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The 9/11 Commission Report
An brief article in today's NY Times summarizes the 9/11 Commission's final report, focusing on the misconceptions surrounding the attacks...
WASHINGTON, July 24 — When the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States set to work early last year to prepare the definitive history of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, it seemed that much of its hard work was already done, because so much of the horrifying story seemed to be known.
At the time, it was understood that all of the hijackers had entered the country legally and done nothing to draw attention to themselves; Osama bin Laden had underwritten the plot with his personal fortune but had left the details to others; American intelligence agencies had no warning that Al Qaeda was considering suicide missions using planes; President Bush had received a special intelligence briefing weeks before Sept. 11 that focused on past, not current, terrorist threats from Al Qaeda...
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The commission's report found that the hijackers had repeatedly broken the law in entering the United States, that Mr. bin Laden may have micromanaged the attacks but did not pay for them, that intelligence agencies had considered the threat of suicide hijackings, and that Mr. Bush received an August 2001 briefing on evidence of continuing domestic terrorist threats from Al Qaeda.
The Times has an extensive section devoted to the 9/11 Commission, including links to the final report, the executive summary, excerpts of the report, graphics detailing the plot and missed opportunities and proposed government restructuring.
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Hi, Duan. Mary Ellen informed me why you're not online much nowadays. I just droppped by to say you're missed, buddy. Hope you're doing well.
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Duane :)
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news for Duane's Worry Team: he's alive and well and living in Brazil under an assumed name. no, that's not true, only the first part: alive and well. he just sent me an email and asked that I let everyone know what has happened. here is the email, and we eagerly await the fixing of his motherboard.
Hey Mary Ellen,
Hope all is going well. Hope things are going fine in your efforts to overthrow King George. I've been watching some of the RNC. Just a little. I can only take so much bullshit at one time.
This is just a note to let you know I'm still alive. I know how much you worry. My computer died on me. When the remnants of Hurricane Bonnie came through Chattanooga we had the thunderstorm from Hell. It was like being in an artillery barrage. Unfortunately, my son was on the computer at the time and my motherboard now seems to be fried. I don't know when I'll be able to get my computer fixed, but hope it's soon. I'm writing you now on a computer at my local library. If anyone in Journalland asks, please let them know what's going on. I was going to try to leave a message for everyone on my journal, but it won't let me access it for some reason.
Keep up the good fight!
Duane
3/4/05 2:58 AM