Sunday Herald – 28 March 2004
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“This commission was created by the establishment and the friends of the establishment are now part of the commission. Is it really an investigation? Zelikow is a symbol of the way this inquiry has been constructed. As far as the Clinton and Bush administrations being held to account – we won’t hear about it. It is not about transparency, it is just there to appease the public.” [--9/11 Family member Andrew Rice]
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www.911independentcommission.org — March 30, 2004
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Upon the signing of the 9/11 Commission into law, President Bush stated that the Commission’s work was their most solemn duty. He also stated that the Commission must go wherever the facts may lead. We hope that the following qualifying language presented in the letter to the Commission regarding Ms. Rice’s testimony does not know contradict these words:
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In an interview with 60 Minutes Ms. Rice makes an interesting statement when asked about the nature of the Commission’s investigation. It is a fair characterization of the focus on the Commission which has spent far too little time publicly examining the actual events of the day –particularly the inexplicable total collapse of air defenses around our nation’s Capitol.
In the notes section I raise some concerns about Ms. Rice’s public statements about the nature of pre-attack intelligence.
Public Testimony Before 9/11 Panel — March 23, 2004
SUBJECT: NORAD/DoD Failure to Defend the Pentagon & Shootdown order
This exchange was outside the scope of this particular hearing. The failure or refusal by Rumsfeld and Myers to fully and clearly answer these simple questions about air defense response on the morning of 9/11 places this firmly on the top of the agenda for future hearings.
The core question here was forwarded by a 9/11 victim family member by way of the 9/11 Commission Family Liaison to Commissioner Gorelick.
The Commission has cancelled a hearing focused solely on this subject and has elected instead to fold it into broader defined hearing in June, according the Director Zelikow
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By MIKE KELLY—BERGEN RECORD COLUMNIST
Sunday Bergen Record, March 28, 2004 — WASHINGTON, D.C.
PRESIDENT BUSH needs to pay attention to a young woman from New Jersey who shows up at every hearing by Tom Kean’s special commission to examine the Sept. 11 attacks.
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BY KENNETH R. BAZINET AND THOMAS M. DEFRANK
New York Daily News — Posted on Fri, Mar. 26, 2004
WASHINGTON – (KRT) – A member of the 9/11 commission said Friday that national security adviser Condoleezza Rice indicated in a private session she was wrong to have once stated no one expected terrorists to use planes as missiles.
The White House reportedly also backpedaled Friday on whether President Bush pressed counterterror czar Richard Clarke the day after the attacks to find evidence that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was involved.
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Statement of the Family Steering Committee — March 27, 2004
The Family Steering Committee demands the appearance of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice under oath in a public hearing immediately. We believe that testifying before the Commission in a public forum is Ms. Rice’s moral obligation given her responsibility as National Security Advisor to protect our nation. The death of nearly 3000 innocent people warrants such a moral precedent.
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By KENNETH R. BAZINET and THOMAS M. DeFRANK
New York Daily News — Saturday, March 27th, 2004
WASHINGTON – A member of the 9/11 commission said yesterday that national security adviser Condoleezza Rice indicated in a private session she was wrong to have once stated no one expected terrorists to use planes as missiles.
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[From Daily Times – Pakistan – March 26]
PESHAWAR: The provincial executive council of the Awami National Party (ANP) said the government and security agencies were aware of the secret hideouts of Al Qaeda and terrorists in Wana because they had created them.
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After a charged hearing, 9-11 families praised Richard Clarke, protested Condoleezza Rice, and demanded the resignation of the commission’s director.
Garance Franke-Ruta – The Prospect — March 25, 2004
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