Request for new hearings with Rice

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Rep. Henry A. Waxman; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney are calling for new hearings to ascertain EXACTLY who knew what, when, and whether this administration has continued to lie about warnings involving 9/11. You can see the full text of the letter to Tom Davis, Chairman
Committee on Government Reform.

Excerpts to follow- with the real kicker at the end:


Dear Mr. Chairman:

We are writing to request that our Committee hold hearings to investigate two extremely serious questions raised by an article that appeared in this morning's New York Times. The first question is whether the Administration misused the classification process to withhold, for political reasons, official 9/11 Commission staff findings detailing how federal aviation officials received multiple intelligence reports warning of airline hijackings and suicide attacks before September 11. The second question relates to the veracity of statements, briefings, and testimony by then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice regarding this issue.

Declassification Process

The first question Committee hearings should address is whether the Bush Administration abused the classification process to improperly withhold the 9/11 Commission findings from Congress and the public until after the November elections and the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State. Although the 9/11 Commission staff completed its report on August 26, 2004, the Bush Administration refused to declassify the findings until January 28, 2005, less than 48 hours after Ms. Rice was confirmed as Secretary of State. [2] At that time, the Department of Justice delivered both a classified version and an unclassified version to the National Archives, the agency charged with collecting and retaining all 9/11 Commission documents.

During the period between August 26 and January 28, the Administration was reportedly reviewing the Commission's report to determine whether it contained any information that should be classified in the interest of national security. Problems with this process had been raised previously by the 9/11 Commission. [3]

The Committee should investigate the process by which the Administration handled the declassification, redaction, and release of this 9/11 Commission report. Specifically, the Committee should investigate the following questions:

(1) What was the process for declassifying, redacting, and releasing this report, and who specifically was responsible for these actions?
(2) Were there political considerations behind the declassification, redaction, or timing of the release of the report?

(3) What were the specific rationales for each redaction in the report? Were these redactions appropriate?

On December 2, 2004, we joined with Rep. Christopher Shays, Chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, and 23 other members in a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft specifically requesting the 9/11 Commission report at issue. [4] We noted that "there have been a number of calls for its release, to no avail," and we expressed concern that "politics may be playing a role in its release." This specific congressional request was apparently ignored by the Administration. When the staff report was declassified on January 28 and sent to the National Archives, no notice was provided to us.

This is followed with several SPECIFIC questions regarding Condi's testimony claiming no one knew a thing.

Here's the real kicker:

Document Request

Finally, we request that the Committee obtain from the Administration the following documents identified in the New York Times article this morning:

(1) A full, unredacted copy of the classified version of the 9/11 Commission report on FAA intelligence warnings delivered to the National Archives;
(2) Full and unredacted copies of the 52 intelligence reports received by the FAA;

(3) Full and unredacted copies of the CD-ROM presentation distributed to airlines and airports in 2001; and

(4) Full and unredacted copies of slides, reports, or other documents used in classified briefings for security officials at 19 airports in mid-2001.

Sincerely,

Henry A. Waxman
Ranking Minority Member

Carolyn B. Maloney
Member of Congress

Read the rest here:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/021705W.shtml

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BushCo 9/11 Lies

For sale: The Brooklyn Bridge


In April of last year, George Bush claimed, "Had I any inkling whatsoever that people were going to fly airplanes into buildings, we would have moved heaven and earth to save the country."

This statement is either entirely untrue or its maker is singularly incompetent. Barring the possibility that the 9/11 Commission Report is a complete fabrication, Bush should have had many such inklings.

As the report stated, what was already known before September 11 should have "raised alarms about the growing terrorist threat to civil aviation throughout the 1990s and into the new century."

The Commission also found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed to heed 52 separate warnings received before 9/11 concerning possible terrorist activity. Some of these warnings specifically mentioned that al-Qaeda members might possibly hijack airliners for suicidal flights. Unfortunately, the airlines seemed more concerned with possible passenger delay and inconvenience than they did with safety considerations.

http://counterbias.com/231.html

[Exile_In_SJ]

yawn..

[Garcia Bronco]

I like congress folk that take their ques from newspapers. They should know more than the papers do.

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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I like congress folk that take their ques from newspapers. They should know more than the papers do.

Actually, the papers' job is to keep tabs on them. (At least it used to be.)

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Exile_In_SJ

yawn..

Translation:

"I'm more than content to overlook any evidence of incompetence, impropriety, or criminality - as long as 'Team GOP' keeps 'winning,' and as long as I get to keep taking my small-minded little hatreds out on those @*#% people with brains - via my proxy GeeDubya."

[Exile_In_SJ]

yawn

(translation: yawn)

[alkemical]

I don't think the US gov't had anything to do with 911 - but i think they severly capitalized on the events to get what they wanted.

[Spider]

Originally Posted by amesj523

I don't think the US gov't had anything to do with 911 - but i think they severly capitalized on the events to get what they wanted.

Right now I think , the President and his Pals saw the Aug 6th Memo and said What Bin Laden going to throw Camel Shiat at us ? What the hell does Clinton Know besides getting a Hummer from a fat chick ?
Severly overlooking the threat that Bin Laden was ..... and as it worked out we paid dearly for Bush over looking the threat ........

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by Exile_In_SJ

yawn

(translation: yawn)

(translation: funny as he**)

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by §Pide®

Right now I think , the President and his Pals saw the Aug 6th Memo and said What Bin Laden going to throw Camel Shiat at us ? What the hell does Clinton Know besides getting a Hummer from a fat chick ?
Severly overlooking the threat that Bin Laden was ..... and as it worked out we paid dearly for Bush over looking the threat ........

There is no doubt now after all the information that has been released that the U.S. government basically ignored all the information available that pointed to the attack on our country. The Bush administration, especially Rice failed to act appropriately. What's really sad about it all is the buried head in the sand posture that some republicans have taken over these facts.

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

What's really sad about it all is the buried head in the sand posture that some republicans have taken over these facts.

Bingo , and when we point out these facts , the right wing Clan will just dismiss it as Bush Haters ........ I find it funny as hell

[azbronco]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

There is no doubt now after all the information that has been released that the U.S. government basically ignored all the information available that pointed to the attack on our country. The Bush administration, especially Rice failed to act appropriately. What's really sad about it all is the buried head in the sand posture that some republicans have taken over these facts.

Simply put, hindsight is 20/20. To cherry pick information, knowing the outcome and say they should have know just illustrates the contempt that you have for the President and his cabinet, nothing more. "Head-in-the-Sand coming from a party that destroyed our intellegence abilities and military funding is irony in its highest form.
But please, don't let me stop your post-election pity party. Carry on- nothing to see here.

[alkemical]

Originally Posted by azbronco

Simply put, hindsight is 20/20. To cherry pick information, knowing the outcome and say they should have know just illustrates the contempt that you have for the President and his cabinet, nothing more. "Head-in-the-Sand coming from a party that destroyed our intellegence abilities and military funding is irony in its highest form.
But please, don't let me stop your post-election pity party. Carry on- nothing to see here.

that's why i think the admin didn't know beforehand, but capitalized on the events afterwards.

[Taco John]

Rice was the biggest failure of a National Security Advisor in the history of National Security Advisors. I'm glad she's out of the position. Talk about in over your head.

[Exile_In_SJ]

Originally Posted by Taco John

Rice was the biggest failure of a National Security Advisor in the history of National Security Advisors. I'm glad she's out of the position. Talk about in over your head.

and you base this opinion on?

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by azbronco

Simply put, hindsight is 20/20. To cherry pick information, knowing the outcome and say they should have know just illustrates the contempt that you have for the President and his cabinet, nothing more. "Head-in-the-Sand coming from a party that destroyed our intellegence abilities and military funding is irony in its highest form.
But please, don't let me stop your post-election pity party. Carry on- nothing to see here.

And your reply shows your ignorance and or blind allegiance to this administration. But don't let any facts stand in your way to reaching nirvana at the feet of Bush.

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Why hasn't Rice been indicted for perjury yet?

(Now that there's irrefutable, concrete proof that her "we could never have imagined anyone using aircraft as missles" claim was a bold-face lie.)

Oh, that's right - she didn't lie about having consensual sex with an intern.