The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation by Philip Shenon

There are a couple of terrific, thoughful new reviews out today, one in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the other in the St. Petersburg Times. I'll post clickthrus of them both on Tuesday, when my webmaster is back at work. But I did want to point out one passage of the Post-Gazette review, written by its veteran book editor Bob Hoover, that makes a point I have tried to make in virtually every interview I've given since the book came out The review notes that the depiction of Philip Zelikow in the book is tough, but Mr. Hoover adds:

"Shenon is careful to include positive contributions by Zelikow, who could be relentless in pursuing documents, even angering the placid Gonzales and letting the historian, now back at the University of Virginia, offer his side of the story. (Zelikow would answer questions only by e-mail.)"

Again, all of those emails are posted at this site. From the home page, clickthru on "Behind the Book."

Phil Shenon