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Reports that the commission investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States detailed a series of communications breakdowns at the White House and the Pentagon. Failure of military commanders to tell fighter pilots that they had been given the authority by Vice President Richard Cheney to shoot down hijacked planes; Criticism of the North American Aerospace Defense Command which is responsible for defense of the nation's airspace; Military's failure of planning and strategy; Explanation of the mystery of President George W. Bush's actions on the day of the attacks.