Congressional Briefing
The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later:
A Citizens Response – Did They Get It Right?
July 22, 2005
Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building, Room 345
Independence Ave. & First St., SE
One year after the release of the Final Report many questions about what happened on September 11, 2001 and who should be held accountable still remain unanswered. Serious flaws and omissions in the Report have been addressed by whistleblowers and academics. Well known researchers and authors have put the events of that day into historical perspective, and suggested possible alternatives to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission regarding intelligence reform, domestic and foreign policy. The hard evidence has yet to be properly evaluated, and points to the need for full transparency, release of information, and continued probative investigations to have an effective, democratic response to the crisis that confronts all of us.
Part One: A Critical Examination of the 9/11 Commission
9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions, Opening Statements
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)
9:15 am: 9/11 Families Report Card
Unanswered Questions
The Call for Accountability
10:00 am: Behind the 9/11 Commission: Flaws in the Process
Staff Report – A Citizens Critique
Conflicts of Interest – A Commission Investigates Itself
Lack of Transparency and Public Input
Working Assumptions and Lack of Investigative Rigor
Whistleblowers Ignored
10:45 am: Omissions and Errors in the Commission's Final
Report
NORAD/FAA, P-56 Responses, Pre-9/11 Exercises
Suspects and Plots, the link to Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
The $100,000 Transfer – Pakistan ISI, bin Laden and US Intelligence
Were Other Countries Involved?
Obstruction of Justice and Investigations: FBI/CIA
Foreknowledge and Forewarnings of 9/11
The Anthrax Attack – Still Unsolved?
11:30 am: 9/11 in Historical Perspective: Flawed Assumptions
Deep Politics: Drugs, Oil, Covert Operations and Terrorism
Afghanistan Mujahedin – Covert Operations, Creating Terrorism
Contragate and the Rise of the Neo-Conservatives
12:30 pm: Break for Lunch
Part Two: A Critical Examination of the Commission's
Recommendations
1:30 pm: Foreign Policy: Immediate Response and
Recommendations
The End of International Law?
Militarism in America
Alternatives to Pax Americana and Permanent War
2:30 pm: Domestic Policy: Immediate Response and
Recommendations
Dual Legal Systems and Military Tribunals
Civil Liberties in America Post-9/11: Is Security Worth the Trade?
The Rise of Secrecy After 9/11
The Patriot Acts – Sunset on Freedom?
3:30 pm: Intelligence Reform: Immediate Response and
Recommendations
The New DNI: Congressional Oversight and Unbiased Intelligence?
"The Wall": Breaking Down the Division of Intelligence, Military and
Law Enforcement
Covert Operations and Increased Intelligence Budget – Solution or
Cause?
4:45 pm: Conclusions and the Need for New Investigation,
Release of Files
Rep. Cynthia McKinney
5:00 pm: Close
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