9-11 Victims' Relatives Criticize Deal

[redqueen]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=4&u=/ap/20031113/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sept_11_bush_13

By LAURENCE ARNOLD, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Relatives of people who perished in the Sept. 11 attacks say a federal commission accepted too many conditions in striking a deal with the White House over access to secret intelligence documents.

The Family Steering Committee, a group of victims' relatives who are monitoring the work of the independent commission, criticized the agreement announced late Wednesday. Under the deal, only some of the 10 commissioners will be allowed to examine classified intelligence documents, and their notes will be subject to White House review.

"All 10 commissioners should have full, unfettered and unrestricted access to all evidence," the group said in a statement Thursday. It urged the public release of "the full, official, and final written agreement."

Neither the commission nor the White House disclosed the terms of the agreement, although sources familiar with the commission's work described some of its provisions.
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[Cush]

1. let me guess

the conditions are: ony republicans can look at them, or bush friendly dems

[louis-t]

2. The White House tried...

...to get final say on which two of the 10 commissioners would have full access to these briefings, but I'm not sure what the final agreement says.

[louis-t]

3. What I meant to say was....

..full access to the documents! Besides, anything Bush doesn't want seen has already been destroyed. With the staggering amount of criminal actions by this administration, shredding a few more documents doesn't cause anyone there to bat an eye.

[proud patriot]

4. Rate it a five

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