9/11 COMMISSION WATCH

There have been several big developments in recent weeks. Sadly, I fear that the media is not paying adequate attention. Twenty months after the attacks that have turned the entire world upside-down and sideways, a lot is still not being investigated.

20 months later (as reported yesterday by the Washington Post, on page A11 though), panel members still are having major trouble in getting access to intelligence briefings. Timothy Roehmer(D) had sat on the joint intelligence hearing that was held after 9/11. He's on the commission now. He has not been able to access critical documents.

"Roemer, a former Democratic House member from Indiana, tried to review the transcripts of the joint hearings held last year by the House and Senate intelligence committees. He learned that he had no permission to see them, even though he had served on the joint committee hearings and had, therefore, read the material before."

By law, the commission is given wide latitude into what it can recieve in terms of information.

Are we ever going to see a commission that works?


Also a related news: The Telegraph of UK is reporting that Bush has always thought that Saddam was behind 9/11. This is bolstered by untouched documents found in the former headquarters of the Iraqi Intelligence service, a building that was bombed several times during the recent war.

I'm going to treat this as suspect, as I've treated every cynical posture and lie this administration has put out over the last three years.