Live 9/11 Commission Thread [testifying today Freeh, Reno, Ashcroft]

April 13, 2004 | Vanity

[Peach]

9/11 Commission. Now on C-Span.

Chairman Thomas Kean has asked the audience to refrain from clapping.

Louie Freeh, former FBI director, up at 9:30.

Business matters being taken care of now by the Commission.

[Howlin]

She did?

[abner]

Me too. I'm sure it will be on again tonight. Hopefully after the President's speech.

[MEG33]

Need presumption against bail if arrested on terror suspicion...DUH

[Cosmo]

NR has the Gorelick memo linked!!!!!

[ironman]

More on "The Wall"
One of the Cole case agents read the lead with interest and contacted Jane to obtain more information. Jane took the position, however, that because the agent was a designated “criminal” agent, the “wall” kept him from participating in any search for Mihdhar. In fact, she felt he had to destroy his copy of the lead because it contained information she believed could not be shared with any criminal agents. The Joint Inquiry covered the details of their heated exchanges, and we will not repeat them here. The result was that criminal agents who were knowledgeable about the Cole and experienced with criminal investigative techniques, including finding suspects and possible criminal charges, were excluded from the search.
http://www.9-11commission.gov/hearings/hearing10/staff_statement_10.pdf

[GOPrincess]

NRO's "The Corner" now has a link up with a PDF of Gorelick's memo (which Kathryn Jean Lopez says "looks pretty damning"). Perhaps someone can post a link in this thread (I'm technically impaired, LOL).

[crushkerry]

THE GORELICK MEMO

[maica]

Ashcroft looks on the top of his game.
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and his voice is so confidence-building, much like VP Cheney.

[BlueAngel]

Emailed the commission. They make me sick.

[ken5050]

MIss M....question for ya...the hearings started at 9,right..I wanna watch the Ashcroft part on C-span..on the rerun..how long a break did theytake for lunch..I need to set the VCR?..thanks/./

[texasbluebell]

I think somebody said Gorelick isn't going to question the AG.

She sat out the Reno questioning too.

She should be hauled before this commission and put under oath.

[StriperSniper]

I hope we get to read Jamie's directive!

Here ya go!:

Gorelick Directive

(Link opens a PDF in a new window.)

[eleni121]

Yes, I hope so too. I notice his voice sounds a bit weaker than previous to his surgery.

God protect him in these difficult days.

[abner]

Wow! Now that's a smoking gun!

[MamaLucci]

Ashcroft isn't ON the hot seat, he lit the match! LOL!

[GOPrincess]

Thanks for putting the Gorelick link up here! :)

[alnick]

You could have heard me whoop across the street when Ashcroft nailed Gorelick.

I missed that little soundbite, but I'm going to record Brit Hume's show tonight because I'm sure he'll play it for me. :oD

[kcvl]

Jamie Gorelick has a lot to hide! TWA 800 is just ONE of them. Tom Daschle has a lot to hide also. His wife, the airline lobbyist, BLOCKED Al Gore's recommendation to the FAA!

[Reagan Man]

John Ashcroft loves America and that drives the librats crazy!

AG Ashcroft is a good spokeman for the Bush administration and will defend both the President and his DoJ from any scurrilous accusations and outlandish allegations that the Democrat commission members may decide to throw at him today.

[areafiftyone]

Some times it takes a while to really feel yourself after an operation.