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'''The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States''', a.k.a. the 9-11 Commission was set up "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", on November 27, 2002 after a lot of lobbying from the [[Jersey Girls]]. was established on November 27, 2002, by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] and the [[United States Congress]], with former Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]] initially appointed to head the commission.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec02/investigation_11-27.html |title=Investigating Sept. 11 |publisher=PBS |work=NewsHour |date=November 27, 2002 |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220061250/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec02/investigation_11-27.html| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> However, Kissinger resigned only weeks after being appointed, because he would have been obliged to disclose the clients of his private consulting business.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Cable News Network]] | url = http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/kissinger.resigns/ | title = Kissinger resigns as head of 9/11 commission | work = CNN Inside Politics | publisher = [[Time Warner]]|date = December 13, 2002 | accessdate = August 7, 2006}}</ref> Former U.S. Senator [[George J. Mitchell|George Mitchell]] was originally appointed as the vice-chairman, but he stepped down on December 10, 2002, not wanting to sever ties to his law firm.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/11/mitchell.resigns/ |title=Mitchell quits 9/11 probe |date=December 10, 2002 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220082114/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/11/mitchell.resigns/| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On December 15, 2002, Bush appointed former [[New Jersey]] governor [[Thomas Kean|Tom Kean]] to head the commission.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/commission.kean/ |title=Bush taps ex-New Jersey governor for 9/11 panel |date=December 16, 2002 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220082119/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/commission.kean/| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Lee H. Hamilton]] was vice chairman. | '''The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States''', a.k.a. the 9-11 Commission was set up "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", on November 27, 2002 after a lot of lobbying from the [[Jersey Girls]]. was established on November 27, 2002, by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] and the [[United States Congress]], with former Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]] initially appointed to head the commission.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec02/investigation_11-27.html |title=Investigating Sept. 11 |publisher=PBS |work=NewsHour |date=November 27, 2002 |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220061250/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec02/investigation_11-27.html| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> However, Kissinger resigned only weeks after being appointed, because he would have been obliged to disclose the clients of his private consulting business.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Cable News Network]] | url = http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/kissinger.resigns/ | title = Kissinger resigns as head of 9/11 commission | work = CNN Inside Politics | publisher = [[Time Warner]]|date = December 13, 2002 | accessdate = August 7, 2006}}</ref> Former U.S. Senator [[George J. Mitchell|George Mitchell]] was originally appointed as the vice-chairman, but he stepped down on December 10, 2002, not wanting to sever ties to his law firm.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/11/mitchell.resigns/ |title=Mitchell quits 9/11 probe |date=December 10, 2002 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220082114/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/11/mitchell.resigns/| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On December 15, 2002, Bush appointed former [[New Jersey]] governor [[Thomas Kean|Tom Kean]] to head the commission.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/commission.kean/ |title=Bush taps ex-New Jersey governor for 9/11 panel |date=December 16, 2002 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=January 21, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090220082119/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/commission.kean/| archivedate= February 20, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Lee H. Hamilton]] was vice chairman. | ||
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===Max Cleland - Resigned=== | ===Max Cleland - Resigned=== | ||
[[Max Cleland]], former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] resigned from the commission in December 2003, stating that "the White House has played cover-up"<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.democracynow.org/2004/3/23/the_white_house_has_played_cover | title = "The White House Has Played Cover-Up" – Former 9/11 Commission Member Max Cleland Blasts Bush | publisher = [[Democracy Now!]] | date = March 23, 2004 | accessdate = July 7, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090716055018/http://www.democracynow.org/2004/3/23/the_white_house_has_played_cover| archivedate= July 16, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> | [[Max Cleland]], former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] resigned from the commission in December 2003, stating that "the White House has played cover-up"<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.democracynow.org/2004/3/23/the_white_house_has_played_cover | title = "The White House Has Played Cover-Up" – Former 9/11 Commission Member Max Cleland Blasts Bush | publisher = [[Democracy Now!]] | date = March 23, 2004 | accessdate = July 7, 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090716055018/http://www.democracynow.org/2004/3/23/the_white_house_has_played_cover| archivedate= July 16, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> | ||
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==Report== | ==Report== | ||
| − | '''Torture | + | '''Torture as source of false evidence''' |
| − | + | The main witness [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]] cited by the Report was tortured in a secret CIA facility in Szymany, Poland, by sleep deprivation, inflicting pain and waterboarding 183 times in one month at least.<ref>Folter in Masuren. In: Der Spiegel. Nr. 18, 2009, p. 106, [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-65169768.html online](German)</ref><ref>http://ccrjustice.org/files/05-30-2005_bradbury_40pg_OLC%20torture%20memos.pdf</ref> | |
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| + | Swiss historian [[Daniele Ganser]] concludes: "I then took a closer look at the Report: how did they proof who did it? Actually, they didn't proof anything. There are a lot of footnotes referring to secret services. The secret services in turn refer to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - who was tortured. [...] It's unbelievable: our official narrative is based on a document which a) mentions only two out of three buildings and b) uses torture.[...] That's garbage!" <ref>[http://kenfm.de/blog/2014/03/16/daniele-ganser-2/ Video interview]by [[Ken Jepsen]] 37:30 ff (German)</ref> | ||
'''Ommissions''' | '''Ommissions''' | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 4 October 2014
 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States     | |
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| Formation | November 27, 2002 |
| Extinction | August 21, 2004 |
| Status | captured |
| Purpose/focus | To prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks |
| Type |  whitewash |
| Exposed by | Max Cleland |
| Subpage | •9-11/Commission/Chair •9-11/Commission/Report |
| Membership | •  Thomas Kean•  Lee H. Hamilton•  Richard Ben-Veniste•  Max Cleland•  Fred F. Fielding•  Jamie Gorelick•  Slade Gorton•  Bob Kerrey•  John F. Lehman•  Timothy J. Roemer•  James R. Thompson•  Philip D. Zelikow•  Christopher Kojm•  Daniel Marcus•  John J. Farmer• Janice Kephart • 40px Alvin S. Felzenberg |
| Set up over a year after the event, refused access to the president's daily briefings, not testified to under oath by Bush or Cheney, the 9/11 Commission was termed a "cover-up" by former member Max Cleland, who resigned. His replacement declared that 9/11 was "a 30 year conspiracy". Their first report did not mention WTC7. | |
Contents
Official Narrative
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, a.k.a. the 9-11 Commission was set up "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", on November 27, 2002 after a lot of lobbying from the Jersey Girls. was established on November 27, 2002, by President George W. Bush and the United States Congress, with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger initially appointed to head the commission.[1] However, Kissinger resigned only weeks after being appointed, because he would have been obliged to disclose the clients of his private consulting business.[2] Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell was originally appointed as the vice-chairman, but he stepped down on December 10, 2002, not wanting to sever ties to his law firm.[3] On December 15, 2002, Bush appointed former New Jersey governor Tom Kean to head the commission.[4] Lee H. Hamilton was vice chairman.
Membership
Max Cleland - Resigned
Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator resigned from the commission in December 2003, stating that "the White House has played cover-up"[5]
Bob Kerrey - "A 30 Year Conspiracy"
When asked about the commission by WeAreChangeLA, Bob Kerrey stated that 9/11 was "a thirty year conspiracy", perhaps an allusion to "the cabal".[6]
John Farmer - "There was an agreement not to tell the truth"
The Senior Counsel to the 9/11 Commission, John Farmer – who led the 9/11 staff’s inquiry – said “At some level of the government, at some point in time... there was an agreement not to tell the truth about what happened“.[7] He also said “I was shocked at how different the truth was from the way it was described... The tapes told a radically different story from what had been told to us and the public for two years... This is not spin. This is not true.”[8]
Blaming the CIA
In a 2008 article in the New York Times, the chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton wrote a joint article, "Stonewalled by the CIA" in which they complain about the CIA's failure to answer their questions for evidence - focusing particularly on the videos of torture sessions which the CIA reportedly destroyed. They write: "Those who knew about those videotapes — and did not tell us about them — obstructed our investigation".[9]
Report
Torture as source of false evidence
The main witness Khalid Sheikh Mohammed cited by the Report was tortured in a secret CIA facility in Szymany, Poland, by sleep deprivation, inflicting pain and waterboarding 183 times in one month at least.[10][11]
Swiss historian Daniele Ganser concludes: "I then took a closer look at the Report: how did they proof who did it? Actually, they didn't proof anything. There are a lot of footnotes referring to secret services. The secret services in turn refer to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - who was tortured. [...] It's unbelievable: our official narrative is based on a document which a) mentions only two out of three buildings and b) uses torture.[...] That's garbage!" [12]
Ommissions
The commission's original report failed to even mention WTC7. When asked whether this omission was deliberate, and if so, why, the chairman said he "couldn't remember". The commission wrote that "the U.S. government has not been able to determine the origin of the money used for the 9/11 attacks. Ultimately the question is of little practical significance."[13] [Citation Needed]
Errors
The commission's final reported stated that there were no witnesses to explosions in WTC7, directly contradicting the testimony of Barry Jennings, who had (reportedly) died in highly suspicious circumstances just 2 days earlier.
"A joke"
Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran who chaired National Intelligence Estimates and personally delivered intelligence briefings to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, their Vice Presidents, Secretaries of State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior government officials, said "I think at simplest terms, there’s a cover-up. The 9/11 Report is a joke"
Known members
14 of the 17 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| Richard Ben-Veniste | A lawyer who has taken various legal roles for the US deep state, including securing the Watergate coup. |
| Alvin Felzenberg | Principal spokesman for the 9-11 Commission. |
| Fred F. Fielding | Member of 9-11/Commission. "World-class keeper of secrets". |
| Jamie Gorelick | USDSO, Deputy Attorney General of the United States 1994-1997, Clade X |
| Slade Gorton | |
| Lee H. Hamilton | Having chaired some key house committees, Hamilton appears to have established himself as a safe pair of hands for handling potentially damaging information, explaining his choice as fallback vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission. |
| Thomas Kean | Chair of the 9/11 Commission, deep state cover-up artist |
| Janice Kephart | Military-industrial "expert" peddling biometric solutions to the US government. Formerly was a counsel to the 9-11 Commission. |
| Christopher Kojm | |
| John Lehman | US deep state operative who in 1989 met up with Donald Trump, Thomas Pickering, Ghislaine Maxwell & others on board Robert Maxwell's yacht |
| Daniel Marcus | Lawyer who was General Counsel of the 9-11 Commission. |
| Timothy Roemer | |
| James R. Thompson | 9/11 Commissioner, Governor of Illinois 1977-1991 |
| Philip Zelikow | Bush-administration insider and Chair of 911 Commission later head of the University of Virginia's COVID Commission Planning Group |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Ford-Zelikow email | 7 March 2003 | Trowbridge Ford | ||
| Document:How They Get Away With It | essay | 28 June 2006 | Michael B. Green | The mechanics of a cover-up |
| File:9 11 Commission Report's Significant Pattern of Omissions & Distortions.pdf | article | 27 September 2005 | David Ray Griffin | Analysis of some major discrepancies in 911 Comission report. |
| File:AdamMinetaClarkePaper.pdf | report | 2006 | Adam Letalik | Norman Mineta and Richard Clarke Contradict the 9/11 Commission Report |
| File:The 911 Commission Report A 571-Page Lie.pdf | article | 22 May 2005 | David Ray Griffin | List of discrepancies and not addressed points in the 911 Comission report. |
| File:The mineta testimony.pdf | report | 2005 | Gregor Holland | 9/11 Commission Report - one year later ... The Mineta Testimony: 9/11 Commission Exposed |
References
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- ↑ http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/04/senior-counsel-to-the-911-commission-at-some-level-of-the-government-at-some-point-in-time-there-was-an-agreement-not-to-tell-the-truth.html
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101300.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02kean.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
- ↑ Folter in Masuren. In: Der Spiegel. Nr. 18, 2009, p. 106, online(German)
- ↑ http://ccrjustice.org/files/05-30-2005_bradbury_40pg_OLC%20torture%20memos.pdf
- ↑ Video interviewby Ken Jepsen 37:30 ff (German)
- ↑ http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch5.htm
