Somehow I doubt that Maloof was there

from u.s. news and world report: chincoteague, va. – the first annual national security whistleblowers conference, held on this tiny resort island, has to be one of the more unusual gatherings of intelligence veterans in recent years. the nearly 20 current or former officials from the fbi, cia, defense intelligence agency, and even the supersecret national security agency who make up the core of the conference share an unusual distinction: they are all deeply out of favor with their longtime employers.... one of the biggest names of the conference never even uttered a word. lt. col. anthony shaffer is the military intelligence operative who recently went public with a controversial claim that a year before september 11, his top-secret task force "able danger" was able to identify the m...