Examiner | March 18, 2010
By Gregory Patin
According to a document obtained by the ACLU under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on Tuesday March 16, the 9/11 commission was warned on Jan. 6th, 2004 by high-level administration officials to "not cross the line" in the investigation of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
The high-level administration officials included Attorney General John Ashcroft, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and CIA Director George J. Tenet. The ACLU described it as a fax sent by David Addington, then-counsel to former vice president Dick Cheney.
The government officials urged the 9/11 Commission, “not to further pursue the proposed request to participate in the questioning of detainees,” according to the letter, citing the need to “Safeguard the national security, including protection of Americans from future terrorist attacks.” (See page 26 here).
Marcy Wheeler, writing for FireDogLake, speculates that the memo was an attempt by Bush administration to keep the torture of detainees from going public at the time. To many others, including Colleen Crowley, the memo is only a small part of a cover up that effectively gagged the 9/11 Commission from any real fact-finding.
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