The full text of the joint House and Senate Select Committee's report on 9/11 has been posted for downloading on the USGPO web site.
Here's a first take by the conventional wisdom:
The report on the congressional investigation represents the fullest examination so far of the U.S. response to the growing threat from Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network. Based on an examination of more than 500,000 documents and testimony at nine public hearings and 13 closed sessions last year, the report paints a picture of a poorly organized, understaffed and uncoordinated effort that missed the warning signs and failed to add up the clues.Committee staff members have wrangled with the administration and intelligence agencies over how much of the classified investigation could be made public. More than 800 pages of findings, recommendations and narrative detail were published at 2 p.m. today. Even so, long passages were deleted, especially those dealing with possible connections between the terrorists and the government of Saudi Arabia.
via the Washington Post
There'll be lots more commentary as this 800 page tome is read and misread over the coming days.
Posted by Alan at July 24, 2003 04:54 PM