July 23, 2004

9/11 Report fails to blame the "Axis of liars":

"Bush did not want to create the commission (why not?), but he caved in to the demands of the families. He did not want to fully fund the commission but he caved in to the demands of the families. He refused to allow Condoleezza Rice, his national security advisor, to testify, but he caved in when the families demanded it.
Bush refused for a time to hand over some relevant documents, and he refused to appear before the commission (President Clinton did, with no qualms). He agreed to only after four conditions were met:
? That his testimony would not be under oath
? That he would only appear if he could have Dick Cheney with him (I guess to answer the questions)
? That it would not be open to the public
? That there would be no recording of any of it.
And to top it all, Republicans put a 'fix' in the law that prevented the commission from apportioning blame for 9/11.
Did any of the ten commission members make an issue of this Nixon-style stonewalling by Bush? If they did, it was a whisper."

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