UQ Wire: Village Voice – Running From 9/11 Truth

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On 9-11 the U.S. government faced a terrible decision: Should the military be ordered to shoot down other commercial airplanes full of civilian passengers, so that they, too, would not be used as missiles? Vice President Dick Cheney, although not part of the National Command Authority, gave the orders, although under the Constitution the vice president has no authority to command the military. The 9-11 Commission dealt with this fundamental issue by ignoring it. Among the other 9-11 topics the commission ignored:

Amid international outrage over the recent hotel bombings in Jordan, 11 top Jordanian intelligence officials, including the national security adviser and a former prime minister, resigned. In contrast, after 9-11, U.S. officials responsible for the nation's security were promoted or got lucrative jobs outside the government. George Tenet, head of the CIA during the worst intelligence debacle in the agency's history, got a Medal of Freedom. FBI director Freeh left government for private business and has written a book promoting himself as the man who solved the mystery of the stain on Monica Lewinsky's dress. Robert Mueller, his successor, blocked the congressional investigation of the FBI's role in the California informant scandal.

Jane Garvey, head of the FAA on 9-11, left to take a position with communications consultant APCO Worldwide, which carries this biography of her: "Garvey's legacy as administrator includes leading the FAA through one of the toughest chapters in all our history, restoring America's confidence in air travel, and strengthening airline safety. Under the leadership of Jane F. Garvey, U.S air travel is safer, more efficient, and the FAA is poised for continued success."

James Ridgeway is the author of The Five Unanswered Questions about 911 (Seven Stories Press)

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