highest-rated story on yahoo right now: 9/11 balking

[ima_sinnic]

Sept. 11 Panel Rips Lack of Cooperation

By LAURENCE ARNOLD, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Short on time and patience, leaders of the independent commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks released a status report Tuesday that singled out government departments, including Defense and Justice, that they said were not cooperating fully.

Republican Thomas H. Kean and Democrat Lee Hamilton, chairman and vice chairman of the 10-member National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, said they took the unusual step because the Bush administration's level of cooperation during the next few weeks will determine whether the panel can write a thorough report by its May 2004 deadline. . . .

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030709/ap_on_go_co/sept_11_commission

go over there and give it a "5" and keep it in people's faces.

[Terwilliger]

1. you have to be registered

[DoctorMyEyes]

2. I gave it a 5!

I would like to give it a 10!

[Gloria]

3. A 5 it is!! being dragged down to a 4.4 ....is it a big day for the

Lacy Peterson case??

[DemBones DemBones]

4. It's at 4.34 right now. I gave it a 5 and brought back a quote!

"But some victims' advocates who pressed for the commission's creation said the commission started late, has been stonewalled by government agencies and seems destined to produce a document that lacks specific answers about how and why the events of Sept. 11 happened."

"Let's extend this investigation," said Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband Ronald died at the World Trade Center. "Let's do it thoroughly. Let's get all the documents needed. Let's let no branch or agency of government drag its feet and run out the clock."

[lkinsale]

5. Wonder if people are conflating the WMD confession and 9/11 comm?

I know I am, somewhat, am I'm even paying attention. But each time I see a headline about the 9/11 commission I confuse it for a moment with the calls for investigation into the WMD questions.

Silly me!

[linazelle]

6. I think they want people to be confused about the two issues

It all runs together...if we let it.

I just heard that the commission isn't due to finish the investigation until next May. With that timeline, and the current stalling tactics by the agencies who have information, it will take very little to delay the report until after the election. This is important and if we don't focus on both 911 and WMD Buscho will slip one past us.

[IkeWarnedUs]

7. Wasn't this pointed to as evidence Saddam had something to hide?

Remember when the Bushies made such a big deal out of wanting to take Iraqi scientists out of Iraq so they could speak freely? The implication being they couldn't talk because they were being monitored by Saddam's forces.

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Kean said he has been particularly troubled by the Bush administration's insistence on having a Justice Department official present when commission representatives interview federal officials.


"The commission feels unanimous that it's some intimidation to have somebody sitting behind you all the time who works for your agency," he said.

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[OffWithTheirHeads]

8. 5 from me

pass it on!

[juajen]

9. Done

I will never forget how I felt watching those buildings collapse, knowing thousands of innocent people were dying, let alone when I knew there were over a hundred brave first responders who lost their lives also.

There is no excuse for anything but a lengthy, full, public investigation of this travesty. Whatever happened to cause a whole country, not to mention our friends around the world, to suffer this horrible trauma and stress, should be ferreted out and the culpable or negligent parties should suffer the consequences.

[unfrigginreal]

10. Looking For Someone To Post This Yahoo Story

Hi,

I haven't responded enough to have posting priviledges so I'd appreciate it if someone could post this story for me.

It's on Yahoo and it's just too damned rich! About Bush's visit to Goree Island and the folks there were herded away while the moron gave his speech claiming to abhor slavery.

Here's a snippet:

The cooped-up residents were not impressed.

"It's slavery all over again," fumed one father-of-four, who did not want to give his name. "It's humiliating. The island was deserted."

AND

We were shut up like sheep," said 15-year-old Mamadou.

Many residents compared Bush's hour-long visit unfavorably to the island tour by former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) in 1998.

"When Clinton came, he shook hands, people danced," said former Mayor Urbain Alexandre Diagne.

http://news.yahoo.com/?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030708/pl_nm/bush_africa_anger_dc

Thanks

[newyawker99]

11. Hi unfrigginreal!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: