The 9/11 Report
Author: Sidney Jacobson
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0809057387
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The Commission
Author: Philip Shenon
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 2008-02-05
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 0446511315
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a work of history that will make headlines, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of most important federal commission since the the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 commission and its relationship with the Bush White House. The Commission will change our understanding of the 9/11 investigation -- and of the attacks themselves.
The 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents
Author: Ernest R. May
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Published: 2019-08-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1319328229
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gain a firsthand account of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks' methods and actions as 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents walks you through the drafting process despite the bitter political divisions surrounding the commission.
Without Precedent
Author: Thomas H. Kean
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2006-08-15
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 0307265498
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The untold story of how the 9/11 Commission overcame partisanship and bureaucracy to produce its acclaimed report. From the beginning, the 9/11 Commission found itself facing obstacles — the Bush administration blocked its existence for months, the first co-chairs resigned right away, the budget was limited, and a polarized Washington was suspicious of its every request. Yet despite these long odds, the Commission produced a bestselling report unanimously hailed for its objectivity, along with a set of recommendations that led to the most significant reform of America’s national security agencies in decades. This is a riveting insider’s account of Washington at its worst — and its best.
Preventing Surprise Attacks
Author: Richard A. Posner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780742549470
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Posner discusses the utter futilty of this reform act in a searing critique of the 9/11 Commission, its recommendations, Congress's role in making law, and the law's inability to do what it is intended to do.
9/11 Commission Recommendations
Author: John Iseby
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781604565201
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Pentagon 9/11
Author: Alfred Goldberg
Publisher: Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
Published: 2007-09-05
Total Pages: 330
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.
Science and Security in a Post 9/11 World
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2007-11-10
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 0309111919
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community and academic research institutions, this report identifies specific actions that should be taken to maintain a thriving scientific research environment in an era of heightened security concerns. Actions include maintaining the open exchange of scientific information, fostering a productive environment for international scholars in the U.S., reexamining federal definitions of sensitive but unclassified research, and reviewing policies on deemed export controls. The federal government should establish a standing entity, preferably a Science and Security Commission, that would review policies regarding the exchange of information and the participation of foreign-born scientists and students in research.
Intelligence and Surprise Attack
Author: Erik J. Dahl
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2013-07-19
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1589019989
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How can the United States avoid a future surprise attack on the scale of 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, in an era when such devastating attacks can come not only from nation states, but also from terrorist groups or cyber enemies? Intelligence and Surprise Attack examines why surprise attacks often succeed even though, in most cases, warnings had been available beforehand. Erik J. Dahl challenges the conventional wisdom about intelligence failure, which holds that attacks succeed because important warnings get lost amid noise or because intelligence officials lack the imagination and collaboration to “connect the dots” of available information. Comparing cases of intelligence failure with intelligence success, Dahl finds that the key to success is not more imagination or better analysis, but better acquisition of precise, tactical-level intelligence combined with the presence of decision makers who are willing to listen to and act on the warnings they receive from their intelligence staff. The book offers a new understanding of classic cases of conventional and terrorist attacks such as Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The book also presents a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence picture before the 9/11 attacks, making use of new information available since the publication of the 9/11 Commission Report and challenging some of that report’s findings.
Terrorism and National Security Reform
Author: Jordan Tama
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-03-14
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1139498983
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Terrorism and National Security Reform demonstrates that blue-ribbon commissions can be powerful vehicles for policy change, overturning the conventional wisdom that views them only as devices for passing the buck. Jordan Tama explains how the unique political credibility of commissions can enable them to forge bipartisan consensus on tough policy challenges. He also shows that commissions are most valuable during a crisis, when policymakers face pressure to make changes but frequently cannot agree on what to do. Using an original database, case studies, and more than 200 interviews of policymakers and commission participants, Tama reveals how commissions have shaped Barack Obama's plan for ending the Iraq War, spurred the largest government and intelligence overhauls since 1947, and driven many other elements of U.S. counterterrorism policy. In an era of unrelenting partisanship and extreme polarization, this book shows that commissions are increasingly valuable policymaking tools.
