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Burt Hall previously was Group Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office on national security matters. He served also on a congressional commission, similar to the 9/11 one, and with the Office of Management and Budget. He is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program, author of two books and WWII Vet. The books authored are (1)MISUSE OF POWER (How the Far Right Gained and Misuses Power) and (2)HOW THE EXPERTS WIN AT BRIDGE.
(27 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 6, 2010 How Could Bush/Cheney Miss the Warnings of 9/11?
Faced with the highest level threat in decades and severe warnings of upcoming attacks, President Bush, Vice-President Cheney and their national security team did not take reasonable and prudent precautions to protect the nation.
(6 comments) SHARE Saturday, March 20, 2010 LET'S STOP THE FAR RIGHT TREND OF UNDERMINING AND MISMANAGING GOVERNMENT
The state of our politics is not good and getting worse with each presidential term. Our country is steadily declining and it's time to stop the far-right trend of undermining government when out of power and mismanaging it when in power. A simple solution is available, but depends on an informed public.
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 17, 2010 Reopening the 9/11 Investigation
The 9/11 Commission failed to assess White House preparedness for the 9/11 attacks, in violation of its statutory mandate. Such an assessment would have disclosed that the President and Vice-President ignored repeated warnings from our foreign allies of the upcoming attacks. The warnings included the actual means of attack and the presence of al-Qaeda members in the U.S. planning the attacks and learning to fly.