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Saturday, February 6, 2010 Shinki and Ed Paik Accounts vs. CIT Methods (1 comments)
Citizen Investigation Team (CIT) have cited Shinki and Ed Paik's witness accounts to support their claims that the plane said to have hit the Pentagon on 9/11 (American Airlines Flight 77), actually flew on a different flight path ("north of Citgo') and flew over the Pentagon. Ed Paik's account appears in their films "The Pentacon', and most recently "National Security Alert' (NSA). In addition, Ed's account has been cited repeatedly in their articles and online discussions. However, my January 2010 interviews of Ed and Shinki, as well as a 2006 interview of Ed recorded by Dylan Avery, Ed Paik's drawings and gestures for CIT, and other related material, show that certain facts have been omitted or distorted by CIT in their attempt to make their case for the "north of Citgo path'.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 Dawn Vignola's Account vs. CIT's Methods by Erik Larson
From their apartment, Dawn Vignola and her roommate Hugh "Tim' Timmerman saw American Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, September 11, 2001. Shortly afterward, they gave witness accounts to local and national TV media. In 2007, they were interviewed by Citizen Investigation Team (CIT), who attempted to discredit their testimony. I interviewed Dawn and her husband, Dan Ferrigno, January 5, 2010 at that same apartment and found them credible; they talked openly with me, their accounts have not changed since they were first offered, and I saw for myself that Dawn and Tim could have easily seen what they claimed to have seen.
Sunday, October 18, 2009 FDNY 9/11 Reports: WTC 7 'Collapse' Foreknowledge (1 comments)
These are quotes that reveal foreknowledge of the collapse of WTC 7- from NYFD reports in the 9/11 Commission records, in Box 18 of the Team 9 (aka Team 8)/New York City Series.
Thursday, August 13, 2009 Peter Dale Scott Does Not Endorse the Pentagon Flyover Theory (and Neither Do I) (7 comments)
Peter Dale Scott recently praised the CIT film 'National Security Alert', then qualified his endorsement of it. He said, "I have not endorsed the flyover theory for Flight 77, and I do not personally believe it." Neither do I.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Open Letter to Rachel Maddow on Obama, Brzezinski and 9/11 Conspiracy (5 comments)
Open Letter to Rachel Maddow, after Maddow gives softball interview to war criminal Zbigniew Brzezinski, in which which both tacitly approve of Obama's equating 9/11 inquiry with Holocaust denial, even while Brzezinski acknowledges the truth of Obama's statement that the US was involved in the 1953 overthrow of the democratically elected leader Mossadegh.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 Wolf on COG, the State of Emergency and Congress' Failure to Comply With the Law
In response to the call to action outlined in the article "To All Readers: Help Force Congress To Observe the Law on National Emergencies!!!" by Prof. Peter Dale Scott and former Rep. Dan Hamburg (D-CA), I emailed and faxed Senators Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA), and Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA). This post regards the response I received from Frank Wolf.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 JREF, Paint, Kaolin, Bentham and Media Coverage of the 'Active Thermitic Material' Paper (9 comments)
The paper "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe" published April 3, 2009 in The Open Chemical Physics Journal (Bentam.org) has gotten limited mainstream media coverage, and has stimulated a great deal of attention and debate online- including at the famous 'skeptic' forum, JREF.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Prophetic Article in the 1999 NY Times- 'CONGRESS PASSES WIDE-RANGING BILL EASING BANK LAWS'
An article was published in the November 5, 1999 New York Times regarding the passage of "Gramm-Leach-Bliley" Act; it overturned the Glass-Steagal Act and opened the door for banks and securities companies to engage in the massive orgy of speculation and greed that led to the current economic meltdown. Clinton signed it into law, and most Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and the politically-controlled SEC, OTS, OCC, FBI, Fed Reserve and Treasury, did nothing to stop the criminal corporate profiteers from raping the American consumer and blowing up the economy. Even now, Obama's administration is aiding and abetting profiteering from the current crisis, by the very same people who profited from rigged markets that led to the crisis.
Friday, December 19, 2008 Hitler and Milgram's Ghosts- Obey; You Will Shock the Human (1 comments)
Dr. Jerry Burger has replicated some aspects of Stanley Milgram's famous experiment and found that people are just as inclined to obey authority, even if it means inflicting pain on others. Milgram had found that 79% of subjects were willing to administer what they thought were 450 volt shocks to participants in a scientific experiment; the real experiment was studying people's obedience to authority.
Sunday, December 7, 2008 Media Matters Catalogues Gibson-Bush Interview Spin, Omits PNAC! [UPDATED] (45 comments)
Bush gave an interview to ABC's Charlie Gibson, in which Bush referred to the "intelligence failure" about WMD as his "biggest regret". MediaMatters.org, supposedly a right-wing spin watchdog, ignores PNAC and pre-Bush Administration Iraq War plans, but notes the corporate media's failure to point out that there are many instances in the public record that make it clear that the Bush Administration was planning to go to war with Iraq after 9/11.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Change.NOT: Left Gatekeeper Blocks Support for 9/11 Commission Records Release (24 comments)
According to their "About" page, Change.org aims to be "the central platform informing and empowering movements for social change around the most important issues of our time", but they are censoring support for investigating the causes of 9/11, "the day the changed everything" and the reason we live in a "post 9/11 world." On their "Ideas" page, they invite you, the public, to sign up on their site and "submit your ideas for how to change America, discuss with others, and vote for your favorites." What they don't tell you on their About or Ideas pages, is that if your idea suggests further investigation of the 9/11 events in order to properly inform public policy making, it will be deleted.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 The Debate Over 9/11 Truth - Jon Gold & Screw Loose Change (71 comments)
This is a documentary commentary on 9/11 Truth and the 9/11 Debate: Jon Gold Vs. Pat Curley, which took place November 24, 2008 on the Franklin Pierce University closed circuit television show, "The Dynamic Duo", was moderated the show's hosts Justin Martell and Eric Jackman, and is now on youtube.
Thursday, November 20, 2008 God Bless Barack Obama. (6 comments)
Does this qualify for a visit from the Secret Service? I just sent the following to change.gov, although i suppose if the corporate criminal class that controls the media and the Republocrats and has been running the 9/11 coverup for 7 years can do anything right they'll have better control of Obama's security than Bush's on 9/11.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Cheney-Gonzales Prison Indictment: Bogus or Legit?
Have Cheney and Gonzales been using their influence to benefit the prison industry, profiting, and knowingly contributing to the abuse of prisoners, or are the recent indictments a joke and politically motivated? A judge will be reviewing the indictments.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice Rejects Association with Directed Energy Weapons and Mini-Nukes in Draft Bill (7 comments)
Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice has just issued a press release to make clear that it does not support a recent draft bill that proposes Congress investigate discredited theories, i.e. that "mini-nukes" or "Directed Energy Weapons" caused the destruction of World Trade Center 1, 2 & 7. Also, Dr. Steven Jones, known for publishing papers that address flaws in the NIST reports and present evidence of controlled demolition, has objected to the way he's represented in the draft bill; he has never referred to thermate as an "explosive", for instance, though the bill says so. Also, no mention is made of the papers he's co-authored that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, a major milestone in the 9/11 Truth Movement:
Sunday, September 14, 2008 HistoryCommons.org - 2001 Anthrax Timeline Updated
The 2001 Anthrax Attacks Timeline at HistoryCommons.org (aka CooperativeResearch.org) has been moved from The Complete 9/11 Timeline to the main Timelines page, and updated with the recent developments regarding the FBI's Anthrax investigations.
Sunday, August 31, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 8 of 11: 9/11 Aftermath and Anthrax; Subverted Rights, Endless War, People's Victories (UPDATED 9/2) (1 comments)
This article is an overview of some of the ways in which 9/11 and the Anthrax attacks have been used; manipulating public fears and understanding, increasing military budgets and private contracts, reducing oversight and accountability, launching imperialist wars, and implementing repressive police state measures- as well as victories for the People and the Constitution
Thursday, August 28, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 7 of 11: Destruction of World Trade Center 1, 2 & 7, "The Air is Safe to Breathe" Lies & Giuliani (9 comments)
This article is an overview of evidence that World Trade Center 1, 2 & 7 were destroyed by controlled demolition. In addition to this unsolved crime which NIST (and FEMA) have helped to cover up, assurances were given that the air in Manhattan was "safe to breathe", when EPA data clearly indicated it was not. In order to get Wall Street running again, the Bush Administration condemned tens of thousands of additional people to suffering and death.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 6 of 11: Air Defense "Failures", Simultaneous War Games & Continuity of Government (32 comments)
This article summarizes some of the events concerning the 4 hijacked flights on 9/11, provides information on standard air defense procedures and warnings received prior to 9/11 and gives a brief overview of the multiple war games and military operations surrounding 9/11, including Continuity of Government planning. Links are provided for more in depth research.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Growing List of Republican Child Molesters (3 comments)
This is a collection of links to more than 70 different Republican child molester news stories. I couldn't find similar sites documenting Democrat child molesting, but if you post links in the comments documenting a comparable number, I'll be glad to update the title to "Politician" Child Molesters.
Monday, August 18, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 4 of 11- What Did They Know & When Did They Know It- and What Were They Doing? (24 comments)
This article reviews some of US administration's and defense, intelligence & law enforcement agencies actions in the years and months before 9/11. The public record of government reports and statements so far makes clear that there were many, many warning signs that Al Qaeda was plotting attacks, and that policy makers in these administrations and agencies were aware of this; why didn't they stop the attacks?
Friday, August 15, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 3- The 9/11 Commission Cover up (2 comments)
This article is an overview of the 9/11 Commission's conflicts and "failures", and some brief summaries of some of the many important facts left out of or distorted in their final report, with links for reference and additional research.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 911/ Truth, Part 2- The 9/11 Truth Movement: Independent Investigations, Media, Advocacy & Activism (6 comments)
This article presents an overview of some of the many people, media and organizations that have documented and publicized contradictions and lies about 9/11, and contributed to the growing awareness of the falsity of the official 9/11 story. The decentralized and spontaneously growing collective of people demanding truth and justice has become known as the 9/11 Truth Movement.
Monday, August 11, 2008 9/11 Truth, Part 1 of 11- 9/11 & Public Opinion (160 comments)
Why don't people believe the Bush Administration is telling the truth about 9/11? A 2006 NY Times/CBS poll found only 16% of Americans believe the Bush Administration is telling the truth about what they knew prior to 9/11. This article series presents brief summaries of some of the questions, evidence and issues being raised by the 9/11 Truth Movement, with links to credible sources for more in depth research and analysis.
Sunday, August 10, 2008 Anthrax Investigations: Dead Microbiologists Revisted
What's the average rate at which microbiologists die under mysterious or suspicious circumstances? Bruce Ivins is only the latest of many.
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Anthrax Foreknowledge? DOJ/FBI Doesn't Care (2 comments)
The DOJ and FBI glibly dismiss questions about the "Quantico letter" that attempted to frame Ayaad Assaad as a bioterrorist- is this apparent foreknowledge of the false-flag post-9/11 Anthrax attacks related to the White House's apparent foreknowledge, given that staff were put on Cipro on 9/11?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Is Google Censoring Anthrax Coverage by Glenn Greenwald? (18 comments)
Some questions on Google's atrocious search results and alert service regarding results relevant to Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald and Anthrax. Expect things to change after they find this article.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Rebuttal to "Corrections": Paul Landis Response to my 9/11 "Pentagon Hole" Psyop article (12 comments)
9/11 has been used to undermine our Constitution, civil rights & liberties and terrorize dissenters, and to justify torture, illegal imperialist wars and the establishment of a domestic surveillance state. I advocate for full Congressional, criminal and international investigations of 9/11 and related events, with subpoena power and public hearings where evidence is presented and all "persons of interest", including Bush and Cheney, are compelled to testify under oath. I also support all independent investigations aimed at uncovering the truth and leading to justice for the 9/11 victims, their families and all Americans and the people of the world.
Monday, July 14, 2008 Is the 9/11 "Pentagon Hole" a Psyop to Distract from Real Questions? (157 comments)
It's understandable some believe "no 757" hit the Pentagon due to the heavy promotion of that idea, but there's no actual evidence. The theory is being used to mock and discredit the 9/11 Truth Movement, & to give Congress and the media a reason to avoid real questions about 9/11. The military drilled for 9/11-style attacks, & they came after years of warnings that Al Qaeda intended to hijack planes for missiles.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 NIST WTC 9/11 Report: Top 5 "Smoking Gun" Points (14 comments)
It is said "the pen is mightier than the sword"; it may also be said that a 6 page letter with 5 civilian authors published April 18, 2008 in the peer-reviewed Open Civil Engineering Journal at bentham.org is more compelling than a 10,000 page report from a government agency that had hundreds of people working on it. This article highlights 5 points from the letter, and some of the truth & justice issues involved in the 9/11 world trade center disaster.
Friday, April 25, 2008 NynElevN Truth in Communications Class (Linked) (22 comments)
In one of my Communications classes, today we gave 5 minute speeches on a "memorable experience". I used the occasion to talk about last Friday, April 18, 2008 when the paper Fourten Points of Agreement with Official Government Reports on the World Traade Centr Destructn was published by the Open Civil Engineering Journal and cross posted on 911Bloggr.com
Thursday, April 24, 2008 Godgle: Info Provider + Filter = Perception Manager (9 comments)
"Information wants to be free" vs. "Don't be evil". When you search online and use search "Alerts", do you want to get the info you want, or do you want the info you receive to be only what Google (and their partners in business and government) want you to know about? If you have concerns about Google's record on search quality/censorship, privacy, human rights, collaboration with people who may pose a serious threat to US sovereignty and security or anything else, read this article and please comment.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Open Letter to the People & Google (8 comments)
50-90% of People around the world use Google to search, for email and to get "alerts". If Google was "censoring" your searches or failing to index certain stories you're interested in (9one1 Truth related stories for instance)- or your Gmail was not posting your emails to certain listserves- or if your search "alerts" omitted relevant results, would you continue to use them?
Monday, April 21, 2008 "Fourteen Points" Media Visibility Update 4/21/08 (2 comments)
News roundup, links, summary of my media activism in support of "Fourteen Points of Agreement with Official Government Reports on the World Trade Center Destruction", just published in The Open Civil Engineering Journal, a mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific journal
Sunday, April 20, 2008 14 Point Destruction of the NIST & FEMA 9/11 WTC Reports (5 comments)
The Open Civil Engineering Journal has just published an article by Dr. Steven E. Jones, Dr. Frank M. Legge, Kevin R. Ryan, Anthony F. Szamboti, and James R. Gourley, known for their criticism of the official explanations of the destruction of World Trade Center Towers 1,2 & 7 and for advancing the theory that explosives brought them down.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Obama's Meaningless "No Lobbyist/PAC $" Pledge (5 comments)
Obama has repeatedly said he doesn't take money from Fed lobbyists or PACs, but this distinction is essentially meaningless.
Friday, January 11, 2008 OpEdNews.com, Civic Education- NH Recount Meaningless (3 comments)
I'm learning more at OpEdNews.com (and other indy media) about how the world works than I learned at home, in school, the workforce and corporate consumer/media worlds. The New Hampshire Primary results are suspect and a recount is meaningless due to New Hampshire's lax oversight laws.
Thursday, January 10, 2008 Count the NH Ballots by Hand- Ensure Honest Elections (2 comments)
Count the NH Ballots by Hand to put an end to the speculation about Electoral Fraud. Ensure Honest Elections by making paper ballots available to every Citizen who wants one to vote on, all ballots counted by hand in the local precincts, results posted for all to see and record
