With Reporting and Analysis by the New York Times
What happened on 9/11 and how? Have we learned any lessons? Are we safer now?
The questions every American wants answered.
Since September 11, 2001, Americans have wondered how the tragic events of that day could have occurred. This is the complete report of the circumstances surrounding the attacts, including:
*Al Qaeda and the organization of the 9/11 attack
*Intelligence collection, analysis, and management
*International counterterrorism policy
*The inner workings of terrorist financing
*The security of American borders
*Law enforcement inside the U.S.
*Commercial aviation and transportation safety
* Personal interviews with Presidents Clinton and Bush on their roles
Supplemented with analysis and reporting by The New York Times, this edition of The 9/11 Report also makes recommendations as to how to prevent terrorist attacks in the future.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was headed by:
THOMAS H. KEAN, Chair. Thomas Kean is a former governor of New Jersey (1982-1990) and, since 1990, the president of Drew University.
LEE H. HAMILTON, Vice Chair. Lee Hamilton is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Prior to becoming director of the Wilson Center, he served for 34 years in Congress representing Indiana's Ninth District.
The other members were:
Richard Ben-Veniste, Fred F. Fielding, Jamie S. Gorelick, Slade Gorton, Bob Kerrey, John F. Lehman, Timothy J. Roemer, James R. Thompson