great question

from comments at Steve Clemons' Washington Note: "Was Sibel Edmonds referring to Abramoff/Republicans and their connections to the 9/11 hijackers when she said this? Or perhaps she was referring to Hastert and the Turkish Council thing.

'The most significant information that we were receiving did not come from counter-terrorism investigations, and I want to emphasize this. It came from counter-intelligence, and certain criminal investigations, and issues that have to do with money laundering operations."