When someone comes out with a book called The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, you know it’s not going to be a fawning portrait of the commission’s thoroughness and objectivity. And indeed the book, by New York Times reporter Philip Shenon, has some revelations that are sure to challenge its reputation.
The book is being closely held until its release next month, but Max Holland, a D.C. area blogger and author, was somehow able to snag an advance audio copy at his local bookstore.
A lot of what has been “censored,” it turns out, revolves around the commission’s executive director Philip Zelikow. According to Holland, Shenon reports that Zelikow 1) hid the depth and breadth of his relationship to key members in the administration, 2) had a number of private conversations with Karl Rove (funny how he keeps popping up) while he was on the panel, and 3) succeeded in softening the final report’s judgment on the Bush Administration’s responsibility.
Star ABC muckraker and TPM alum Justin Rood confirmed Holland’s account, and got Zelikow’s response. But on to the revelations. First, about what Zelikow failed to disclose. He was a former aide to Condoleezza Rice, and had a long relationship with her.
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