9-11 Kin See Few Changes in Intelligence

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Oct 20, 10:22 PM (ET)

By LAURENCE ARNOLD

WASHINGTON (AP) - Although a joint House-Senate committee found serious failings in U.S. intelligence, Congress has given no sign of "even seriously examining the issue," let alone fixing it, relatives of Sept. 11 victims said Monday.

In a letter to senior lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees, 12 people who lost relatives in the 2001 terror attacks urged Congress to act in the next few weeks to strengthen the performance of U.S. intelligence agencies and increase chances that future attacks can be prevented.

They asked for a meeting with Sens. Pat Roberts of Kansas and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the chairman and senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and their House counterparts, Reps. Porter Goss of Florida and Jane Harman of California.

The relatives also urged lawmakers to hold public hearings, before Congress adjourns for the year, on changes needed in the intelligence system. With congressional leaders looking to wrap up business in November, that will not be easy.