Visibility 9-11

The Bush administration fought hard against the creation of an independent commission to investigate 9/11.  The families who fought for the creation of such a commission, wanted full accountability concerning the event that led to the deaths of their loved ones.  Yet, the administration resisted this. Why? On the 29th of January 2002 – CNN reported that, “President Bush personally asked Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle Tuesday to limit the congressional investigation into the events of September 11″. Daschle told reporters that an investigation, “…would take resources and personnel away from the effort in the war on terrorism”. On May 23rd 2002, CBS News reported that, “President Bush took a few minutes during his trip to Europe Thursday to voice his opposition to establishing a special commission to probe how the government dealt with terror warnings before Sept. 11.” The excuses for the opposition to the Commission often given were alleged fears of national security compromises and claims that thos