Big News Network.com Saturday 2nd September, 2006 (UPI)
A U.S. government report says two officials should face administrative action for failing to correct inaccurate statements made to the Sept. 11 commission.
However, the report, by acting inspector general of the Transportation Department Todd Zinser, said it did not appear that the Federal Aviation Administration officials had intentionally misled the commission when they made the statements, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
The report referred to statements made by NORAD and Federal Aviation Administration officials for two years after the attacks that claimed aviation officials had reacted quickly to the Sept. 11, 2001, plane hijackings and had made preparations to shoot down United Airlines Flight 93 if it posed a threat to Washington.
However, the commission's investigation found the military never targeted any of the hijacked planes and spent considerable time attempting to locate American Airlines Flight 11 after it crashed into the World Trade Center.
Zinser said in the report two unidentified FAA officials acted improperly when they failed to notify the commission that the information they provided was incorrect. He recommended unspecified administrative action be taken against them.