Senators call on White House to give 9/11 commission access

[stevedeshazer]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- (10/27/03)
Prominent senators of both parties, learning that the chairman of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks has not received full access to pertinent government documents, called on the White House Sunday to be more forthcoming.

"After claiming they wanted to find the truth about September 11th, the Bush administration has resorted to secrecy, stonewalling and foot dragging," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. "They have resistedthis inquiry at every turn."

Lieberman, a presidential candidate and co-sponsor of legislation forming the bipartisan panel, pressed the White House to release all records relating to the terrorist attacks, including highly classified intelligence reports.

"If they continue to refuse, I will urge the independent commission to take the administration to court," Lieberman said in a statement. "And if the administration tries to run out the clock, John McCain and I will go to the floor of the Senate to extend the life of the commission."

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/4176418.html

[Mike Niendorff]

1. commission "is prepared to subpoena documents held by the WH"

from the same article:

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Commission chairman Thomas Kean said in an interview with the New York Times published Sunday that the panel "will use every tool at our command to get hold of every document." Kean, a former Republican governor of New Jersey, is prepared to subpoena documents held by the White House and other federal agencies, said commission spokesman Al Felzenberg.

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MDN

[Minstrel Boy]

2. Iraq is Vietnam on speed, and 9/11

is Watergate on steroids.

A lot of people still think their government couldn't possibly have intentionally allowed 9/11, regardless of the benefit, but few people are unable to recognize a cover-up when they see one.

[Unknown Known]

3. Well, unless Lieberman and McCain have this gang put under arrest

Bushco will never hand over the documents - NEVER. They would take this entire country down before they give any of these up.

[pinniped]

4. This is one of those "executive privilege" type deals right? n/t