The 9/11 Files: The Cover-up Commission | Ep 2

The official 9/11 Commission Report is presented as a cover-up orchestrated by the Bush administration to protect its reputation and facilitate the invasion of Iraq, rather than a genuine investigation into the attacks.

• The 9/11 Commission was deliberately compromised and underfunded by the Bush administration.

• Key officials sought to protect President Bush's reputation and promote the invasion of Iraq using the tragedy.

• The commission's leadership and staff were strategically placed to control information and predetermine the outcome.

The 9/11 Commission was intentionally sabotaged by the Bush administration through underfunding, weak subpoena power, and an extremely tight timeline to prevent a thorough investigation into the attacks. Key figures within the administration, including Dick Cheney and Karl Rove, actively suppressed inquiry to protect President Bush's reputation and exploit the tragedy to advance their agenda for invading Iraq. The integrity of the commission was further compromised by the appointment of biased leadership and staff who pre-wrote the report and limited access to critical information.

Compromised 9/11 Commission

• 00:00:54 The 9/11 Commission's final report, the basis for all media coverage, is described as a corrupt farce, intentionally underfunded, poorly structured, and designed to fail. Its own chairman later admitted it was set up to fail. This sabotage ensured that crucial questions about how a closely monitored terror network like al-Qaeda could execute the 9/11 attacks in broad daylight remained unanswered, with the Bush administration ferociously opposing careful scrutiny.

• 00:03:04 The Bush administration, enjoying high approval ratings post-9/11, propagated a false narrative that the attacks were unavoidable, despite public demand for an investigation into intelligence failures. Dick Cheney and Karl Rove actively worked to kill the initial congressional inquiry, threatening Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle by implying interference with the war on terror if the investigation proceeded. When the committee discovered intercepted al-Qaeda messages from the day before 9/11, the FBI, under Robert Mueller, intimidated committee staff, resulting in redacted findings in their final report.

• 00:09:14 Despite administrative obstruction, the 'Jersey Girls,' 9/11 widows, and political enemies like John McCain pushed for an independent commission, which President Bush signed into law under political pressure. However, the commission was deliberately neutered with weak subpoena power, a strict 18-month timeline, and a mere $3 million budget—significantly less than funding for other investigations. The White House further exerted control by selecting the chairman and executive director, ensuring the commission would not become a 'runaway' body.

• 00:10:16 The White House's choice for commission chairman, Henry Kissinger, resigned the day after meeting with 9/11 widows and failing to disclose potential conflicts of interest regarding his consulting firm's clients, including possible Saudi royal or bin Laden family connections. Following Kissinger's resignation, Karl Rove arranged for former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean to lead the commission, instructing him not to allow a 'runaway commission.' Philip Zelikow, an active Bush administration official with extensive ties to Condoleezza Rice, was then appointed as executive director, tasked with pre-writing the report and manipulating the investigation to protect the administration and promote the Iraq War agenda.