-Caveat Lector- --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 04:15:03 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: GUILTY FOR 9-11, SECTION 3: BUSH IN THE OPEN > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is being sent on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > as part of the mailing list that you joined. > List: emperorsclothes > URL: http://www.emperors-clothes.com > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > URL for this article: > http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/indict-3.htm > Alternative address is > http://emperor.vwh.net/indict/indict-3.htm > > Join our email list at http://emperors-clothes.com/f.htm > Receive about one article/day. > > Please feel free to re-post our material, but please > quote our words rather than paraphrasing. Please credit > the author(s) if you use our work. And please give the > article's Web address so people can check the > documentation. > > www.tenc.net * [Emperor's Clothes] > ======================================= > GUILTY FOR 9-11, SECTION 3: BUSH IN THE OPEN > by Illarion Bykov and Jared Israel > [Posted 18 January 2002] > ======================================= > > We have demonstrated that normal air safety and air > defense measures were not employed on September 11th. > This is extraordinary because 9-11 was the only day that > four airplanes were hijacked in the U.S., not to mention > the only day that three planes crashed into key buildings > in New York City and Washington, DC. (1) > > We have argued that this stand-down of the air protection > systems could not have occurred absent the involvement of > top officials. We have named George Walker Bush, Donald > Rumsfeld and General Richard B. Myers. > > Why these three men? > > Authority in the U.S. military stems from a person's > position in the military chain-of-command. The President > and the Secretary of Defense are the two top positions in > the military chain-of-command. The Chairman of the Joint > Chiefs of Staff is part of the communications chain and > can be given specific responsibilities by the President > and/or Secretary of Defense. (1a) On 11 September, George > Bush was President. Donald Rumsfeld was Secretary of > Defense. And General Richard B. Myers was Acting Chairman > of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. > > These three men had critical responsibilities for the > protection of New York and Washington, DC that day. > According to the information which is publicly available, > they shirked their duties. > > Their behavior, as described in the media, presents the > appearance of bewilderment, naiveté and lack of > preparedness. But we shall prove this appearance was > contrived. > > Let us begin at the top of the chain-of-command. > > GEORGE WALKER BUSH. > > On 9-11 President Bush was in Sarasota, Florida on the > second day of a two-day tour. Bush's plans for that day > were publicly known in advance. (2) > > Many people are confused concerning what President Bush > knew and when he knew it that morning. > > The reason for this confusion is that, later on, Ari > Fleischer, Bush's press secretary, Richard Cheney, his > Vice President and President Bush himself issued > contradictory accounts of what Bush did that morning. > > Fortunately, newspaper and TV people were with President > Bush in Florida on September 11. Their eyewitness reports > paint a clear picture. > > In this section of the Summary of Evidence, we will: > > * a) establish what Bush and his staff knew prior to his > entering the classroom at the Booker School and > > * b) consider some implications. > > In future sections we will examine Bush's actual visit to > the Booker School and his departure from > Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in Florida later > that morning. We will also examine the cover stories > floated, later on, by Fleischer, Cheney and by President > Bush himself. > > BUSH KNEW ABOUT THE FIRST CRASH BEFORE ENTERING BOOKER > SCHOOL > > Associated Press reporter Sonya Ross was one of the > journalists covering Bush's trip to Florida on the > morning of 9-11. Ms. Ross was either on her way to the > Booker School or already there when she learned of the > first WTC crash: > > "My cell phone rang as President Bush's motorcade coursed > toward Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla. > A colleague reported that a plane had crashed into the > World Trade Center in New York. No further information. > > "I called the AP desk in Washington, seeking details. > Same scant information. But I knew it had to be grim. I > searched for a White House official to question, but none > was on hand until 9:05 a.m. " AP 12 September (3) > > Ms. Ross 'searched for a White House official' because > she knew Bush's people would be better informed than the > Associated Press. > > BUSH TRAVELS WITH A POWERFUL STAFF > > President Bush is not an ordinary person. He travels with > an entire staff. They are responsible for receiving, > filtering and conveying administrative and military > information. Chief of Staff Andrew Card organizes and > coordinates these staff members and communicates with the > President. In addition, Bush has the Secret Service, > which is responsible for his safety. > > The members of this support team have the best > communications equipment in the world. They maintain > contact with, or can easily reach, Bush's cabinet, the > National Military Command Center (NMCC) in the Pentagon, > the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Secret > Service agents who have stayed behind at the White House, > etc. > > Since Ms. Ross heard about the first WTC crash while the > Bush motorcade was speeding to the Booker School, common > sense dictates that Mr. Bush knew earlier and knew more. > > ABC journalist John Cochran was traveling with the > President. He reported on this very matter on ABC TV on > Tuesday morning: > > "Peter, as you know, the president's down in Florida > talking about education. He got out of his hotel suite > this morning, was about to leave, reporters saw the White > House chief of staff, Andy Card, whisper into his ear. > The reporter said to the president, 'Do you know what's > going on in New York?' He said he did, and he said he > will have something about it later. His first event is > about half an hour at an elementary school in Sarasota, > Florida." > 'ABC News' Special Report (4) > > So Bush knew about the first WTC incident before leaving > his hotel. > > What else did he know? > > 1) John Cochran reports that President Bush did not > respond to Andrew Card. It is inconceivable that a living > person could be told that a plane had just ploughed into > the biggest building in New York and have no response. So > Bush must have known before Card whispered in his ear. > > 2) This is confirmed by the fact that shortly after Card > spoke to him, Bush told a reporter that he would make a > statement later. Bush would not have said that without > discussing the situation with his Chief of Staff and > others. > > DID BUSH KNOW THE WTC CRASH WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK? > > This question is answered by something Vice President > Richard Cheney revealed, probably unwittingly, on MEET > THE PRESS, Sunday, September 16th. > > Even without John Cochran's report on ABC, Cheney's > comments constitute evidence that before President Bush > went to the Booker School he knew a plane had been > hijacked and then crashed into the WTC. > > Cheney was talking with MEET THE PRESS journalist Tim > Russert about the flight path of American Flight 77, > which struck the Pentagon. Here's the exchange: > > "VICE PRES. CHENEY: ...As best we can tell, they > [American Flight 77] came initially at the White House > and... > > "MR. RUSSERT: The plane actually circled the White House? > > > "VICE PRES. CHENEY: Didn't circle it, but was headed on a > track into it. The Secret Service has an arrangement with > the F.A.A. They had open lines after the World Trade > Center was... " > > "MR. RUSSERT: Tracking it by radar. > > "VICE PRES. CHENEY: And when it entered the danger zone > and looked like it was headed for the White House was > when they grabbed me and evacuated me to the basement... > (Etc.)" MEET THE PRESS Transcript (5) > > It appears that Cheney may have blurted out the crucial > fact that the Secret Service had an open line to the FAA, > then realized he was talking too much and stopped before > completing his sentence. But if he did indeed talk too > much, he also stopped talking too late. It is obvious > that the sentence should have ended with the word 'hit' > or something similar. Thus: > > "The Secret Service has an arrangement with the F.A.A. > They had open lines after the World Trade Center was > hit." > > The Secret Service had a special connection with the FAA > so that it could rapidly access information relevant to > the President's safety. After the first WTC attack, the > connection between the FAA and the Secret Service was > elevated to the level of open lines. > > (In a similar fashion, orders issued by the FAA and the > Joint Chiefs of Staff require heightened contact between > the FAA and the National Military Command Center (NMCC) > during hijackings. See 'Guilty for 9-11, Section 2: > Cheney's Cover Story ') (6) > > Therefore, by the time American Flight 11 crashed into > the World Trade Center, around 8:46, and most likely > before that happened, the Secret Service knew what the > FAA knew. > > So, what did the FAA know? > > The FAA admits that at 8:20 it 'suspected' that American > Flight 11 had been hijacked. (7) And according to the > official story released Sept. 14th: > > "8:40 [the] FAA notifie[s] NEADS (the Northeast Air > Defense Sector) of NORAD, the military's civil defense > system, about Flight 11, [i.e., that it had been > hijacked.]" Newsday 23 September 2001 (7) > > Therefore, based on the official story, the Secret > Service knew by 8:40 or before that Flight 11 had been > hijacked. And since the FAA was tracking Flight 11, as > was the National Military Command Center, which is > notified of hijackings and has access to radar from all > over the country, (8) it is definite that at 8:46 the > Secret Service knew a hijacked plane had crashed into the > World Trade Center. > > So according to the official story, before the President > entered the Booker School, indeed, apparently before he > left his hotel, the Secret Service knew that, for the > first time in US history, the country had been attacked > by terrorists from the air. > > The job of the Secret Service is to protect the President > and Vice President. Here's how Richard Cheney described > the response of Secret Service agents when they thought > he might be in danger: > > "...under these circumstances, they just move. They don't > say "sir" or ask politely. They came in and said, "Sir, > we have to leave immediately," and grabbed me and... > > "MR. RUSSERT: Literally grabbed you and moved you? > > "VICE PRES. CHENEY: Yeah. And, you know, your feet touch > the floor periodically. But they're bigger than I am, and > they hoisted me up and moved me very rapidly down the > hallway, down some stairs, through some doors and down > some more stairs into an underground facility under the > White House, and, as a matter of fact, it's a corridor, > locked at both ends..." > > NBC MEET THE PRESS 16 September 2001 (9) > > Here is what we can state with certainty: > > 1) Before President Bush left his hotel, the Secret > Service knew a hijacked plane had ploughed into the World > Trade Center, a building that symbolized US power. > > 2) The President is the most obvious individual target > for a terrorist attack. > > 3) The President was scheduled to visit the Booker School > that morning. The visit was of no importance - that is, > he could easily cancel it. His schedule was publicly > known, down to the time he would give a talk at the > school - 9:30. (10) > > 4) Assuming the official story was entirely true, there > was every reason to believe that a terrorist had flown a > plane into the WTC. Therefore, of course, a terrorist > might fly a plane into the Booker School to kill Bush - > arguably a bigger victory than ramming the WTC. And if > the WTC attack signaled the start of a broader terrorist > attack, it was certainly possible that heavily armed > terrorists would attack the Booker School on the ground. > > HERE IS THE BURNING QUESTION: > > Given the Secret Service's obligation to protect the > President; > > Given the Secret Service's open line to the FAA and > therefore its knowledge that a plane had been hijacked > and subsequently ploughed into the World Trade Center; > > Given the potentially deadly threat to President Bush if > he proceeded to a public place, on schedule, as announced > the day before and known to everyone in the region; > > There is only one explanation for the Secret Service > allowing President Bush to take the deadly risk of going > to the Booker School on the morning of September 11th. > > George Walker Bush knew the plans for 9-11. And because > he knew those plans, he knew that nobody was going to > attack the Booker School. > > *** > > Emperor's Clothes Urgently Needs > Your Help! > [See Below] > > Join our email list at http://emperors-clothes.com/f.htm. > Receive about one article/day. > > Click here to email a link to this article to a friend. > > FOOTNOTES: > > 1) The stand-down of U.S. forces on 9-11 was first > documented in Section 1: 'Guilty for 9-11: Bush, > Rumsfeld, Myers, Section 1: Why Were None of the Hijacked > Planes Intercepted?' > [Posted 14 November 2001] It can be read at > http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/indict-1.htm > > For links to many Emperor's Clothes articles on 9-11, > please go to: > http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/911page.htm > Alternative address is > http://emperor.vwh.net/indict/911page.htm > > 1a) See 'CHAIN OF COMMAND of the U.S. MILITARY' which can > be read at > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/chainof.htm > > > 2) Regarding public knowledge of Bush's plans for 9-11, > See Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 11, 2001 Tuesday > All Editions - Pg. A10 [HEADLINE:] 'Lessons for the > president; In visit to Sarasota school, he should look > beyond the photo-op' can be read at > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/sarasota.htm#a > > 3) The Associated Press Wednesday 12 September 2001 > "Flying with President Bush on a day terrorists hit hard" > by Sonya Ross. For link to exact quote, in context, go > to: > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/ap912.htm#quote) > > 4) ABC News Special Report 'Planes crash into World Trade > Center' (8:53 AM ET) Tuesday 11 September 2001 > For link to exact quote, in context, go to > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/abc911.htm#mybust > > > 5) For link to exact quote, in context, go to 'NBC, Meet > the Press' (10:00 AM ET) Sunday 16 September 2001. > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nbcmp.htm#openlines > Original transcript of MEET THE PRESS can be read at: > http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/629714.asp?cp1=1 ) > > 6) To go direct to reference to FAA, NORAD NMCC > communications during hijackings, see 'Guilty for 9-11, > Section 2: Mr. Cheney's Cover Story'' > [Posted 20 November 2001] > http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/indict-2.htm#a > > 7) Newsday 23 September 2001, 'Air Attack on Pentagon > Indicates Weaknesses' by Sylvia Adcock, Brian Donovan and > Craig Gordon > For link to references go to > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nd923.htm#faa840norad > Original at: > http://www.newsday.com/ny-uspent232380681sep23.story > > 8) Regarding the NMCC's access to radar all over the > U.S., see 'Guilty for 9-11, Section 2: Mr. Cheney's Cover > Story'' > [Posted 20 November 2001] > http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/indict-2.htm#b > > (9) For link to exact excerpt, in context, go to > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nbcmp.htm#grabdick > original at: > http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/629714.asp?cp1=1 ) > > (10) FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE ADVANCE SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, > SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 For FNS report that it will be taping > President Bush at 9:30 at the Booker School, go to > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/fns930.htm > > If you would like to automatically donate a specified sum > to Emperor's Clothes every month by credit card, please > let us know by writing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! > > ======================================= > EMPEROR'S CLOTHES URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP! > ======================================= > Emperor's Clothes has only one source of income - your > donations. 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