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General News 9/30/2005 at 3:44 PM EDT

Pentagon Revokes 'Able Danger' Officer's Clearance & Try to Undermine His Credibility with Pen Stealing Charge

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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.

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. BUSH AND CO ARE JUST DOWNRIGHT MEAN, AREN'T THEY? STEALING PENS?

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