The Bush administration has blocked the public release of the full, classified version of the report for more than five months, much to the
frustration of former commission members who say it provides a critical understanding of the failures of the civil aviation system. The report says
that the F.A.A. received 52 intelligence reports from their security branch that mentioned Bin Laden or Al Qaeda from April to Sept. 10, 2001. That
represented half of all the intelligence summaries in that time.
story.news.yahoo.com
NEW YORK - Federal Aviation Administration officials received 52 warnings prior to Sept. 11, 2001, from their own security experts about potential
al-Qaida attacks, including some that mentioned airline hijackings or suicide attacks, The New York Times reported.
The Times said in Thursday editions that a previously undisclosed report by the 9/11 commission that investigated the suicide airliner attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon detailed warnings given to FAA leaders from April to Sept. 10, 2001, about the radical Islamic terrorist group and
its leader, Osama bin Laden.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
While the heavily censored 'unclassified' report points the finger at the FAA for failing to respond with effective security measures, I have to
wonder why the intelligence agencies that issued the warnings aren't being held responsible.
Surely it's not good enough just to pass on a warning and hope the target can defend itself, aren't these agencies are supposed to be actively
protecting us?
[edit on 10-2-2005 by mythatsabigprobe]
