National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up in late 2002 "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the" September 11, 2001 attacks including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The commission was also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Some have compared its important, and potentially controversial, role to that of the Warren Commission of 1963-1964.

Related Topics:
September 11, 2001 attacks - Warren Commission - 1963 - 1964

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Chaired by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, the Commission was comprised of five Democrats and five Republicans.

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New Jersey - Thomas Kean - Democrat - Republican

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The Commission's final report was a very lengthy book, based on extensive interviews and testimony, but its primary conclusion was that the failures of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation permitted the terrorist attacks to occur and that had these agencies acted more wisely and more aggressively, the attacks could potentially have been prevented.

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Central Intelligence Agency - Federal Bureau of Investigation

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