9/11 Commission Report
The 9/11 Commission
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Length 23 h 20 min
Chapters 56
First published 2004
9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was prepared by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (informally sometimes known as the "9/11 Commission" or the "Kean/Zelikow Commission") at the request of the President of the United States and Congress.
The commission convened on November 26, 2002 (441 days after the attack) and their final report was issued on July 22, 2004.
Chapters
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Preface Read by Sam Stinson 9:33
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1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense Read by musil 1:07:52
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1.3 National Crisis Management Read by Bob Seybold 33:17
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2.1 A Declaration of War Read by Carl Manchester 6:58
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2.2 Bin Ladin's Appeal in the Islamic World Read by James Christopher 17:19
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2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda Read by Great Plains 14:31
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2.4 Building an Organization Read by ajacoby 13:25
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2.5 Al Qaeda's Renewal in Afghanistan Read by Corey M. Snow 23:01
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3. Counterterrorism Evolves, 3.1 From the Old Terrorism to the New Read by BiddyM 9:09
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3.2 Adaptation--and Nonadaptation--in the Law Enforcement Community Read by BiddyM 31:55
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3.3 ... and in the Federal Aviation Administration Read by Maire Rhode 13:30
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3.4 ... and in the Intelligence Community Read by Maire Rhode 29:36
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3.5 ... and in the State Department and the Defense Department Read by Bob Seybold 15:58
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3.6 ... and in the White House Read by Bob Seybold 11:58
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3.7 ... and in the Congress Read by Bob Seybold 15:27
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4.1 Before the Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania Read by AnnaGrace 25:39
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4.2 Crisis: August 1998 Read by Maire Rhode 22:19
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4.3 Diplomacy Read by Maire Rhode 20:33
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4.4 Covert Action Read by Maire Rhode 29:18
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4.5 Searching for Fresh Options Read by AnnaGrace 31:22
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5.1 Terrorist Entrepreneurs Read by Lee Ann Howlett 25:13
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5.2 The "Planes Operation" Read by Lee Ann Howlett 23:11
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5.3 The Hamburg Contingent Read by Lee Ann Howlett 32:45
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5.4 A Money Trail? Read by Maire Rhode 14:40
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6. From Threat To Threat, 6.1 The Millennium Crisis Read by Corey M. Snow 24:33
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6.2 Post-Crisis Reflection Read by Corey M. Snow 28:01
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6.3 The Attack on the USS Cole Read by Corey M. Snow 25:20
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6.4 Change and Continuity Read by Anna Simon 22:43
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6.5 The New Administration's Approach Read by Anna Simon 41:28
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7.1 First Arrivals in California Read by Lee Ann Howlett 27:08
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7.2 The 9/11 Pilots in the United States Read by Lee Ann Howlett 24:04
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7.3 Assembling the Teams Read by Lee Ann Howlett 27:30
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7.4 Final Strategies and Tactics Read by Lee Ann Howlett 39:06
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8.1 The Summer of Threat Read by Lee Ann Howlett 37:18
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8.2 Late Leads Read by Lee Ann Howlett 38:09
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9.1 Preparedness as of September 11 Read by Bob Seybold 18:14
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9.2 September 11, 2001 - part 1 Read by Allyson Hester 1:12:08
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9.2 September 11, 2001 - part 2 Read by Allyson Hester 22:25
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9.3 Emergency Response at the Pentagon Read by Allyson Hester 7:33
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9.4 Analysis Read by Maire Rhode 30:45
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10. Wartime, 10.1 Immediate Responses at Home Read by Maire Rhode 16:45
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10.2 Planning for War Read by Carl Manchester 14:58
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10.3 "Phase Two" and the Question of Iraq Read by Carl Manchester 21:53
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11. Foresight--and Hindsight, 11.1 Imagination Read by Cori Samuel 30:33
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11.2 Policy Read by texttalker 8:44
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11.3 Capabilities Read by Lee Ann Howlett 8:26
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11.4 Management Read by Lee Ann Howlett 22:15
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12.1 Reflecting on a Generational Challenge Read by Maire Rhode 15:28
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12.2 Attack Terrorists and Their Organizations Read by Bob Seybold 27:54
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12.3 Prevent the Continued Growth of Islamist Terrorism Read by Lee Ann Howlett 25:18
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12.4 Protect against and Prepare for Terrorist Attacks Read by Phillipa Chantry 47:42
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13. How To Do It?, 13.1 Unity of Effort across the Foreign-Domestic Divide Read by BiddyM 23:50
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13.2 Unity of Effort in the Intelligence Community Read by Maire Rhode 27:33
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13.3 Unity of Effort in Sharing Information Read by Maire Rhode 9:24
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13.4 Unity of Effort in the Congress Read by Bob Seybold 9:04
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13.5 Organizing America's Defenses Read by Alana Jordan 18:41
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