9/11 Ommission Report Nominated for Literary Award

While I would have liked Heidi Benson to be more critical of the laughable Omission Report, I’m glad to see her article has outlined a few more Orwellian details we might not have heard about yet -

- - - The publisher (Norton) “has promised to keep it in print ‘in perpetuity.’”

- - - It will be taught in schools, starting with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

- - - Henry Kissinger's son, David Kissinger will ‘ oversee’ the NBC miniseries of it.


If you’d like to speak out, here are some contacts –

Norton:
http://www.wwnorton.com/area4/contact.htm
http://www.wwnorton.com/area4/sub-corrections-form.htm

Kennedy School:
Day, Rosemarie
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Chief of Staff
Dean's Offices, Kennedy School
Office phone: (617)495-4260
E-Mail Address: rosemarie_day [at] ksg.harvard.edu
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/ksginfo/director.nsf/wzWebByDepartment?OpenView&Start=6&Count=30&Expand=17#17

NBC:
http://www.nbc.com/footer/Contact_Us.shtml


'The 9/11 Commission Report' is a compelling read. But does it deserve a literary award?
Heidi Benson, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, November 12, 2004
(excerpt)
“One thing everyone agrees on is that, largely because Norton has promised to keep it in print "in perpetuity," "The 9/11 Commission Report" will be read and studied for decades.

It will be taught in schools: At Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Professor May will soon be involved in developing a curriculum around the report.

"There have been 640 federal commissions in the last 40 years," May said. "It is resorted to more and more because of a sense that partisanship paralyzes government -- and here's a commission that appears to be very successful."

You'll see it on TV: NBC's Universal Television Studios was first to announce plans for a miniseries based on the report, to be written and produced by Graham Yost, known for his work on two HBO series, "Band of Brothers" and "From the Earth to the Moon," and overseen by David Kissinger, Henry Kissinger's son.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/12/DDGOC9P9BN1.DTL