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Steven Emerson,
Executive Director
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April 25, 2016
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Speculation
Over 28 Pages in 9/11 Report Doing More Harm Than Good
NewsmaxTV
April 22, 2016
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Clip of President Obama: Our belief that the prosperity and
stability of the region depends on countries treating all their citizens
fairly, and that sectarianism is an enemy of peace and prosperity.
JD Hayworth: President Obama speaking to reporters shortly before
departing Saudi Arabia earlier this week. Tensions between our nation and
the Saudis have increased following a 60 Minutes report alleging that 28
classified pages of the 9/11 Commission Report show a connection from Saudi
Arabia to the 9/11 terrorists. The White House says the 28 pages were not
brought up nor was the possibility of 9/11 victims being allowed to sue
Saudi Arabia. Instead the trip was described as a "clearing of the air"
between the two countries. But the question remains should those 28 pages
be declassified. For more we're pleased to be joined by my former colleague
on Capitol Hill, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee,
Pete Hoekstra. Pete now is Shillman Senior Fellow for the Investigative
Project on Terrorism and author of the book "Architects
of Disaster: the Destruction of Libya." Pete joins us tonight from
Holland, Mich. Pete, I understand you've seen those classified materials
and those 28 pages. Do you believe those pages should be declassified?
Pete Hoekstra: Well JD, this is a debate that happened in
Congress years ago, almost 13 years ago. And I remember because this was a
congressional report that came from a joint committee from the House and
Senate Intelligence Committees investigating 9/11. We put the report
together, you give it to the executive branch, they come back and tell you
what's classified and what's not classified. Back then there was already
disagreement between Congress and the White House. Many of us on the
committees, part of that process, believed this information should have
been made public at that time. The administration said no. I still believe,
especially 13 years later, that this information needs to be made public.
The families, the American people, we need to see what's in that
information.
Hayworth: And quite obviously you are not Hillary Clinton so I
don't think you're going to get slack from the Justice Department. You
cannot detail what those pages include but can you comment on the press
accounts? For example there's been talk not only of the Saudis but also the
posture of the Iranians leading up to 9/11. What can you tell us in general
terms?
Hoekstra: Well in general terms I can tell you, that there's been
a tremendous amount of speculation what's in these 28 pages and that's why
I think it's actually doing more damage than good. Put it out there. Could
it be talking about Saudi, could it be talking about Iran? Absolutely.
Because remember the Congress vs. the executive branch, we've got different
equities. Why would a Bush Administration want to keep this information
secret? Why would an Obama Administration? You'd
think that their reasons would be very, very different, unless perhaps, and
this is speculation from what I've seen in press accounts, what you've seen
in press accounts. Does it indict more than one country and highlight
connections between more than one country and the 9/11 hijackers?
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