Email: Queried on Saudi role in 9/11, Bush dodged questions and turned his back on a commission member

Queried on Saudi role in 9/11, Bush dodged questions and turned his back on a commission member

The 9/11 Commission. Front Row from left: Fred Fielding; Lee Hamilton (vice chairman); Thomas Kean (chairman); Jamie Gorelick. Rear, from left: Richard Ben-Veniste; John Lehman; Timothy Roemer; James Thompson; Bob Kerrey; Slade Gorton.

By Robbyn Swann, FloridaBulldog.org

(*Second of a two-part series)

A carefully choreographed 2004 meeting among President George W. Bush, Vice President DIck Cheney, and 9/11 Commission members left critical questions about the 2001 attacks unresolved and further muddied the historical record, an analysis by the Florida Bulldog shows. At one point, an otherwise affable Bush turned his back on a Commission member to avoid a difficult series of questions.

Queried on Saudi role in 9/11, Bush dodged questions and turned his back on a commission member

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