Tag Archives: 9/11

politics: W failed to prevent 9/11

“President George W Bush faced renewed pressure over the September 11 attacks last night when it emerged that a secret CIA briefing a month before the attack had focused mainly on the threat to targets in America itself – and not on the risk to United States interests abroad as the White House had claimed,” [...]

politics: 9/11 vs. Pearl Harbor

From MSNBC's George W. Bush should learn the lessons of history: The terrorist attacks aren't the “fault” of anyone except the terrorists. But that hardly excuses what until now has been an astonishing lack of interest in who was asleep at the switch. By contrast, the last sneak attack stirred immediate interest in that question. [...]

congress watch: 9/11 probe finally launched; W blocks Bin Laden investigation

Somebody explain to me why Congress didn't launch a probe of 9-11 until *February*? Anyhow, Congress accuses CIA and Justice Department of hindering 9-11 investigation. And in case you missed it, here's Greg Palast's reports from the BBC on Nov 6 and The Guardian on Nov 7, revealing that Bush blocked investigations of several Bin [...]