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I owe Robert Fisk an apology. He began a thread on Truthdig.com called, "Questioning 9/11 with Caution" where he essentially (and cautiously) mentioned some of the "ravers" involved in the 9/11 for Truth movement. While in there, I came in direct contact with some of these ravers(to be polite) and began to question and research some of the data they were presenting. What I came up with were some pretty interesting morsels. Perhaps even boulders!

For example, some(not all) of the so called 9/11 conspiracy theorists have ties to Lyndon LaRouche, the same guy who said MI-6 was trying to assassinate him and that the Beatles were a creation of Britain’s Defense Ministry. He also said the Queen of England was the biggest dope peddler on the planet and that Britain, (not Hitler) was responsible for the second world war.

What really got me interested in the sources of some of these more radical "truth seekers," was another dig with Amy Goodman, where a raver was chastising her, literally calling her a cog in the Bush cover-up of 9/11 because she interviewed Ward Churchill, rather then the leader of the 9/11 for Truth movement, Dr. Steven E. Jones. This was when I discovered Webster Griffin Tarpley, an author and historian best known for his book, "George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography" and a member of the Scholars for 9/11 Truth (among other affiliations). He was also a key component to the Lyndon LaRouche political movement and in fact ran for the state senate in New York and lost.



"From 1991 to 1995, Tarpley worked with the political movement run by Lyndon LaRouche, and was a frequent host of “The LaRouche Connection” described as “a news and information cable television program produced by” LaRouche’s Executive Intelligence Review News Service."

The tactics of LaRouche (as seen back in the 1970's), using his so called "new left" to attack other leftist elements, (I mean even physically beating them up), is what really caught my attention on these current so called truth seekers, who were in essence using what I thought to be the Lyndon LaRouche playbook, pretending to be left while attacking the left. It's like taking the entire political philosophy of neo-liberal David Horowitz, molding his beginnings with Maoist Marxism to his current neo-conservatism into one big ugly ball of play dough and presto! We'll come back to Mr. Horowitz later.

Next we come to the prolific Christopher Bollyn, an author who in fact exposed a Reader's Digest article about illegal government surveillance which actually praised the notion, as coming from none other than the cousin of Michael Chertof, head of Homeland Security. Now this expose' was great and I thank Mr. Bollyn for it. However, the reason I refer to him as prolific (beyond his outward appearance as a hard working reporter/journalist) is in the revelation as to whom he has worked for. Among others the American Free Press which seems to have shared the same offices as, "The Barnes Review."

Just to give you some examples:

The American Free Press
"The fact that Bollyn is extensively sourced in 9/11 skeptics’ literature, combined with the fact that his employer, the American Free Press, has extreme right associations, gives defenders of the official 9/11 myth effective ammunition with which to attack their critics. Although publications of the American Free Press are generally free of racist, white-supremicist, or anti-Semitic content, its sister publication, The Barnes Review overtly promotes such ideologies. Consider the following facts:

The Barnes Review praises Hitler as deserving of the Nobel Prize
The American Free Press and The Barnes Review share the same address
The American Free Press and The Barnes Review promote each other
Christopher Bollyn has been a guest on David Duke’s show a number of times
The American Free Press was founded by Right Wing ideologue Willis Carto."
"Carto (born July 17, 1926 in Indiana) is a longtime figure on the far right wing of American politics. He describes himself as Jeffersonian and populist, although the Anti-Defamation League and other critics say he promotes thinly-disguised antisemitism. Carto was also the founder of a publishing company called Noontide Press, which published a number of books on white racialism, including Yockey’s Imperium and David Hoggan’s The Myth of the Six Million, one of the first books to deny the Holocaust."

Also, The Barnes Review in their last convention had guest speakers like Theo Junker, former member of the Wiking SS, a guy who built a memorial on his Wisconsin farm honoring Adolf Hitler (see: Time Magazine).

Other guest speakers at the event included political writer Michael Collins Piper, a Holocaust denier and a guy who blames MOSSAD for the JFK assassination, also claims the Israeli’s are working on an ethnic bomb that will kill only Arabs. He’s a devout friend of Willis Carto and Christopher Bollyn filled in for him from time to time on his radio talk show, The Piper Report on The Republic Broadcasting Network, which is owned and operated by John Stadmiller.

John Stadmiller also has his own radio show. It’s called The National Intel Report. The RBN(Republic Broadcasting Network) covers everything from UFO’s to demonic mind control. Their sponsors include The Knob Creek Gun Range and The Nationalist Times, which comes from The American Nationalists Union, a white supremacist organization.

Next we have Dr. Harrell Rhome of Eagle Publications, a devout right wing Christian Fundamentalist and a regular contributer to the Barnes Review. He also shares the spotlight with pro-Aparteid professor, Dr.Claus Nordbruch of South Africa.

Then there's Dave Von Kleist, producer of In Plane site which has already been proved a hoax.

Now most of these folks and several others I haven't got the time to mention, all blame Israel for the attacks of 9/11 (and everything else). They also attack several independent journalists like Goodman and John Foster(Chip) Berlet, Fisk and others, actually calling them co conspirators in the so called Bush/AIPAC coverup.

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Webster G. Tarpley's Toxic Waste by Jay Lovestone on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 8:22:15 AM
To Jay Lovestone by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:53:19 AM
To Jay Lovestone by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 8:45:02 AM
Part of your article is missing... by Rob Kall on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:56:11 AM
Thanks Rob! by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:19:46 AM
Michael Shaw Attacks the Fools and the Straw Men by Michael Green on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 12:38:13 PM
Reply to Michael Green by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 1:49:31 PM
Bad Crowd by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:26:45 AM
Bogus argument by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:43:06 AM
Why Trust The EyeWitnesses? by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:15:06 PM
Why attack the truth movement by BreezyinVA on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:23:04 PM
I Do Not "Attack" The "Truth Movement" by CB Brooklyn on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 1:07:17 AM
September Clueless in Brooklyn by BreezyinVA on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 12:14:19 AM
Thoughtless In Virginia by CB Brooklyn on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 5:51:10 PM
BreezyinVA by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 12:16:56 PM
Good points by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:29:42 AM
Jeff Smith by Michael Shaw on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:57:45 PM
Guilt by association by Kent Welton on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 1:32:10 PM
Kent Welton, ad hominem by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 2:32:34 PM
ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM by WML on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 2:47:10 PM
WML by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 3:27:06 PM
If such articles diminish interest in the 911 truth movement by Joel S. Hirschhorn on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 3:08:14 PM
Joel S. Hirschhorn by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 3:45:49 PM
Michael Shaw by Joann on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 9:12:39 PM
Joann by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:29:06 PM
Bad Sites by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:37:12 AM
Brooklyn by Joann on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 9:42:25 AM
Your Comments Suggest Silly Gullibility by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:29:23 PM
No, not bad sites by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:55:06 AM
You're Being Taken For... by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:44:03 PM
A waste of energy by BreezyinVA on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:39:41 PM
What's "Juvenile" is.... by CB Brooklyn on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 1:20:17 AM
childish by BreezyinVA on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 12:18:12 AM
I do not represent the "mainstream" truth movement by CB Brooklyn on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 6:02:05 PM
CB Speaking of court documents by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 9:33:45 AM
Michael, I understand where you're coming from by CB Brooklyn on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 7:11:41 PM
Additional Information by CB Brooklyn on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 7:38:37 PM
Good article, Mike. Project Censored 2008-2007? by David Taylor on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 9:27:32 PM
David Taylor by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:51:36 PM
Attacking individuals, ignoring facts by Russ Hallberg on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:36:56 PM
Russ Hallberg by Michael Shaw on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:13:02 PM
Tarpley and beyond by Fred W on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:06:47 AM
Let's get beyond ad hominem arguments by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:11:10 AM
Fred W. by Michael Shaw on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:02:47 PM
Tarpley doesn't blame Mossad for 9/11 by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 11:18:03 AM
Exception to the Rulers by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 5:50:26 PM
"The American Free Press" by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:06:34 PM
TBRNews by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:10:20 PM
Jay by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 1:11:59 AM
UPDATE: TBRNews and the Real "Brian Harring" by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:11:32 PM
David Horowitz, molding his beginnings with Maoist Marxism by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:15:10 PM
Horowitz by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 9:48:48 AM
American Free Press are generally free of racist... by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:17:56 PM
The American Free Press by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 6:17:17 PM
Yockey's Imperium by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:19:36 PM
Willis Carto and Eileen Fleming by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:21:10 PM
Horowitz and the Holocaust Denier by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:27:27 PM
Horowitz a Holocaust denier? by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 9:59:40 AM
Michael Shaw Attacks the Fools and the Straw Men by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:32:08 PM
Lenin, the first Communist dictator after the takeover of.. by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:37:49 PM
Lenin's quote by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:59:14 PM
you're full of it by Jeff Smith on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 3:08:15 PM
You Have Provided Zero Evidence. by CB Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 3:10:46 PM
Tarpley videos attacking Portland Truthers by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:40:26 PM
ties between Saddam and Al Queada by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:42:34 PM
Project Censored by Jay Lovestone on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:46:26 PM
No one pays CB Brooklyn by Andrew Johnson on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 2:09:41 PM
Dear Misters Shaw and Berlet by Tom Breidenbach on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 at 7:32:25 PM
Tom Breidenbach by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 12:40:52 AM
My dear Mr. Shaw by Tom Breidenbach on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 5:13:39 PM
Mr. Briedenbach by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 7:10:28 PM
Tarpley/Chaitkin by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 9:21:10 PM
Mr. Shaw by Tom Breidenbach on Saturday, Nov 3, 2007 at 4:49:24 PM
One more thing... by Tom Breidenbach on Sunday, Nov 4, 2007 at 9:59:57 AM
They don't present examples... by Michael Shaw on Monday, Nov 5, 2007 at 9:12:37 AM
Not really examples... by Tom Breidenbach on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007 at 5:33:09 PM
Good Article In General, But... by Patrick Curley on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 11:56:52 AM
Alex Jones/ David Horowitz Retraction by Michael Shaw on Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 at 8:16:27 PM
Young Americans Foundation vs Young Americans for Freedom by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 1:07:11 PM
We Agree On Coulter by Patrick Curley on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 7:18:03 PM
Horowitz/Coulter by Michael Shaw on Friday, Nov 2, 2007 at 9:37:17 PM
Coulter, LaRouche etc by Michael Shaw on Monday, Nov 5, 2007 at 9:22:33 AM

 
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