July 2008

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Guantanamo trial views graphic September 11 video - by Randall Mikkelsen - Reuters

No, not "Zero", not "Loose Change Final Cut", no, not "In Their Own Words". Terrorstorm? No." The Power of Nightmares?"
Give up? "THE AL QAEDA PLAN" by Master Obfuscator Evan Kohlmann.

Guantanamo trial views graphic September 11 video

By Randall Mikkelsen

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's driver unveiled a graphic video on Monday of the September 11 attacks and other al Qaeda operations that is likely to play a repeated role in pending war crimes cases.

The video is entitled "The Al Qaeda Plan," an echo of "The Nazi Plan" made by Oscar-winning director George Stevens as evidence in the Nuremberg war crimes trials of German leaders after World War II.

"Oh my God" was heard repeatedly as crowds watched the twin towers of the World Trade center collapse on September 11, 2001, in a vivid highlight of the movie shown over defense objections at the terrorism conspiracy trial of Salim Hamdan.

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"Hidden History is a benchmark in 9/11 research; a serious reference volume that does not peddle vacuous theory, but instead offers up facts to be considered, and places 9/11 within a historical and social context that differs radically from the Official Story."-Guerilla News Network

How much insider trading occurred in the days leading up to 9/11? How compromised is the evidence against alleged hijackers because of serious authentication problems with a key Dulles Airport videotape? To what extent does the testimony of more than five hundred firefighters differ from official reports of what happened at the World Trade Center buildings that day? How inseparably connected are Western covert operations to al-Qaeda? How is Islamophobia used to sustain US imperialism?

Think it doesn't matter who wins the election?

Voter Roll Purges are being reported by Daily Kos, Greg Palast, and DemocraticUnderground.

In swing-state after swing-state Republicans are purging every voter they can. Most of them likely to vote for Obama. In Colorada 1/5 of voters have been purged.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3688051

Massive purges of likely Democratic voters in swing states -- FL, CO, NM
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/28/4727/23178/316/558035

2008 is 2000 All Over Again? Voter Rolls PURGED in CO, FL, NM, OH, NV...
http://www.gregpalast.com/obama-doesn%e2%80%99t-sweat-he-should?noop=1

Still at Code Yellow, DHS fears 11 months of 'heightened alert' David Edwards & Nick Juliano Published: Mon July 28, Raw Story

http://rawstory.com//news/2008/ABC_US_headed_for_heightened_alert_0728.html

Still at Code Yellow, DHS fears 11 months of 'heightened alert'
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
Published: Monday July 28, 2008

With 99 days until the presidential election, the Department of Homeland Security is raising vague concerns about possible terrorist attacks in the US or abroad.

ABC News' Pierre Thomas says DHS officials are "quietly declaring" that the US is entering a "Period of Heightened Alert" because of the upcoming Olympics, the Democratic and Republican conventions, the November elections and the fact that a new president will be taking office in January. Officials tell Thomas the next 11 months will be "a time frame when terrorists may have more incentive to attack."

Accusations of politicization haunted DHS's decision to move the nation's color-coded advisory system from yellow, or elevated risk, to orange, or high risk, just three months before the 2004 election. (A week after President Bush was re-elected, the agency returned the advisory back to yellow.)

Keeping Tabs on the SWC and MOT in L.A.

Can someone who lives in the Los Angeles, CA area stop by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance, particularly the book store, and check them out to see what they think about 9/11 Truth groups now. I hear it is a cool place to visit. They have a place in New York now, too. Considering their viewpoints before, we should keep an eye on their activities.

If they are saying bad thinks about 9/11 Truth in their museum, maybe you could take some photos and post them. Their website says "NO CAMERAS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE MUSEUM", but with today's cell phones you could probably sneak a peek of something interesting. I'm sure they have nothing to hide. It's not illegal to take photos, so the worst that could happen is they would ask you to leave if they caught you. Note that they cannot force you to delete any images. Stand your ground. They also might have some flyers or brochures or other free info.

They used to have a CD titled "Digital Terrorism & Hate 2007" on their online store, but I don't see it anymore or a 2008 version.

Some of you might remember this: http://www.911blogger.com/node/12841

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

The Vast and Dangerous Transfer of American Spying to Mercenary Companies

By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com - July 28, 2008

Most Americans have a rough idea what the term "military-industrial complex" means when they come across it in a newspaper or hear a politician mention it. President Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced the idea to the public in his farewell address of January 17, 1961. "Our military organization today bears little relation to that known by any of my predecessors in peacetime," he said, "or indeed by the fighting men of World War II and Korea We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions We must not fail to comprehend its grave implications We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."
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Some critics were alarmed early on by the growing symbiotic relationship between government and corporate officials because each simultaneously sheltered and empowered the other, while greatly confusing the separation of powers. Since the activities of a corporation are less amenable to public or congressional scrutiny than those of a public institution, public-private collaborative relationships afford the private sector an added measure of security from such scrutiny. These concerns were ultimately swamped by enthusiasm for the war effort and the postwar era of prosperity that the war produced.

Beneath the surface, however, was a less well recognized movement by big business to replace democratic institutions with those representing the interests of capital. This movement is today ascendant. (See Thomas Frank's new book, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, for a superb analysis of Ronald Reagan's slogan "government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem.") Its objectives have long been to discredit what it called "big government," while capturing for private interests the tremendous sums invested by the public sector in national defense. It may be understood as a slow-burning reaction to what American conservatives believed to be the socialism of the New Deal.
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These consequences include: the sacrifice of professionalism within our intelligence services; the readiness of private contractors to engage in illegal activities without compunction and with impunity; the inability of Congress or citizens to carry out effective oversight of privately-managed intelligence activities because of the wall of secrecy that surrounds them; and, perhaps most serious of all, the loss of the most valuable asset any intelligence organization possesses -- its institutional memory...

Continued...
http://www.alternet.org/audits/92933/the_vast_and_dangerous_transfer_of_american_spying_to_mercenary_companies/?page=entire

LEGALIZE 9/11 TRUTH RIDE (Week 5) San Diego, CA

The Legalize 9/11 Truth Ride is a weekly ride for 9/11 Truth on the boardwalk of San Diego's beaches. We meet at 4:00pm every Sunday at the end of Diamond Street in Pacific Beach. This event is in its fifth week, and we have already doubled in size. This event is sponsored by San Diego's own Truther.org, so join us every Sunday rain or shine at 4:00pm. Please bring your bike, signage, and wear 9/11 Truth and/or Peace clothing.

Log onto www.truther.org or contact us via email at truther.org@gmail.com

Legalize 9/11 Truth Boardwalk Ride in San Diego, CA

Progress Despite Blackout

Vincent Bugliosi's book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," has remained on the New York Times bestseller list for the last five weeks in spite of strong MSM suppression. Bugliosi has registered complaint about this silent treatment, indicating that none of his previous bestsellers had ever suffered such a blackout. If the steps this recognized legal powerhouse is taking to help initiate prosecution prove successful, the subsequent court proceedings should offer up a wealth of factual information bearing on a plethora of critical occasions, including 9/11. Though outwardly not in the camp of the 9/11 truth movement, the book deserves support and dissemination as a major step toward truth combined with useful education in the law.

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