Saturday, May 26, 2007
Former Denverite says 9/11 work has made him a target
A former Federal Emergency Management Agency videographer accused of killing his wife in Denver is seeking political asylum in Argentina, claiming the U.S. government wants him silenced for what he saw in the smoldering ruins of the Twin Towers after 9/11.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Falwell 'owed over one million dollars' to Florida flight school
Daniel Hopsicker writes: At the same time the Rev. Jerry Falwell was accusing pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, lesbians, the ACLU and People For the American Way of sharing responsibility for the 9/11 attack the televangelist owed over one million dollars in unpaid loans to the owner of the terror flight school in Florida which trained Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi, the MadCowMorningNews has learned.
"The Rev. Falwell’s second curious association at the Venice Airport," writes Hopsicker, "involves a dummy front company working at terror flight school Huffman Aviation in Venice Florida which moved, amid great controversy, to the Baptist minister’s hometown of Lynchburg VA., where the firm was mysteriously awarded a five-year contract to run a large regional maintenance facility at the airport, beating out a respected and successful local firm with 40 employees and a multi-million dollar balance sheet."
Huffman Aviation is reported to have provided aviation maintenance services for Caribe Air—a CIA proprietary air carrier.
"The Rev. Falwell’s second curious association at the Venice Airport," writes Hopsicker, "involves a dummy front company working at terror flight school Huffman Aviation in Venice Florida which moved, amid great controversy, to the Baptist minister’s hometown of Lynchburg VA., where the firm was mysteriously awarded a five-year contract to run a large regional maintenance facility at the airport, beating out a respected and successful local firm with 40 employees and a multi-million dollar balance sheet."
Huffman Aviation is reported to have provided aviation maintenance services for Caribe Air—a CIA proprietary air carrier.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Rosie O'Donnell books 9/11 show
On her blog, in response to a question about having experts appear on the show from both sides of the WTC 7 issue, Rosie responded “the show has been booked.” No word on when the segment will air or which experts will appear on the show.
"Rosie O’Donnell smells a cover-up, and has been using her seat on her morning talk show, 'The View,' to raise questions."
"Rosie O’Donnell smells a cover-up, and has been using her seat on her morning talk show, 'The View,' to raise questions."
Friday, May 04, 2007
VIDEO: Flight 93 crash site
This rare footage of the Flight 93 crash site shows little or no evidence of a Boeing 757. The widely scattered debris is consistent with theories that the plane was shot down.
Draft report on 7 WTC collapse in 'next couple of months'
Michael E. Newman, NIST Public and Business Affairs, says the draft report on the collapse of 7 World Trade Center should be "available for public comment in the next couple of months."
The 9/11 Commission Report makes no mention of the collapse of this 47-story building.
On April 16, 2007, a major Italian network (Canale 5) aired a show claiming that Building 7 was deliberately taken down with the use of explosives.
The 9/11 Commission Report makes no mention of the collapse of this 47-story building.
On April 16, 2007, a major Italian network (Canale 5) aired a show claiming that Building 7 was deliberately taken down with the use of explosives.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
'Loose Change' shown on airline
Virgin Atlantic airline is showing Loose Change—the most viewed 9/11 documentary.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
'Debunking 9/11 Debunking'
David Ray Griffin's new book, "Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory," is now available.
Monday, April 30, 2007
CIA's Tenet sees Arab names on manifests, we don't
Scott Pelley, during his "60 Minutes" interview of former director of the CIA, George Tenet, said: "At the CIA headquarters, as the towers burned and the Pentagon was hit, Tenet got the aircraft passenger manifest; Hazmi and Mihdhar were listed."
Examine the passenger lists released by the Associated Press, and see if you can find Hazmi and Mihdhar, or any other Arab names. To our knowledege these are the only lists made public.
Examine the passenger lists released by the Associated Press, and see if you can find Hazmi and Mihdhar, or any other Arab names. To our knowledege these are the only lists made public.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Kevin Barrett to interview 9/11 'hijacker' Waleed Al Shehri
Dr. Kevin Barrett, the University of Wisconsin lecturer—"hounded by Steve Nass and 61 state legislators, and handed a death threat by Bill O’Reilly" was denied a tenure-track position at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater—is heading for Casablanca, Morocco to interview still-living 9/11 "hijacker" Waleed al-Shehri.
Waleed says the 9/11 Commission’s photo and biography are his, and that he’s the guy who trained in Daytona Beach.
Osama Bin Laden's role in 9/11 remains unconfirmed. Rex Tomb, the FBI's Chief of Investigative Publicity, is reported to have said, "the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11."
Waleed says the 9/11 Commission’s photo and biography are his, and that he’s the guy who trained in Daytona Beach.
Osama Bin Laden's role in 9/11 remains unconfirmed. Rex Tomb, the FBI's Chief of Investigative Publicity, is reported to have said, "the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11."
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
'The laws of physics simply don't allow it'
Richard Gage, founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, said: "First they come up with the "pancake theory", then they changed it to the "column failure theory". We don't believe that either of those theories are supported by the available evidence. . . .
"The only theory that is supported by the evidence is controlled demolition with explosives," Gage says. "You could never get a collapse event of that speed through 80 floors of intact steel structure. The laws of physics simply don't allow it."
"The only theory that is supported by the evidence is controlled demolition with explosives," Gage says. "You could never get a collapse event of that speed through 80 floors of intact steel structure. The laws of physics simply don't allow it."
Thursday, April 12, 2007
News media challenged at WETA event
Enver Masud, founder of The Wisdom Fund and 911sig, challenged the news media to review the PowerPoint presentation "Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report," and investigate the questions it poses.
The opportunity arose at the screening of the new WETA series "America at a Crossroads" held today at George Washington University. The event was hosted by Robert MacNeil. The panelists included former Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle, Michael Isikoff of Newsweek, and Calvin Sims of the New York Times.
Mr. Masud stated that the collapse of Building 7 of the World Trade Center is not even mentioned in "The 9/11 Commission Report." The fact that it collapsed in less than seven seconds, and that we still don't have an official explanation for its collapse has not been investigated by major news media.
Mr. Masud also taped a two minute video comment on 9/11 for the "America at a Crossroads" website. To view it go to the video diaries, go to the map, and click on New Delhi, India.
Mr. Masud was the keynote speaker on October 13, 2001, at the 27th Annual Sir Syed Day commemoration hosted by the Aligarh Alumni Association, USA. His talk was titled: "America at the Crossroads: Might v.Right, Confrontation v. Dialogue".
The opportunity arose at the screening of the new WETA series "America at a Crossroads" held today at George Washington University. The event was hosted by Robert MacNeil. The panelists included former Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle, Michael Isikoff of Newsweek, and Calvin Sims of the New York Times.
Mr. Masud stated that the collapse of Building 7 of the World Trade Center is not even mentioned in "The 9/11 Commission Report." The fact that it collapsed in less than seven seconds, and that we still don't have an official explanation for its collapse has not been investigated by major news media.
Mr. Masud also taped a two minute video comment on 9/11 for the "America at a Crossroads" website. To view it go to the video diaries, go to the map, and click on New Delhi, India.
Mr. Masud was the keynote speaker on October 13, 2001, at the 27th Annual Sir Syed Day commemoration hosted by the Aligarh Alumni Association, USA. His talk was titled: "America at the Crossroads: Might v.Right, Confrontation v. Dialogue".
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Dan Rather: 'building was deliberately destroyed'
Dan Rather, at the time anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, while showing a videotape of the collapse of Building 7, said: "For the third time today, it's reminiscent of those pictures we've all seen too much on television before - a building was deliberately destroyed."
Others report explosions, and being told that the building was going to come down.
Like Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather walked away from the big story.
Others report explosions, and being told that the building was going to come down.
Like Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather walked away from the big story.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Rosie O'Donnell delves into 9/11
Rosie O'Donnell who co-hosts The View, an ABC day time series, has begun delving into 9/11.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Diane Sawyer walked away from her biggest story on 9/11
Diane Sawyer walked away from what may have been her biggest story on September 11, 2001—arguably the biggest story of her career.
Diane Sawyer was on network television interviewing an eyewitness to the collapse of 7 World Trade Center. The eyewitness is seen telling Diane on ABC News Live Coverage: "At Building 7 there was no fire there whatsoever, but there was one truck putting water on the building, but it collapsed completely."
At 5:20 PM, 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapsed in less than seven seconds. The news media buried the story. The 9/11 Commission buried the story. To this day we have no official explanation of the collapse of the 47-story 7 World Trade Center—"a draft report will be released by early 2007" according to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Diane Sawyer is an award-winning investigative journalist, and it is reported that she "will take over for Charlie Gibson as anchor of ABC's World News after the 2008 presidential election."
Diane Sawyer was on network television interviewing an eyewitness to the collapse of 7 World Trade Center. The eyewitness is seen telling Diane on ABC News Live Coverage: "At Building 7 there was no fire there whatsoever, but there was one truck putting water on the building, but it collapsed completely."
At 5:20 PM, 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapsed in less than seven seconds. The news media buried the story. The 9/11 Commission buried the story. To this day we have no official explanation of the collapse of the 47-story 7 World Trade Center—"a draft report will be released by early 2007" according to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Diane Sawyer is an award-winning investigative journalist, and it is reported that she "will take over for Charlie Gibson as anchor of ABC's World News after the 2008 presidential election."
Friday, March 23, 2007
ANNOUNCEMENT: 9/11 Speaker
ENVER MASUD, founder of The Wisdom Fund, is available to make a slide and film presentation on fatal flaws in the official, September 11, 2001 conspiracy theory—"The 9/11 Commission Report."
Mr. Masud, an engineer, has worked for the World Bank, USAID, U.S. Department of Energy, District of Columbia Public Service Commission, the Iowa Corporation Commission, and for the U.S. private sector.
He is the author of "The War on Islam" (135,000+ copies in circulation, 4th edition with publisher), and contributing author of "9/11 and American Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out" and "Islam: Opposing Viewpoints."
In 1995, Mr. Masud wrote the "The Truth About Islam" which was published in newspapers and magazines, and thousands of copies have been downloaded from The Wisdom Fund at http://www.twf.org. This 600-word message been called "the best, short introduction to Islam."
He is the recipient of the 2003 Award of Excellence from the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin, and also the recipient of the 2002 Gold Award from the Human Rights Foundation, based in South Africa, where he gave 20 talks in 9 days to audiences ranging from 400 to over 1000. In the U.S. he has been on television, radio, given talks and keynote speeches—a total of more than 75 appearances.
As a consulting engineer since 1987, Mr. Masud has had many opportunities to make presentations to top officials in Albania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Latvia, Pakistan, Russia, Tanzania, and the United States.
Mr. Masud has been writing about the clash between the U.S. and the Muslim world since 1991, and about 9/11 since April 2002. He has a 9/11 blog at http://911sig.blogspot.com, and recently gave presentations on 9/11 in the U.S. and in India.
His presentation on 9/11 condenses the major flaws in the official version of 9/11 to a few slides, source documents, and films. The presentation may be delivered in as little as 30 minutes, or in a more intensive, day-long session depending on the audience and their interests.
Within a 50-mile radius of Washington, DC, there is no charge for the presentation. For other locations—domestic or international— we will make arrangements depending on the sponsor and their situation, but no fee is expected.
Details of Mr. Masud's qualifications are available at http://www.twf.org/bio/EMasud.html. The Wisdom Fund is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation registered since 1995 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
To schedule a presentation, write to staff@twf.org, with "9/11 Speaker" in subject line.
Mr. Masud, an engineer, has worked for the World Bank, USAID, U.S. Department of Energy, District of Columbia Public Service Commission, the Iowa Corporation Commission, and for the U.S. private sector.
He is the author of "The War on Islam" (135,000+ copies in circulation, 4th edition with publisher), and contributing author of "9/11 and American Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out" and "Islam: Opposing Viewpoints."
In 1995, Mr. Masud wrote the "The Truth About Islam" which was published in newspapers and magazines, and thousands of copies have been downloaded from The Wisdom Fund at http://www.twf.org. This 600-word message been called "the best, short introduction to Islam."
He is the recipient of the 2003 Award of Excellence from the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin, and also the recipient of the 2002 Gold Award from the Human Rights Foundation, based in South Africa, where he gave 20 talks in 9 days to audiences ranging from 400 to over 1000. In the U.S. he has been on television, radio, given talks and keynote speeches—a total of more than 75 appearances.
As a consulting engineer since 1987, Mr. Masud has had many opportunities to make presentations to top officials in Albania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Latvia, Pakistan, Russia, Tanzania, and the United States.
Mr. Masud has been writing about the clash between the U.S. and the Muslim world since 1991, and about 9/11 since April 2002. He has a 9/11 blog at http://911sig.blogspot.com, and recently gave presentations on 9/11 in the U.S. and in India.
His presentation on 9/11 condenses the major flaws in the official version of 9/11 to a few slides, source documents, and films. The presentation may be delivered in as little as 30 minutes, or in a more intensive, day-long session depending on the audience and their interests.
Within a 50-mile radius of Washington, DC, there is no charge for the presentation. For other locations—domestic or international— we will make arrangements depending on the sponsor and their situation, but no fee is expected.
Details of Mr. Masud's qualifications are available at http://www.twf.org/bio/EMasud.html. The Wisdom Fund is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation registered since 1995 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
To schedule a presentation, write to staff@twf.org, with "9/11 Speaker" in subject line.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
VIDEO: 9/11 hero William Rodriguez speaks out
William Rodriguez, janitor at the World Trade Center, was the last man out, honored by President Bush, and is reported to have been offered millions to keep his mouth shut. He turned it all down to speak out on what he saw and heard on 9/11. He has been covered by mainstream news media around the world, but shunned by mainstream U.S. news media.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
'Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Marc Grossman, and Dennis Hastert will go to prison' if Sibel Edmonds testifies
Sibel Edmonds, who has been gagged by the U.S. government, is alleged to have said, "Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Marc Grossman, and Dennis Hastert will go to prison for a long time" if she is permitted to testify.
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft argued that "the very subject of her lawsuit was a state secret. To air her claims in front of federal judges would jeopardize national security."
Sibel's supporters are "asking people to call [Rep] Henry Waxman's office (202-225-3976, Capitol switchboard 800-828-0498) to demand public hearings into the case of former FBI translator and whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds."
More about Sibel's case against the U.S. government in Vanity Fair.
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft argued that "the very subject of her lawsuit was a state secret. To air her claims in front of federal judges would jeopardize national security."
Sibel's supporters are "asking people to call [Rep] Henry Waxman's office (202-225-3976, Capitol switchboard 800-828-0498) to demand public hearings into the case of former FBI translator and whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds."
More about Sibel's case against the U.S. government in Vanity Fair.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Khalid Sheik Mohammed: 9-11 mastermind?
"I'll Believe It When We See Some Evidence" wrote Robert Fisk (The Independent March 3, 2003) regarding the capture of the alleged 9-11 "mastermind" Khalid Sheik Mohammed. A transcript of KSM's alleged confession, taken in secret and without cross-examination, is inconclusive.
Katharine Schrader of the Associated Press writes: "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word 'responsible.' . . . They view the claims as at least in part a rallying cry to bolster his image and that of al-Qaida in the only venue Mohammed has left: a military courtroom from which the public is barred. . . . One official cautioned that many of Mohammed's claims during interrogation were 'white noise' - designed to send the U.S. on wild goose chases or to get him through the day's interrogation session.
"Mohammed said his statement was not made under duress. But Mohammed and human rights advocates have alleged that he was tortured, and legal experts say that could taint all his statements."
Katharine Schrader of the Associated Press writes: "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word 'responsible.' . . . They view the claims as at least in part a rallying cry to bolster his image and that of al-Qaida in the only venue Mohammed has left: a military courtroom from which the public is barred. . . . One official cautioned that many of Mohammed's claims during interrogation were 'white noise' - designed to send the U.S. on wild goose chases or to get him through the day's interrogation session.
"Mohammed said his statement was not made under duress. But Mohammed and human rights advocates have alleged that he was tortured, and legal experts say that could taint all his statements."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Morons and magic: a reply to George Monbiot
"Morons and magic" is Prof. Griffin's reply to an article in the Guardian by George Monbiot. Prof. Griffin's book "Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory" is expected in April.
Also worth reading is an article by Bill Christison who writes: "After spending the better part of the last five years treating these theories with utmost skepticism, I have devoted serious time to actually studying them in recent months, and have also carefully watched several videos that are available on the subject. I have come to believe that significant parts of the 9/11 theories are true, and that therefore significant parts of the 'official story' put out by the U.S. government and the 9/11 Commission are false."
Also worth reading is an article by Bill Christison who writes: "After spending the better part of the last five years treating these theories with utmost skepticism, I have devoted serious time to actually studying them in recent months, and have also carefully watched several videos that are available on the subject. I have come to believe that significant parts of the 9/11 theories are true, and that therefore significant parts of the 'official story' put out by the U.S. government and the 9/11 Commission are false."
National magazine prints David Ray Griffin's article
In a rare display of courage by major U.S. news media, Rabbi Lerner, editor of TIKKUN magazine, has printed author David Ray Giffin's 12000 word article "The American Empire and 9/11" in the March/April 2007 issue.
According to Prof. Griffin the evidence—which he presents in this article and in several books—"leads to the conclusion that 9/11 was a false-flag operation orchestrated by the Bush administration for primarily imperial reasons."
Prof. Griffin adds: "If this conclusion is correct, then exposing the falsity of the official account of 9/11 should be high on the agenda of all people committed to reversing the present policies of the U.S. government, for at least four reasons.
"First, 9/11 has provided the pretext for at least most of the malevolent and destructive policies carried out by the Bush-Cheney administration since that day. . . .
"Second, the truth about 9/11 is one truth that the American people would not tolerate. . . . American people simply would not allow an administration to stay in power after learning that it had orchestrated the attacks of 9/11.
"Third, the orchestration of the attacks of 9/11 goes far beyond any previous instance of 'high crimes and misdemeanors' that have previously been cited as cause for impeachment. . . .
"Finally, to reverse the policies of the Bush-Cheney administration will require more than simply removing this administration from office—something that could be legitimately done for any number of reasons. The attacks of 9/11 were orchestrated to further the project of creating an American empire of truly global scope and, as we saw earlier, this has been a long and bipartisan project. Differences have involved strategy, emphasis, and demeanor more than the goal itself. The replacement of the Bush-Cheney administration by a Democratic administration for some reason other than 9/11 would probably simply result in a reversion to the subtler, more sophisticated, and hence more effective form of imperialism that the United States previously exercised."
According to Prof. Griffin the evidence—which he presents in this article and in several books—"leads to the conclusion that 9/11 was a false-flag operation orchestrated by the Bush administration for primarily imperial reasons."
Prof. Griffin adds: "If this conclusion is correct, then exposing the falsity of the official account of 9/11 should be high on the agenda of all people committed to reversing the present policies of the U.S. government, for at least four reasons.
"First, 9/11 has provided the pretext for at least most of the malevolent and destructive policies carried out by the Bush-Cheney administration since that day. . . .
"Second, the truth about 9/11 is one truth that the American people would not tolerate. . . . American people simply would not allow an administration to stay in power after learning that it had orchestrated the attacks of 9/11.
"Third, the orchestration of the attacks of 9/11 goes far beyond any previous instance of 'high crimes and misdemeanors' that have previously been cited as cause for impeachment. . . .
"Finally, to reverse the policies of the Bush-Cheney administration will require more than simply removing this administration from office—something that could be legitimately done for any number of reasons. The attacks of 9/11 were orchestrated to further the project of creating an American empire of truly global scope and, as we saw earlier, this has been a long and bipartisan project. Differences have involved strategy, emphasis, and demeanor more than the goal itself. The replacement of the Bush-Cheney administration by a Democratic administration for some reason other than 9/11 would probably simply result in a reversion to the subtler, more sophisticated, and hence more effective form of imperialism that the United States previously exercised."
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
What did Israel know in advance of 9/11 attacks?
Christopher Ketcham, a freelance journalist who has written for Harper's and Salon, writes in a 7000 word article in CounterPunch: "The questions [regarding the Israeli 'moving company workers' celebrating the 9/11 attack on the New Jersey waterfront, and 'more than 120 young Israeli citizens, posing as art students'] are disturbing enough to warrant a Congressional investigation. . . . Yet none of this information found its way into Congress's joint committee report on the attacks, and it was not even tangentially referenced in the nearly 600 pages of the 9/11 Commission's final report."
Ketcham adds: "What is perhaps most damning is that the Israelis' celebration on the New Jersey waterfront occurred in the first sixteen minutes after the initial crash, when no one was aware this was a terrorist attack."
A former CIA counterterrorism officer told Ketcham: "There was no question but that [the order to close down the investigation] came from the White House. It was immediately assumed at CIA headquarters that this basically was going to be a cover-up so that the Israelis would not be implicated in any way in 9/11. Bear in mind that this was a political issue, not a law enforcement or intelligence issue. If somebody says we don't want the Israelis implicated in this - we know that they've been spying the hell out of us, we know that they possibly had information in advance of the attacks, but this would be a political nightmare to deal with."
According to Ketcham the media and U.S. government have been silenced by "the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), which operated in tandem with the two most highly visible powerhouse Israel lobbyists, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)."
"It's plausible that the intelligence prompting the shutdown of the [Islamic] Holy Land Foundation came from 'art student' spies in the Richardson area", writes Ketcham.
Ketcham adds: "What is perhaps most damning is that the Israelis' celebration on the New Jersey waterfront occurred in the first sixteen minutes after the initial crash, when no one was aware this was a terrorist attack."
A former CIA counterterrorism officer told Ketcham: "There was no question but that [the order to close down the investigation] came from the White House. It was immediately assumed at CIA headquarters that this basically was going to be a cover-up so that the Israelis would not be implicated in any way in 9/11. Bear in mind that this was a political issue, not a law enforcement or intelligence issue. If somebody says we don't want the Israelis implicated in this - we know that they've been spying the hell out of us, we know that they possibly had information in advance of the attacks, but this would be a political nightmare to deal with."
According to Ketcham the media and U.S. government have been silenced by "the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), which operated in tandem with the two most highly visible powerhouse Israel lobbyists, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)."
"It's plausible that the intelligence prompting the shutdown of the [Islamic] Holy Land Foundation came from 'art student' spies in the Richardson area", writes Ketcham.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Official 9/11 report team refuses to debate critics
"The Muckraker Report canceled its effort to hold a National 9/11 Debate. . . . After hundreds of letters, e-mails, and phone calls, not one of the 9/11 Commissioners or the government scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology" agreed to participate in the debate scheduled for March 10 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
BBC reported WTC 7 collapse before it happened
It appears that BBC reported the collapse of 7 World Trade Center about 23 minutes before it collapsed. What was their source? Read the BBC's explanation, and a rebuttal.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Bin Laden expert: 'The tapes are fakes'
Professor Bruce Lawrence, head of Duke University’s Religious Studies Department, has just finished a book of translations of Bin Laden’s speeches. He says the recent tape is a fake and that Bin Laden has been dead for years.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
An explosion of disbelief
Loose Change "is so popular that up to 100 million viewers have watched what is being dubbed the first internet blockbuster." Also see 9/11 Mysteries, and the slide presentation Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
VIDEO: 9/11: Press for Truth
Check your DirecTV or Dish Network listings for this new documentary based on the "Complete 911 Timeline" by Paul Thompson. A trailer is available on Google Video.
VIDEO: The 9/11 Solution
"How was it that these stories - based on no fact, no research and no inquiry - appeared in full blown form so quickly on US news networks and then became part of the core myths of what happened on 9/11?"
Meet Jerome Hauer who just happened to be available for an interview by Dan Rather on 9/11. His story: "No, I, uh, my sense is just the velocity of the plane and the fact that you have a plane filled with fuel hitting that building, uh, that burned, uh, the velocity of that plane, uh, certainly, uh, uh, had an impact on the structure itself, and then the fact that it burned and you had that intense heat, uh, probably weakened the structure as well, uh, and I think it, uh, was, uh, simply the, uh, the planes hitting the buildings, and, and causing the collapse."
It is reported that Jerome Hauer was Managing Director of Kroll Associates, a well-established security firm serving clients in the military and the US government, and on 9/11 Kroll was in charge of security for the World Trade Center complex.
Meet Jerome Hauer who just happened to be available for an interview by Dan Rather on 9/11. His story: "No, I, uh, my sense is just the velocity of the plane and the fact that you have a plane filled with fuel hitting that building, uh, that burned, uh, the velocity of that plane, uh, certainly, uh, uh, had an impact on the structure itself, and then the fact that it burned and you had that intense heat, uh, probably weakened the structure as well, uh, and I think it, uh, was, uh, simply the, uh, the planes hitting the buildings, and, and causing the collapse."
It is reported that Jerome Hauer was Managing Director of Kroll Associates, a well-established security firm serving clients in the military and the US government, and on 9/11 Kroll was in charge of security for the World Trade Center complex.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Cheering movers and art student spies
"A new article in the newsletter Counterpunch examines unresolved questions over whether Israeli agents were tracking the 9/11 hijackers before September 11th. ABC’s 20/20, The Forward, and Salon.com have all covered the story. But where’s the follow up?", asks Democracy Now!
On the day of the attack on America, the Washington Times quoted a paper by the Army School of Advanced Military Studies which said that the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, "Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act." Dozens of Israelis were reported to have been arrested, but the role played by this "huge Israeli spy ring that may have trailed suspected al Qaeda members in the United States without informing federal authorities" remains unclear, and "it is no longer tenable to dismiss the possibility of an Israeli angle in this story."
Field reports by the Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and other U.S. law enforcement officials, on the alleged Israeli spy ring have been compiled in a 60-page document.
John F. Sugg of the Weekly Planet (Tampa, Florida, April 22, 2002) reported that "DEA agents say that the 60-page document was a draft intended as the base for a 250-page report. The larger report has not been produced because of the volatile nature of suggesting that Israel spies on America's deepest secrets."
On the day of the attack on America, the Washington Times quoted a paper by the Army School of Advanced Military Studies which said that the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, "Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act." Dozens of Israelis were reported to have been arrested, but the role played by this "huge Israeli spy ring that may have trailed suspected al Qaeda members in the United States without informing federal authorities" remains unclear, and "it is no longer tenable to dismiss the possibility of an Israeli angle in this story."
Field reports by the Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and other U.S. law enforcement officials, on the alleged Israeli spy ring have been compiled in a 60-page document.
John F. Sugg of the Weekly Planet (Tampa, Florida, April 22, 2002) reported that "DEA agents say that the 60-page document was a draft intended as the base for a 250-page report. The larger report has not been produced because of the volatile nature of suggesting that Israel spies on America's deepest secrets."
Monday, January 22, 2007
NIST: A Boeing 707 travelling at 600 mph 'would result only in local damage which would not cause collapse'
"The buildings have been investigated and found to be safe in an assumed collision with a large jet airliner (Boeing 707 - DC 8) traveling at 600 miles per hour. Analysis indicates that such collision would result only in local damage which would not cause collapse or substantial damage to the building and would not endanger the lives and safety of occupants not in the immediate area of impact."
That's from a February 3, 1964 memo released by the National Institute of Standards and Techonology (NIST), the U.S. government agency responsible for analyzing the collapse of 1 and 2 World Trade Center, and NIST's recent analysis appears to support it.
The memo says: "The structural analysis carried out by the firm of Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson is the most complete and detailed of any ever made for any building structure."
The February 3, 1964 memo is included as Appendix A to "Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers," NISTNCSTAR1-2, April 26, 2006.
Executive Summary, Table E-8 of the NIST report estimates aircraft impact speeds at 443 mph plus or minus 30 for AA 11 (WTC 1), and 542 mph plus or minus 24 for UAL 175 (WTC 2).
Executive Summary, Finding 18 states that "the tower still had reserve capacity after losing a number of columns and floor segments due to aircraft impact."
"NIST concluded that the WTC towers collapsed because: (1) the impact of the planes severed and damaged support columns, dislodged fireproofing insulation coating the steel floor trusses and steel columns, and widely dispersed jet fuel over multiple floors; and (2) the subsequent unusually large jet-fuel ignited multi-floor fires (which reached temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius) significantly weakened the floors and columns with dislodged fireproofing to the point where floors sagged and pulled inward on the perimeter columns. This led to the inward bowing of the perimeter columns and failure of the south face of WTC 1 and the east face of WTC 2, initiating the collapse of each of the towers."
NIST expects to release a draft report on the collapse of WTC 7 by "early 2007."
That's from a February 3, 1964 memo released by the National Institute of Standards and Techonology (NIST), the U.S. government agency responsible for analyzing the collapse of 1 and 2 World Trade Center, and NIST's recent analysis appears to support it.
The memo says: "The structural analysis carried out by the firm of Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson is the most complete and detailed of any ever made for any building structure."
The February 3, 1964 memo is included as Appendix A to "Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers," NISTNCSTAR1-2, April 26, 2006.
Executive Summary, Table E-8 of the NIST report estimates aircraft impact speeds at 443 mph plus or minus 30 for AA 11 (WTC 1), and 542 mph plus or minus 24 for UAL 175 (WTC 2).
Executive Summary, Finding 18 states that "the tower still had reserve capacity after losing a number of columns and floor segments due to aircraft impact."
"NIST concluded that the WTC towers collapsed because: (1) the impact of the planes severed and damaged support columns, dislodged fireproofing insulation coating the steel floor trusses and steel columns, and widely dispersed jet fuel over multiple floors; and (2) the subsequent unusually large jet-fuel ignited multi-floor fires (which reached temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius) significantly weakened the floors and columns with dislodged fireproofing to the point where floors sagged and pulled inward on the perimeter columns. This led to the inward bowing of the perimeter columns and failure of the south face of WTC 1 and the east face of WTC 2, initiating the collapse of each of the towers."
NIST expects to release a draft report on the collapse of WTC 7 by "early 2007."
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Officials question The 9/11 Commission Report
Many senior members of the U.S. military, intelligence services, and government have criticised the 9/11 Commission Report. Some allege government complicity in the terrible acts of 9/11. The collective voices of these officials lend credibility to the claim that the 9/11 Commission Report is seriously flawed.
On October 26, 2004 "an alliance of 100 prominent Americans and 40 family members of those killed on 9/11 today announced the release of the 911 Truth Statement, a call for immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed the September 11th attacks to occur."
On October 26, 2004 "an alliance of 100 prominent Americans and 40 family members of those killed on 9/11 today announced the release of the 911 Truth Statement, a call for immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed the September 11th attacks to occur."
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report
Enver Masud, founder of The Wisdom Fund, will present omissions and distortions prevailing in the public perception of September 11, 2001 on December 11, 2006 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi, India.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Conversation in Hebrew prior to 9/11
According to the Muckraker Report, on February 9, 2001, an unidentifed source sent an email to Attorney General Ashcroft about a conversation in which a man is reported to have said in Hebrew, “The Americans will learn what it is to live with terrorists after the planes hit the twins in September.”
Two FBI agents, identified as Agent Robin Gritz and Agent Andrew Stengel, are alleged to have visited the source on June 26, 2001, but were unable to provide a guarantee of protection without which the source was unwilling to disclose the complete details of what he heard.
The Muckraker Report claims to have received copies of the contact cards that Agents Gritz and Stengel left with the source. Kathy at the FBI National Press Office informed the Muckraker Report that to confirm the agent's visit they needed to file a Freedom of Information Act request.
Two FBI agents, identified as Agent Robin Gritz and Agent Andrew Stengel, are alleged to have visited the source on June 26, 2001, but were unable to provide a guarantee of protection without which the source was unwilling to disclose the complete details of what he heard.
The Muckraker Report claims to have received copies of the contact cards that Agents Gritz and Stengel left with the source. Kathy at the FBI National Press Office informed the Muckraker Report that to confirm the agent's visit they needed to file a Freedom of Information Act request.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Abu Zubaida and the '9/11 bombings'
Nic Robertson, CNN Senior International Correspondent, said, "Zubaida was vital to the success of the 9/11 bombings." The "9/11 bombings"?
Nic made the comment on Anderson Cooper 360, November 20, during his interview of Omar Nasiri, author of "Inside the Jihad."
Nic made the comment on Anderson Cooper 360, November 20, during his interview of Omar Nasiri, author of "Inside the Jihad."
Friday, October 27, 2006
BBC changes 5-year-old, hijackers alive story
Under the FBI picture of Waleed al Shehri BBC have added the words "A man called Waleed Al Shehri...". Stave Herrmann, in his BBC blog on "9/11 conspiracy theory," writes: "The confusion over names and identities we reported back in 2001 may have arisen because these were common Arabic and Islamic names.... The FBI is confident that it has positively identified the nineteen hijackers responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
Only 16 percent say the government is telling the truth
According to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News, conducted from Oct. 5 to Oct. 8, 2006, 53 per cent of respondents think the Bush administration is hiding something, and 28 per cent believe it is lying. Only 16 per cent of respondents say the government is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Fatally Flawed: The 9/11 Commission Report
November 1 event, in Arlington, Virginia: 20 min. talk by founder of The Wisdom Fund, followed by 90 min. film by independent researchers on the destruction of the World Trade Center. There is prima facie evidence of the use of pre-positioned explosives to accomplish the collapse of 1, 2, and 7 World Trade Center.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
VIDEO: 9/11 Mysteries
"Excellent. The best of the 9/11 movies." --David Ray Griffin, author of The New Pearl Harbor
"WOW! is my reaction to this movie. Great insight into demolitions and what really happened on 9/11/2001." --Steven E. Jones, physics professor, Brigham Young University
"An outstanding contribution to understanding 9/11. Simply superb." --James H. Fetzer, founder, Scholars for 911 Truth
Watch this video, and see if you still believe the U.S. government's conspiracy theory.
"WOW! is my reaction to this movie. Great insight into demolitions and what really happened on 9/11/2001." --Steven E. Jones, physics professor, Brigham Young University
"An outstanding contribution to understanding 9/11. Simply superb." --James H. Fetzer, founder, Scholars for 911 Truth
Watch this video, and see if you still believe the U.S. government's conspiracy theory.
NIST’s findings do not support the 'pancake theory' of collapse
NIST’s findings do not support the “pancake theory” of collapse, which is premised on a progressive failure of the floor systems in the WTC towers (the composite floor system—that connected the core columns and the perimeter columns—consisted of a grid of steel “trusses” integrated with a concrete slab; see diagram below). Instead, the NIST investigation showed conclusively that the failure of the inwardly bowed perimeter columns initiated collapse and that the occurrence of this inward bowing required the sagging floors to remain connected to the columns and pull the columns inwards. Thus, the floors did not fail progressively to cause a pancaking phenomenon.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Saturday, September 16, 2006
9/11 report director specializes in creating 'public myths'
Dr. Philip D. Zelikow served as the Staff Director of the 9/11 Commission. In this capacity he basically determined who was interviewed, and what made it into The 9/11 Commission Report. His background is relevant to the credibility of the Commission's report.
Prof. Zelikow's area of academic expertise is the creation and maintenance of, in his words, “public myths” or “public presumptions,” which he defines as “beliefs (1) thought to be true (although not necessarily known to be true with certainty), and (2) shared in common within the relevant political community."
Prof. Zelikow's area of academic expertise is the creation and maintenance of, in his words, “public myths” or “public presumptions,” which he defines as “beliefs (1) thought to be true (although not necessarily known to be true with certainty), and (2) shared in common within the relevant political community."
Friday, September 15, 2006
Pentagon attacked earlier than reported
Barbara Honneger, Senior Military Affairs journalist at the Naval Postgraduate School, writes, "if the official story that Flight 77 hit the Pentagon at 9:37 were true, Flight 77 could not have been the source of massive damage to the west side of the building a minimum of five minutes earlier at 9:32."
Based on several clocks that stopped at or around 9:32 am, and eyewitness accounts, Ms. Honegger confirms that the "Pentagon was attacked by bomb(s) at or around 9:32 am, possibly followed by an impact from an airborne object significantly smaller than Flight 77, a Boeing 757." Then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, during a speech on August 27, 2002, stated: "The Pentagon was attacked at 9:32."
Based on several clocks that stopped at or around 9:32 am, and eyewitness accounts, Ms. Honegger confirms that the "Pentagon was attacked by bomb(s) at or around 9:32 am, possibly followed by an impact from an airborne object significantly smaller than Flight 77, a Boeing 757." Then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, during a speech on August 27, 2002, stated: "The Pentagon was attacked at 9:32."
Saturday, September 09, 2006
What really happened on September 11?
The 110-story towers of the World Trade Center were obliterated. The Pentagon suffered massive damage. This much is clear. Much else remains a mystery.
The towers could not have collapsed the way the The 9/11 Commission Report tells us, it gives no explanation for the collapse of the 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center, the hole in the Pentagon wall appears too small to have been made by a Boeing 757, and apparently Osama Bin Laden is not wanted by the FBI for the events of September 11, 2001.
The towers could not have collapsed the way the The 9/11 Commission Report tells us, it gives no explanation for the collapse of the 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center, the hole in the Pentagon wall appears too small to have been made by a Boeing 757, and apparently Osama Bin Laden is not wanted by the FBI for the events of September 11, 2001.
Friday, September 08, 2006
BYU places '9/11 truth' professor on paid leave
Brigham Young University placed physics professor Steven Jones on paid leave Thursday while it reviews his involvement in the so-called "9/11 truth movement" that accuses unnamed government agencies of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.
The disbelievers
The Washington Post published a long article in which it identifies some of the leaders of the 9/11 truth movement, and some of its critics. It restates previous poll results:
A recent Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll of 1,010 Americans found that 36 percent suspect the U.S. government promoted the attacks or intentionally sat on its hands. Sixteen percent believe explosives brought down the towers. Twelve percent believe a cruise
missile hit the Pentagon.
Distrust percolates more strongly near Ground Zero. A Zogby International poll of New York City residents two years ago found 49.3 percent believed the government "consciously failed to act."
A recent Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll of 1,010 Americans found that 36 percent suspect the U.S. government promoted the attacks or intentionally sat on its hands. Sixteen percent believe explosives brought down the towers. Twelve percent believe a cruise
missile hit the Pentagon.
Distrust percolates more strongly near Ground Zero. A Zogby International poll of New York City residents two years ago found 49.3 percent believed the government "consciously failed to act."
Sunday, September 03, 2006
U.S. government rebuts 9/11 sceptics
The U.S. Dept. of State, and the National Institutes of Science and Technology have issued rebuttals of alternative 9/11 theories. The rebuttals "faily miserably" say the folks at PrisonPlanet.com. Jim Hoffman of 911Research writes that "NIST's new FAQ avoids answering the central charges".
Saturday, September 02, 2006
5th anniversary, alternative events
Date - Where - What - Get details from
2 - San Francisco - Film: Loose Change, 2 ed - fightthenwo.org
5 - San Francisco - Rally and March - communitycurrency.org
7 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 Press For Truth - 911PressForTruth.com
8 - New York City - 9/11 Truth Breakthrough Weekend - ny911truth.org
9 - Peoria, IL - Film: 9/11 Press For Truth - 911PressForTruth.org
9 - Melbourne, FL - Metro Cinema Café forum, movies - DrBob@Bowman2006.com
9 - London - David Ray Griffin - nineeleven.co.uk
10 - Washington, DC - Film: 9/11 Press for Truth - 911PressForTruth.org
11 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 the Myth and the Reality - sf911truth.org
11 - Washington, DC - National Press Club - 911PressForTruth.com
11 - Washington, DC - Citizen’s Court - 911citizenscourt.com
12 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 Guilt - sf911truth.org
21 - N. California - 9/11 Truth Alliance Meeting - sf911truth.org
24 - Berkeley - 9/11 and The American Empire - kpfa.org
2 - San Francisco - Film: Loose Change, 2 ed - fightthenwo.org
5 - San Francisco - Rally and March - communitycurrency.org
7 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 Press For Truth - 911PressForTruth.com
8 - New York City - 9/11 Truth Breakthrough Weekend - ny911truth.org
9 - Peoria, IL - Film: 9/11 Press For Truth - 911PressForTruth.org
9 - Melbourne, FL - Metro Cinema Café forum, movies - DrBob@Bowman2006.com
9 - London - David Ray Griffin - nineeleven.co.uk
10 - Washington, DC - Film: 9/11 Press for Truth - 911PressForTruth.org
11 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 the Myth and the Reality - sf911truth.org
11 - Washington, DC - National Press Club - 911PressForTruth.com
11 - Washington, DC - Citizen’s Court - 911citizenscourt.com
12 - Oakland - Film: 9/11 Guilt - sf911truth.org
21 - N. California - 9/11 Truth Alliance Meeting - sf911truth.org
24 - Berkeley - 9/11 and The American Empire - kpfa.org
Monday, August 21, 2006
Paramount and Miramax interested in "Loose Change"
Paramount and Miramax are interested in making the final cut of "Loose Change"—a 9/11 documentary by 23 year old, ex-Army specialist Korey Rowe.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
One in 3 Americans say U.S. aided 9-11
More than one-third of Americans suspect federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East, according to a new poll.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
9/11 panel suspected deception by Pentagon
Some staff members and commissioners of the Sept. 11 panel concluded that the Pentagon's initial story of how it reacted to the 2001 terrorist attacks may have been part of a deliberate effort to mislead the commission and the public rather than a reflection of the fog of events on that day, according to sources involved in the debate.
Hear excerpts from the September 11 NORAD tapes in today's issue of Vanity Fair.
Hear excerpts from the September 11 NORAD tapes in today's issue of Vanity Fair.
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