9/11 panel finds Bush slow to act on terror
The 9/11 Commission released its final report on Monday, outlining an array of shortcomings in the government’s response to the 2001 terrorist attacks and calling overall progress disappointing.
The commission, split evenly between Republicans and Democrats, criticized the continued lack of intelligence sharing between government agencies; the lack of progress in curtailing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; the failure to establish a uniform standard for treating detainees; and the distribution of Department of Homeland Security money based on politics rather than on potential risk.
In July 2004, the 10-member commission issued a report with 41 recommendations, most of which have not been enacted. President George W. Bush did carry out one of the recommendations by appointing a director of national intelligence after receiving pressure from members of Congress.
Among the most pressing issues, according to the commission, was to revamp the federal method of distributing Homeland Security money. Some cities and states that have a much lower risk of terrorism are receiving money, while high-risk cities that have been attacked before – including New York and Washington – receive too little.
Source: Herald Tribune
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