A US Naval captain, Scott Phillpott came to prominence after informing the 2004 9/11 Commission

9/11 Commission

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to...

 that a data-mining project named Able Danger

Able Danger

Able Danger was a classified military planning effort led by the U.S. Special Operations Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency...

 had identified hijack leader Mohammad Atta as a threat tied to Al-Qaeda and living in Brooklyn as early as January 2000, many months before his attack in September 2001.

He was quoted by Fox News in August 2005 as stating I have briefed the Department of the Army, the Special Operations Command and the office of (Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence) Dr. Cambone

Stephen Cambone

Stephen A. Cambone was the first United States Under-Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, a post created in March 2003. Cambone first came to the attention of the public at large during the testimony of Major General Antonio Taguba before the U.S...

 as well as the 9/11 Commission. My story has remained consistent.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166504,00.html

Phillpott and a civilian technician identified as "JD Smith" were the two sources for Army Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's claims of an intelligence failure

Intelligence Failure

Intelligence Failure is the eighth studio album of the actor Viggo Mortensen and seventh with the avant-garde guitarist Buckethead, released on 2005. The album combines traditional and original compositions, as well as clips of public speeches, most notably of George W. Bush and members of his...

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Phillpott has commanded the USS Typhoon (PC 5), USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13), USS ESTOCIN (FFG-15), and USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55).