page_title: 9/11 Commission
section_title: Report
hierarchical_section_title: 9/11 Commission / Report
caption_attribution_description: English: 9/11 Commision Report cover. Español: Informe de la Comisión del 11-S. Polski: Okładka Raportu Komisji 9/11.
context_page_description: 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 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 Kean, 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 if 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 The commission's website was shut down, but has been archived.
context_section_description: The commission issued its final report on July 22, 2004. After releasing the report, Commission Chair Thomas Kean declared that both Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were "not well served" by the FBI and CIA. The commission interviewed over 1,200 people in 10 countries and reviewed over two and a half million pages of documents, including some closely guarded classified national security documents. Before it was released by the commission, the final public report was screened for any potentially classified information and edited as necessary.
  Additionally, the commission has released several supplemental reports on the terrorists' financing, travel, and other matters.
caption: The cover of the final 9/11 report.
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