9/11 Widows Skillfully Applied the Power of a Question: Why?

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0401-02.htm

Published on Thursday, April 1, 2004 by the New York Times

9/11 Widows Skillfully Applied the Power of a Question: Why?
by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

WASHINGTON — Kristen Breitweiser was at home in Middletown, N.J., cleaning out closets. Patty Casazza of Colts Neck was dashing to the dry cleaners. Lorie Van Auken of East Brunswick was headed out to do grocery shopping. Her neighbor Mindy Kleinberg had just packed her children off to school.

Then came word, Tuesday morning, that President Bush had agreed to allow his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to testify publicly about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. All at once, the cellphones started ringing and the e-mail started flying and "the Jersey girls," as the four women are known in Washington, were getting credit for chalking up another victory in the nation's capital.

Americans just tuning in to the work of the commission investigating the attacks may not have heard of Ms. Breitweiser and the rest. But on Capitol Hill, these suburban women are gaining prominence as savvy World Trade Center widows who came to Washington, as part of a core group of politically active relatives of Sept. 11 victims, and prodded Congress and a recalcitrant White House to create the panel that this week brought official Washington to its knees.


"They call me all the time," said Thomas H. Kean, the commission's chairman and a former Republican governor of New Jersey. "They monitor us, they follow our progress, they've supplied us with some of the best questions we've asked. I doubt very much if we would be in existence without them."

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[althecat]

1. Tres Cool...

[Political_Junkie]

2. I love these women,

these will be the real heroes when all is said and done.

[G_j]

3. kick

[Ilsa]

4. Democracy survives because of these people!

These women are saving democracy by their persistence, IMO. They cannot rest until they have answers, and they won't let anyone else, either. God Bless Them.

[oasis]

5. The 9/11 widows appeared on Debrorah Norville, MSNBC tonight.

Catch the replay. They had a powerful tale to tell. After the formalities, they pretty much nailed Condi on her incompetence.

It's the first segment of the show. 25-30 minutes of serious questions being asked.

[SharonAnn]

6. These 4 women, and the 3 women whistleblowers on Time cover

Looks to me like we'd be better off with women running things.

Sigh, I've always thought that and now I'm seeing it IN SPADES!

[G_j]

12. yes we musn't forget the whistblowers

these three come to mind

Karen Kwiatkowski
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/03/31/clarke/index.html

Sibel Edmonds
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0402-01.htm

and Katherine(?)Gun who blew the whistle on The US and UK spying on UN members

[wicket]

7. They are my heroes

I love them. I have no idea how to possibly comprehend their pain, but I am awed at how they have fought for the truth, however painful it may be.

[G_j]

8. kick

[imax2268]

9. More power to these ladies...

I salute you ladies...

:kick:

[Desertrose]

10. awesome...amazing what can be accomplished

when we work together...

These women are brave beyond words...and goddess bless them!!

:grouphug:

Peace
DR

[G_j]

11. kick

[G_j]

13. this photo alone is a worth a kick