The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001AYHPIK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 345 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Peter Preston in The Observer (U.K.), March 23, 2008The Commission by Philip Shenon is a startling, riveting, disturbing read about the "uucensored" History of the 9/11 investigation. Clarke, former White House counterterrorism director and author of "Against All Enemies," in Publishers Weekly, Feburary 12, 2008Shenon is a skillful writer and storyteller as well as a dogged reporter he has a keen grasp of human frailty and folly -- Evan Thomas, The New York Times, February 4, 2008Su
Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 Commission and its relationship with the Bush White House. The Commission will change our understanding of the 9/11 investigation -- and of the attacks themselves.. In a work of history that will make headlines, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of most important federal commission since the the Warren Commission
Philip Shenon is an investigative reporter with The New York Times, based in Washington. He was one of two New York Times reporters embedded with American grounds troops during the invasion of Iraq and worked in pre-war Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iran for the New York Times foreign staff. He was the lead reporter on the investigation of the 9/11 Commission and has held sever
This is how it works Shenon does it again. This author shows us how men and women of great intelligence, independence and integrity being engaged in a grueling effort to reach unanimous conclusions about 9-11 sadly find themselves manipulated, stymied and managed by the dark side. Nobody yet has any idea how this mass murder plot was pulled together. The only actual investigative leads, those clearly leading to the Saudi Ambassador are stamped out like a bru. "Uncensored account of disfunction" according to Deannanel. Even years after the commission report came out, this account (recommended to me by an Italian relative) is gripping and disturbing. I followed the commission's work carefully - reading all accounts in the New York Times, etc. - but always assumed they were covering up Bush's failures and Saudi involvement. This book, in describing how the commission went about its work, justifies my assumptions, and much more.The weakness of the two hea. What the 9/11 Commission Report Forgot to Tell Us MiaChiLANY This book is a must read for every individual who has read the 9/11 Commission Report and still believes the report was independent and is the most reliable and accurate assessment of the 9/11 attacks. Philip Shenon clearly shows how the most important member of the Commission, Philip Zelikow, the Executive Director and the 9/11 Report's main author, did his best to manipulate and sway the investigation and final report in favor of his f