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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The 9/11 Investigations lifts the curtain on the top-secret investigations into the worst attack in American history. Here in one place is the most salient information from both the Joint House-Senate Inquiry and the 9/11 Commission investigation, distilled into a narrative that readers can understand. First, The 9/11 Investigations presents the most shocking discoveries to emerge in the course of the investigations. Former Newsweek editor Steven Strasser has combed through the extensive investigative documents and extracted the most revelatory information about 9/11 itself--the al Qaeda plot, the terrorist attack, the emergency response--as well as troubling insights into the inner workings of our government: the decision-making process at the top levels of government, the miscommunication between the FBI and CIA, and the fatal oversights made by the Bush administration before the attacks. Second, The 9/11 Investigations explores the investigation process itself. A lead essay by Craig R. Whitney, assistant managing editor of the New York Times, places the 9/11 investigation into a historical context of other governmental investigations such as the Warren Report and the Pearl Harbor investigation. Whitney also explores the political power plays that have affected the investigation's progress, addressing these fundamental questions: Why hasn't the Bush administration cooperated fully with the 9/11 Commission? How has the administration's behavior affected the work of the Commission? Who will be held responsible for the intelligence and leadership failures revealed by the investigations? And perhaps most importantly: Will the 9/11 investigation help prevent such a tragedy from happening again? Are we any safer for their work? Together, these documents and analysis provide an in-depth look at how America has tried to deal with the shocking impact of the 9/11 attacks. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Better than the actual reportI already wrote a review for the report, but I have to say that after reading ALL the 96+ reviews about the report, that the vast majority either are giving stars for writing ("It reads like a novel!" Yeah!) or really do not know the subject at hand and are pleased with the report since it summarizes a lot of the time and gives you a context. I am not one to critique a government report because it is simple to read but let's not forget what this was supposed to be. This book is better as it gets ... Read More Rating:  - A fascinating and helpful summaryIf you don't have the energy to read the full report, this summary is most helpful in giving you most of the key testimony and conclusions. It is essential reading for all concerned citizens today. Christopher Catherwood, author of CHURCHILL'S FOLLY: HOW WINSTON CHURCHILL CREATED MODERN IRAQ (Carroll and Graf, 2004) Rating: - What Americans need to read for themselvesThis even-handed, non partisan, non biased report gives Americans the facts they need to understand how 9/11 occurred. 9/11 should not be a political football, it should be a point of departure to make the changes needed in our intelligence community to make us ALL feel safer. To dismiss the reasoned introduction by Stephen Strasser just because the "New York Times is a liberal paper", as one of the other reviewers stated, is an indication that the valuable information contained in this and ... Read More Rating: - Partisan from the opening IntroductionWith a New York Times Author writing the introduction, it takes away from the actual reports. The liberal paper of New York of course will put its spin on this one. Skip the intro and read the facts, which are also easily accessible at the 9/11 commission website. Everything contained in here is available for free on their website. This is also not the actual report of the commission but transcripts of the hearings. Rating: - Where is the press on this one??This is a great book for those interested in the 9-11 hearings and attempting to understand the background to the investigation. This is a long read, has a lot of background information and the testimonies of Condy Rice and Richard Clarke are just incredible. Also, Tennet's interview is also in this rather large and thorough book. I was surprised that this has not gotten a lot of press or information on it. For anyone interested in the background and the actual testimony without the commentary, ... Read More 
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