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On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 10:16:46 AM UTC-6, MJ wrote: > > > November 24, 2015 > > *New Jersey 9/11 Celebrants Were Israelis * > *FBI file reveals story that won’t fit Trump’s narrative *Grant Smith > > Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump set off a firestorm when he > claimed > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/22/donald-trumps-outrageous-claim-that-thousands-of-new-jersey-muslims-celebrated-the-911-attacks/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_factchecker10p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory> > > that “thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was > coming down.” Trump was referring to the World Trade Center attacks on > September 11, 2001. Debunkers subsequently swept in, such as Glenn Kessler > of the *Washington Post, * quoting Trump “doubling down” and insisting > that > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/22/donald-trumps-outrageous-claim-that-thousands-of-new-jersey-muslims-celebrated-the-911-attacks/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_factchecker10p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory>“There > > were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab > population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good.” > > No, not good, if it were the product of a real memory. But Trump’s > recollection does not appear to be a real memory, though it contained a > germ of truth. > > In a series of updates to his “debunking” story Kessler then referred to > reporting > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/22/donald-trumps-outrageous-claim-that-thousands-of-new-jersey-muslims-celebrated-the-911-attacks/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_factchecker10p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory> > > of “FBI probes in northern New Jersey after the attacks, saying in the 15th > paragraph that ‘law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a > number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and > holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the > devastation on the other side of the river.’” Kessler avers that “The > reporters who wrote the story do not recall whether the allegations were > ever confirmed.” > > No need for their memories either. The story the *Washington Post* and > others left behind did not die. It was confirmed. According to FBI files > released <http://israellobby.org/urbanmoving/> in 2013 in response to a > Freedom of Information Act request, not only were five individuals arrested > for their suspiciously “joyous celebration” of the 9/11 twin towers attack, > they indeed did so from a perfect vantage point in New Jersey. In > subsequent FBI interviews and polygraphs, the detained individuals, many > who overstayed visas after entering the U.S., “showed deception” when asked > about whether they were involved in undercover operations or intelligence > gathering. They were ultimately released back to their country of origin. > > However, none of these FBI files or the uncomfortable questions they raise > is of any use to Trump, the mainstream media “debunkers” or the growing > post-Paris movement dedicated to casting suspicions on Arabs or Muslims as > possible terrorist conspirators. That is because the highly documented five > celebrants – later joined by two more from the same company apprehended > after giving false information to law enforcement – were not Arab or > Muslim. > > The celebrants were – as noted here > <http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2007/02/16/the-high-fivers/> – all > Israelis. > > http://antiwar.com/blog/2015/11/24/new-jersey-911-celebrants-were-israelis/ > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
