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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Creation of a National Counterterrorism Center. The committee heard from September 11th Commission staff members on the recomm…

Philip Zelikow talked about the findings of the National commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States and the potential responses to the release of the commission’s final report. He …

Commission staff members detailed the events of the morning of September 11, 2001 in which terrorists hijacked four airplanes in a coordinated attack on the U.S. and the minute-to-minute res…

The September 11th Commission conducted its final set of public hearings. Commission staff offered a statement on the history of al Qaeda. Intelligence officials testified about the use of …

Committee staff members and intelligence officials testified about the development and execution of the plot to use commercial aircraft as weapons of terror in an attack on major U.S. landma…

September 11 Commission staff members presented a report of the Commission on emergency responses to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Among the issues they…

Staff members of the September 11th Commission presented their report on emergency response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Among the issues they addressed were rescue efforts foll…

Staff members of the 911 Commission presented preliminary findings on intelligence gathering and dissemination at the Federal Bureau of Investigation before and after the September 11, 2001,…

Committee staff offered preliminary reports on intelligence failures, agency performance, and information sharing on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Administration offic…

Former administration law enforcement officials testified about intelligence gathering by the Justice Department and the FBI prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., in…

Commission staff members outlined their preliminary findings during an investigation into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Among the issues addressed were intel…

Commission staff members outlined their preliminary findings during an investigation into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Among the issues addressed were intel…

At a public hearing of the September 11 Commission witnesses testified about passenger screening procedures before and after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the to…

Witnesses testified before the September 11 commission about border security and ways in which September 11, 2001 terrorists managed to enter the U.S. They also talked about the visa process…

Witnesses testified about information gathering and sharing among government agencies and establishing effective terrorist watchlists. They also talked about current efforts to streamline in…