Review at C.I.A. and Justice Brings No 9/11 Punishment

[Khephra]

By DOUGLAS JEHL and ERIC LICHTBLAU

Published: September 14, 2004


WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - Internal reviews still under way at the Central Intelligence Agency and recently completed at the Justice Department, examining their performance in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks, have not resulted in any disciplinary actions, government officials said on Monday.

The reviews were sought in December 2002 by the joint Congressional committee that investigated Sept. 11 events. The purpose, it said, should be to determine "whether and to what extent personnel at all levels should be held accountable" for any mistakes that contributed to the failure to disrupt the attacks.

Neither review has been made public. Intelligence officials said that a draft of the C.I.A. report was completed in July but that a finished version had been delayed in response to questions from the agency's acting director. The final Justice Department report was also completed in July, however, and officials who have seen it say it stops short of recommending disciplinary action.

Both reports have been eagerly awaited by members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and by relatives of those killed on Sept. 11, 2001. The families in particular have complained that government officials have not been held accountable for mistakes that contributed to the attacks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/14/politics/14intel.html

[whalerider55]

1. pay no attention...

to that man behind the curtain...

face it, folks. we're not in kansas anymore.

whalerider55

[GAspnes]

2. they're not empowered to punish *

Tenet fell on his sword to protect *. There had to be a quid pro quo. "Leave the agency alone, or I'll go public."

Ditto the FBI. The agents were doing their jobs and Ashcroft shut them down, on orders.

Let's make sure the blame and punishment gets applied to the correct criminal, starting with the election.