Jim and others,
Bush et al. have claimed Osama bin Laden as the top conspirator; is it now
to be Mohammed? In any case, 'WHO done it' is the question (remember
'Dragnet'):
I'd recommend a dispassionate examination of the following (if you don't
have the time, at least call for a genuinely independent investigation
with normal subpeona powers used in any criminal investigation):
1. The cover-up of insider trading beforehand. (It is not the trading
itself, so much as cover-up of the evidence -- you could read my own
chapter in HIDDEN HISTORY and the academic evidence offered, e.g., an
article last July in the "Journal of Business".)
2. The collapse of the WTC 7 -- not even analyzed by the Commission. Read
serious arguments on all sides of the issue and come to your own
conclusion. (Just in two last weeks, a video has surfaced that a BBC
reporter, probably reading from a teleprompter, stated that WTC 7 had
collapsed -- 23 minutes BEFORE it happened and with the building in her
background! BBC is really squirming on this one.)
3. The collapses of the twin Towers. Read serious arguments on all sides
of the issue and come to your own conclusion (which may only be that we do
need an truly independent investigation).
4. The military's war games scheduled for the same morning and the
'excuses' offered why interceptions did not occur.
5. The fact that the Pentagon -- the most important military facility in
the whole world -- was undefended, even after reports of hijacking
beginning one hour and twenty earlier. (You need not worry about whether
a plane hit the Pentagon or a missle did, because either result would not
damage other aspects of the investigation. Same for what happened in PA.)
6. Ten alleged hijackers -- both named and with pictures -- reported ALIVE
after 9-11, often in mainstream press reports.
7. The coverup process represented by very many things, but you can start
with Rice's co-author Philip Zelikow being the Executive Director of the
Commission (Executive Directors are the single most important persons in
such investigations).
Incidentally, Cindy Sheehan hasn't gotten to this point but she is
acknowledging that, while she doesn't have time for 9-11 investigation, it
is needed.
If one can explain all the above away to one's satisfaction, then a new,
serious commission would't be needed.
In my opinion, if we don't destroy the JUSTIFICATION for the Middle East
wars, we won't stop war. 9-11 is overwhelmingly the KEY justification.
The problem, however, is that doubting 9-11 raises MANY other questions
which would call for a radical analysis of the U.S. political economy
(which what PEN-L is about).
Paul Z.
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