Ties Between White House, Sept 11 Chief

[veracity]

Source: Associated Press

A bit late.....let's say several years too late. We knew about this and warned the public.

Jesse's comment on Zelikow:

http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=444

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080203/D8UJ290G0.html

[UpInArms]

1. from your AP link

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Sept. 11 commission's executive director had closer ties with the White House than publicly disclosed and tried to influence the final report in ways that the staff often perceived as limiting the Bush administration's responsibility, a new book says.

Philip Zelikow, a friend of then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, spoke with her several times during the 20-month investigation that closely examined her role in assessing the al-Qaida threat. He also exchanged frequent calls with the White House, including at least four from Bush's chief political adviser at the time, Karl Rove.

Zelikow once tried to push through wording in a draft report that suggested a greater tie between al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Iraq, in line with White House claims but not with the commission staff's viewpoint, according to Philip Shenon's "The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation."

Shenon, a New York Times reporter, says Zelikow sought to intimidate staff to avoid damaging findings for President Bush, who at the time was running for re-election, and Rice. Zelikow and Rice had written a book together in 1995 and he would later work for her after the commission finished its job and she became secretary of state in 2005.

(edited for typo)

[ursi]

2. this is so disgusting on so many levels!

[santamargarita]

3. This is Criminal

K&R

[yardwork]

4. Read the whole article - the Democratic vice-chair insists there was no conflict!

If you ask me, most of the Commission had undisclosed conflicts of interest. And, no surprise, Karl Rove right in the middle of all of it.

Disgusting.

[veracity]

5. original blog has been reposted

In case you want to share it ......here's the update:

Will You Believe Me Now? A Vital Flashback:
http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=676

[veracity]

6. All have oil connections

Check it out ....Loose Change video shows the connections. Regardless, the final report was full of holes, omissions and outright distortions. That's the problem...gatekeepers are on the left and the right. No one in power wants the truth to come out. Think why.

[Supersedeas]

8. in many ways the Commission report was purely political propoganda--Rove had to be involved

[MrsBrady]

7. are we really that surprised? n/t