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An Unbelievable Outrage

by John Cole|  August 8, 20032:11 pm| 5 Comments

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Dwight Meredith is writing about something that should send anyone with a sense of decency into a seething rage (Blogger links are buggered, just got to his website, hit ctrl f, and search for “Gorelick Must Resign” without the quotes).

To make a long story short, one member of the 9/11 Commission (formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States), Jamie Gorelick, has an unbelievable conflict of interest:

For Jamie Gorelick, answering a simple question is not enough. Gorelick is a litigation partner in the Washington law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. Gorelick was formerly the number two person at the Department of Justice where she held the position of Deputy Attorney General of the United States.

According to Newsweek, Gorelick

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  1. 1.

    Arash

    August 9, 2003 at 11:26 pm

    Khalid bin Mahfouz is mentioned in a lawsuit by the families of the 9/11 victims. He had investments in Tom Kean

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    G. Rich

    March 24, 2004 at 11:10 am

    I think so far this commission is just a hack job on Mr. Bush, who is a wonderful president. It’s supposed to be bi-partisan, but so far it’s the most partisan bunch of garbage I’ve ever heard. No one has seriously questioned a Clinton administration officials, they are just trying to hurt the one man who has shown guts in this fight against foreigners who want to see our nation burned to the ground. Leave Mr. Bush alone, he was only in office 8 months when 9/11 happened. Start asking Mr. Clinton, who was in office 8 years what he knew and when did he know it. If you can get an honest answer from him, that is.

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  1. Wunderkinder says:
    August 8, 2003 at 4:05 pm

    Conflict of Interest

    John Cole points out an unbelievable case dealing with conflict of interest. Apparently, Jamie Gorelick- a member of the 9/11 Commission (the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States) is also a partner at the Washington, DC based…

  2. Oliver Willis: Like Kryptonite To Stupid says:
    August 9, 2003 at 6:30 pm

    9.11 Travesty

    John Cole says that it’s an unbelievable outrage that part of the 9.11 comission is taking money from the Saudis. He’s right….

  3. Captain's Quarters says:
    April 14, 2004 at 10:03 am

    Media: Dances With Gorelick

    Walter Branigin filed a report yesterday at the Washington Post on the testimony of John Ashcroft at the 9/11 Commission, as well as that of Louis Freeh, Thomas Pickard, and Janet Reno. Imagine my surprise when the Post managed to…

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