CIA Director Says the Missing 9/11 Report Pages Contain Inaccurate Information
CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday defended the government’s decision to withhold 28 pages of the 9/11 Commission Report, telling NBC the classified pages contain “inaccurate” information that could be used to tie Saudi Arabia to the 9/11 terror attacks.
“This chapter was kept out because of concerns about sensitive methods [and] investigative actions,” Brennan told “Meet The Press” host Chuck Todd, adding that at the time these findings were issued, in 2002, the investigation into 9/11 was still underway.
Brennan said the 9/11 Commission Report contains “a combination of things that are accurate and inaccurate.” Ultimately, he said, the joint inquiry “came out with a very clear judgment that there was no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution, or Saudi officials or individuals, had provided financial support to al Qaeda.”
The question of what is contained in the report has reemerged this year largely due to the efforts of former Florida Sen. Bob Graham (D), who was part of the original 9/11 Commission inquiry and who helped write the 28 classified pages.
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