Part of 9/11 Report Remains Unreleased; An Inquiry Is Begun The New York Times One last chapter of the investigation by the Sept. 11 commission, a s
October 29, 2004

Part of 9/11 Report Remains Unreleased; An Inquiry Is Begun

The New York Times

One last chapter of the investigation by the Sept. 11 commission, a supplement completed more than two months ago, has not yet been made public by the Justice Department, and officials say it is unlikely to be released before the presidential election, even though that had been a major goal of deadlines set for the panel.

Drawing from this unpublished part of the inquiry, the commission quietly asked the inspectors general at the Departments of Defense and Transportation to review what it had determined were broadly inaccurate accounts provided by several civil and military officials about efforts to track and chase the hijacked aircraft on Sept. 11. The investigation is ongoing,'' Mr. Barnes said, "and we don't know when it will be done."

In testimony before the commission, officials had described a quick response to the hijackings that narrowly missed intercepting some of the planes, but the commission's investigators later determined from documentary evidence that none of the military planes were anywhere near the four airliners.

In addition, officials at the Federal Aviation Administration testified that they had notified the military within a few minutes of each hijacking, but the investigation found that tape recordings contradicted that assertion. More

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