May 19, 2004
Giuliani Heckled by Families of Sept. 11 Victims as He Testifies Before
Commission
By Devlin Barrett
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - New York officials probably would not have changed security priorities even if they had knowledge of an August 2001 White House briefing paper that warned of terrorists casing city buildings, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the Sept. 11 commission Wednesday.
Giuliani's testimony was interrupted with angry outbursts by victims' families, including chants of "One-sided!" and "Put us on the panel!" One man, a longtime Giuliani adversary, was tossed out of the hearing after shouting at the panel to "ask some real questions!"
The heckling was a sharp contrast to some of the questioning from commission members, who gave Giuliani a warm welcome and praised his leadership following Sept. 11.
The Aug. 6, 2001, intelligence briefing for President Bush - titled "Bin Laden Determined To Strike in U.S." - referred to evidence of buildings in New York being looked by terrorists as possible targets. It mentioned New York or the World Trade Center three times.
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