Tag: 9/11
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9/11 families criticized for ‘silent’ settlement
from raw story:: Five Maryland families, all of whom agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the airline industry over their loved ones’ deaths on Sept. 11, are drawing some pointed criticism for agreeing to keep silent about what they learned during the course of the lawsuit. The families, who chose not to receive money through…
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former cia officer questions torture & 9/11
from truthnews: In the video below, former CIA case officer Robert Baer tells Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, during a discussion about torture, he is “not quite sure what happened on 9/11.” Baer makes his comment 1 minute 57 seconds into the video. (A better, more high quality video may be found here -…
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9/11 suit reveals security missteps
from washington times: Attorneys for the families of five persons killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks said yesterday that their negligence lawsuit yielded new information about what they think were security lapses that allowed terrorists to board and hijack planes. The families filed the suit in 2003 against the airline industry and airport security…
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hollywood launches new offensive in the war of terror
from sky news: Saudi Arabian-based terrorist drama The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner, arrives in London tonight. It brings with it a new wave of films that both examine and criticise America’s hunt for its enemies. Initially, the repercussions of the September 11 attacks largely were left to documentary makers, but now the…
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9/11 isn’t ‘over,’ mr. friedman
from jerry mazza: ‘9/11 Is Over’ by New York Times’ columnist Thomas Friedman is as ignorant if not as pernicious as its misguided view of 9/11’s tragedy. It is symptomatic of the worse elements at the Times those writers who waffle between administration ass-kissing and stands for faux-boldness like the above one, which is in…
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september clearinghouse
ron paul – the internet sensation video: kevin barrett questions amy goodman on building 7 international narcotics agenda behind myanmar instability cheney to address top secret conservative policy group gun bill rewrites law to disarm more americans defense stocks hit new highs pentagon seeks $190bn war funds security company death squads timeline mukasey poised to…
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thomas friedman: 9/11 is over
from new york times: Not long ago, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran a fake news story that began like this: “At a well-attended rally in front of his new ground zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially announced his plan to run for president of 9/11. ‘My fellow citizens of…
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woman’s 9/11 survival story questioned
from ap: A nonprofit organization for 9/11 survivors removed its president after questions were raised about her harrowing account of how she survived but lost a loved one in the World Trade Center attack. Tania Head has said that she was badly burned on the 78th floor of the south tower, that she was saved…
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ahmadinejad questions 9/11 & the holocaust
from ap: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questioned the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks and defended the right to cast doubt on the Holocaust in a tense appearance at Columbia University, whose president accused the hard-line leader of behaving like “a petty and cruel dictator.” Ahmadinejad smiled at first but appeared increasingly agitated, decrying…
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black ops: conspiracy & 9/11
from clyde wilson: Our late friend Murray Rothbard used to point out to those who scoffed at “conspiracy theories” that history is indeed full of real conspiracies, and that often conspiracy provides a more satisfactory explanation for an event than the “lone nut theory” that is popular with government spokespersons. The continuing drumbeat of speculation…
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tasers and censors and god, oh my!
56yr old wheelchair-bound woman dies after being tasered 10 times from local6: A Clay County woman’s family said it’s seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police. The family of 56-year-old Emily Delafield said it would take the Green Cove Springs Police…
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nyc rejects ahmadinejad request to visit ground zero
(or, as the neocons will say, ‘why visit it here when we can bring ground zero to you?’)from press tv: New York City authorities have rejected Iranian president’s request to visit the site of the September 11 attacks on security grounds. New York police deputy chief Paul Browne said that request to enter the fenced-in…
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christine ebersole stands up for 9/11 truth
from urWURLDnow: Christine Ebersole – star of stage and screen, as well as responsible for introducing 9/11 Truth to Rosie O’Donnell and The View – takes hold of a bullhorn at Ground Zero on the sixth anniversary of 9/11 to declare truth: “Truth is authority; authority is not truth.”
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dept. of runnin’ with the devil
bush junior makes the devil sign again,this time at 9/11 ceremony from wonkette/information liberation: Once again, George W. Bush has been photographed making the devil sign — or, as Satan’s Apologists usually say, the “Hook ‘Em Horns.” It was at the White House 9/11 ceremony yesterday. Just for fun, try “accidentally” getting your hands in…
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maher: 9/11 truthers need professional help, not publicity
from raw story: Bill Maher takes a jab at the 9/11 Truth movement in a recent “New Rules” segment.” Crazy people who still think the government brought down the Twin Towers in a controlled explosion have to stop pretending that I’m the one who’s being naive… How big a lunatic do you have to be…