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APPENDIX B:
The 9/11 Commission
The 9/11 Commission (257
Entries)
Mid-1980s: Future 9/11 Commissioner Believes White House Lies about Iran-Contra Affair without Checking
1992-January 1993: Future Democratic 9/11 Commission Co-Chair Leads Cover-up of Republican Plot
1995: Condoleezza Rice and Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Co-author Book on European Politics
October 15, 1998: Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Says ‘Public Assumptions’ Shape Views of History
May 2000: Future Authors of 9/11 Report Produce John F. Kennedy Book Riddled with Errors
January 3, 2001: Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke’s Power Is Reduced by Rice and Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director
July 12, 2001: Attorney General Ashcroft Reportedly Does Not Want to Hear about Al-Qaeda Threat
December 21, 2001: Senators Introduce Bills to Create Independent 9/11 Commission
2002: Witness Possibly Connects Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar to Saudi Consulate Official
January 24, 2002: President Bush and Vice President Cheney Pressure Senator Daschle to Avoid 9/11 Inquiry
May 23, 2002: President Bush Opposes Independent 9/11 Commission
June 14, 2002: Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director Offers Support for Invasion of Iraq
September 10, 2002: Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director Says ‘Real Threat’ of Iraqi WMDs Is to Israel
September 20, 2002: President Bush Changes Course, Backs Creation of 9/11 Commission
October 10, 2002: President Bush Backtracks on Support for Independent 9/11 Commission
October 17, 2002: Tenet Misinforms Congressional Inquiry about CIA Knowledge of Hijackers’ Entry into US
November 15, 2002: Congress and President Bush Approve New 9/11 Commission
"The Commission will only have a $3 million budget. Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) and others wonder how the Commission can accomplish much with such a
small budget." "(In contrast, a 1996 federal commission investigating casino gambling received $5 million; the federal government spent $50 million
investigating Bill Clinton and Whitewater; and the investigation into the February 2003 Columbia shuttle explosion will receive $50 million.)"
November 27, 2002: Kissinger Named Chairman of New 9/11 Commission
December 13, 2002: Kissinger Resigns from 9/11 Commission
"Two days earlier, the Bush administration argued that Kissinger was not required to disclose his private business clients."
December 16, 2002: Ex-Governor Thomas Kean Replaces Kissinger as Chairman of 9/11 Commission
December 16, 2002: Members of 9/11 Commission Have Potential Conflicts of Interest
Late December 2002: White House Tells 9/11 Commission Chairman Kean He Must ‘Stand Up’ for President Bush
2003: 9/11 Commissioner Becomes Involved in Fraud Scandal, Has Little Time for Commission
2003-2004: Key FBI Agents Eager to Testify to 9/11 Commission, but Are Not Subpoenaed
Shortly Before January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Hires Philip Zelikow as Executive Director Despite His Links to National Security Adviser Rice
January 26, 2003: Some 9/11 Commission Members Unhappy with Staffing Arrangements, Executive Director Zelikow’s Appointment and Degree of Control
January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Decides It Will Not Issue Subpoenas
January 27, 2003: Richard Clarke Amazed at Zelikow’s Hiring by 9/11 Commission, Thinks ‘The Fix Is In’
After January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commissioner Cleland Disappointed with Start of Inquiry
Late January 2003: White House Counsel Gonzales Denies 9/11 Commission Access to White House Documents
February-April 2003: 9/11 Commissioners Rarely Visit Commission’s Offices, Giving Executive Director Zelikow More Power
Around February 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Appoints Current CIA Officer to Lead Investigation of CIA
Around February 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Assumes Responsibility for Hiring Commission’s Staff
Around February 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Assumes Close Control of Key Commission Team
March 2003: Zelikow and 9/11 Commission Consultant Complete Outline of Final Report before Staff Start Writing It
March 2, 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Tries to Prevent Staff Talking Directly to Commissioners
March 26, 2003: President Bush Turns Down Increased Budget for 9/11 Commission
March 27, 2003: Security Clearance of 9/11 Commission Members Stalled
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. March 31, 2003: 9/11 Commission Says It Will Not ‘Point Fingers,’ Family Members Are Disappointed
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. March 31, 2003: US Government Draws Harsh Criticism at First 9/11 Commission Hearing
2:00 p.m. March 31, 2003: First Expert Witness for 9/11 Commission Promotes Iraq War
April 2003: 9/11 Commission’s Zelikow Refuses to Approve Half of Interview Requests for ‘Saudi Connection’ Investigators
April 2003: 9/11 Commission’s Zelikow Blocks Access to Key Document by ‘Saudi Connection’ Investigators
(April 2003): Zelikow Fires ‘Saudi Connection’ Investigator from 9/11 Commission in Dispute over 28 Redacted Pages from Congressional Inquiry
Before April 24, 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Cuts off Commissioners’ Access to Congressional Inquiry Files
May-August 2003: 9/11 Commission Has Difficulty Gaining Access to Recording of Air Threat Conference
(Summer 2003): 9/11 Commissioner Tells White House of Saudi Links to 9/11 Plotters, White House Uninterested
(Summer 2003): FBI Reluctance over Saudi Connection Leads to Complaint from 9/11 Commissioner
June 2003: 9/11 Commission Begins Moves to Get Rid of Troublesome Member
June 2003: White House Counsel Gonzales Continues to Stonewall Commission over White House Access
July 7, 2003: 9/11 Commission Denounces Lack of Cooperation, Chairman Complains about Government ‘Minders’
July 9, 2003: CIA Expert on Iraq Discredits Theory of Connection between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
July 18, 2003: Former Clinton National Security Adviser Improperly Removes Own Notes from National Archives
August 2003: FAA Falsely Claims It Has Produced All 9/11-Related Documents for 9/11 Commission
August 2003 and After: 9/11 Commission Sends Single Analyst to Review CIA Material
August 26, 2003: FBI Agent Repudiates Theory US Failed to ‘Connect Dots’ before 9/11 in Interview with 9/11 Commission
September 2, 2003: Former Clinton National Security Adviser Steals Apparently Compromising Document from National Archives
September 2003: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Lunches with National Security Adviser Rice and Her Staff
September 15, 2003 or Shortly After: Some 9/11 Commission Staffers ‘Furious’ at Executive Director Zelikow’s Contacts with Karl Rove
September 16, 2003 or Shortly After: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Tells Secretary Not to Log His Calls, Following Controversy over
Contacts with Rove
September 23, 2003: 9/11 Commission Plays down Extent of Minders’ Effect on Witnesses
AND MUCH MUCH MORE!
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