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The very fact that she has to defend herself so strenuously is ample proof that she ought to resign. No other member of the commission has been so intimately involved in executive branch decisions that impact the prosecution of our fight against terror. It's that simple. She has to go.

Actually I am afraid it will happen too quick and the RATmedia will brush everything back under the rug. It has been almost silent about this and if she leaves quickly there will be nothing revealed as to the real reason. Another week or so of twisting in the wind needs to go on.

March 28, 2003: An article highlights conflicts of interest amongst the commissioners on the 9/11 Independent Commission. It had been previously reported that many of the commissioners had ties to the airline industry (see December 16, 2002 (B)), but a number have other ties. "At least three of the 10 commissioners serve as directors of international financial or consulting firms, five work for law firms that represent airlines and three have ties to the US military or defense contractors, according to personal financial disclosures they were required to submit." Bryan Doyle, project manager for the watchdog group Aviation Integrity Project says, "It is simply a failure on the part of the people making the selections to consider the talented pool of non-conflicted individuals." Commission chairman Thomas Kean says that members are expected to steer clear of discussions that might present even the appearance of a conflict. [AP, 3/28/03] It remains to see what will happen in practice.
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