McKinney reopens 9/11 - Conspiracy theories implicating president aired at 8-hour hearing

Washington - Revisiting the issue that helped spur her ouster from Congress three years ago, Rep. Cynthia Mc­Kinney led a Capitol Hill hearing Friday on whether the Bush administration was involved in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The eight-hour hearing, timed to mark the first anniversary of the release of the Sept. 11 commission's report on the attacks, drew dozens of contrarians and conspiracy theorists who suggest President Bush purposely ignored warnings or may even have had a hand in the attack - claims participants said the commission ignored.

Today marked the one year anniversary of the release of the 9/11 Commission Report. As such two major events occurred today focused on the discussion of 9/11.

The first of these events was a day long congressional hearing hosted by Rep. Cynthia McKinney. Entitled The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later: A Citizens' Response - Did They Get It Right?, this event hosted many family members of those that died on 9/11 as well as research experts who have struggled to find the truth surrounding the events of 9/11.

Forwarded upon request of the office of Congresswoman McKinney (D-GA)

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[please see earlier press releases from Rep. McKinney office posted at http://www.911citizenswatch.org]

Contact: Seema or Adrienne 202-225-1605

Congressional Briefing on 9/11 to Air on Web, TV and Radio For the World to Hear
- Reps. Cynthia McKinney (GA) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ) to host

Title: ‘The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later - A Citizens’ Response - Did They Get It Right?’

What: Congressional Briefing for Members of Congress and their staffs to hear testimony from family members and experts appraising the 9/11 Commission Report.

I hope others out there are spending this evening contacting their representatives and members of the media encouraging them to attend or cover the events tomorrow and this weekend.

I am sending out emails to the media and to congressional representatives, if you wish to join in check out the comments, I will post what I will be sending as I go. You should be able to find a wealth of email addresses or fax numbers with a few quick searches.

UPDATE: The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later: Did They Get It Right?

Press Release (7/19/05)
Contact: John Judge, staff assistant 202-225-1605

Congressional Briefing:
The 9/11 Commission Report One Year Later: Did They Get It Right?
9/11 Families, Government Workers and Scholars Respond

On July 22, 2005, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) will host a full-day briefing for Members of Congress and their staff in the Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building, Room 345, Independence Ave. & First Street SE, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

9/11 Families Who Fought To Create 9/11 Commission Declare It A Failure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
July 21, 2005 1:00 AM
CONTACT: DC Emergency Truth Convergence http://truthemergency.us
W. David Kubiak, 207-332-3071, Kyle Hence, 401-935-7715

September 11 Victim Families who Fought to Create the 9/11 Commission Declare it a Failure on the First Anniversary of the 9/11 Report.

- 9/11 families join researchers to ask independent media and the foreign press for help

WASHINGTON - July 21 - On Friday, July 22, 2005, one year to the day after the release of the "9/11 Commission Report," Project Censored founder, Dr. Peter Phillips will lead a National Press Club briefing entitled "The Failure of the 9/11 Commission Report and the Mainstream Media's Disregard." The briefing will feature scores of detailed examples of the Commission's flawed findings, self-censorship, misrepresentations and conflicts of interest that call the accuracy and integrity of their entire investigation into doubt.

A major 9/11 related site was hacked within the last hour or so.. Looks like a random hack, but it is unfortunate.
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The 'Bloody Footprints' at 10 Downing Street
This article is primarily focused on the controversy surrounding 7/7, but it has a lot of 9/11 references as well.

..9/11 proved to be the catalyst for overturning long-held constitutional precedents, enacting regressive legislation (Patriot Act) and initiating a global resource war. In fact, there has been no downside to the Sept 11 attacks for Bush and Co. It almost seems like the entire tragedy was simply staged to meet the stated objectives of Bush's neocon base.

Post anything I've missed, might not be until this afternoon that I can update..

btw, did anyone hear Paul Thompson on Air America this morning?

EXPERT DEBUNKS 9-11 CONSPIRACY THEORIES
This article is a write-up pretending to support the 'official' theory, while at the same time showing some of the many holes in it. The irony of most arguements against those that question 9/11 is that they are a bunch of conspiracy theorists, never realizing that the exact same thing can be said for the supporters of the official story.

Here is the intro paragraph and the headings of the subjects covered, go check it out!

It has been widely reported that the Discovery Channel will be airing a documentary on Flight 93 which crashed in Shanksville, PA on 9/11. You can find a bunch of articles on the upcoming show which will air on 9/11 this year. Here is one for example.

In any event, a few articles have been posted today about Flight 93, so here is a quick rundown:

Catching the FBI in a Big Fat Lie

Boston Globe - 9/11: There is more to this story

THE SEPT. 11 commission report is now a year old. Many questions about the days leading up to Sept. 11, 2001 and who should be held accountable remain unanswered.

The report was a good beginning, but it requires a follow-up investigation, with subpoena power, to address the lack of accountability for security and intelligence failures that contributed to making us so vulnerable.

Flaws in the 9/11 Commission's process included conflicts of interest, lack of transparency, questionable investigative rigor, and critical whistleblower information provided yet inexplicably left out of the report. It is time to pick up where the commission left off. Demand accountability and tell the rest of the 9/11 story.