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You can buy The 9/11 Commission Report at Amazon (the author is "National Commission on Terrorist Attacks ") or at a bookstore near you - it's $8 - or you can read the report for free, if you want to tackle it online via the PDF.

Kerik and Von Essen's actions came under the most fire during the hearings, with Commisssioner John F. Lehman saying their planning was faulty, not worthy of the Boy Scouts, let alone this great city." Von Essen then responded, "You make it sound like everything went wrong on Sept. 11. I think it's outrageous that you make a statement like that." When current police commissioner Raymond Kelly testified, he admitted that the city wouldn't be prepared to deal with 10,000 possible victims today, as well as emphasized the city's need for more federal dollars towards protection.

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