...THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–xiv Pr... ...omeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin’s App... ... as an Intelligence Asset and Liability The application of newly developed scientific technology to the mission of U.S. war fighters and national secu... ... of training, language study, and experience to bring a recruit up to full performance. 75 Analysis. The CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence retained so... ...might not be immediate. But when they wrote their estimates, even in brief papers, they could draw on a deep base of knowledge. When the Cold War ende... ... of McFarlane, Poindexter, North, and ten oth- ers, including several high-ranking officers from the CIA’s Clandestine Service.The investigations spot... ...ed at the University of Bonn in a program for technical, mathematical, and scientific studies. In June 1997, he requested a leave from his studies, ci... ...After the millennium alert, elements of the U.S. government reviewed their performance.The CIA’s leadership was told that while a number of plots had ... ...re functioning, however, and the air was clear of smoke. 52 As the highest-ranking officer on the scene, the battalion chief initially was the FDNY in...

...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democra...

...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION O...