Wrestling for the Truth of 9/11 - NYTimes

[Cassandra]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/opinion/09WED1.html

"The Bush administration, long allergic to the idea of investigating the government's failure to prevent the Sept. 11 terror attacks, is now doing its best to bury the national commission that was created to review Washington's conduct. That was made plain yesterday in a muted way by Thomas Kean, the former New Jersey governor, and Lee Hamilton, the former congressman, who are directing the inquiry. When these seasoned, mild-mannered men start complaining that the administration is trying to intimidate the commission, the country had better take notice.

In a status report on its work, the commission said various agencies — particularly the Pentagon and the Justice Department — were blocking requests for vital information and resources. Acting more like the Soviet Kremlin than the American government, the administration has insisted that monitors from various agencies attend debriefings of key officials by investigators. Mr. Kean is quite correct in objecting to this as a thinly veiled attempt at intimidation. Meanwhile, the clock is running for the commission to complete a full report to the nation by next May. "

This goes along with the page 1 lead story today, which is posted in LBN. It's nice when the reporting and the editorials match.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. more than that

The media has done a 180 in reporting and it is strange to listen to reporting where they are just doing facts.....

Been years...

Oh and these scandals have legs:toast:

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. I hear ya

I, too, have been surprised at the occasional articles coming out, critical of the administration, and/or just reporting storiies in a factual way.

By golly, could we be returning to the days of journalism?

Go Old Gray Lady! Take 'em down!!