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December 31, 2007 at 10:18:34

Why Would REAL 9/11 Truth Activists Advocate a Work of FICTION?

by Bill Douglas     Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Although this important novel, from New York Times best selling author Steve Alten, releases to book stores on January 22, 2008, pre-orders can be made at
amazon.com and bn.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Shell-Game-Steve-Alten/dp/1599550946/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199114084&sr=8-1

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781599550947&itm=1


REVIEWS OF "THE SHELL GAME":

"Steve Alten proves his versatility in his latest thriller THE SHELL GAME, a tour-de-force thriller tackling oil, politics, and the state of the world.  Controversial, shocking, meticulously researched, and sure to raise many eyebrows in Washington, Alten has produced both a dazzling political thriller and a cautionary tale for our times. Anyone interested in the labyrinthine world of politics, international gamesmanship, and the control of oil in society needs to read this book."
--James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of The Judas Strain


“A nerve-wracking thriller about America’s addiction to Middle-Eastern sweet crude and the network of enablers who keep our dependent nation away from detox.”  
--Kirkus Review


"Whether you embrace it or refute it, 'The Shell Game' cannot, and should not, be easily dismissed. This is Steve Alten's boldest, bravest book to date. He's fearless, in fact, and his skills as a storyteller have not dulled. 'The Shell Game' leaves you shattered, angry and demanding change."
 
--Andrew Tallackson, Michigan City (Ind.) News-Dispatch entertainment editor
 

“Action packed, intense and politically probing, "The Shell Game" is an intriguing blend of fiction and non-fiction that will most certainly disturb the practitioners of the game, because it will make readers stop and think about American foreign policy in the oil-rich Middle East.”
--Richard Folsom, Washington Daily News


“Do we really trust our leaders on how much oil actually remains untapped? Do we want to leave our future, much less our children's future in the hands of power hungry government officials and greedy corporations who care little or nothing about the common individual? After reading this book I think that you will agree that fiction or not; "The Shell Game" is one of the most prolific and important books of our time. Highly recommended.”
--Craig Harvey – MOVEMENT MAGAZINE

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By William E. Douglas, Jr., who is author of "The Amateur Parent – A Book on Life, Death, War & Peace, and Everything Else in the Universe." Bill has been a guest columnist for the Kansas City Star, The Business Journal, and other media worldwide. His past essays include, "Exposing the 9/11 Conspiracy Wingnuts," "The Explosion of the 9-11 Truth Movement -- US Media's Dirty Little Secret," "Good Night, and Good Luck - WMD, NIST, Popular Mechanics, 9/11 and Media Crimes" and also "Why the Jewish Community Should Demand 9/11 Truth."

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Dr. Kevin Barrett, coordinator of the Muslim-Christian-Jewish Alliance for 9/11 Truth, has taught English, French, Arabic, American Civilization, Humanities, African Literature, Folklore, and Islam at colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay area, Paris, and Madison, Wisconsin. He grew up in a family of lapsed Unitarians (which is about as lapsed as it gets) and reverted to Islam in 1993, a move that gradually impressed upon him the gravity of the moral choices we make in this life. Ba...

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Kevin BarrettDr. Kevin Barrett, coordinator of the Muslim-Christian-Jewish Alliance for 9/11 Truth, has taught English, French, Arabic, American Civilization, Humanities, African Literature, Folklore, and Islam at colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay area, Paris, and Madison, Wisconsin. He grew up in a family of lapsed Unitarians (which is about as lapsed as it gets) and reverted to Islam in 1993, a move that gradually impressed upon him the gravity of the moral choices we make in this life. Ba...

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The Shell Game puts 9/11 truth front and center

And it's a potential bestseller! 

Can't argue with Bill -- this is an extremely important project, and we should be doing everything we can to help it succeed.
Request its purchase by libraries, suggest it to reading groups, talk it up on talk radio call-ins, email your lists, and generally spread the word.

by Kevin Barrett (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 17 comments) on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 1:21:55 PM
 


I am an individual who is interested in exposing the true events of the 9/11 attacks.
CB BrooklynI am an individual who is interested in exposing the true events of the 9/11 attacks.

Be Cautious...

One must separate the propaganda from the real evidence. See my highly sourced article for full information on how the "truth movement" has been a 9/11 perp run operation since day one:

9/11 Directed Energy Weapon / TV-Fakery Suppression Timeline

by CB Brooklyn (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 382 comments) on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 7:43:31 PM
 


Just a person that knows he matters and placing more on acceptance than expectation... And while this explanation is viewed apparently by some as limited, here's some more personal information that those same some believe I "need" to testify that I can post here at OpEdNews.com:
I have an undergraduate degree (BA even - not a foppish BS) in biology/environmental science with an emphasis on environmental/ecological systems (they are, like, um, so complex), a master's degree in public he...

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Tom MurphyJust a person that knows he matters and placing more on acceptance than expectation... And while this explanation is viewed apparently by some as limited, here's some more personal information that those same some believe I "need" to testify that I can post here at OpEdNews.com:
I have an undergraduate degree (BA even - not a foppish BS) in biology/environmental science with an emphasis on environmental/ecological systems (they are, like, um, so complex), a master's degree in public he...

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Why indeed! When fiction becomes reality

"Why Would REAL 9/11 Truth Activists Advocate a Work of FICTION?"

The answer is simple; eventually the fiction will become the reality by an intense referencing campaign by 911Truthers to "The Shell Game" as "proof" that Americans were lied to and another, more transparent investigation into the events of 9/11 is needed. And yet, it's still a work of fiction and not non-fiction, but that does not matter to a Truther as Mr. Douglas so eloquently showed us in his article.

Truth can be manipulated where a cause is present.

"If we can get 30,000 copies of this profound novel purchased in the first month of its release, we can drive it to #1 on the New York Times best seller list. The 9/11 truth movement can do this, if we ALL push for it to happen."

Another benefit is that Mr. Douglas' article is a work of advertising wonder. Posting such articles are revenue neutral and doesn't require additional advertising fees. If the publisher and author sell 30,000 copies (period) at $26.95 USD, they demonstrate how the capitalist system works while serving as an excellent example of hypocrisy - http://www.amazon.com/Shell-Game-Steve-Alten/dp/1599550946 . And the neat thing to this hypocrisy is that they're going to get you – other 911Truthers – to buy into this charade because Mr. Alten possesses the "knowledge" that only a Truther can accept via revelation.

Yeah... right.

by Tom Murphy (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 9 diaries, 1339 comments) on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 6:55:45 AM
 


By William E. Douglas, Jr., who is author of "The Amateur Parent – A Book on Life, Death, War & Peace, and Everything Else in the Universe." Bill has been a guest columnist for the Kansas City Star, The Business Journal, and other media worldwide. His past essays include, "Exposing the 9/11 Conspiracy Wingnuts," "The Explosion of the 9-11 Truth Movement -- US Media's Dirty Little Secret," "Good Night, and Good Luck - WMD, NIST, Popular Mechanics, ...

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Bill DouglasBy William E. Douglas, Jr., who is author of "The Amateur Parent – A Book on Life, Death, War & Peace, and Everything Else in the Universe." Bill has been a guest columnist for the Kansas City Star, The Business Journal, and other media worldwide. His past essays include, "Exposing the 9/11 Conspiracy Wingnuts," "The Explosion of the 9-11 Truth Movement -- US Media's Dirty Little Secret," "Good Night, and Good Luck - WMD, NIST, Popular Mechanics, ...

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I've been a 9/11 truth activist for 7 years now. Anyone pai

I've been a 9/11 truth activist for 7 years now.  Anyone paid me?  NO.

Has anyone heard of "Orwellian thought"?   The above poster, doesn't seem to care about 9/11 truth coming out, but only a fear that a book may be successful.  Maybe a frustrated writer, who knows.

 BUT, the reason we all know what "orwellian" means is because A FICTION WRITER, WRITING A BOOK OF "FICTION," CALLED "1984" . . . OPENED OUR MINDS TO HOW GOVERNMENTS LIE AND MANIPULATE.

. . . Yes, like "The Shell Game" does.

BACK TO THE BIZARRE POST ABOVE . . . HOW MUCH AM I GETTING PAID TO ADVOCATE "THE SHELL GAME"? 

I'm getting paid the same salary I got for working on 9/11 truth full time for years.   NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH.

Why do I do it?  Because our democracy and world peace is threatened in a disturbing and global way because of the false flag terror that was 9/11.

Now the above poster may feel smug and above it all criticizing you, me, and the moon for our sins . . . but he isn't doing much that I can see to bring out truth of the 9/11 lies.

IN FACT, he's spent his precious time, attacking those who are.

You be the judge.  Judge by the fruit of their acts, someone once said.

Steve Alten, a New York Times best selling author, has LAID IT ALL ON THE LINE, to head off the next 9/11 and illegal war with Iran.

If you think that wasn't a sacrifice, then tomorrow go into your corporate job, stand on a desk, and yell at the top of your lungs over and over, "9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!"

See how that feels when all your co-workers stare at you, and the ones that don't like you attack you behind your back.

THEN, you'll have a small taste of what this author's put himself into.  His courage should be honored, not attacked like the above poster did safe in front of his computer.

by Bill Douglas (68 articles, 2 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 434 comments) on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 6:03:31 PM
 


Just a person that knows he matters and placing more on acceptance than expectation... And while this explanation is viewed apparently by some as limited, here's some more personal information that those same some believe I "need" to testify that I can post here at OpEdNews.com:
I have an undergraduate degree (BA even - not a foppish BS) in biology/environmental science with an emphasis on environmental/ecological systems (they are, like, um, so complex), a master's degree in public he...

to see more of bio, click on member name

Tom MurphyJust a person that knows he matters and placing more on acceptance than expectation... And while this explanation is viewed apparently by some as limited, here's some more personal information that those same some believe I "need" to testify that I can post here at OpEdNews.com:
I have an undergraduate degree (BA even - not a foppish BS) in biology/environmental science with an emphasis on environmental/ecological systems (they are, like, um, so complex), a master's degree in public he...

to see more of bio, click on member name

I'm a 22-year Army Reserves veteran; so, what?

"I've been a 9/11 truth activist for 7 years now."

Where 9/11 occurred on September 11, 2001 and today is January 1, 2008, the difference is six years and four months (give or take a few days). So, you were a 911Truther - before 9/11? I must admit that THIS is impressive. Were you ever contacted by the 9/11 Commission given that you had advance knowledge of the events?

"I'm getting paid the same salary I got for working on 9/11 truth full time for years. NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH."

As I recall, I stated that the publisher and the author, Mr. Alten, would be making the money; not you, Mr. Douglas. I also recalled that I said the reason for using fiction was because it eventually will become the truth. The implication is that you Mr. Douglas will be the beneficiary of this result.

Your promoting of the book is an example of a symbiotic relationship. They benefit from the free advertising; you benefit because it has the potential of furthering your cause. The fact that the publisher and the author are practicing Capitalism 101 is tolerated by you because you seem to accept that the end justifies the means here. So long as a the truth is told to more via a parable of sorts, the vehicle by which it is conveyed is overlooked.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with making money off your intellectual labor, but to condemn the process by which you earn that money (as you make it) seems a wee bit hypocritical to me.

"Steve Alten, a New York Times best selling author, has LAID IT ALL ON THE LINE, to head off the next 9/11 and illegal war with Iran... His courage should be honored, not attacked like the above poster did safe in front of his computer."

Did he really lay it all on the line? If Mr. Alten had written non-fiction, then perhaps this assertion would be more correct. But by packaging the story as a work of fiction that includes quotes of real world people, his reputation as a "New York Times best selling author" isn't even scratched.

The protecting of your "assets" (i.e., Mr. Alten) by issuing a novel of fiction is a Marketing 101 maneuver for the publisher. To drape this in something noble and claim that Mr. Alten is a possible martyr for "truth" is truly silly.

And while it is true that I am "safe" in front of my computer, that was not always the case. Courage has many forms. Exemplifying courage via your workplace parable is silly, but if this is what you think courage is, so be it.  If true, then I'm understanding the Truther Movement better with each article and comment read.

by Tom Murphy (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 9 diaries, 1339 comments) on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 10:48:19 PM
 


A meteorologist by trade, I am an ardent Bush, Cheney and (general liar) detractor. When I'm relaxing, I love to camp and fish.
wxman2001A meteorologist by trade, I am an ardent Bush, Cheney and (general liar) detractor. When I'm relaxing, I love to camp and fish.

Shell Game

Already pre-ordered mine through Powells Books, which is the largest bookstore in North America, in my hometown of Portland Oregon. They also are a great source of hard to find titles like "Fleshing out Skull and Bones" and rare old books.

Definitely need to step up the pressure to expose the lies of 9-11, as I've said many times before: "All roads lead to 9-11". The recent David Frost interview with Bhutto where she claims Bin Laden had been murdered years ago and she knows who did it just furthers the premise that the GWOT is a sham, with a long dead boogeyman as the frontman for the elite fear mongers determined to continue this deception to gain (more) control of resources and our lives through repression and police state tactics.

by wxman2001 (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 9 diaries, 106 comments) on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 9:40:35 AM
 


AMERICAN INSURGENT
don tarterAMERICAN INSURGENT

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       the thing fiction does is sketch reality..the only feasible attempt in words. read Hal Sisson's book 'Modus Operandi'...actually paid for it, capitalist slave i am, and all introduced to me is that the initial STATE tale is fiction itself; so, by introducing inclemate words into mix nothing is lost or perhaps gained...this is an intuitive process Mr. Murphy is sadly lacking. to dismiss that is to dismiss all. an acurate compilation of history details quite specifically what Power does. Murph, are you aware of Operation Northwoods? have you come across the "truth" that Roosevelt knew ( the GUV) that the Japaneese would attack because of provacation, so many years after the fact? you lack knowledge in power structures and intent of State. 911 is evidentary due to all that followed, planned in advance...the "New Pearl Harbor", as it were. in their own words they are convicted, but by slight of media hand and Doublespeak we are engaged in obfuscation . Murph...life is a religion.

by don tarter (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 6 comments) on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 2:19:59 PM
 

 

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