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4. Could have foiled 9/11, Kean says

JAMES GORDON MEEK and DAVE GOLDINER

NY Daily News

The World Trade Center attack could have been prevented, but officials in Washington "simply
failed" in their vigilance, the Republican head of the Sept. 11 commission said yesterday.
"This was not something that had to happen," said Thomas Kean, the former New Jersey
governor whom President Bush put in charge of the bipartisan panel investigating the worst terror
attacks in American history.

Kean said he was flabbergasted that unnamed officials who should have done more still have
their jobs.

"There are people that, if I was doing the job, would certainly not be in the position they were in at
that time, because they failed," Kean told CBS News. "They simply failed."

Kean vowed major revelations next month when his committee starts hearing public testimony
from top officials - possibly even President Bush and former President Bill Clinton.

A commission spokesman insisted Kean isn't trying to finger anyone in either administration - yet.

"We are going to have some disturbing conclusions," spokesman Alvin Felzenberg said. The
White House refused last night to comment directly on the CBS interview. "The President wants
to learn everything possible about what happened," said deputy spokeswoman Claire Buchan.

The commission already has skirmished with the Bush administration over briefings the White
House resisted handing over. A compromise will allow selected members to see most of the
documents.

Victims' relatives welcomed Kean's frank talk and said hearing the attacks should have been
prevented is not news to them.

"I realized that two years ago," said Stephen Push, whose wife, Lisa Raines, died in the plane
that crashed into the Pentagon.

Kristen Breitweiser blasted national security chief Condoleezza Rice for saying the U.S. never
dreamed planes could be used as suicide weapons when FBI agents had testified earlier about
such a plan.

"We had tons of warnings. Apparently it all went unnoticed," said Breitweiser, 32, of Monmouth
County, N.J., whose husband, Ronald, died in the World Trade Center.

5. 9/11 Commission Set to Blame Bush, Clinton Gets a Pass

NewsMax

The chairman of the independent commission investigating the 9/11 attacks is hinting that he's
prepared to place blame at the doorstep of the Bush White House for not acting on evidence that
could have prevented the catastrophe.

But commission chairman, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean, has yet to examine key
evidence indicating that President Clinton knew Osama bin Laden was planning to attack

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America, but failed to take appropriate action to stop him as the 9/11 operation was being
organized.

"[9/11] was not something that had to happen," Kean told CBS News on Wednesday, adding that
officials in the Bush administration had failed to protect America.

"There are people that, if I was doing the job, would certainly not be in the position they were in at
that time because they failed. They simply failed," the top 9/11 prober said.

But key recordings of Mr. Clinton admitting that he turned down an offer for bin Laden's
extradition to the U.S., "though we knew," in the ex-president words, "that he wanted to commit
crimes against America" - have not been sought by the commission.

Clinton's comments were videotaped by the Long Island Association, where he made the
stunning admission during the group's annual luncheon on Feb. 15, 2002. However, requests for
the video later that year by NBC News, the Fox News Channel and NewsMax.com were refused
by the business group.

It's not known whether the ex-president had an agreement with the LIA to prohibit distribution of
their recording

NewsMax.com's audiotape of the event is the only publicly available recording of Clinton's
remarks.

In July, 9/11 Commission spokesman Al Felzenberg told NewsMax that the ex-president's
admission would likely be part of the probe. "Since this is obviously on the public record, I
wouldn't be surprised if it came up," he explained.

But five months later, the Kean Commission has yet seek the original audiotape, which shows the
ex-president detailing his decision to pass up what turned out to be America's best chance to
avoid the 9/11 attacks.

"We'd been hearing that the Sudanese wanted America to start meeting with them again," Clinton
told the LIA. "They released [bin Laden]. At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against
America, so I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we
knew he wanted to commit crimes against America."

Still, instead of exploring what turned out to be the worst foreign policy blunder in U.S. history, the
Kean Commission now appears to have the Bush White House in the crosshairs.

"As you read the report, you're going to have a pretty clear idea what wasn't done and what
should have been done," Kean told CBS. "They simply failed."

6. Kerrey says 9/11 panel's aim is 'trust'

LINCOLN ANDERSON
The Villager
Named a member last week to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
States, New School University President Bob Kerrey is eager to take on the responsibility, while
at the same time aware of potential pitfalls and a need for a measured approach.

Kerrey was appointed to the commission by Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle.

Known as the 9/11 Commission, the 10-member, bipartisan body was created last year by
Congress to investigate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and has been working to get the

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Douglass Scott, Chief of Police

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Dear Chief Scott:

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

is directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness
for, and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the
lessons learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for
preventing future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission has
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Feel free to call me as well at 202-331-4065 if any issues arise.

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