Without Precedent
Posted by admin on Nov 8, 2006
Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton. Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. HV6432.7 .K43 2006
From the publisher: In the words of the commission’s co-chairmen, this is the compelling inside story of how the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States-more commonly known as the 9/11 Commission-managed to succeed against all odds in producing a report that made clear what went wrong and why. The mandate of the 9/11 Commission was daunting and all-encompassing. In its investigation of the events leading up to and including September 11, 2001, the commission had to examine U.S. diplomacy, military policy, intelligence agencies, law enforcement, border and aviation security, and congressional oversight, as well as the immediate response to the terrorist attacks, while also investigating the lethal enemy al Qaeda. Here for the first time is the story of how the commission came together to produce its landmark document.