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washingtonpost.com Bush Taps Kissinger to Head 9/11 Probe By Dana Milbank Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 27, 2002; 1:37 PM President Bush today named former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to head the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. George Mitchell, the former Democratic senator from Maine, has been selected by the congressional Democratic leadership to be vice-chairman, sources said. His appointment will be announced later this afternoon. Bush, who originally opposed such a commission and later sought to restrict it from investigating intelligence failures, today embraced the panel that has a broad charge to investigate the various lapses that allowed the attacks to succeed. And, by naming Kissinger, Bush assured the commission a high profile. "I have been given every assurance by the president that we should go where the facts lead us and that we're not restricted by any foreign policy considerations," Kissinger said in the White House driveway this morning after his appointment. "We are under no restrictions, and we would accept no restrictions." Asked whether the commission would question Bush himself, Kissinger replied: "I don't know whom we will want to question, but we will get at all the facts. And the president has promised us that all the facts will be made available." Kissinger promised a "nonpartisan" inquiry. The 10-member commission will be evenly divided between Republican and Democratic appointees. It will generally require six members for the commission to issue a subpoena, but to allay Democratic concerns that Republicans would block subpoenas, one of the Republican members will be approved by Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), who favor an aggressive inquiry. Kissinger was a key foreign policy adviser in the Nixon and Ford administrations and is one of the nation's most prominent elder statesmen. "Dr. Kissinger and I share the same commitments," Bush said in announcing the appointment as he signed the Intelligence Authorization Act in the Roosevelt Room this morning. "His investigation should carefully examine all the evidence and follow all the fact, wherever they lead. We must uncover every detail and learn every lesson of September the 11th." © 2002 The Washington Post Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; I don't believe everything I read or send (but that doesn't stop me from considering it; obviously SOMEBODY thinks it's important) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
