House Passes 9/11 Health Care Bill

September 30, 2010

source: NY Times   Sep 30, 2010

The House on Wednesday approved legislation to provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at ground zero.

The vote was 268 to 160, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the bill. Opposing the measure were 157 Republicans and three Democrats. Republicans raised concerns about the $7.4 billion cost of the program.

The bill’s fate is unclear in the Senate. Republicans have enough votes to filibuster the measure, and Senate Democrats have not shown great interest in bringing the measure to the floor.

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9/11 Health Bill Slated To Hit House Floor Today (Wednesday)

September 29, 2010

souerce: NY Observer   July 29, 2010

The office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler emails to say that the James Zadroga 9/11  Health and Compensation Act, which would provide health care to first 9/11 first responders and provide economic help to those hurt in the attacks, is expected to receive an up-or-down vote on the House floor tomorrow today.

In July, the bill failed, but was then operating under a requirement that it achieve 2/3rds vote, a parliamentary move by Democrats to keep the Republican minority from adding amendments. This time, the bill is expected to pass, even if Republicans add so-called “poison pill” amendments. The money—to the tune of $5 billion—has already been appropriated, and would cover 50,000 first responders and survivors of the attacks.

President Obama has indicated that he will sign the bill.


Has Truth Been Told bout 9-11?

September 29, 2010

source: Final Call     9/29/08

After President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke before world leaders and the international press at the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, an uproar followed and the United States expressed outrage at his remarks.

The U.S. media widely reported that the Iranian president accused the U.S. government of killing U.S. citizens in an attack on the World Trade Center in New York on the fateful day of Sept. 11, 2001.

But the world leader’s question and message were much more nuanced and important than that—his core assertion was that a horrible attack that killed some 3,000 people and the U.S. response changed the world:

•  The U.S. has embarked on a bloody and expensive War on Terror that has claimed thousands of lives and cost trillions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Security measures and the specter of terrorism have changed the functioning of law enforcement and military policy worldwide, affecting immigration, communication, banking, commerce and travel.

•  Restrictions on religious freedoms for Muslims have been proposed and even demanded in some Western countries.

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James Corbett: The Truth About Terrorism

September 28, 2010

source: Corbett Report   Sep 28,  2010

Those who have studied history know that nothing invigorates and empowers authoritarian regime more than a spectacular act of violence, some senseless loss of life that allows the autocrat to stand on the smoking rubble and identify himself as the hero.


Pentagon Burns Copies of Book Revealing “Able Danger”

September 28, 2010

source: FOX     Sep 28, 2010

The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer’s memoir “Operation Dark Heart,” his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.

A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.

The U.S. Army originally cleared the book for release.

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency attempted to block the book about the tipping point in Afghanistan and a controversial pre-9/11 data mining project called “Able Danger.”’

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A Call for a New, Unbiased 9/11 Commission to Investigate the Controlled Demolitions of the Three WTC Towers

September 27, 2010
by Dr. Gary G. Kohls   source: Global Research   Sep 27, 2010

September 11, 2010 was the 9th anniversary of the sudden collapse and pulverization into fine toxic dust (except for the thermite-sectioned steel beams), of the three World Trade Center towers (1, 2 & 7). What really happened on 9/11, contrary to the mainstream media-promulgated Bush/Cheney White House conspiracy theories, is becoming increasingly clear. The most recent among many clinchers is the fact that the dust at Gound Zero has been found, conclusively, to contain large amounts of weapons-grade nanothermite, a highly explosive substance that is only manufactured for the US military and is only used for demolition purposes.

There are now significant numbers of clear-headed, intelligent, patriotic US citizens (as well as hundreds of millions of equally clear-headed critical thinkers worldwide) who have finally seen through the provably-untrue Bush/Cheney White House-generated, Mother-of-All-Conspiracy-Theories about who and what they wanted us to believe brought down the towers on the morning and afternoon of 9/11/01.

Everyone who had access to a television screen back then saw, over and over again, large jet planes hitting WTC skyscrapers 1 & 2, but there was no media coverage allowed of the obvious controlled demolition of WTC tower #7 later that day (at 5:30 pm). (WTC # 7 was a 47 story steel-reinforced skyscraper that was a couple of blocks from the twin towers. It was not hit by a plane and only had a few small fires on lower floors.)

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Ahmadinejad Wins MPs Backing on 9/11

September 27, 2010
source: Press TV     Sep 27, 2010
Nearly 200 Iranian lawmakers have expressed support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at the UN General Assembly last week.
In a statement released on Sunday, 195 lawmakers said Ahmadinejad’s remarks brought joy to the Muslim and freedom-seeking nations of the world.

On Thursday, Ahmadinejad proposed that an independent UN committee investigate the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington over what he called “suspicious” circumstances surrounding the attacks.

Two Iranian lawmakers shared their views on the controversial call with Press TV.

“President Ahmadinejad’s revolutionary standings are naturally not pleasant for countries like the United States and Britain, and therefore they are worried,” head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Sunday.

“Ahmadinejad referred to an issue which has been a big question mark in the minds of Americans. Naturally the United States is not happy about Ahmadinejad’s speech, because there are many ambiguities surrounding the 9/11 incident, especially over its connection with the Zionist Regime [of Israel].”

Lawmaker Hassan Ghafourifard said Ahmadinejad “was criticizing the position of the United States about what happened on September 11, because so many people were killed in that incident. Then America felt justified to attack Iraq and Afghanistan.”

“No body cares about the kind of killing that is going on in Afghanistan. And President Ahmadinejad said we have to do a researched probe to find out what was really behind that attack,” he added.


Int. Lawyer Franklin Lamb: “The Majority of People in General Have Real Doubts About the 9/11 Commission”

September 27, 2010

source: Press TV  Sep 27, 2010

An international lawyer says many now question the truth behind the 9/11 attacks, and that American citizens are demanding an international probe into the incident.

“Ahmadinejad is absolutely rational and correct on this, that the American people are now coming to the point of demanding an international inquiry (into the 9/11 attacks), ” Franklin Lamb told Press TV.

The Beirut-based lawyer was referring to remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his address to the 65th UN General Assembly that the 9/11 incident might have been the result of an inside job in the United States.

“This call [for an international investigation] didn’t start in the Middle East. It stated more than a year ago in Canada, in Europe, in Latin America, and increasingly in America itself,” he continued.

“There are just too many questions raised by architects, by pilots, by experts, by engineers, by [US Department of] Homeland Security employees and the FBI,” the international lawyer reiterated.

“There is every reason to have an inquiry and the [US President Barack] Obama administration should join this call, not oppose it,” he underlined.

The lawyer added what President Ahmadinejad said was a ‘logical proposal’ and that “the president of Iran is now in synchronization with the majority of the American people.”


Cynthia McKinney to Ahmadinejad: “Those who are Willing To Wage War Abroad, are Willing To Wage war at Home”

September 27, 2010

Sep 27, 2010

A powerful speech from Cynthia McKinney to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at his Friday Press Conference.

related: Obama,Gingrich, Palin & Beck Agree: Ground Zero too Close for Civil Liberties to Exist


Obama,Gingrich, Palin & Beck Agree: Ground Zero too Close for Civil Liberties to Exist

September 26, 2010

by Brian Romanoff    Nor Cal Truth    Sep 26, 2010

In rebuttal to Ahmadinejad’s recent comments at the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama made some eerily similar comments as those who were protesting an Islamic Cultural Center near Ground Zero. Obama had this to say:

And particularly for him to make the statement here in Manhattan, just a little north of ground zero, where families lost their loved ones, people of all faiths, all ethnicities who see this as the seminal tragedy of this generation, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable.”

Only weeks ago the media distractions towards the mosque were at an all time high. Many of those against the building of the mosque had this to say:

Sarah Palin: “Build a mosque….but somewhere else that’s less offensive and less provoking.”"

Donald Trump: “I think it is very insensitive to build it there. I think it is not appropriate. I think it’s insensitive and it shouldn’t be built there.”

Newt Gingrich: “I’m quite happy if they’d come in and said, ‘We want to build a community center near Central Park, we’d like to build a community center near Columbia University.’ But they didn’t. They said right at the edge (of Ground Zero)…”

Glenn Beck: “I’m opposed to it. I think it’s crazy.”

Dem. Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn: “I do believe that there are special places on Earth that should have a zone of solemnity around them. I would strongly urge those who are thinking of putting a mosque within that zone to rethink their position.

The web is filled with references to the mosque being too close to Ground Zero, made by people like I have pointed out above.

Obama has aligned his positions with Beck, Palin, Gingrich and many others in limiting and restricting the most basic freedoms around the site of the World Trade Center.

It is time to see through the smoke and mirrors; 9/11 is being used by both parties as an excuse to limit civil liberties and curtail freedoms worldwide while continuing the occupations of aggression in the Middle East.


FBI Raids Homes of Antiwar Activists

September 26, 2010

source: WSW  Sep 26, 2010

The FBI has confirmed that it carried out at least eight raids on the homes and offices of antiwar activists in Minneapolis and Chicago at 7 a.m. on Friday.

The FBI claimed to be seeking “evidence relating to activities concerning support of terrorism.” Though no arrests were made in the raids, subpoenas were issued to those targeted ordering them to appear before a Chicago grand jury on October 12. Federal agents confiscated computers and cell phones, in addition to thousands of documents, books, and letters.

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Former Senator Mike Gravel Explains Why There Should Be A New 9/11 Investigation

September 26, 2010

Sep 26, 2010

This video is taken from the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth press conference on Sep 9, 2010.

Mike Gravel: U.S. Senator 1969-1981

From Mike Gravels Website:

One of the leading opponents of the Vietnam War, Senator Gravel was one of the first current or former elected officials to publicly oppose the planned invasion of Iraq in 2002. He appeared on MSNBC prior to the invasion insisting that intelligence showed that there were indeed no weapons of mass destruction, that Iraq posed no threat to the United States and that invading Iraq was against America’s national interests and would result in a disaster of epic proportions for both the United States and the Iraqi people.

Mike Gravel served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963-66, and as Speaker from 1965-66. He then represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1969-81. He served on the Finance, Interior, and Environmental and Public Works committees, chairing the Energy, Water Resources, Buildings and Grounds, and Environmental Pollution subcommittees.


Obama Comments on Ahmadinejad’s UN Address Concerning 9/11; Ahmadinejad Stands by his Position

September 25, 2010

 

by Brian Romanoff   Nor Cal Truth   Sep 25, 2010

On Thursday Sep, 23rd the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stood at the podium of the New York United Nations Assembly and expressed his concern that there is more to the 9/11 events than the world has been told. Furthermore, he expressed if that is the case than we need to further investigate the events in an open tribunal. Ahmadinejad expressed remorse for the innocent civilians killed in the ensuing “war on terror”. From his speech at the U.N. :

…The event of the 11 September 2001 which has affected the whole world for almost a decade.  

All of a sudden, the news of the attack on the twin towers was broadcast using numerous footages of the incident.

Almost all governments and known figures strongly condemned this incident.

But then a propaganda machine came into full force; it was implied that the whole world was exposed to a huge danger, namely terrorism, and that the only way to save the world would be to deploy forces into Afghanistan.

Eventually Afghanistan, and shortly thereafter Iraq were occupied.   

Ahmadinejad then listed 3 semi-prominant viewpoints of the world in reference to the 9/11 attacks:

In identifying those responsible for the attack, there were three viewpoints.1- That a very powerful and complex terrorist group, able to successfully cross all layers of the American intelligence and security, carried out the attack. This is the main viewpoint advocated by American statesmen.

2- That some segments within the U.S. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining American economy and its grips on the Middle East in order also to save the Zionist regime.The majority of the American people as well as other nations and politicians agree with this view.

3- It was carried out by a terrorist group but the American government supported and took advantage of the situation. Apparently, this viewpoint has fewer proponents.

During this time the U.S. and other delegates walked out of the Assembly. The next day on Friday Sep 24th, the U.S. President Barack Obama had this to say about Ahmadinejad’s comments:  

“….for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable,”  ” It was hateful, it was offensive.” 

Sure seems like the ‘ol “you’re either with us or you are against us,” mentality (here too) we remember from our last sitting administration..Needless to say, Ahmadinejad stood by his comments in a press conference on Friday:

“The event was very suspicious, but I do not wish to pass judgment. I simply tried to offer a proposal for a humane solution to problems that have risen as a result of 9/11.”

“We are, of course, saddened by the fact that people were killed in 9/11. We have expressed our sympathy and solidarity with their relatives.”  

“But we would also like to bring to your attention that hundreds of thousands of people in our region, innocent people, were killed as the result of 9/11.” 


Did 9/11 Really “Change Everything”?

September 25, 2010

source: Washingtons Blog   Sep 25, 2010

We’ve been told that 9/11 changed everything.

Is it true?

Let’s look:

  • The Afghanistan war was planned before 9/11 (see this and this)

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