...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... ...SSION 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 Preface xv 1. “WE... ...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... ...eporting structure, Northeast Air Defense Sector p. 32–33 Flight paths and timelines p. 49 Usama Bin Ladin p. 64 Map of Afghanistan p. 148 Khalid Shei... ... intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies, diplo- macy, immigration issues and border control, the flow of assets to terrorist organizations, c... ...he CIA provided great assistance.We owe a huge debt to their investigative labors, painstaking attention to detail, and readiness to share what they h... ...sources we have consulted. But in an event of this scale, touching so many issues and organizations, we are conscious of our limits.We have not interv... ...t this response to a phantom aircraft was not recounted in a single public timeline or statement issued by the FAA or Department of Defense.The inac- ... ...rite-ups were reviewed by al Qaeda leaders. 83 The team set up a makeshift laboratory for developing their surveillance photographs in an apartment 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...