Status
Available
Publication
New York : Twelve, 2008.
Description
New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of the most important federal commission since the the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 commission and its relationship with the Bush White House.--From amazon.com.
User reviews
LibraryThing member LamSon
This is not abook about the 9-11 events. It looks at the workings of the 9-11 commission behind the scene. For example: The Executive Director was a close friend of Dr. Rice; the White House's stonewalling at the release of relavent documents; overlooked NSA documents; and the strong desire to have
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a balanced report that resulted in not pointing fingers at individuals or agencies that didn't do their job before 9-11. In the end the commission created a well crafted report, but didn't really accomplish much. Show Less
LibraryThing member markleon
It's hardly shocking that politics colored the whole of the 9/11 Commission. But the story detailed in this book is shocking even to cynical political observers like me. This book by Philip Shenon leaves everyone looking bad. But especially bad are George Tenet, Condolezza Rice (know by some 9/11
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widows as "kinda-lies-a-lot") and the main villain of the book, Philip Zelikow. Zelikow was a member of the Bush 43 transition team and wrote a position paper justifying the war in Iraq, and didn't disclose any of that when he was hired as the executive director of the commission. It appears that he went to great pains to try to shield the Bush Administration and his friend Rice. Show Less