Flawed Commission process, Says 9/11 Watchdog

in upcoming Report.

Citizens group releases critique of flawed 9/11 Commission process:
*Will final report resolve questions?*
For immediate release -- July 20, 2004

WASHINGTON, DC, 9/11 CitizensWatch, a public group that has
monitored the national 9/11 Commission and demanded transparency,
accountability, and a thorough investigation, will release a
critique of the process used by the National Commission on Terrorist
Acts Upon the United States ("9/11 Commission") just hours before
the Commissionís release of its own final report. "We have discovered
conflicts of interest, contradictions in testimony and a conformity
of witnesses presented at the 9/11 Commission's hearings," said
co-founder John Judge, "as well as flawed premises that will
likely lead to incorrect conclusions about the events surrounding
September 11, 2001 and unsound recommendations for our future
security."

Copies of the 9/11 CitizensWatch critique will be available on
Thursday July 22, 2004 at a press conference in the Lisagor Room
at the National Press Club from 9 - 10 am. (529 14th St. NW,
13th Floor)

The 9/11 Commission's report is the result of a flawed process,
demonstrated by obstructions from the White House, conflicts
of interest among members and staff, and a lack of sworn testimony
from many of their sources. Researchers have analyzed transcripts
from the hearings and discovered omissions of key topics that
omit:

--the historical context to the tragedy,

--a coherent explanation of the failed NORAD/FAA responses, any
investigation into the source of the anthrax attacks, and

--the release of non-classified evidence and documents to support
conclusions.

These and other omissions and shortcomings are likely to leave
many family members' questions unanswered and responsible officials
held unaccountable. The report may fail to resolve public doubts
about the Commissionís reconstruction of events. Commission statements
and testimony have so far failed to clearly identify the ultimate
source of the attacks or its funding.

Confirmed speakers include:

--Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst, Veteran Intelligence Professionals
for Sanity

--John Judge & Kyle Hence, co-founders of 9/11 CitizensWatch

--Statement from Bill Doyle, 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt
Terrorism

--Statement from Judith Jackson Reiss, mother of World Trade
Center victim

9/11 CitizensWatch, PO Box 772, Washington, DC 20044 www.911citizenswatch.org