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Pull My Finger · 06-30-08, 11:30 AM

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Some facts about the 9/11 Report:

It took over a year to investigate 9/11 after much pressure.

The investigation was originally allotted $3 million compared to $50 million for the Challenger disaster.

Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, (Chair, and Vice Chair of the commission) dedicated the first chapter of their book Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission to how the investigation lacked completeness. They cited these problems:

the late start of the Commission
the very short deadline imposed
insufficient funds
the many politicians who did not want the Commission formed
the continuing resistance by many politicians wishing to duck blame.
the denial of access by various agencies to documents and witnesses.

They write that the 9/11 Commission was so frustrated with repeated misstatements by officials from the Pentagon and the FAA during the investigation that it considered a separate investigation into possible obstruction of justice by Pentagon and FAA officials

The Commission was forced to use subpoenas to obtain the cooperation of the FAA and NORAD.

Former FBI, NSA and other federal intelligence experts claim the 9/11 Commission report was fundamentally flawed because the Commission refused to hear, ignored, or censored testimony about the many pre-September 11 warnings given to the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies.

Pre 9/11 documents about the warnings Bush received were only viewed by 4 Commissioners, and not disclosed to the public. These commissioners viewed the documents in private and took notes. The Administration reserved the right to edit those notes.

Bush’s Presidential Daily Briefing on August 6, 2001, entitled “Bin Laden determined to strike in US” was withheld by the White House from the 9/11 Commission Report. They cited executive privilege.

Sandy Berger was convicted of destroying top secret documents describing how Clinton handled pre 9/11 terrorism in an apparent attempt to erase any evidence of Clinton mistakes. He is now advisor to the Hilary Clinton campaign.

The Commission states in their report that "[their] aim has not been to assign individual blame." The whole point of the investigation was to find out how, where, and when America’s multi-billion dollar defence, and intelligence system failed so incredibly. Not one person has been held accountable.

Before it was released, the final public report was screened and edited, including an entire chapter detailing the Saudi’s that was blacked out. Most of the alleged 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.

Clinton, Gore, Bush, and Cheneyall refused to testify under oath. Bush & Cheney insisted on testifying together. Their testimony was given in private, and edited. Condoleezza Rice was also not required to testify under oath. Bush ordered other aides not to testify despite subpoenas.

Building 7 imploded, yet the building was not mentioned at all.

Six or more of the alleged terrorists were known to be alive, but not included in the report.

The official flight manifests of the hijacked planes that were released to the public did not include the alleged hijackers’ names, or even an Arab name. This didn’t show up in the 9/11 report.

The Administration was not required to provide proof that the alleged hijackers had ties to AQ.

Hani Hanjour’s flying instructor testified that Hanjour was not skilled enough to perform the extraordinary flying feat required to hit the Pentagon. His testimony was ignored.

All mentions of pre-9/11 warnings from foreign governments were left out.

There are approximately 80 known videos of the Pentagon attack that the FBI confiscated. Repeated attempts to have them released have been denied. The report did not mention the tapes or the struggle to have them released.

Dozens of testimonies indicated that multiple explosions went off at ‘ground zero’. Large amounts of molten metal were found in the debris at WTC 1,2 and 7 up to six weeks after the collapses. The report failed to acknowledge any of it, nor did any investigation pursue the possibility of explosives.

The report did not mention that all of the crash sites were illegally cleaned up before an investigation of the wreckage could be done. Nobody was reprimanded for the crime.

Bush was in a publicized location during the attacks. The Secret Service exhibited a complete dereliction of duty in not ‘whisking’ the President away to safety. His motorcade and plane were not protected. The report ignored this. Nobody in the Secret Service was reprimanded.

There are significant ties between the Bush family and security at WTC, Dulles airport, and United Airlines. This was not reported.

The Report refers to the interior columns as a ‘hollow steel shaft’. In fact, there are 47 massive steel columns in the core of each tower.

The Report explains the collapse of WTC 1&2 as a ‘pancake theory’. This theory was based on the non-existence of the 47 steel columns, and is not feasible when the columns are taken into account. It has since been retracted.

There were war games that replicated similar scenarios taking place at the same time of the 9/11 attacks. This greatly confused the different agencies responsible for responding. Not one commissioner could answer who was in charge of these war games, nor did the report detail this.

When noting the above, it should also be remembered that the Administration claimed they had no idea that planes could ever be used as ‘missiles’. In fact, the scenario was rehearsed before (not including the 9/11 war games), and a report was done detailing such an attack. This wasn’t in the 9/11 report either.

There is strong evidence to suggest that Cheney lied about activities on Sept 11. Contrary to all testimony, the Commission insisted Cheney had been truthful.

The report ignored the idea that anyone besides Al Qaeda could have had prior knowledge to 9/11 when dealing with the highly suspicious insider trading that preceded the 9/11 attacks. They did not investigate the company found to have made some of the trades (AB Brown). AB Brown was formerly headed by CIA head “Buzzy” Crongard.

The commission described the specific warnings given to officials not to fly on Sept 11, as a broad and general heightened alert. This still demonstrates foreknowledge of possible attacks involving airplanes, which the commission ignores, or fails to acknowledge on any other occasion.

Larry Silverstein placed an immense insurance policy on the WTC six weeks prior to 9/11 in which he made billions of dollars after the attacks. Silverstein himself said they decided to “pull it” (building 7), which is the demolition term for a controlled demolition. The report did not detail this matter.

The Report officially deemed the financing of the attacks to be “of little significance.”

The CIA funded, and trained members of Al Qaeda (before they were AQ) during the Afghan Soviet War. There are reports (CBS, Newsweek, & US Senators) that show the hijackers may have had links to the FBI, CIA, and domestic US Navy bases prior to 9/11. There are reports (Guardian, LeFigaro) that Bin Laden was staying in an American hospital in Dubai in July of 2001, where he was visited by a CIA official. None of this was detailed or investigated. The CIA offered a blanket denial.

The commission came to the conclusion that because of the incredible ineptness of the FAA, the military didn’t have enough time to respond – based largely on the military’s testimony. The military had been shown to have lied repeatedly from 2001, to 2004 regarding their actions on 9/11.

In a paper entitled ‘Air War Over America’ the US Air Force confirmed that the FAA responded accordingly.

The 9/11 Commission's report stated they were "unable to locate the source of the mistaken FAA information."

No one from the FAA was reprimanded.

Cooperative Research
Scholars for 911 truth

The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions by David Ray Griffin

Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission by Thomas Kean
and Lee Hamilton

Peace

06-30-08, 11:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Pull My Finger Educator Join Date: Mar 2007 Last Online: 09-29-08 03:48 PM Location: BC Canada Posts: 694 Thanks: 118 Thanked 101 Times in 74 Posts	Re: 9/11 being an inside job Length… Some facts about the 9/11 Report: It took over a year to investigate 9/11 after much pressure. The investigation was originally allotted $3 million compared to $50 million for the Challenger disaster. Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, (Chair, and Vice Chair of the commission) dedicated the first chapter of their book Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission to how the investigation lacked completeness. They cited these problems: the late start of the Commission the very short deadline imposed insufficient funds the many politicians who did not want the Commission formed the continuing resistance by many politicians wishing to duck blame. the denial of access by various agencies to documents and witnesses. They write that the 9/11 Commission was so frustrated with repeated misstatements by officials from the Pentagon and the FAA during the investigation that it considered a separate investigation into possible obstruction of justice by Pentagon and FAA officials The Commission was forced to use subpoenas to obtain the cooperation of the FAA and NORAD. Former FBI, NSA and other federal intelligence experts claim the 9/11 Commission report was fundamentally flawed because the Commission refused to hear, ignored, or censored testimony about the many pre-September 11 warnings given to the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies. Pre 9/11 documents about the warnings Bush received were only viewed by 4 Commissioners, and not disclosed to the public. These commissioners viewed the documents in private and took notes. The Administration reserved the right to edit those notes. Bush’s Presidential Daily Briefing on August 6, 2001, entitled “Bin Laden determined to strike in US” was withheld by the White House from the 9/11 Commission Report. They cited executive privilege. Sandy Berger was convicted of destroying top secret documents describing how Clinton handled pre 9/11 terrorism in an apparent attempt to erase any evidence of Clinton mistakes. He is now advisor to the Hilary Clinton campaign. The Commission states in their report that "[their] aim has not been to assign individual blame." The whole point of the investigation was to find out how, where, and when America’s multi-billion dollar defence, and intelligence system failed so incredibly. Not one person has been held accountable. Before it was released, the final public report was screened and edited, including an entire chapter detailing the Saudi’s that was blacked out. Most of the alleged 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. Clinton, Gore, Bush, and Cheneyall refused to testify under oath. Bush & Cheney insisted on testifying together. Their testimony was given in private, and edited. Condoleezza Rice was also not required to testify under oath. Bush ordered other aides not to testify despite subpoenas. Building 7 imploded, yet the building was not mentioned at all. Six or more of the alleged terrorists were known to be alive, but not included in the report. The official flight manifests of the hijacked planes that were released to the public did not include the alleged hijackers’ names, or even an Arab name. This didn’t show up in the 9/11 report. The Administration was not required to provide proof that the alleged hijackers had ties to AQ. Hani Hanjour’s flying instructor testified that Hanjour was not skilled enough to perform the extraordinary flying feat required to hit the Pentagon. His testimony was ignored. All mentions of pre-9/11 warnings from foreign governments were left out. There are approximately 80 known videos of the Pentagon attack that the FBI confiscated. Repeated attempts to have them released have been denied. The report did not mention the tapes or the struggle to have them released. Dozens of testimonies indicated that multiple explosions went off at ‘ground zero’. Large amounts of molten metal were found in the debris at WTC 1,2 and 7 up to six weeks after the collapses. The report failed to acknowledge any of it, nor did any investigation pursue the possibility of explosives. The report did not mention that all of the crash sites were illegally cleaned up before an investigation of the wreckage could be done. Nobody was reprimanded for the crime. Bush was in a publicized location during the attacks. The Secret Service exhibited a complete dereliction of duty in not ‘whisking’ the President away to safety. His motorcade and plane were not protected. The report ignored this. Nobody in the Secret Service was reprimanded. There are significant ties between the Bush family and security at WTC, Dulles airport, and United Airlines. This was not reported. The Report refers to the interior columns as a ‘hollow steel shaft’. In fact, there are 47 massive steel columns in the core of each tower. The Report explains the collapse of WTC 1&2 as a ‘pancake theory’. This theory was based on the non-existence of the 47 steel columns, and is not feasible when the columns are taken into account. It has since been retracted. There were war games that replicated similar scenarios taking place at the same time of the 9/11 attacks. This greatly confused the different agencies responsible for responding. Not one commissioner could answer who was in charge of these war games, nor did the report detail this. When noting the above, it should also be remembered that the Administration claimed they had no idea that planes could ever be used as ‘missiles’. In fact, the scenario was rehearsed before (not including the 9/11 war games), and a report was done detailing such an attack. This wasn’t in the 9/11 report either. There is strong evidence to suggest that Cheney lied about activities on Sept 11. Contrary to all testimony, the Commission insisted Cheney had been truthful. The report ignored the idea that anyone besides Al Qaeda could have had prior knowledge to 9/11 when dealing with the highly suspicious insider trading that preceded the 9/11 attacks. They did not investigate the company found to have made some of the trades (AB Brown). AB Brown was formerly headed by CIA head “Buzzy” Crongard. The commission described the specific warnings given to officials not to fly on Sept 11, as a broad and general heightened alert. This still demonstrates foreknowledge of possible attacks involving airplanes, which the commission ignores, or fails to acknowledge on any other occasion. Larry Silverstein placed an immense insurance policy on the WTC six weeks prior to 9/11 in which he made billions of dollars after the attacks. Silverstein himself said they decided to “pull it” (building 7), which is the demolition term for a controlled demolition. The report did not detail this matter. The Report officially deemed the financing of the attacks to be “of little significance.” The CIA funded, and trained members of Al Qaeda (before they were AQ) during the Afghan Soviet War. There are reports (CBS, Newsweek, & US Senators) that show the hijackers may have had links to the FBI, CIA, and domestic US Navy bases prior to 9/11. There are reports (Guardian, LeFigaro) that Bin Laden was staying in an American hospital in Dubai in July of 2001, where he was visited by a CIA official. None of this was detailed or investigated. The CIA offered a blanket denial. The commission came to the conclusion that because of the incredible ineptness of the FAA, the military didn’t have enough time to respond – based largely on the military’s testimony. The military had been shown to have lied repeatedly from 2001, to 2004 regarding their actions on 9/11. In a paper entitled ‘Air War Over America’ the US Air Force confirmed that the FAA responded accordingly. The 9/11 Commission's report stated they were "unable to locate the source of the mistaken FAA information." No one from the FAA was reprimanded. Cooperative Research Scholars for 911 truth The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions by David Ray Griffin Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission by Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton Peace __________________ My eyes are always open, habitat gropin'...