They must
really have
a lot to hide:
The chairman of an independent commission looking into US counterterrorism activities prior to the September 11 attacks said he could not guarantee that the panel's report will be released before the November presidential election because of a protracted White House vetting process.
Former Republican New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean said he was "surprised" by the situation, but saw no way around it.
The probe, which President George W. Bush initially opposed but later agreed to under pressure, has turned in to a political hot potato after former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke accused Bush of doing a "terrible job" of fighting terrorism prior to the strikes on New York and Washington in September 2001 [...]
Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" television program, Kean said White House vetters will go over his report "line by line to find out if there's anything in there which could harm American interests in the area of intelligence."
Quick to invoke 9-11 for partisan gain, the Bush Administration now wants to bury any mention of the definitive guide to 9-11 until after the election.