9/11 Legacy - Part 3: "The Day The Light Came On!"

   In February 2003, Tony Blair’s Labour Government issued it’s ‘proof’ of Iraq’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction” capability, to UK journalists. These documents were used to justify its involvement in the invasion of Iraq. The documents became known as “The Dodgy Dossier”. The reason for this label became clear when numerous journalists and researchers quickly discovered that much of it’s content had been plagiarised from various, less than authoritative sources. “The most notable source was an article by Ibrahim al-Marashi entitled Iraq's Security & Intelligence Network: A Guide & Analysis, which was published in the September 2002 issue of the Middle East Review of International Affairs” (Wikipedia). Aspects were repeated verbatim (including typographical errors), certain amendments were made to strengthen the alleged findings and no reference was made to the origins of the information, other than "a number of sources, including intelligence reports".

   This dossier became the exclusive argument for the Iraq invasion and used by George Bush in his “State Of The Union” address. An address signalling the forthcoming war. It became extremely important that this dossier be taken at face value, considering that in July 21, 2002, British Cabinet Office briefing papers warned officials that any war, executed on the basis of regime change, was illegal. Also relevant is the (July 23, 2002) secret British Downing Street memo warning officials that Saddam Hussein was not a threat, that President Bush was determined to invade Iraq and U.S. officials were fixing their intelligence and facts around their policy to go to war. In September 2002, one of Tony Blair's most senior aides told intelligence chiefs their draft dossier failed to demonstrate "an imminent threat" and that Saddam Hussain “does not demonstrate the motive to attack his neighbours, let alone the West". The UK government knew the risks, yet proceeded anyway.

   With Bush‘s claims that "Saddam Hussein still has chemical and biological weapons and is increasing his capabilities to make more" and daily news articles telling the public that such weapons were capable of hitting the west within “45 minutes”, those behind the war plans felt secure in the knowledge that an uninformed public would support the war unquestioningly. Whilst a few people could already see the true agenda at play, most were still in the dark. However, it was (ironically) the BBC that was about to change this situation.



Andrew Gilligan

   Andrew Gilligan wrote a report for the BBC, claiming that the Dossiers had been deliberately exaggerated. His research led him to an unauthorised, off the record interview with Dr David Kelly, a British scientist and expert on biological warfare (employed by the Ministry Of Defence) and formerly a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq. Kelly was asked by the British Government to proof-read all aspects of the Iraq Dossiers and was very concerned about many aspects of the documents, specifically the “45 minute” claim. In his interview with Gilligan, Kelly told him of his concerns over the 45-minute claim and allegedly ascribed its inclusion in the dossier to Alastair Campbell, the director of communications for Prime Minister Tony Blair, in order to “sex up” the Dossiers. He also asked Gilligan not to reveal his identity in these articles. The report was broadcast on 29 May 2003 on the Today programme, stating that the 45-minute claim had been placed in the dossier by the government, even though it knew the claim was dubious.

   In June 2003, Kelly visited Iraq to inspect (what was claimed to be) some mobile WMD production labs. Kelly was unhappy with the description of the trailers and spoke off the record to The Observer on 15 June 2003. He said, “They are not mobile germ warfare laboratories. You could not use them for making biological weapons. They do not even look like them. They are exactly what the Iraqis said they were - facilities for the production of hydrogen gas to fill balloons”.

   Andrew Gilligan wrote a follow up to the original item on The Today Show, in The Mail newspaper. Here, he directly identified Alastair Campbell as the person responsible for adding the 45 minute claim. The UK Government immediately denied any involvement in the intelligence content of the dossier and lambasted the BBC, calling them liars and pushing them to reveal the name of the source. Kelly subsequently contacted his superiors saying, "I am convinced that I am not his primary source of information". The MOD publicly admitted that “an employee had come forward who might be the source”. When pushed, they confirmed it was Dr David Kelly.

   It is believed that this was strategic decision made by Tony Blair in order to discredit Kelly directly. Many individuals went to great pains to muddy his character, describing him as a “Walter Mitty like, fantasist. The Government also launched a huge operation (coincidently spearheaded by Alastair Campbell) to effectively destroy any remaining independent elements of journalism in the BBC. Initially targeting Andrew Gilligan, they also successfully managed to decapitate the BBC by forcing Director General Greg Dyke out of his job. It would be fair to say that, if any independence of reportage remained in the BBC, it probably ceased to exist that day… something that we are now truly feeling the repercussions of in all media aspects of Western society.



Dr David Kelly

   Dr Kelly was called to appear (on 15 July) before the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee (which was investigating the issues Gilligan had reported) where he was aggressively scrutinised about his actions. He denied meeting with Gilligan. On July 18, Dr Kelly was found dead in some woods near his home in Oxfordshire. The ‘official’ account states that he committed suicide through an overdose of painkillers and significant blood loss caused by slashes to the wrists. ‘Depression and Stress’ was related as the reason.

  Independent investigations and research into his death has discovered some curious aspects. It appears Dr Kelly’s body was moved from it’s original resting place, to a spot that became known as the ‘official’ site of his death. It appears that both the drug intake and degree of arterial injury weren’t substantial enough to cause death. There was a strong police presence near his home just before his disappearance. Also huge aerials were reported as being erected in his garden!  A few months before his death,  British Diplomat David Boucher asked Kelly what would happen if the West were to invade Iraq. Kelly answered by claiming that he “would probably be found dead in the woods”.

   Whatever subsequent inquiries say and despite the protestations of politicians, medical examiners and journalists, it seems likely that Dr David Kelly was murdered. Was it to silence him because he didn’t exactly tow the party line? We may never know…



Robin Cook

The following awakening was astonishing. In politics, MPs and cabinet minister alike, showed their disapproval of the Iraq War and the intelligence that led to it. Politicians like Norman Baker and Clare Short raised their heads (even if briefly) above the parapet to join the growing chorus of dissent. Some like Robin Cook, who died as a result of a ‘heart attack’ on a mountain in Wales , possibly met the same fate as Dr Kelly.  Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets in peaceful protest against the wars, carrying placards and banners with slogans like “Not In My Name”, “No War For Oil”, “No WMDs” and “Bliar” (Blair the Liar). The powers that be had been caught, well and truly, with their pants down.

   The likes of George Bush and Tony Blair would never be looked at in the same way again. Of course, all of this is compounded by the fact that, in the end, no Weapons Of Mass Destruction were ever found anywhere in Iraq… even to this day. In January 2004, ex-US arms hunter, David Kay, stated on record that there were no WMDs in Iraq. In December of the same year, a US report from the Iraq Survey Group stated on record that there were no WMDs in Iraq. The very next day, the CIA made the same statement. In December, an ex-CIA agent claimed he was sacked for not faking intelligence reports on Iraq’s WMD capability. By the end of the year, The White House decided that it was no longer looking for WMDs.

   In 2005, George Bush made a staggering comment: That the US was in Iraq because of 9/11. The statement is misleading, 9/11 actually allowed the circumstances in order to get away with Iraq… at least initially. Today, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Western governments and mainstream media has an edict that runs scared of connecting Al-Qaeda and 9/11 to Iraq. Whether illegal or not, the instigators of the war have gone unpunished for a crime they now call “regime change”. This buzz phrase is now the tactic they have latched onto as a means to commit unspeakable acts across the world. The most important factor, though, is that with Iraq, we finally saw the truth exposed for what it was. These events proved that governments cannot always successfully hide the truth from the people. This scares them to death. In the UK, more people believe they were lied to over Iraq, than those that believe the government propaganda. This is truly a victory for the truth.

   It is here that we should remember the road travelled. Iraq came from 9/11, even though it had nothing to do with 9/11. There is a legacy to 9/11 that should be discussed. It is disrespectful to NOT ask the questions. We need to expose the lies. Those who were TRULY responsible for 9/11 should be called to account. This is how we can respect and honour the victims. All of them. People like Dr David Kelly, anybody who has been innocently accused of crimes and tortured to death as a result of the destruction of civil liberties, anybody who has spoken up and disappeared, the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians killed in illegal wars, the oppressed and all those who died on September 11, 2001.

For all this, we should continue to remember 9/11.
Not for trite reasons… but for the right reasons.
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9/11 Legacy - Part 2: "Illegal Endeavours..."

   History shows us that part of the legacy of 9/11 was the “War On Terror”. Although this war began in Afghanistan, it was obvious that it was never going to be confined to this country alone. The eventual scope of this endeavour appeared disproportionate with the implications of the ‘official’ account of 9/11. Documented accounts show that the Bush administration (with the support of several other western powers) had considered both extensive military incursions in Syria and Pakistan, whilst an invasion of Iran was discussed on a weekly basis. With this, the public began to hear the alarm bells and questioned the true nature of these events. What was the real agenda behind the “War On Terror”? Tens years after 9/11, it is hindsight and information leaks and disclosures that have shown why questioning the real agenda was justified. The next stage of the “War On Terror” began “officially” in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq. However, like Afghanistan, evidence shows that this target was on the cards long before 9/11.

   It has always seemed strange that the turn of the millennium showed such obvious aggressive intentions toward Iraq. Strange given the historical context of Iraq’s (and by association, Saddam Hussein) relationship with the US. There is a tangible history of business deals between the two countries and more importantly, an arms deal. The US armed Iraq to the teeth many times throughout the latter part of the twentieth century (see: Iran / Iraq War) and the extent of this arming was fully realised when US troops discovered that most of the small arms, ammunition, rockets and many vehicles (seized from fighters, post invasion), were US-made.

   Many have theorised about “what went wrong”, in order to change the nature of this relationship. Some have speculated about Saddam’s plans to sell oil via a system other than the petro-dollar, some have talked about Global Agenda plans and others have simply pointed to financial reasons. It is difficult to truly know. As with Afghanistan, the usual suspects of business and military contractors profited hugely from the Iraq War and on a much larger scale than Afghanistan. Recently, it has been revealed that billions of dollars were wasted on black hole projects that certainly never benefited the people of Iraq, improved the infrastructure or helped to rebuild the country. This is simply nothing more than a crime of greed and corruption, but I’m digressing here…

   Although it was perhaps the first Gulf War that set the precedent for Iraq always being an eventual target of the “War On Terror”, it seems that the first credible evidence appeared in late January of 2001... A full 7 months before 9/11 and 2 years before the actual invasion. This evidence relates to a Treasury Department memo received by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on January 24 2001 which contained a summary of a "military plan" for a "post-Saddam Iraq" which was marked “secret“. O’Neill later admitted that, within days of George Bush entering the White House, the Bush administration had drawn up plans to use U.S. troops to invade Iraq. Even former White House anti-terrorism advisor Richard Clarke later revealed, "They were talking about Iraq on 9/11. They were talking about it on 9/12. Rumsfeld was saying we needed to bomb Iraq". He also said that Rumsfeld said, “There aren't any good targets in Afghanistan and there are lots of good targets in Iraq".

   The pretence could be seen on September 10 2001, when Rumsfeld warned of Iraq’s pursuit of WMDs. In 2002, CNN reported that mid afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld began planning strike plans against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. On September 12, Rumsfeld insisted (at a Cabinet meeting) that Iraq “should be a principal target of the first round of terrorism". In October of 2001, former CIA Director James Woolsey said Iraq was likely involved in 9/11 and the ‘alleged’ anthrax attacks of the time, and that “the US will probably confront Saddam Hussein as part of its war on terrorism“.

   From this period onwards, Iraq was inextricably connected to 9/11, despite there being no evidence to prove it. The West began to build a case for the invasion of Iraq. In February 2002, US military intelligence warned the Bush administration that a captured Al Qaeda operative had given fabricated information that Iraq was training Al Qaeda members in how to make chemical and biological weapons. Despite this information being totally unreliable and despite being warned by intelligence agencies that the information “may be faulty”, President Bush used this information in a (October 2002) speech to try to link Iraq to 9/11. On February 5, 2003, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the UN Security Council about alleged WMDs in Iraq and alleged connections with Al Qaeda.

   Despite the continued search for, and lack of, credible evidence to connect Iraq, the West appeared unfettered and unconcerned. The rhetoric was that it was always ‘inevitable’. The true arrogance of the ‘Agenda’ players was witnessed in January 2003 in a war memo showing that George Bush was determined to go to war with Iraq, regardless of whether or not they had the backing of the UN. The memo also quoted him as  “discussing ways they could provoke Saddam Hussein into a confrontation“. By March 2003, Iraq had been invaded.

   The most damning proof of a cover up began to unfold in George Bush’s State Of The Union address on January 28, 2003. It was here that Bush uttered those now infamous 16 words: "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa". This intelligence became mired in controversy when columnist Robert Novak exposed CIA operative Valerie Plame, the wife of retired diplomat Joseph C. Wilson. This is key because Wilson was sent to Niger, Africa in February 2002 to investigate the possible purchase of Uranium Yellowcake by Iraq. His conclusion that this was “highly unlikely” was considered by the CIA to be “less than definitive”.  With the onset of the ‘British Intelligence Reports’ and Bush’s statement of evidence in his address, many in US and British politics began to accuse the Bush administration of ignoring prior intelligence and eventually added to the notion that the President “lied the country to war”.

   The involvement of the British Government and Intelligence Agencies, at this point, is key to understanding why Iraq became known as an “illegal war”. As early as October 4, 2001, the U.K. Government released a 70 point dossier as evidence against Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda networks and their alleged involvement in 9/11. Both experts and media reports stated that their case against Osama was "thin on facts,"  "full of conjecture," and "still no smoking gun". It seems bizarre that when the Iraq scenario came around, the British Government continued, in part, to refer to this document. This is despite there being no real relationship between this 70 point dossier and the ‘Iraq Case’.

Throughout 2002, Tony Blair’s government began to work on building a case against Iraq as part of their commitment to a U.S.-led Iraq invasion. By early 2003, The UK released a document entitled “Iraq: Its Infrastructure of Concealment, Deception and Intimidation “, now known as “The Dodgy Dossier”.

Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, they had inadvertently opened Pandora’s Box…
To Be Continued…


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9/11 Legacy - Part 1: "The Road To War"

   The central notion of the ‘official’ 9/11 account, is that of the perpetrators. Namely Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. As this particular operation was based in Afghanistan, it seemed logical that this country would be the first target of the US “War On Terror”… a concept seemingly born in the aftermath of 9/11. Eventually, this ‘battle for freedom and democracy’ would expand into 2 wars and an eye on several other areas in the Middle East.

   Because this quest stemmed from an event that had all the hallmarks of a ‘false flag event’, it seemed logical that (by extension) the War On Terror would also need to scrutinised for it’s credibility. Truth researchers didn’t need to look very far before they had serious questions to ask. In the fullness of time, mass public opinion was galvanised not so much by the questions of 9/11, rather the increasing questions of the morally and legally curious, conceit of this particular series of theatres.

   Millions were awakened to the true nature of our politicians and the dealings of corporate methods. People marched through the streets of the world’s cities carrying banners that showed the growing sentiments of an increasingly aware populace. The implications were (and still are) huge. The true legacy of 9/11 is the creation of the largest social revolution, possibly, in the history of modern civilisation. It is for this reason alone that the powers that be, feel compelled to reinforce their perspective of history. A total fear of mass realisation.

  It could be contended that had the West not reacted in any large scale way, 9/11 may have eventually been consigned to the quiet hole of history and those that attained awareness of global machinations would have remained in a very small minority, fringe group. The threat posed by our current global consciousness can be witnessed by the likes of Zbigniew Brzezinski’s numerous speeches about “global mass awakening” and the dangers it poses. Our news media daily reminds us the fight for freedom in these countries, highlighted by yet another death of a western soldier. It is this, not a daily reminder of the events of 9/11, that shows the true façade behind the ‘official’ mask.

   The first war has been scrutinised for signs of the real agenda. Soon after 9/11, many pointed out the significance of the history behind the alleged 9/11 perpetrators. It has never escaped attention that Al-Qaeda (and by association Bin Laden) was born from “Soviet Era” days of the  Mujahideen. With USSR’s intervention in Afghanistan to tackle the increased threat from the Mujahideen, the US had found the perfect opportunity (what with Cold War tensions) to ingratiate themselves in the situation.

   History shows that during the Carter and Reagan administrations, the CIA (probably under the auspices of Bush Snr, Rumsfeld, Brzezinski and the like) financed, equipped and trained the Mujahideen on a huge, multi billion dollar scale. It should be noted (for the nitpickers) that the UK, Saudi Arabia, China, Pakistan and other countries, also played a role in this particular endeavour. However, it was the US that held the lion’s share of involvement, for the longest period of time.

   It is also well documented that Bin Laden occupied a prominent position amongst the CIA backed operation. He was financed and equipped at length by the US in this period. With the end of the cold war, the Mujahideen collapsed into factional civil war engulfing the entire country. It was here that Al-Qaeda came into being, supported by the CIA, with the intention of becoming the dominant, victorious faction. A faction that in return would be most US friendly. “Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook wrote that the word Al-Qaeda should be translated as "the database", and originally referred to the computer file of the thousands of  Mujahideen militants who were recruited and trained with CIA help to defeat the Russians” (Wikipedia). Robin Cook is an integral player in the bigger picture and I will discuss him in my next blog.

   History also shows that it may not have played out exactly as the US planned. The Taliban government became increasingly belligerent toward The West including stone walling the US gas pipeline from The Caspian Sea. Several companies including Unocal, a company with documented and lengthy connections to the administration in general (and George Bush specifically), had begun discussions with The Taliban in 1996 to begin construction of said pipeline. With things still stalled in 1998, a U.S. congressional hearing recorded a Unocal representative testify that “a gas pipeline through Afghanistan can't happen until there is a single internationally recognized stable government there“. He urged the US Government to use its influence to help find solutions to “all of the region's conflicts".  By the end of 1998, Unocal had withdrawn it’s plans due to “lack of support and funding”. However, it is interesting that in 1999, it was discovered that the U.S. had paid the entire annual salary of every single Taliban government official in hopes of securing a stable government in Afghanistan in order to allow Unocal to build the pipeline. In May 2001, it was revealed that the US had given $43 million to Afghanistan, becoming the largest donor to Afghanistan for two years in a row. Within 8 months of 9/11, the US gas pipeline was given the go ahead.

   Another interesting aspect is Afghanistan’s production of Poppy Opium. There are detailed accounts going back hundreds of years showing The West’s involvement in the influence of the Opium trade. Again, the CIA has had extensive involvement in the global drug trade and not for morally righteous reasons either. You need only look into the Iran Contra scandal to see the connections.  By 2000, Afghanistan was responsible for 75% of the world’s Opium production. It seems strange that in July of the same year, The Taliban decided to ban cultivation of Opium Poppies in Afghanistan. By 2005, Opium production was surging again. In fact USA Today reported that the country was “in danger of becoming a narcotics state”.

   There was also the inevitable boom in business for other companies. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, “War is big business!”. The companies that secured the biggest deals were again (surprise, surprise), damningly connected to key administration individuals. Halliburton, of which Dick Cheney was CEO, gained massive middle eastern deals in the wake of 9/11 and the subsequent wars. These are just a few examples of the benefits that 9/11, and it’s repercussions, gave to US business and finance.

   Many have claimed that 9/11 was the justification needed to create these theatres of war. It’s a big accusation to make… but not without precedence. In June of 2001, the US government had already discussed the possibility of a limited military action against The Taliban. By July (strangely coinciding with the ban on Opium cultivation), the US had restructured this “limited military action”. Now there were detailed invasion plans on the drawing board, with an inception date of October 2001... What a coincidence.

   Documents show that US involvement in various peacekeeping operations were scheduled to continue no later than early September 2001. Both CBS and USA Today reported that The White House had approved plans to invade Afghanistan on September 4th, 2001. From this point on, huge numbers of US military troops, equipment and vehicles were dispatched to The Persian Gulf in anticipation of this plan.

   Of course, one week later, we have 9/11. Within an hour or so of the initial events, Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, The Taliban and Afghanistan were all blamed. By October (the pre-9/11 invasion date), the ‘coalition of the willing’ was there.

Unfortunately, this was only the beginning…
To Be Continued...


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BBC's "9/11: Conspiracy Road Trip"

   Television coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has been somewhat different from what I expected. Granted there are still a few days to go yet, but it appears that the media propaganda machine has been completely bewildered as to how to go about their annual reconviction of the ‘official’ story. In the UK, the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all (aside a rehashed and laughable 9/11 Conspiracy Files ‘update’ from the BBC) taken the softly, softly approach this year, with the emphasis truly being on the tragedy/loss of life angle. Such programs (a correct use of the word if ever used) were book-ended with a reminder of said ‘official’ account of events and filled with endless examples of lives ended and families torn apart. Whilst I truly feel for these people and always endeavour to try never to besmirch or make a mockery of their memory, this approach is slightly more misleading than people may initially think. It is, sadly, one of the many callous examples of how broadcasters (especially the BBC, but  numerous others also) use to emotionally manipulate the sentiments and rationality of the viewer.

   The BBC finally decided to shift the gears today and present to us “9/11: Conspiracy Road Trip” on BBC Three. It was presented by comedian Andrew Maxwell, who took five “conspiracy theorists” on a trip to America to see if they could get them to “change their mind” about their particular views. They consisted of Charlotte Scott Hays, Emily Church, Shazin Nurse, Rodney Chavrimotoo (hope that’s right!) and, the now infamous, Charlie Veitch.

   The first five minutes set the standard BBC tone, with a voice over by Mr Maxwell, where he reinforced the ‘official’ story and stated that he was “as certain as certain can be that Osama Bin Laden ordered the attacks”. This was followed by an introduction to the five “theorists”, interspersed with shots of them crying and shouting at each other. Without going to far off track, you may remember (from my “Popcorn For The Mind” blog series) that I looked into the media use of “love-bombing”, “divide and conquer” and “herd mentality” tactics in it’s programming. It’s certainly something worth looking out for in a re-watch of this program. These first five minutes are classic examples of social engineering aspects, with all the hallmarks of certain organisations: from Tavistock to Common Purpose. Methods that would have raised a knowing smile from the likes of researcher, Brian Gerrish!

   Andrew Maxwell pointed out that it was “unbelievable” that there were people out there who questioned the “truth” about 9/11. He first took the group to WTC Ground Zero, believing that by simply going there it would change their mind and giving them a “reality check”. This trite act is akin to taking a group of Ufologists to the desert in New Mexico and hoping they’ll raise their hands to the sky and shout, “My God I’ve Seen The Light!”. It trivialises any real attempt to present a critical analysis of 9/11 research, right off the bat.

   He went on to declare that the 9/11 Commission was “totally independent”… you only have to look into the people involved (including the farcically initial period with Henry Kissinger) to know that this is just a biased and misleading comment.

   The specific theories were represented by half a dozen of the (what I consider anyway) weaker aspects of 9/11 speculation. “Amateur pilots couldn’t have done it”. The program then went on to take the group to a flight school where one was taken up in a tiny two man plane and proceeded to fly it above Manhattan for ten minutes. The ‘expert’ flight instructor commented that “if you’re tender with the controls, you’ll probably land it first flight”. He claimed it was easy to navigate and land on a runway, but also said that it was “easier to fly a big jet”. If that were the case, then why isn’t everybody flying jets for British Airways within a day of signing up?! They then dropped in a sound bite of Shazin saying that she thought it would be easy to do it with a Boeing. Well I’m convinced already!…

   This section was closed with the statement: “All they had to do was fly straight and level”. Clearly this is a ridiculous observation. You need only look at the ‘official’ flight path, altitude and angle of Flight 77...

   Next up was the view that the US government screwed up their security procedures. This was quickly dismissed by a quick recollection of the ‘official’ account, with every aspect including the word “Did”. United Airlines pilot Buck Rogers (yes really!) made a staggering remark that there had never been one single aircraft hijacking in the US before 9/11. Where do these people learn their history?!

   At this point, it was obligatory to show the group arguing and shouting at each other, whilst Mr Maxwell (apt name!) called them “childlike” and “gullible”. Next stop was the controlled demolition theory. No physics, simple mathematics or laws of gravity here. Just demolition ‘expert’ Brent Blanchard (do some serious research on this man, you’ll be surprised what you find…) and his reassuring claim that “buildings NEVER fall OVER”, they are simply “compressed”. By now, Charlie Veitch was presented as having an epiphany: “It makes sense now”. The producers must have rubbing their hands with glee.

   Onto the means used to create a controlled demolition and Rodney was next to be ridiculed. “You would think that a science grad would be more rational”, said Andrew Maxwell (another example of nothing more than insult). Another ‘expert’ displayed combustion of a steel girder which was barely scratched, thus the “conspiracy theory” was definitively debunked. Charlie Veitch was, again viewed, voicing his opinion: “It’s becoming more and more unlikely that this stuff was used to bring down buildings… and planes DID mess up the buildings”. At this point, they showed Charlotte upset because “Charlotte has been relying on Charlie to back her up”.
Onto The Pentagon . The producers obviously didn’t want to touch this one at all, for fear of showing themselves up. They simply presented the ‘official’ commission approved animation of Flight 77’s impact… the one that removes an engine from the schematics in order that it fit’s the pattern of damage (see parts 7 and 8 of my 9/11 blog series, to understand this crucial evidence). Maxwell said here, “Do you think a missile could go in there unnoticed by the public… I think that’s nuts”. Please Mr Maxwell, much more of your profound knowledge and I’ll have to admit defeat and close my blog down…

   At this point I nearly choked from laughing when he said, “What’s more important, the truth or the right answer!”. If it wasn’t such a serious matter, I’d have almost mistaken it for a “Carry On…” film. More arguing and he accuses them of “sulking”. He finally shows himself for the dignified and morally superior being by walking off and saying, “Fuck Them!”. He then claims that the group “selectively hear things” and mentions something about Israel and MI5, claims that “Santa does not exist, how do you know he doesn’t exist… this is ludicrous”.

   A demonstration of physics followed, in order to explain the crash of Flight 93. This involved a pebble and a mound of flour, followed by the group throwing some eggs and water bombs. Seriously! You couldn’t make this stuff up!

   Onto voice analysis of the ‘passengers’ of ‘93 and an expert who bravely commented that the calls could have been edited or faked, however they were not really practical in “realtime”. Lots of crying for the finale, as the group met the mother of Mark Bingham. She said that her son often used his first name and surname in personal conversations because of habits he’d picked up in his profession  and commented that people “on the internet” had “not many brains”.

   The whole ordeal ended with more arguing and shouting and the final position of the group regarding 9/11. Charlie Veitch was praised as a “realist” because of his decision to renounce the “conspiracy” path and join the rest of the sheeple. At which point I could pretty much feel my brain running out of my ears and decided that an hour in the company of the BBC’s psychological manipulation machine was more than enough…

Top: Andy Thomas & David Icke
Bottom Left: Andrew Johnson
Bottom Right: Ian R Crane

   Overall, it was pretty much what I’d come to expect and wasn’t really surprised. I’ve maybe been a bit hard on Charlie Veitch and Andrew Maxwell. Sometimes, to coin a phrase, “they know not what they do”. I absolutely blame those further up the chain of command for ever approaching the matter in such a shallow and superficial way… but that was always inevitable. Imagine if someone in the BEEB had decided to take the likes of David Icke, Ian R Crane, Andrew Johnson and Andy Thomas on such a road trip?!! They probably could have only used about two minutes worth of footage. In fact, I can safely say that it would NEVER have happened.

   These people are ultimately afraid of the truth ever being revealed. There are literally hundreds, possibly thousands, of aspects that raise serious questions about the legitimacy of the ‘official’ 9/11 story. You cannot analyse a lie, cover up, inside job or “conspiracy” in one hour, with a superficial glance at 7 or 8 aspects. It simply won’t do. The fact that they keep coming back to the well, time and again, in such a derogatory manner is indicative of their need to continually reinforce dogma divert people from recognising their fears. And they are afraid, don‘t ever think they aren‘t. They are afraid of the implications, of people waking up, they are afraid of the reveal and they are afraid of YOU. Afraid because you can think and reason, learn and speak of it. Try not to get bogged down in semantics and arguments because, like the road trip, they’ll use that against you.

Be sensible, level headed and informed. I say this all the time but, at the risk of sounding like a scratched record, the truth really does speak for itself.
If we’re wise, we can show them how it’s really done!
Till Next Time,
The Truth Seeker’s Guide.

See also:
http://thetruthseekersguide.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/more-bbc-conspiracy-road-trips-on-way.html


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Strange Tales From 9/11 - Part 2

   We all make and break plans at the drop of a hat and no one bats an eyelid on any ordinary day. 9/11 was no ordinary day though. If somebody happens to escape fate or has a bad feeling before hand, can we call these predictions? And what if we see a foreshadowed scenario presented  months in advance? Is it still a prediction or mere coincidence? As I discussed in part one, coincidence is a funny thing. You can literally account for everything with coincidence, but when the coins keeps coming up heads, it does make you wonder…

   Some aspects of 9/11 have almost become Urban Legends now. For some, they stretch the credibility of a serious investigation into the events. For others, they are the Rosetta Stone of a more esoteric truth. It seems that the 1995, trading-card game: "Illuminati: New World Order" (Steve Jackson Games) kicked it all off. The game features a number of cards that show some of the exact same events of 9/11: explosions at the Pentagon, the WTC and smoke rising from the Twin Towers (oddly this card is labelled “Population Reduction“!). Speculation deepened when people became aware of the storyline of The Lone Gunmen pilot episode, which involved a U.S. government conspiracy plot to crash an electronically hijacked Boeing 727 into the WTC and blame it on foreign terrorists in order to provoke war and increase the military's budget.  The episode pre-dated 9/11 by at least 18 months. Since then, many have found significance in numerous aspects of pop culture that came before the fateful day.

   In July, 2001, the Oakland based rap group, The Coup, released 'Party Music' in which the front cover shows their lead singer, Boots Riley, holding a detonator and blowing up the World Trade Centre, whilst The band “I Am the World Trade Centre” released 'Out of the Loop' in which the 11th track on their album is entitled "September". Even The Simpsons and big budget disaster movies like Armageddon have people looking carefully. Some cant help but point the finger when they witness an example of the numerological significance of 9-1-1 in relation to New York City or The Towers seen to be hit by an object or on fire.

   On September 6, 2001, English teacher, Antoinette DiLorenzo, noticed a freshman staring out of the window toward lower Manhattan. “What are you looking at?”, she said. The youth made a remark about the World Trade Centre “not being there next week”. The teacher didn’t immediately think much of it, though it stuck in her mind. Whatever you make of this, there are possibly more subtle signs to be found in the time, placement and activities of individuals on 9/11.


The ill-fated John O'Neill

   On September 10, 2001, Deputy for Command Centre Operations Army Brigadier General Montague Winfield asked a rookie Navy Captain (Charles Leidig, Jr) to take temporary command of the National Military Command Centre (NMCC) at The Pentagon for the period of 9/11. The same day, John O'Neill began his first day of work at the WTC, as head of security! O'Neill had recently retired as chief of international terrorism operations for the FBI, where he had been responsible for supervising investigations into the bombing of the USS Cole and the 1998 attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania… All events with ‘alleged’ connections to Osama Bin Laden.

Salman Rushdie

   In June 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft stopped flying commercial aircrafts following, what the Justice Department called, a “threat assessment” by the FBI. He was advised to fly only by  private jet for the next three months. On September 3, Salman Rushdie was banned from taking internal flights. He thought officials were aware of an imminent terrorist strike and said that the FAA told his publisher it had intelligence of “something about to happen“.

   September 10, 2001 and a group of top Pentagon officials cancelled their travel plans for the next morning because of security concerns.  On the same day, San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown received a travel warning from his “security people at the airport… advising him that Americans should be cautious about their air travel”. According to a report on Pacifica Radio in 2003, it was stated that Condoleezza Rice gave Mayor Brown the warning!

   Again on the same day, President George Bush met Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the Washington Navy Yard to hand over the bell from USS Canberra. Amongst those in attendance was Mackenzie Gregory, a survivor of the sunken Australian Canberra. Staff from the Australian Embassy cancelled his reserved flight for the next day and re-scheduled his flight to coincide with the Prime Minister's attendance at a wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington.  He was witnessed turning to Australian Prime Minister John Howard and saying, "See you tomorrow at Arlington".  President Bush even broke ranks to personally meet Mr Gregory, with Mr Bush ordering a three-star marine general to photograph himself with Mr Gregory, his wife and Prime Minister John Howard. His original plane was Flight 77 that ‘hit‘ The Pentagon...

   At 8am, Flight 93 pushed back from Newark Airport's Gate A17 after passengers reportedly boarded the plane via the terminal's boarding ramp, however a NY Giants football player, who's team's plane landed around 6:45am, says he saw people boarding a plane parked next to his from the tarmac which he was later told was Flight 93.

   Bernard Brown Jnr,  a young passenger on Flight 77 that was participating in a field trip, talked to his father about dying before his flight.  His father told him "don't be afraid to die because we all are going to die someday".  Bernard's father, Navy Chief Petty Officer Bernard Brown Sr., took a "rare day off" from work that day to play golf.  Bernard's dad worked at the Pentagon in the same wing that was ‘hit’  by Flight 77.  The wife of David Kovalcin, an engineer for Raytheon who would be on Flight 11, said her husband woke her up in the middle of the night complaining he couldn't sleep and that he seemed "very distressed" but she didn't know why.  He would leave a note for his wife and two daughters Tuesday morning saying "I will miss everybody very much". Many have lambasted the truth community for their “callousness” in even discussing these particular accounts. If true, the implications are chilling…

   In a twist of fate, Pentagon economist, Bryan Jack, may have lived if he was at his Pentagon office and not on Flight 77. Of the 27 people working in the hit area of The Pentagon, 26 were killed and one was spared when his dental appointment at the Pentagon's dental clinic was moved up earlier in the day causing him to be absent from the office at the time.

   Duchess Sarah Ferguson was headed to WTC just before the events. Jackie Chan was due to shoot on the roof of the WTC and excused due to a late script. Creator of Family Guy Seth MacFarlane missed Flight 11 due to a typo on his itinerary. Real World New Orleans cast member Julie Stoffer missed Flight 11 due to a fight with her boyfriend. The infamous Larry Silverstein (of WTC7 notoriety) was absent from his office on the 88th floor of the North Tower because of a "doctors appointment" and his son and daughter were also “running late”. President Bush's cousin, Jim Pierce, avoided death at WTC due to a "schedule change" the night before…

Of course, all of this could just be a ton of coincidences. Many people doing so many things that day… It was bound to happen here and there.

But I do wonder about this analogy of a coin or penny that keeps coming up heads…
How long before we stop calling it ALL coincidence?
How long before ‘the penny drops’?!

Till Next Time.
The Truth Seeker's Guide.


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Strange Tales From 9/11 - Part 1

   Imagine that you flipped a coin several hundred times in succession and it came up heads every single time. Or maybe you got tails a handful of times, but the vast majority was heads… Aside from being a pretty lucky person, would it be an occurrence that you could consign to the realm of pure coincidence? The odds of it happening are not statistically impossible, but it would a rare, possibly freak, occurrence. 9/11 is a lot like that particular coin analogy. There are little pieces of fact pertaining to that day that cannot be categorised into any evidential category. The only box in which they belong is “coincidence”. But what if, like the coin, it is followed by another odd coincidence… and another… and another… When do you stop viewing this huge number of oddities as merely coincidences and ask if they are signs of something more?

   Here, I am going to assemble some of the more interesting oddities surrounding 9/11. It is by no means a wholly inclusive list (as listing them all here would take forever and there are new ones being discovered every day!), it is simply an example of the more ‘strange’ aspects of 9/11. These aspects have been analysed endlessly by the Truth community, for their significance. Is it a huge number of mere coincidences or a collective portent of prior knowledge or foresight? You decide…

   Aside from numerous examples, including: FEMA's "Emergency Response to Terrorism" booklet (1997) and the U.S. Department of Justice/National Sheriffs’ Association's participant manual “Managing Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents:  An Executive Level Program for Sheriffs” (funded by the Department Of Homeland Security and produced in June 2000), which both show the WTC targeted by a gun scope’s cross-hairs, it is possible that those in positions of power may have had other, more unconventional, premonitions.

   On the morning of September 11, 1941, a groundbreaking ceremony took place to officially begin construction of The Pentagon. The attack on The Pentagon took place 60 years to the day (almost to the hour) of the groundbreaking ceremony! On September 5 (six days before 9/11), Donald Rumsfeld asked the Senate to approve the D.O.D. 's 2002 budget request. It was to be the largest defence spending increase since the latter days of the Cold War.  There he talked about the importance of U.S. homeland defence, warned about the threats of terrorism and missile attacks, and later reported that he was confident that his budget request would pass. Rumsfeld also had a list of  “Rules” that he had distilled from 50 years of service. On January 30, 2001 (5 days after taking his office), he posted these rules on the D.O.D. official website. The rules were removed in October 2002. These rules were only ever modified once… on September 10, 2001. Twenty four hours before 9/11, Rumsfeld added one single new rule: “America ain’t what’s wrong with the world”. Let us also not forget, that on this exact same day, Rumsfeld announced that the Pentagon had lost track of $2.3 TRILLION DOLLARS of military spending.

   Four days before 9/11, George Bush’s brother Jeb Bush signed a two year executive order (01-261) placing Florida under a state of emergency. With the Bush family under the spotlight, it is also interesting to point out that Marvin Bush joined Securacom's board of directors, a security firm who has previously done security studies for WTC, Dulles and United. The company eventually became Stratesec and provided security at the World Trade Centre from 1995 to 2001 (right up to the towers collapsed).

   The day before 9/11, Bush senior (Ex CIA director, former President, and President Bush's Dad) was in Washington D.C. at a Carlyle Group business conference (The Carlyle Group is inextricably linked to 9/11, just google the name!) and continued such meetings on the morning of 9/11. Present at all these meetings was Carlyle investor and Bush family friend: Shafig Bin Laden, brother of Osama Bin Laden.
It is also well documented that the Bin Laden Family websites, emails, links and domain names were due to expire on Sept 11 2001.

   On the subject of websites and technology, the  U.S. government deployed an anti-terrorism taskforce on September 5, 2001, to pull the plug on over 500 websites (many with Arab and Muslim connections). Some people have even placed significance on the Microsoft Wingding fonts of the period. It became something of a net phenomenon when it was discovered that words and names related to 9/11, typed out using Wing Ding and Web Ding fonts,  showed  a ‘possible code’. The rumours were later debunked, however some key 9/11 words still show oddities in the font, for example: NYC, NEW YORK and OSAMA BIN LADEN. Some have continued to highlight the significance, given the connections between Microsoft and the ‘Agenda’ corporatocracy.

   On the subject of such business connections, it is also strange that at least half a dozen of the passengers on the ‘alleged’ planes used on 9/11, were employed by Ratheon: a company with intricate links to the US Air Force and Boeing, AND responsible for numerous technological advances in aviation including GPS guidance and systems that allowed for precision approach and landing of pilot-less aircraft.

   Whilst discussing aviation, it also appears that the airline companies who owned the ‘alleged’ planes of 9/11, appeared to engage in future trading that would have been directly affected by the events of the day. From the 6th to the 10th of September 2001, a huge number of ‘put’ options were placed on United Airlines, Boeing and American Airlines stock, betting that the price would fall sharply. The trades are called "puts" because they involve at least 450,000 shares of American. What raised the flag of suspicion, was the (more than) 80 percent of orders being "puts", far outnumbering "call" options, those betting the stock would rise. After 9/11 it was claimed that the financial arm of “terrorist organisations” had financed the ‘puts’ because they were the only ones who could have known in advance! Many people subsequently pushed for an investigation into insider trading. After several investigations and court cases, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that they “found no evidence that anyone who had advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks traded on the basis of that information”. It always seemed inevitable that this (like many other inquiries, commissions and investigations in history) would be a foregone conclusion. Thankfully, the knowledge gleaned from such matters is also a foregone conclusion: it is damning merely in it’s existence.

   In July, two months before 9/11, a 40 year old FAA rule allowing commercial airline pilots to be armed was rescinded.  Also note that the hijacking weapon of choice: box cutters, weren't allowed pre-9/11 by the airlines industry. Strange also that the ONLY person to have witnessed the use of box-cutters (upon which the ENTIRE ‘official’ account bases this particular evidence), was right wing commentator and author Barbara Olson. Not only did she have a super-duper cell phone that allowed perfect contact (twice) from the plane to the ground (allowing for an account of events), but she was also the wife of U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson . A man who admitted in public that the U.S. government lies and a man who helped stopped the Florida recount that helped Bush win the 2000 election. So a reliable testimony there then…

   On the subject of the ‘hijackers’, we have the crucial evidence that ‘proved’ the culpability of those involved. Atta's luggage, which contained incriminating evidence, was the only luggage of the 81 passengers aboard Flight 11 that didn't make it on the plane. Convenient…   Despite the buildings collapse through structural damage caused by the intense heat and explosion of the jet and it’s fuel, etc, etc, etc, the passport of alleged Flight 11 hijacker, Satam Al-Suqami, is reportedly found in the rubble still soaked in jet fuel by an unidentified man in his 30's only "minutes" after the plane allegedly crashed into the North WTC Tower. The passport is in remarkably good condition given the circumstance. Let’s also not forget there are indications that some of the ‘hijackers’ were still alive after 9/11. How did they manage that, if they were involved?!!

In part 2,  I will look at what some have cited as bizarre or uncanny “predictions” of 9/11.
To Be Concluded…


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9/11 Blog Series Index

Here are the links to my complete 9/11 - 10th Anniversary coverage. The blogs include:

• 7 part overview of the 9/11 cover up and the implications of the event.
• My, now infamous, review of BBC's "9/11 Conspiracy Road Trip" programme
• 2 part look at the more bizaare aspects of 9/11 called "Strange Tales From 9/11"
• 3 part overview of the "War On Terror" legacy of 9/11. 

9/11 Blog Series Links:

• Part 1 - "Be Prepared!"
• Part 2 - "The New Pearl Harbour"
• Part 3 - "The Twin Towers"
• Part 4 - "Method In The Madness"
• Part 5 - "WTC 7"
• Part 6 - "The Smoking Penta-Gun"
• Part 7 - "Let's Roll..."

BBC "9/11 Conspiracy Road Trip:

• The Review

Strange Tales From 9/11

• Part 1
• Part 2

9/11 Legacy

• Part 1 - The Road To War
• Part 2 - Illegal Endeavours
• Part 3 - The Day The Light Came On

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All The Best!
Carl (The Truth Seeker's Guide)