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unusual facts about 9/11 Commission



Blue-ribbon panel

Recent examples of high-level so-called blue-ribbon panels in the United States would be the Warren Commission investigating the Kennedy Assassination, the 9/11 Commission investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Iraq Study Group assessing the Iraq War and the Clinton Administration's White House Task Force on National Health Care Reform.

Criticism of the 9/11 Commission

Former FBI director Louis Freeh criticized the 9/11 Commission for ignoring key evidence from Able Danger, which he alleged resulted in false statements being made in the final 9/11 Commission report.

Hassan Ghul

Ghul was first mentioned in the 9/11 Commission, where he was stated to have led three people, including Mushabib al-Hamlan, to a waypoint controlled by Abu Zubaydah.

José Meléndez-Pérez

José Meléndez-Pérez is a Puerto Rican-born United States Customs and Border Protection Inspector at Orlando International Airport who became a key figure for the 9/11 Commission when he refused entry to an alleged terrorist prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Joseph Cari, Jr.

Chairman Cari played a central role in strategic planning of the center and recruited the Honorable Lee Hamilton as the Director of the Center and supported Congressman Hamilton's appointment to Co-Chair the 9/11 Commission with former Secretary of State, James Baker.


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9/11 Citizens Watch

The groups played a role in forcing the resignation of Henry Kissinger, the original Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and also called, unsuccessfully, for the resignation of the Commission's Executive Director, Philip Zelikow, based on concerns about conflict of interests.

Scott Phillpott

He was quoted by Fox News in August 2005 as stating I have briefed the Department of the Army, the Special Operations Command and the office of (Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence) Dr. Cambone as well as the 9/11 Commission.

Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids

The 9/11 commission credits FAA National Operations Manager Ben Sliney with issuing the directive after he witnessed United Airlines Flight 175 crash into the south tower of the World Trade Center.

Tom Kean

Thomas Kean (born 1935), former Governor of New Jersey, president of Drew University, and head of the 9/11 Commission