APFNKissinger steps down as chairman of 9/11 panelFri Dec 13 19:58:20 2002208.152.73.54Kissinger steps down as chairman of 9/11 panelCites controversy over potential conflicts of interest Friday, December 13, 2002 Posted: 5:37 PM EST (2237 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/kissinger.resigns.ap/index.html (site down) http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/kissinger021213.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stepped down Friday as chairman of a panel investigating the September 11 attacks, citing controversy over potential conflicts of interest with his private-sector clients."It is clear that, although specific potential conflicts can be resolved in this manner, the controversy would quickly move to the consulting firm I have built and own," Kissinger wrote in a letter to President Bush, who appointed him. "I have, therefore, concluded that I cannot accept the responsibility you proposed."The decision was another blow for the fledging panel and the families of September 11 victims. The panel's original vice chairman, George Mitchell, resigned from the commission Wednesday, partly because of pressures to quit his law firm.Kissinger's resignation came one day after he tried to assure victims that his business interests would not conflict with his duties as chairman. The White House and congressional Democrats had clashed on whether he had to disclose his business clients, with Bush's advisers saying the law did not require such disclosures.Bush issued a written statement saying he accepted Kissinger's resignation with regret. "His chairmanship would have provided the insights and analysis the government needs to understand the methods of our enemies and the nature of the threats we face," the statement said.He promised to pick a new chairman to help "uncover every detail and learn every lesson of September 11, even as we act on what we have learned so far to better protect and defend America." =================================================== Nat HentoffThe Death of Operation TIPSVolunteer Spying Corps DismissedDecember 13th, 2002 5:00 PMhttp://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0251/hentoff.phpIt's The Law!Case Law:"Silence can only be equated with fraud when there is a legal or moral duty to speak, or when an inquiry left unanswered would be intentionally misleading... We cannot condone this shocking conduct... If that is the case we hope our message is clear. This sort of deception will not be tolerated and if this is routine it should be corrected immediately"U.S. v. Tweel 550 F2d 297, 299-300.http://www.apfn.org/apfn/thelaw.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/kissinger021213.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stepped down Friday as chairman of a panel investigating the September 11 attacks, citing controversy over potential conflicts of interest with his private-sector clients."It is clear that, although specific potential conflicts can be resolved in this manner, the controversy would quickly move to the consulting firm I have built and own," Kissinger wrote in a letter to President Bush, who appointed him. "I have, therefore, concluded that I cannot accept the responsibility you proposed."The decision was another blow for the fledging panel and the families of September 11 victims. The panel's original vice chairman, George Mitchell, resigned from the commission Wednesday, partly because of pressures to quit his law firm.Kissinger's resignation came one day after he tried to assure victims that his business interests would not conflict with his duties as chairman. The White House and congressional Democrats had clashed on whether he had to disclose his business clients, with Bush's advisers saying the law did not require such disclosures.Bush issued a written statement saying he accepted Kissinger's resignation with regret. "His chairmanship would have provided the insights and analysis the government needs to understand the methods of our enemies and the nature of the threats we face," the statement said.He promised to pick a new chairman to help "uncover every detail and learn every lesson of September 11, even as we act on what we have learned so far to better protect and defend America." =================================================== Nat HentoffThe Death of Operation TIPSVolunteer Spying Corps DismissedDecember 13th, 2002 5:00 PMhttp://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0251/hentoff.phpIt's The Law!Case Law:"Silence can only be equated with fraud when there is a legal or moral duty to speak, or when an inquiry left unanswered would be intentionally misleading... We cannot condone this shocking conduct... If that is the case we hope our message is clear. This sort of deception will not be tolerated and if this is routine it should be corrected immediately"U.S. v. Tweel 550 F2d 297, 299-300.http://www.apfn.org/apfn/thelaw.htm
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