9/11

Richard Clarke, the former NSC "terrorist czar" whose book Against All Enemies comes out tomorrow, was interviewed by Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes tonight. Mr. Clarke made no bones about his opinion of the Bush administration. He is a man of few words, direct and unapologetic. He said he's expecting the White House to unleash their dogs on him, and claims the timing of his book is because he is so outraged that Bush is using his stance on terrorism as the cornerstone of his reselection campaign, when, as Mr. Clarke put it, Bush "did nothing" before 9/11, and went straight for Iraq post 9/11, knowing that Iraq had nothing to do with any terrorist attacks, making us, in Mr. Clarke's opinion, "less safe".

Ms. Stahl asked Clarke what he remembers feeling on 9/11, and he replied that he felt a raging anger at both al Qaeda and our own government. Her last remark was: that anger shows in your book, and his was: it should.

Billmon has a post discussing Clarke.

And Bill C. forwards the following message:

Subject: ACTION ALERT! - Amy Goodman may expose 9-11 cover-up!
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:19:06 -0800 (PST)
From: webmaster@septembereleventh.org

Dear 9-11 Activist,

I called Democracy Now today (Thursday, March 18) and spoke with producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous about having more coverage of the 9-11 cover-up. I suggested they invite David Ray Griffin on the show, author of "The New Pearl Harbor," a new book fully exposing the Bush Administration's complicity in the 9-11 attacks. Griffin's book has been endorsed by Howard Zinn. Here's a link to the book: http://www.interlinkbooks.com/New_Pearl_Harbor.html

And here's the good news: Sharif told me they have received many similar calls and are "seriously considering" having Griffin on the show.

This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity! David Ray Griffin's book provides a detailed analysis of the physical evidence for US Government complicity. If Amy Goodman has him on the show, it will be a tremendous step forward for the 9-11 Truth movement!

Please help by contacting Democracy Now TODAY and requesting that they have David Ray Griffin on the show
(contact info below). Also, forward this email to as many individuals and lists as you can. SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Emanuel Sferios
Webmaster, 9-11 Visibility Project
http://www.septembereleventh.org

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Some suggestions for your emails and phone calls:

(1) First off, note that the primary reason Democracy Now is considering having David Ray Griffin on the show
is because his book (certain to be attacked as "conspiracy theory") has been endorsed by none other than Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States." Zinn--along with Richard Falk, who wrote the Foreword--is the most prominent left academic in the US to date (in league with Noam Chomsky) to endorse the full critique of the official story of 9-11. Others are certain to follow his example, since many have simply been waiting for an opportune time to come forward. So be sure in your emails and phone calls to Democracy Now that you mention Howard Zinn's endorsement of Griffin's book.

(2) Next, the alternative left media has been traditionally hesitant to address issues easily attacked as "conspiracy theories." Unfortunately, the conspiracy theory label has been effectively used in the past to marginalize dissident voices and turn mainstream Americans off to alternative analysis and research. To deflect these attacks, the left media chooses to frame their perspective using what they describe as an "institutional analysis" rather than a "conspiracy analysis." The idea is that US aggression (like the recent ouster of Aristide in Haiti) is the logical and expected consequence of corporate, profit-based institutions. Of course there is no contradiction between the two types of analysis. The point is simply to be aware of the left media perspective when you speak or write to them. For example, you may want to use the word "complicity" rather than "conspiracy" in your emails and phone calls.

(3) Remember to always be polite. Thank them for their commitment to peace and justice and for covering issues (like Haiti) typically ignored by the corporate media. Remind them that the Bush Administration's complicity in 9-11 is one of these same issues, and that 9-11 continues to be the driving force behind the bogus "war on terror."

There's that old bogeyman "conspiracy theory" for the second time - it started the day, and it's ending it. Coincidence.....or cosmic conspiracy?

....hey, believe what you want....you will anyway.


    
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Update 3/22/04: Via Sadly No! via Bob's Links & Rants, here's a transcript of the interview.