Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer)

Not to be confused with Anthony Shaffer (writer).
Anthony Shaffer
Born1962 (age 61–62)
EducationOfficer Candidate School (1982)
Wright State University (1986)
Known forAble Danger controversy
Operation Dark Heart (Book)

Anthony Shaffer (born 1962) is a former U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who became known for his claims about mishandled intelligence before the September 11 attacks, and for the censoring of his ghost written[1] book Operation Dark Heart. Shaffer was a member of the Able Danger project, having joined in 1999.[2]

Following a Defense Intelligence Agency investigation into Shaffer, his access to classified information was revoked in September 2005 and his security clearance was revoked in February 2006. That revocation essentially ended Shaffer's career as an intelligence officer, both at DIA and in the Army Reserve.[3] Shaffer is currently the president of the London Center for Policy Research.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Paul, Church; Nowosielski, Ray (January 20, 2013). "Ex-Army Officer Accuses CIA of Obstructing Pre-9/11 Intelligence-Gathering". Truthout. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT OF INVESTIGATION CASE NUMBER H05L97905217" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ "London Center For Policy Research". londoncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-04-01.