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May 20, 2002. New York Times
24, May, 2002 - The Washington Times
MSNBC
Oct. 21, 2002 NewsWeek
We could impeach Bush, and or Cheney, if they had let an independent investigation actually happen.
http://foi.missouri.edu/terrorismfoi/chaneyrejterbrief.htmlWASHINGTON, May 19 — Vice President Dick Cheney said today that he would advise President Bush not to turn over to Congress the August intelligence briefing that warned that terrorists were interested in hijacking airplanes, and he insisted that the investigation into Sept. 11 should be handled by the Congressional intelligence committees, not an independent commission.
In appearances on several television news programs, Mr. Cheney said "it would be a mistake" to give broad Congressional access to the Aug. 6 memorandum to the president, which ignited a political uproar over whether the nation could have anticipated the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
24, May, 2002 - The Washington Times
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1699566_ITMPresident Bush yesterday rejected Democratic demands for a special commission to investigate the administration's handling of terror warnings before September 11 and refused to release the contents of an Aug. 6 briefing that mentioned the possibility of airline hijacking.
"I, of course, want the Congress to take a look at what took place prior to September the 11th," Mr. Bush said during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. "But since it deals with such sensitive information, in my judgment, it's best for the ongoing war against terror that the investigation be done in the intelligence committees."
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Oct. 21, 2002 NewsWeek
http://foi.missouri.edu/execprivilege/investkeepout.htmlDick Cheney played a behind-the-scenes role last week in derailing an agreement to create an independent commission to investigate the 9-11 attacks. Last month the White House endorsed the formation of the panel. But on Thursday, hours after congressional negotiators hailed a final deal over the scope and powers of a 9-11 panel, Cheney called House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Porter Goss, sources told NEWSWEEK.
We could impeach Bush, and or Cheney, if they had let an independent investigation actually happen.