Although there are still many questions about al-Bayoumi and Basnan, the 9/11 Commission Report asserts, in footnote 122, that the hijackers al-Midhar and al-Hazmi did not receive any funding from them: "We have found no evidence that Saudi Princess Haifa al Faisal provided any funds to the conspiracy, either directly or indirectly.".
Although Al Qaeda is often said to finance its activities through drug trafficking, the 9/11 Commission Report notes that "while the drug trade was a source of income for the Taliban, it did not serve the same purpose for al Qaeda, and there is no reliable evidence that bin Laden was involved in or made his money through drug trafficking." The organization gains most of its finances through donations, particularly those by "wealthy Saudi individuals".
The 9/11 Commission Report made reference to this unprecedented order and commended the air traffic controllers who carried it out.
Federal Communications Commission | European Commission | Royal Commission | Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | U.S. News & World Report | Federal Trade Commission | Electoral and Administrative Review Commission | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | United States Atomic Energy Commission | Toronto Transit Commission | International Electrotechnical Commission | Erie Canal Commission | The Colbert Report | International Whaling Commission | Independent National Electoral Commission | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | Warren Commission | Weather Report | International Commission of Jurists | Federal Election Commission | British Transport Commission | University Grants Commission | Planning Commission | University Grants Commission (India) | United States Maritime Commission | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean | report | Minority Report | Interstate Commerce 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.