UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A 1994 report confirmed the radios didn't work, and Mayor Giuliani knew it. Yet Rudy and his hand-picked fire commissioner took seven long years to replace the defective radios with new defective radios. Firefighters had 56 minutes after the first call and 29 minutes after the second order to get out. While all police officers left the building, 121 firefighters never made it out.
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MATTHEWS: The union also attacked Giuliani on his decision to put his communications center right there at the World Trade Center even after it had been bombed in 1993 by al Qaeda, and his decision to pull firefighters off of search and rescue after $200 million in gold was recovered from the site. We'll get to all those points.
We asked, by the way, for Rudy Giuliani or someone he would name to appear here on HARDBALL tonight to discuss these charges, but they declined an invitation. By the way, it's always open.
Here with us now with more on the video, which can be seen on www.Rudy-urbanlegend.com (ph) is Harold Schaitberger, who's president of the International Association of Firefighters. Who's paying for this, this video?
MATTHEWS: OK, let's talk about the second issue. That's radios. And I've heard this before, but you've done it very well. What about this other issue of the remains? How many firefighters' bodies do you believe are still somewhere in the garbage dumps, as your ads put it?
never field-tested, and, in fact, were put out in the field, and had to be drawn back, put in a warehouse. And, on 9/11, those firefighters were using the same radios they were using in 1993.
MATTHEWS: OK. Let's talk about the second issue. That's radios.
And I have heard this before, but you have done it very well.
What about this other of the remains? How many firefighters' bodies do you believe are still somewhere in the garbage dumps, as your ads put it?
SCHAITBERGER: Well, I-you know, this is very difficult for our members. We are very much like the military. We never leave our own on the battlefield.
And, plus, our concern was not to leave any of those lost on that day in that site.
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MATTHEWS: Well, how many do you think are left behind?
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MATTHEWS: How many guys haven't been accounted for?
Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, ten minuted newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers in Burbank. She is currently a guest columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News and contributor to ronkayela.com
That Main Stream Media is completely satisfied with the 9/11 story told by it and the coverage it gave to the various Government Commissions?
Now here's some FDNY Union guy wanting to rehash some things. Nothing could be more clear that this story is over in the Main Stream Media. It's off to the Races now. Remeber Rosie ODonnel tried to discuss some things? Good Bye Rosie. Wonder when WHOOPI will begin her rant supporting the War On Terror?
Sad sack Barack Obama talking tough on the War On Terror the other day. Look who's been forced to toe the Party line now. So much for Obama being the Man Of The People.
How come more people can't see these Lies? The question is: What is wrong with America? But should be: WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH STUPID AMERICANS?
Oops, I answered my own question.
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"Hoss" David P. (51 articles, 5 quicklinks, 14 diaries, 339 comments)
on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 5:09:16 PM
