By Jerry Bohnen/NewsRadio 1000 KTOK ~ A Freedom of Information Act request filed with the CIA on "a hunch" by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue drew a response revealing that a CIA spy satellite might have been used either before or after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Whether it was used for domestic spying is not clear in the answer that Trentadue received from the CIA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the government intelligence body that is tasked with satellite imaging. But what is clear is that the CIA confirmed through its response that documents about the Murrah bombing existed with the NGIA. But they're not about to ever be released to the public.
"It's obvious what the significance is--they were using spy satellites to observe someone or some thing," said Trentadue. "And it makes sense to me you wouldn't involve the satellites after the Murrah building had been blown up. It'd have to be prior to that--you're monitoring somebody." And that somebody might have been bomber Tim McVeigh and others.
The NGIA refused to release 26 confirmed documents about the bombing, telling Trentadue, "unauthorized release of this information could cause grave damage to our national security."
"It's my understanding now by the use of the word 'grave' means it is super secret---ultra secret," Trentadue told KTOK News. At least one person knowledgeable in the homeland security arena explained, "the grave danger response indicates a 'secret' classification. Had it been 'top secret', the response would have stated 'exceptionally grave damage'. The denial of Trentadue's FOIA request was signed by Paul R. Polk, identified as the Initial Denial Authority with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that is headquartered in Bethsda, Maryland.
Since there is no detailed information confirming whether a spy satellite was actually used 'before' or 'after' the bombing, Trentadue can only speculate that the 'spy in the sky' agency, as he called it, used its satellites for some purpose related to the investigation. because Andreas Strassmeir was there," he said, meaning such satellite monitoring probably took place sometime before the bombing. "I think they were monitoring Elohim City. I think they were monitoring Elohim City before the bombing that killed 168 people.
Whether it was used for domestic spying is not clear in the answer that Trentadue received from the CIA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the government intelligence body that is tasked with satellite imaging. But what is clear is that the CIA confirmed through its response that documents about the Murrah bombing existed with the NGIA. But they're not about to ever be released to the public.
"It's obvious what the significance is--they were using spy satellites to observe someone or some thing," said Trentadue. "And it makes sense to me you wouldn't involve the satellites after the Murrah building had been blown up. It'd have to be prior to that--you're monitoring somebody." And that somebody might have been bomber Tim McVeigh and others.
The NGIA refused to release 26 confirmed documents about the bombing, telling Trentadue, "unauthorized release of this information could cause grave damage to our national security."
"It's my understanding now by the use of the word 'grave' means it is super secret---ultra secret," Trentadue told KTOK News. At least one person knowledgeable in the homeland security arena explained, "the grave danger response indicates a 'secret' classification. Had it been 'top secret', the response would have stated 'exceptionally grave damage'. The denial of Trentadue's FOIA request was signed by Paul R. Polk, identified as the Initial Denial Authority with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that is headquartered in Bethsda, Maryland.
Since there is no detailed information confirming whether a spy satellite was actually used 'before' or 'after' the bombing, Trentadue can only speculate that the 'spy in the sky' agency, as he called it, used its satellites for some purpose related to the investigation. because Andreas Strassmeir was there," he said, meaning such satellite monitoring probably took place sometime before the bombing. "I think they were monitoring Elohim City. I think they were monitoring Elohim City before the bombing that killed 168 people.
"It only makes sense it would have to be--the satellites would have to be before--that you're watching somebody beforehand because once the building was destroyed, there's no purpose in having--what are you going to watch by satellite then?" Read more at www.ktok.com.