. 27, 2002 episode of 60 Minutes.
Why would the government invoke a gag order under “State-Secrets Privilege” on this woman, when it appears she may have information relating to 9/11:
Some of these activities are 100 percent related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, and they are giving this illusion that they are pursuing these cases, but they are not. If the case touches upon certain countries or certain high level people, certain sensitive relations, then they don’t. But, on the other hand, they go and talk about lower-level criminal activity that boils down to people like Atta and Hamdi.
“Lower-level criminal activity” like Atta? Didn’t he pilot one of the plane’s on 9/11? Jesus Christ!!! What the hell does she know?
The AIPAC scandal is the big story, right? Well, not according to Sibel, who knows much more than she can divulge.
And believe me, once they lift the state-secrets privilege and once the court case actually begins and we have the witnesses and we can subpoena documents, it will be public. And it will be major. And it would make the AIPAC case look lame, actually.
More in the September issue of Vanity Fair.
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