The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002 "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks.
The commission was also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.
Chaired by former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kan, the commission consisted of five Democrats and five Republicans. The commission was created by Congressional legislation, with the bill signed into law by President George W. Bush.
The commission's final report was lengthy and based on extensive interviews and testimony. Its primary conclusion was that the failures of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation permitted the terrorist attacks to occur and that had these agencies acted more wisely and more aggressively, the attacks could potentially have been prevented.
After the publication of its final report, the commission closed on August 21, 2004. The commission was the last investigation by the federal government into the events of 9/11, with the exception of the NIST report on the collapse of Building 7. Many in the 9/11 Truth Movement criticize the 9/11 commission as a whitewash and a cover-up, and point to comments like co-chairman Lee Hamilton stating publicly that the commission "was setup to fail" as evidence of the need for a new investigation into 9/11.
A Brief History of the 9/11 Commission : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkxLJQ6x_k
9/11 Truth: David Ray Griffin - &Confronting the Evidence& : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leY9SJAQqnU
