An Open Letter to Dr. William F. Pepper

I would like to congratulate you on your efforts to bring the NY 9/11 Ballot Initiative to fruition. Your efforts are appreciated, and I look forward to supporting them.

As you know, the subject of 9/11 Truth, and the internal politics inherent in any political movement, are difficult landscapes to traverse, and often raise thorny issues associated with objectivity, fairness, territorialism, disinformation and internal rivalries that, more often than not, become counter-productive to the cause.

As you know, the anti-war movement and civil rights movements of the last century both suffered from these problems. You have done well in documenting these problems.

I welcome the experience you bring to this issue, and it is my hope that you can help the 911 Truth movement to find a fair and equitable approach to avoiding these unnecessary conflicts.

It is for this reason that I wish to reach out to you at this time, and respectfully request that you seriously consider the following:

· An initiative as important as the one you are proposing demands that all suspicion of possible bias and fraud be minimized. It is for this reason that I must humbly request that this initiative not be centralized in the hands of any one local activist group. Instead, I call upon you to establish an executive panel. This executive panel should consist of a diverse selection of the most credible 9/11 historians and activists available. A possible executive panel could include:
o Dr. David Ray Griffin
o Janice Matthews
o Kyle Hence
o The Jersey Girls
o Dr. William Pepper
o Richard Gage
· Commissioners should be seated based upon a nomination process submitted to the Executive Panel, and a majority vote. Open debate will be allowed, for a limited amount of time, by the community at large.
· The avenues of investigation conducted by the Commissioners must be pre-approved by the executive panel, and communicated to the public. Commissioners must not be allowed to impose their own pet-theories and/or agendas into the proceedings. Executive oversight must act swiftly to prevent this, should it occur.
· All press releases and press interviews will be conducted by a pre-approved Press Contact who will only present materials, claims, facts and opinions pre-approved by the executive panel. Unauthorized contact with the Press, in the name of this initiative, must be publicly condemned and disavowed by the Executive Panel.

As you well know, from your well-documented experiences in the past, political movements can be derailed and discredited by the mainstream media as a result of intentional and/or unintentional disruptions and disinformation. As you also know, this has been a very serious problem within the 9/11 Truth movement. Many of our best efforts have been derailed by disruption and disinformation designed to discredit us.

The responsibility of steering a citizen’s commission to investigate 9/11 is a very serious one. In seeking to guide this ballot initiative, you take into your hands the concerns of millions of Americans, stricken first responders and victim’s families. In seeking to guide this ballot initiative you may find yourself confronted with allegations of bias as you attempt to expose criminality of the most serious and dire nature.

I respectfully propose that this is far too serious an initiative, concerning the interests of far too many people, to simply entrust with one man. I respectfully point out that this initiative can have no credibility without the outward appearance of public oversight, broad consensus and transparency.

I respectfully propose that you act now to ensure this initiative projects the integrity and professional accountability that an issue such as this demands and requires.

Sincerely yours,
John Albanese

WTF?

Why isn't this on the front page?

A lively discussion regarding this matter can be found here:

http://www.truthaction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2918&start=0

John's letter first appears here:

http://www.truthaction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2918&start=60

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Thanks John

John's recommendations would appear to be self-evident and necessary.
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Very important considerations

I assume you also sent the letter directly to Mr Pepper.

The NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative Campaign

The NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative Campaign is committed to a thorough, transparent, and non-partisan examination of the facts surrounding the crimes of September 11, 2001, to be accomplished through the creation of an independent, investigative body, a Citizen’s Commission, staffed by competent, professional individuals of the highest caliber. The Commissioners will be mandated to search for the truth, wherever that search leads, without prejudice or preconception, and to recommend the best course, as they see it, to achieve justice for all those involved in, and affected by, the 9/11 terror attacks.

We neither endorse nor espouse any theories or conclusions other than those that will grow out of a responsible, thoughtful, judicious, and comprehensive examination of the facts. We welcome and encourage the support of all Americans, as well as concerned citizens around the world.

We are sponsoring a November 2008 General Election ballot initiative which will allow the voters of New York City to mandate, through public referendum, directly and democratically, the formation of a new Citizen’s Commission to Re-Investigate 9/11. Armed with subpoena power, the Citizen’s Commission will re-examine the facts and the hundreds of unanswered questions surrounding the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and their aftermath.

We do so because we firmly believe that the victims of the 9/11 attacks have yet to receive proper justice. We firmly believe as Americans we have a moral obligation to take the necessary steps to obtain that justice.

We assert as fact that no authorized, sanctioned body at any level of government has properly investigated the crimes of 9/11, nor the environmental aftermath of the World Trade Center collapses. The extent to which these environmental consequences have negatively affected the health of first responders and others exposed is well known. The fact that almost none of the more than $1.5 billion allocated for the healthcare of our nation’s heroes has been utilized for its intended purpose is a national disgrace. Our heroes deserve better than this. They need medication, not litigation; respect, not neglect.

We believe that Congress and our politicians have forsaken us. Now is the time for all patriotic Americans to unite-in-action in order to secure justice for our fallen, justice for our heroes, and justice for our country and the world.

source: http://www.nyc911initiative.org/mission_statement.htm

What are the main objectives of the ballot initiative?

The main objectives are to create an independent investigation of the 9/11 attacks and pursue health and financial remedies for first responders and others adversely affected by the environmental disaster. We seek to achieve its objective through the creation of a public referendum (ballot initiative) in New York City, which will offer the citizens the right and opportunity to make their own decision as to whether a new investigation of the events of 9/11 should take place through the creation of a new Citizens Commission to Re-Investigate 9/11.

How will a new investigation proceed?

This investigation will be non-partisan and independent of government control. A panel of Commissioners will conduct hearings to evaluate evidence provided by teams of researchers including new evidence since the termination of the Kean/Hamilton Commission. These teams will compile evidence on every possible category of investigation. They will question witnesses, experts, and issue subpoenas when necessary. The scientists, legal counsel, researchers and investigators who make up the commission are all committed to finding the truth, following the trail of evidence, wherever it may lead. Finally, the Commission will publish a one or more reports.

Does this investigation support a 'conspiracy theory?'

No. The 9/11 Ballot Initiative is committed to an independent, thorough, transparent, and non-partisan examination of the facts surrounding the events of September 11, 2001. The Commissioners will be mandated to search for the truth, wherever that search leads, without prejudice or preconception, and to recommend the best course, as they see it, to achieve justice for all those involved in, and affected by, the terror attacks upon the United States.

Will a new investigation work to obtain justice and necessary benefits for 9/11 First Responders and others who were at the scene?

Yes. Up to 70% of First Responders and others afflicted have become ill or died, or will likely become ill in the future. There are also reports of birth defects in children of the afflicted workers. The illnesses that have been reported in workers include cancers of the lung, throat, tongue, testicles, breasts, bladder, kidney, colon, intestine, and rare blood cancers, as well as other cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. The government has yet to allocate the necessary funds to deal with this health crisis, consistently refusing to acknowledge that any of these people are sick because of 9/11. Congress allocated $1 billion to a fund for First Responders and other injured parties, under the name World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company, but so far, none of the over 8,000 sick and injured workers claims filed toward this fund have been granted. To make matters worse, many have suffering terrible financial losses from medical expenses and inability to work.

source: http://www.nyc911initiative.org/faqs.htm

Read the petition: http://www.nyc911initiative.org/PetitionFinal-01M.pdf
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