Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Oklahoma Connections to 9/11
The CIA's station chief in Germany at the time Mohamed Atta was operating his ring out of Hamburg, David Edgar, was recruited by former Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman David Boren to teach at the University of Oklahoma in August of 2001. http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=david_edger_1 Boren was then serving as the university's president in Norman, Oklahoma.
Interestingly, David Edgar was part of the CIA team in Chile during the 1970s that was responsible for overthrowing the government of Salvador Allende. http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article9024 Allende was overthrown on September 11, 1973 (emphasis added).
Boren is widely credited with having groomed George Tenet for his job as CIA Director. Both Boren and Tenet were having breakfast at a posh hotel in Washington, D.C. when news of the 9/11 attacks reached Tenet.
Other persons related to 9/11 that were seen in and around Norman, Oklahoma prior to 9/11:
- Nick Berg (loaned his laptop to an associate of Mouassaoui and may have purchased airline ticket for Ziad Jarrah used on 9/11)
- Zacarias Moussaui
- Mohamed Atta
- Marwan al Shehhi
- Nawaf al Hazmi
- Osama bin Laden's pilot, Ihab Ali Nawawi, attend flight school in Norman in 1993
By coincidence, some of the alleged 9/11 hijackers held a meeting at the Sands Motel outside Oklahoma City where Timothy McVeigh stayed prior to bombing the Murrah Federal Building. http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/ok_axis_of_evil.htm
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
OKC / 911 connections
There are many unanswered questions about the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and a number of interesting connections between the official investigations into that event and 9/11.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Declaring 2012 the year of truth with two new articles
Please see the new article from Dr. John Wyndham at the Journal of 9/11 Studies. It's entitled "The Pentagon Attack: Problems with Theories Alternative to Large Plane Impact." If the past is any indication, there should be plenty of feedback. Here is the abstract (and please excuse our home page because the site is under reconstruction):
The widespread belief among those who question the official account of 9/11, that a large plane did not hit the Pentagon on 9/11, is unsupported by the evidence. The failure of the 9/11 truth movement to reach consensus on this issue after almost a decade is largely due to a failure to rigorously apply the scientific method to each proposed theory. This paper, by so applying the evidence to each proposed theory, shows that a large plane hitting the Pentagon is by far the most plausible theory.
http://www.journalof911studies.com/volume/2010/Wyndham1.pdf
Additionally, here is a new blog entry from yours truly, entitled "The small world of 9/11 players: LS2, Vidient and AMEC."
http://digwithin.net/2012/01/01/a-small-world/
Happy new year!
Kevin
The widespread belief among those who question the official account of 9/11, that a large plane did not hit the Pentagon on 9/11, is unsupported by the evidence. The failure of the 9/11 truth movement to reach consensus on this issue after almost a decade is largely due to a failure to rigorously apply the scientific method to each proposed theory. This paper, by so applying the evidence to each proposed theory, shows that a large plane hitting the Pentagon is by far the most plausible theory.
http://www.journalof911studies.com/volume/2010/Wyndham1.pdf
Additionally, here is a new blog entry from yours truly, entitled "The small world of 9/11 players: LS2, Vidient and AMEC."
http://digwithin.net/2012/01/01/a-small-world/
Happy new year!
Kevin
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Gofer and Trout
Due to the incredible number of coincidences proposed by the official reports on the events of September 11, 2001, it makes good sense for citizens to question any improbable claims related to that day. We have been given at least two such odd stories about flights that left Andrews Air Force Base that morning. One represents a highly improbable flight path and the other has produced a contradiction in official accounts.
The first of these flights concerns a large military cargo plane, a C-130H, called Gofer 06. This plane was from the 133rd airlift wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard. The 9/11 Commission Report claims that the Gofer 06 pilot and crew were first-hand witnesses to the demise of both Flight 77 and Flight 93.
http://digwithin.net/2011/12/04/gofer-and-trout-questions-on-two-flights-out-of-andrews-afb-on-911/
The first of these flights concerns a large military cargo plane, a C-130H, called Gofer 06. This plane was from the 133rd airlift wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard. The 9/11 Commission Report claims that the Gofer 06 pilot and crew were first-hand witnesses to the demise of both Flight 77 and Flight 93.
http://digwithin.net/2011/12/04/gofer-and-trout-questions-on-two-flights-out-of-andrews-afb-on-911/
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
S 1867-- Indefinite detention without trial
Congress to Vote Next Week on EXPLICITLY Creating a Police State
If You Thought Police Brutality Was Bad … Wait Until You See What Congress Wants to Do Next Week
Washington's Blog
Sunday, November 27, 2011
The police brutality against peaceful protesters in Berkeley, Davis, Oakland and elsewhere is bad enough.
But next week, Congress will vote on explicitly creating a police state.
The ACLU's Washington legislative office explains:
The Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.
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The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world.
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The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself. The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday.
Read more: http://www.infowars.com/congress-to-vote-next-week-on-explicitly-creating-a-police-state/
ACLU on S. 1867 (Indefinite Detention for American Citizens without Trial)
[Like participation in the 9/11 Commission, this legislation was
drafted in a bipartisan manner. Note this legislation was drafted in
secret. It's time so-called progressives stop rolling their eyes at
conspiracy theories and pretending that pursuit of 9/11 truth is a
distraction. 9/11 was planned and executed by those in power for a
reason that by now should be apparent to all. ~ B.B.]
drafted in a bipartisan manner. Note this legislation was drafted in
secret. It's time so-called progressives stop rolling their eyes at
conspiracy theories and pretending that pursuit of 9/11 truth is a
distraction. 9/11 was planned and executed by those in power for a
reason that by now should be apparent to all. ~ B.B.]
Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a
"Battlefield" They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window
While nearly all Americans head to family and friends to celebrate
Thanksgiving, the Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday
that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate
will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources
not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at
American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even
people in the United States itself.
Senators need to hear from you, on whether you think your front yard
is part of a "battlefield" and if any president can send the military
anywhere in the world to imprison civilians without charge or trial.
The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this
president—and every future president — the power to order the military
to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in
the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the
NDAA detention provisions during last night's Republican debate. The
power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the
military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even
within the United States itself.
The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision
is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will
be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by
Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a
closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.
I know it sounds incredible. New powers to use the military worldwide,
even within the United States? Hasn't anyone told the Senate that
Osama bin Laden is dead, that the president is pulling all of the
combat troops out of Iraq and trying to figure out how to get combat
troops out of Afghanistan too? And American citizens and people picked
up on American or Canadian or British streets being sent to military
prisons indefinitely without even being charged with a crime. Really?
Does anyone think this is a good idea? And why now?
The answer on why now is nothing more than election season politics.
The White House, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General
have all said that the indefinite detention provisions in the National
Defense Authorization Act are harmful and counterproductive. The White
House has even threatened a veto. But Senate politics has propelled
this bad legislation to the Senate floor.
But there is a way to stop this dangerous legislation. Sen. Mark Udall
(D-Colo.) is offering the Udall Amendment that will delete the harmful
provisions and replace them with a requirement for an orderly
Congressional review of detention power. The Udall Amendment will make
sure that the bill matches up with American values.
In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
explained that the bill will "basically say in law for the first time
that the homeland is part of the battlefield" and people can be
imprisoned without charge or trial "American citizen or not." Another
supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is
needed because "America is part of the battlefield."
The solution is the Udall Amendment; a way for the Senate to say no to
indefinite detention without charge or trial anywhere in the world
where any president decides to use the military. Instead of simply
going along with a bill that was drafted in secret and is being jammed
through the Senate, the Udall Amendment deletes the provisions and
sets up an orderly review of detention power. It tries to take the
politics out and put American values back in.
In response to proponents of the indefinite detention legislation who
contend that the bill "applies to American citizens and designates the
world as the battlefield," and that the "heart of the issue is whether
or not the United States is part of the battlefield," Sen. Udall
disagrees, and says that we can win this fight without worldwide war
and worldwide indefinite detention.
The senators pushing the indefinite detention proposal have made their
goals very clear that they want an okay for a worldwide military
battlefield, that even extends to your hometown. That is an extreme
position that will forever change our country.
Now is the time to stop this bad idea. Please urge your senators to
vote YES on the Udall Amendment to the National Defense Authorization
Act.
UPDATE: Don't be confused by anyone claiming that the indefinite
detention legislation does not apply to American citizens. It does.
There is an exemption for American citizens from the mandatory
detention requirement (section 1032 of the bill), but no exemption for
American citizens from the authorization to use the military to
indefinitely detain people without charge or trial (section 1013 of
the bill). So, the result is that, under the bill, the military has
the power to indefinitely imprison American citizens, but it does not
have to use its power unless ordered to do so.
But you don't have to believe us. Instead, read what one of the bill's
sponsors, Sen. Lindsey Graham said about it on the Senate floor:
"1031, the statement of authority to detain, does apply to American
citizens and it designates the world as the battlefield, including the
homeland."
There you have it — indefinite military detention of American citizens
without charge or trial. And the Senate is likely to vote on it Monday
or Tuesday.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
The 9/11 Commission claims that “we found no evidence”
We should examine the many "we found no evidence" disclaimers from the 9/11 Commission Report more closely. Doing so leads to a better understanding of how false that report really is, and the Commission's feigned ignorance of evidence might help reveal the truth about what happened that day.
http://digwithin.net/2011/10/30/no-evidence/
And if you missed this, I had an interesting experience on NPR two months ago and made a short video about it. I'm not good at making videos, but the point is made.
http://digwithin.net/2011/09/14/the-popular-mechanics-911-iq-test/
I got another shot at Jonathan Kay on the tenth anniversary, with equal time.
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/73244
Monday, October 17, 2011
Daniele Ganser: The Terrorist Attacks of September 11 2001. What Do We Know Ten Years Later? A Historical Investigation
["The Terrorist Attacks of September 11 2001. What Do We Know Ten Years Later? A Historical Investigation"
Daniele Ganser's presentation is a pre-taped lecture that will be viewed on Thursday, October 20th, at 7:15 pm in Fine Arts room 015. On October 24th, there will be a follow-up video conference with Daniele Ganser, who is in Basel Switzerland on Monday, October 24th, at 12:00 pm in Myers Hall, room 209. See below for details. ~ B.B.]
Fall 2011 Making War, Making Peace
Public Lecture - The Terrorist Attacks of September 11 2001. What Do We Know Ten Years Later? A Historical Investigation
Daniele Ganser, Basel University, Switzerland
LECTURE (Pre-Taped Video)
When: Thursday, October 20 @ 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Where: Fine Arts 015
This lecture is a pre-taped video lecture.
VIDEOCONFERENCE (Live Q&A)
When: Monday, October 24 @ 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where: Myers Hall 209
Departmental Sponsors: College of Arts and Sciences, American Studies Program
Abstract:
Do we know today what happened on 9/11? As a historian facing this question, I find that there are two completely different narratives in the U.S. One narrative claims that 9/11 was carried out by Osama Bin Laden and a group of Muslim terrorists. This narrative can be labeled as that of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and is the official version of events. A completely different narrative of 9/11 was offered by U.S. Professor David Ray Griffin, who claims that the Bush administration manipulated 9/11 in one way or another and was thus involved in the crime and used it as a pretext for wars of aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the alternative version of events. I will present the most important claims of both Cheney and Griffin and show where and why they contradict each other. I will also demonstrate that this controversial 9/11 debate reaches audiences across the world including Japan, Switzerland, Pakistan, Germany and Russia.
Daniele Ganser is a Swiss historian who specializes in international relations and international history from 1945 to today. He studied Ancient and Modern History, Philosophy, English Literature and International Relations at Basel University in Switzerland, Amsterdam University in the Netherlands, and at the London School of Economics and Political Science in England. He obtained his Masters degree in history summa cum laude and his PhD in history insigni cum laude. His PhD "NATO's Secret Armies. Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe" was translated into ten languages. He speaks German, Italian, English and French.
His research interests are peace research, geostrategy, secret warfare, resource wars, globalization and human rights. He served as Senior Researcher with the Think Tank Avenir Suisse and the Center for Security Studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. In cooperation with the Swiss Foreign Ministry (the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs) he investigated the impact of globalization on war and peace and researched how Swiss and international companies support and profit from war, or alternatively, promote peace through corporate social responsibility. He teaches at Basel University in Switzerland and has been invited several times by the Swiss parliament and Swiss national television to offer his expertise on matters of foreign and security policy.
Background reading:
Operation Gladio Returns?
[Daniele Ganser, the preeminent authority on Operation Gladio, will be giving a pre-taped presentation on the theme: 9/11 Ten Years Later, on Thursday, October 20th, at 7:15 pm in Fine Arts room 015 on the campus of Indiana University - Bloomington. Danieler Ganser is the author of NATO's Secret Armies, Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe. He resides in Basel, Switzerland. For details about his presentation and a follow up teleconference scheduled for Monday, October 24th at 12:00 pm in Myers Hall, room 209, see: http://themester.indiana.edu/events/ganser.shtml
The event, which is free and open to the public is sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences, American Studies Program ~ B.B.]
Operation Gladio Returns?
Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
October 17, 2011
The corporate media is famous for only telling you part of the story.
In the news item below, published by The Australian, we are told that there is a possible terror campaign afoot in Germany and it is reminiscent of the Baader-Meinhof operations in the 1970s and may represent "a far-left campaign of violence."
In fact, there was no "far-left campaign of violence" in the 1970s. The violence was orchestrated by the CIA and MI6 through NATO under Operation Gladio.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
FOX News documentary on Anwar al-Awlaki "The American Terrorist"
[Although the FOX News documentary is largely a propaganda piece to build up Anwar al-Awlaki's "street cred." as a terrorist, there are enough tell-tale indications that he was some sort of intelligence asset contained in this video to be worth watching. ~ B.B.]
The American Terrorist
Fox News Special
(Full Episode)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/162585/fox-news-specials-the-american-terrorist
Friday, September 30, 2011
Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen
[If this story is true, it would appear Anwar al-Awlaki, who you will recall was invited to speak at a luncheon at the Pentagon shortly after 9/11, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/21/national/main6978200.shtml will be joining other deceased al-CIA-duh operatives, such as Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the great beyond. Two of the 9/11 hijackers attended his mosques in San Diego, CA and Falls Church, VA.
Does this now mean that Adam Gadahn (formerly Adam Pearlman) will become the number 2 al-Qaeda leader? Gadahn has an interesting background for an Islamist fundamentalist. He is the grandson of Carl Pearlman a member of the board of directors of the Anti-Defamation League. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn Now that President Obama has openly assassinated an American citizen is he now guilty of murder and violation of his oath to uphold the United States Constitution? After 9/11, do we even still have a Constitution? ~ B.B.]
Radical US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki 'killed'
Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born al-Qaeda leader, was killed in a drone strike in central Yemen, the country's military has announced.
By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
10:22AM BST 30 Sep 2011
Fluent in English and driven by a hatred of his homeland, Awlaki has been a pivotal figure in the group. A skilled propagandist, he was the spokesman for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Penninsula (AQAP) and had inspired daring attacks by the group worldwide.
Yemeni security forces said they had conducted an operation to target Awlaki and his bodyguards in Marib province. Western sources said a US drone strike had hit his convoy in a remote area and that local military commanders had confirmed his death.
President Barack Obama authorised the US military to target Awlaki last year, a controversial and legally fraught move in light of his US citizenship. Awlaki had inspired serval audacious attacks in recent years including the 2009 Christmas underwear bomber, an attack in Fort Hood military base by a US army major and the stabbing of Stephen Timms MP.
One tribal chief in the area of the attack said that the plane that carried out the strike was likely to be American, adding that US aircraft had been patrolling the skies over Marib for the past several days.
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