9/11 Chair: Attack Was Preventable

CBS ^ | 17 December 2003

[Hal1950]

For the first time, the chairman of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks is saying publicly that 9/11 could have and should have been prevented, reports CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston.

"This is a very, very important part of history and we've got to tell it right," said Thomas Kean.

"As you read the report, you're going to have a pretty clear idea what wasn't done and what should have been done," he said. "This was not something that had to happen."

Appointed by the Bush administration, Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey, is now pointing fingers inside the administration and laying blame.

"There are people that, if I was doing the job, would certainly not be in the position they were in at that time because they failed. They simply failed," Kean said.

To find out who failed and why, the commission has navigated a political landmine, threatening a subpoena to gain access to the president's top-secret daily briefs. Those documents may shed light on one of the most controversial assertions of the Bush administration – that there was never any thought given to the idea that terrorists might fly an airplane into a building.

"I don't think anybody could have predicted that they would try to use an airplane as a missile, a hijacked airplane as a missile," said national security adviser Condoleeza Rice on May 16, 2002.

"How is it possible we have a national security advisor coming out and saying we had no idea they could use planes as weapons when we had FBI records from 1991 stating that this is a possibility," said Kristen Breitweiser, one of four New Jersey widows who lobbied Congress and the president to appoint the commission.

The widows want to know why various government agencies didn't connect the dots before Sept. 11, such as warnings from FBI offices in Minnesota and Arizona about suspicious student pilots.

"If you were to tell me that two years after the murder of my husband that we wouldn't have one question answered, I wouldn't believe it," Breitweiser said.

Kean admits the commission also has more questions than answers.

Asked whether we should at least know if people sitting in the decision-making spots on that critical day are still in those positions, Kean said, "Yes, the answer is yes. And we will."

Kean promises major revelations in public testimony beginning next month from top officials in the FBI, CIA, Defense Department, National Security Agency and, maybe, President Bush and former President Clinton.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I believe Kean will be exposed as a hack with alterior motives if he tries to turn this into another "Watergate".

Another poster pointed out that the American people will understand, that President Bush did not have enough time to effectively repair the damage that Clinton did to the CIA and other intelligence agencies, in merely 7.5 months after taking office. Our President is safe, rest assured my friend.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Madam, your ignorance is amazing....

[Mia T]

For the first time, the chairman of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks is saying publicly that 9/11 could have and should have been prevented, reports CBS News Correspondent Randall Pinkston.

"This is a very, very important part of history and we've got to tell it right," said Thomas Kean.

"As you read the report, you're going to have a pretty clear idea what wasn't done and what should have been done," he said. "This was not something that had to happen."

 9/11 Chair: Attack Was Preventable
CBS ^ | 17 December 2003

ADDENDUM 12.13.03:

As for pathologic self-interest, check out Richard Miniter's C-SPAN interview; the interview is contained in my latest virtual hillary movie (below), hillary talks:ON TERROR; it is absolutely devastating for the clintons. Miniter lays out in sickening detail the clintons' monumental failure to protect America.

Note in particular Madeleine Albright's shocking reason given at the time of the USS Cole attack why the clinton administration should not respond militarily. It tell us everything we need to know about the clintons. It tell us why clinton redux is an absolutely suicidal notion.

Notwithstanding their cowardice, corruption, perfidy and essential stupidity, the clintons, according to Albright, made their decision not to go after the terrorists primarily to enhance their own legacy and power. The clintons calculated that such inaction would MAXIMIZE THEIR CHANCES TO RECEIVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. No matter that that inaction would also maximize the terrorists' power, maximize America's danger.

The Democratic Party's Problem Transcends Its Anti-War Contingent2

 

hillary talks:ON TERROR
(reinstalling the clintons in the White House has one advantage over suicide)

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[Betty Jo]

Tell me more.....what am I ignorant of?

[hobson]

I recommend decaf.

[Betty Jo]

Why ?

[nopardons]

For strters, becuase I know all about Bill and what he's done. I've not only been on FR ( as posting member and lurker ) for almost 6 years,but am a rapd, extensive reader, who knows far more about X42, President Bush, politics, government, and almost anything else, you might care to throw into the mix, than you do, or ever shall.

You continue to prove, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that you don't know much about President Bush, with EVERY post.

Prove, conclusively ( I wanna see the receipts! ), that President Bush got money from Ossam.

Clinton may have and Mrs. Clinton absolutely DID get campaign money fro CAIR and from an Islamonazi group, which she falsely had down as MUSEUM, instead of the actual MUSLIM, group. No such link exists for President Bush.

The bin Laden ( and that's HOW it's spelled, dear ) family has major business dealings in Saudu Arabia and other countries. If you are attempting to smear the entire family and throwing in the Carlyle Group , WHICH JIM HAS FORBIDDEN TO BE POSTED TO FR, EVER AGAIN ( ! ),you're way off base.

Yeah, yeah ... we went to war for PIL . Now I KNOW that you're beyond help.

How do you know, that you don't have any dealings with ANY Muslims ? I bet you have, dear. :-)

Ya know what ? You belong on DU, or over at LP; just NOT here, sweetums. You're NO " conservative " of any stripe. All you do is spew crazy propaganda, as though it were fact. It isn't and it's not only far too boring, but a waste of my valueable time, to even engage in any discourse with you. WHY ? Because a box of rocks has more knowledge, sense, and a better personality than you do. Actually, you're a humor break and NOTHING else. LOL

If you did NOT vote for President G.H.W. Bush, in '92, then YOU do have the blood of thousands of Americans and others on your hands AND have caused the deaths of thousands upon thousands of people all over the world !

So, a slef admitted " dingbat " , who is also " brilliant ", but " silly " to boot, should be taken at her word, as an " expert " ? I think not, old girl.

[nopardons]

Not to mention astonishing.

[nopardons]

Thanks Mia, a breathe of facts & fresh air. :-)

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

To begin with, Afghanistan has very little oil. virtually none worth producing. Your assumption that President Bush is a puppet for "big oil" is pure rhetoric. (now don't go off on some long spiel about why you believe he is etc...we've heard it all before over at DU!)

Your assertion that President Bush is doing all of this for $$$$$ is simply childish. Mr. Bush is independently wealthy. He has done well financially all on his own because he is a smart business person. This is why our economy is rebounding. He knows what works and what doesn't.

Frankly, your rhetoric comes across as being more liberal than conservative, which causes me to suspect your true interests. I have a problem discerning the things you say from the things they say on DU.

Are you really a TROLL in FReeper clothing? You sure sond like one.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

We could "RIP" on this one all night, I'm afraid and she would keep coming back with more of the same!

So in that light, we just have to be assured that she is CLUELESS!

Her mind is already made up so stop confusing her with facts!

I could go on, but unlike her, I realise my limitations...........good night good lady/ladies! I need to recharge my reciever.

[nopardons]

Right, as usual, but it was a wee bit of fun, to use her own words against her. LOL

I've got to get up early, myself, which means I really should get off now too.

Pleasant dreams, my comrade in arms. :-)

[Betty Jo]

You are funny!

Have you read "The Forbidden Truth" by Brisard and Dasquie?

Have you read the Joint House and Senate Committees 9/11 report, with the dedacted pages?

Did you know that Alamoudi did give a contribution to Bush, but he returned it? Go look up old FEC records.

Do you know that Alamoudi was a White House guest even after 9/11 ?

Go read the FR articles about Norquist and Alamoudi.

Did you know that the Anerican Alamoudi and the Yemen Al-Amoudi were part of my FBI tip?

Why would FR not want the links and quotes about Carlyle,Bush and wealthy Arabs and Muslims here?

It's late here in the east,so I have to sleep, but I hope to talk with you tommorrow.

[dagnabbit]

Now fast-forward to several months back and here is Shelby again doing the bidding for the rats on the weekend network news shows and here is Shelby again helping out the rats and our global enemies by making this little BS "push" statement and insinuating that the president is protecting King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah from incriminating information. And how do we know this besides Shelby telling us this is so? We know this because the NY Times and the WP post are giving us unnamed sources that are sayign so. What BS!

Wow! Shelby has got himself involved in quite a conspiracy there! Spreading all those whole-cloth fabrications around about our clean-handed, good allies the Saudis. Good thing you've had him pegged since the impeachment days.

You have no clue what was said at the Crawford meetings and you believe exactly what the WP and the NY Times want you to believe.
Most likely instead a deal was struck at that time. We do damage to Al-Qaeda and OBL and we remove Saddam from power and we start and Pali-Israeli roadmap. In return, they would then be in the position to start cracking terrorist heads in S.A.

Sorry. My bad. I obviously don't have the inside track you do on the "secret plan".

YOu would have to link me to that thread.

No, I really don't. There’s a search function at FR - "saudi diplomat" will get you that thread and half-dozen others describing apparent involvement of members of the Saudi Govt. with 9-11.

[Freedom2specul8]

Didn't know if you had seen this..thought you might want to post your ping list over here.. CBS story..

[Mo1]

If you did NOT vote for President G.H.W. Bush, in '92, then YOU do have the blood of thousands of Americans and others on your hands AND have caused the deaths of thousands upon thousands of people all over the world !

But .. But .. Bush 41 failed on his promise of "read my lips"

[nopardons]

Because, you tinfoil wearing whack job, that Carlyle crap is misleading, been stretched out of all semblence of rational fact, and is used ONLY by those unAmerican, delusional nitwits, who are abjectly lacking in any and all brain power.

Oh, I see, President Bush RETURNED the money, but THAT still makes him " corrupt ", " evil ", guilty ", and as much of a POS as Clinton and his wifey ? Right, I get it now...un hunh, okay, and I have a lovely bridge,I am willing to sell you on the cheap.

Never heard of " THE FORBIDDEN TRUTH "; however, I'm more than willing to bet that it's some Bushbashing hack jobbie, written by crackpots. French, are they ?

How about YOU read the new Minter book, " DERILICTION OF DUTY ", and Lowery's new book too. Then, I'll broaden the book list for you and include one on logic and rational thought.

Are you quite certain that you aren't really and truly Maddie Halfbright ? Oh, never mind...even she has more brains than you do, old thing.

[nopardons]

Yeah and so what ? LOL

[KQQL]

Kean said, "Yes, the answer is yes, I am RHINO who really wants to be a RAT"

[Mo1]

Well .. I don't know what .. They never give an answer after that ;0)