Kristen Breitweiser

Kristen Breitweiser whose husband was killed on September 11, 2001, was thereafter known as one of the Just Four Moms from New Jersey, more formally known as September 11th Advocates group.

Breitweiser has written "Wake-Up Call: The Political Education of a 9/11 Widow" which will be released in September 2006 by Warner Books (ISBN 0446579327). It will also be available as a Hachette Audio and an eBook. 

Profiles
According to her profile linked at The Huffington Post, "Kristen Breitweiser, 9/11 widow and activist, is known for pressuring official Washington to provide a public accounting to the American people of what went wrong on the morning of September 11 and in the months leading up to the disaster that claimed the life of her husband and more than 3000 others.

"Breitweiser did not seek to be an activist. She was a stay-at-home mother in suburban New Jersey and a George Bush supporter. Yet Breitweiser and the other so-called 'Jersey Girls' transformed by their grief and outraged by a lack of accountability are widely credited with forcing the creation of the 9/11 Commission and were instrumental in insuring the passage in Congress of the national security reforms it recommended.

"She testified before the Joint Inquiry of Congress in September 2002 and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee in August 2004 with regard to national security reforms. She campaigned as a primary surrogate for the Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign in 2004.

"Breitweiser lives in New York City with her six-year old daughter, Caroline Whitney and her golden retriever, Cooper."

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * 9/11_Report_Critique
 * 9-11 Truth Movement
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission)
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony

Profiles

 * Kristen Breitweiser in the Wikipedia.

2002

 * Phil Donahue, Donahue Interviews 9/11 Widow Kristen Breitweiser. Gutsy and incisive performance from a woman with a mission, Gulu Future, August 13, 2002.
 * Statement of Kristen Breitweiser, Co-Chairperson September 11 Advocates, Concerning the Joint 9/11 Inquiry, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, September 18, 2002. Also here.
 * Connie Chung, Interview with Kristen Breitweiser (transcript), CNN, September 18, 2002.

2003

 * On Moussaoui, Bush, and September 11, Cosmos Left, May 3-7, 2003. Scroll down to letter by Breitweiser to New York Times regarding 9-11 Commission delays.
 * Kristen Breitweiser, A "mind-numbingly boring" propaganda film. A 9/11 widow reviews last night's Showtime film about President Bush's actions on and after that fateful morning, Salon, September 8, 2003. Also here.
 * Shaun Waterman, 9/11 panel subpoenas NORAD, not CIA, UPI, November 8, 2003: Breitweiser: "'These documents show the flow of information within the government, the chain from the bottom to the top,' she said. 'Something went wrong, the nation was unaware and undefended that day. If we want to find out what went wrong, we have to examine every link in the chain to find out where the break was.'"
 * Soledad O'Brien, Interview with Kristen Breitweiser (transcript), CNN/American Morning, November 17, 2003.
 * Kristen Breitweiser On MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Mathews (transcript), Scoop, December 18, 2003.

2004

 * The Widows of 9-11 (2-hour special; audio), The Connection, February 17, 2004: "Guests: Kristen Breitweiser, widow of Ronald Breitweiser; Patty Casazza, widow of John Casazza; Lorie van Auken, widow of Kenneth van Auken; Mindy Kleinberg, widow of Alan Kleinberg; Dan Eggen, Washington Post reporter; Bob Monetti, former President of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103."
 * Matthew Mosk, "Sept. 11 Widow Joins Campaign. Families of Victims Bring Their Passion and Grief to Partisan Fray," Washington Post, September 29, 2004.

2005

 * Kristen Breitweiser, "Karl Rove's 'Understanding of 9/11'," The Huffington Post, June 23, 2005.

2006

 * Kristen Breitweiser, "Taking It to the Streets--A.M.E.N.," The Huffington Post, April 10, 2006.
 * Kimberly Gadette, "9-11 Widows Want All Our Safety; Let's Listen Up," Women's eNews, August 16, 2006.
 * Taylor Marsh, "Ann Coulter's Beautiful Big Money Smear Machine," TaylorMarsh.com, August 16, 2006.
 * Gary Goeree, "Smoke and mirrors. Inside story of 9/11 commission reveals how government blocked investigations at every turn," The Record, August 19, 2006.
 * Taylor Marsh, "Kristen Breitweiser: The Right's Next Target," TaylorMarsh.com, August 21, 2006: "Let the swiftboating begin."