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King to probe release of 9/11 pager messages

Quick ReadConcerned about the release of 500,000 intercepted pager messages from Sept. 11, 2001, Rep. Peter King said he plans to have his staff begin a preliminary investigation.

Peter King

Photo credit: AP | Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (June 9, 2009)

Concerned about the release of 500,000 intercepted pager messages from Sept. 11, 2001, Rep. Peter King said he plans to have his Washington staff begin a preliminary investigation.

"It does raise security issues, and we will look into it in Washington," King (R-Seaford), the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security, said Friday.

The messages were compiled by the...

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