David Ray Griffin on Heartland Security Radio - Tuesday, March 3rd at 11 a.m. PST, 2 p.m. EST
Steve Bhaerman, Swami Beyondananda, David Ray Griffin
The psychological barriers to 9/11 are enormous. Humor, art, music have helped the Truth Movement to help people overcome their fears and begin to look at the nightmare in the shadow of the American dream. One great comic, singer, writer, all talented ally on the side of truth, peace, justice has been Swami Beyondananda (Steve Bhaerman). If you have never seen him perform, you are really missing out on a wonderful, joyous, enlightening opportunity to laugh heartily. He also wrote an excellent article on David Ray Griffin, which was published as the cover story on three of our locally owned independent weekly newspapers (North Bay Bohemian, Santa Cruz Metro, Silicon Valley Metro)- Unquestioned Answers: Nonconspiracy theorist David Ray Griffin takes aim at the official 9-11 story. Recently Bhaerman was also named one of the Interim Sunshine Cabinet members at the American Citizens' Summit. David Ray Griffin was also invited to speak at the summit, but he was too busy finishing his latest book.
I heartily recommend what should be a very enlightening conversation between two of my favorite 9/11 Truth heroes- David Ray Griffin and Steve Bhaerman. Here are details on the show from the Swami, himself:
The Caterpillar, the Butterfly, and Inconvenienter Truths
"The truth shall upset you free."
-- Swami Beyondananda
I've had some lively discussions with my cohorts (or as my friend Anodea Judith prefers, "co-hearts") at Heartland Matrix about how to deal with the darker side of the news. We all seem to agree about two things. First, the greater portion of our energy must be directed toward cohering the newly emerging butterfly organism, as the caterpillar seems to be doing just fine in deconstructing itself. Secondly, if we are going to have a look at the darkness, the most helpful thing we can do is to shine the light of love and laughter on it.
And so it is in this spirit that we interviewed David Ray Griffin on this week's Heartland Security Radio Show. Griffin is a renowned and very mainstream theologian who, for the past six years, has been investigating the official 9/11 story. I call him a "non-conspiracy theorist," because his focus is not on what might have happened, but what very likely didn't happen. Using mainstream news reports only, he manages to deconstruct the official story, leaving unanswered questions in stark contrast to the unquestioned answers we've been spoonfed.
He does it without the least bit of sensationalism, fear-mongering or finger-pointing.
Now, I know -- many people just "don't want to go there." But what if "there" has already come here? In these times of political climate change and "up-wising," a key - if uncomfortable - element in restoring a healthy body politic is facing our own political shadow. Two things empower us in doing so: Love and community. Or as Swami says, "When we face up to love together, we can face down the fear."
As citizens of a country founded on truth, justice and equality Americans have conveniently assumed that those ideals always inform our political behavior, even when there is irrefutable evidence to the contrary. In this sobering, insightful and ultimately inspiring interview, find out how a mainstream theologian dared to examine and question the official 9/11 story - and discovered that once the "halo" of "unquestioned religious mythology" is removed, the official "conspiracy" story is the unlikeliest story of all. Incidentally, and just as importantly, we hear about Griffin's philosophy of Process Theology ... a clear pathway from our past as children of God to our evolutionary future as adults of God.
David Ray Griffin is professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University, and co-director of the Center for Process Studies. He has published 34 books on philosophical, religious, scientific, and political issues. Seven of these deal with 9/11, the most recent of which is The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé, which was a Publishers Weekly "Pick of the Week" in 2008. He has just completed a book manuscript entitled "If Osama bin Laden Is Dead, How Does He Keep Sending Messages?"
His work can be found online at www.davidraygriffin.com
Listen to Heartland Security this Tuesday, March 3rd at 11 a.m. PST, 2 p.m. EST or again at 6 p.m. PST, 9 p.m. EST. Go to World Puja to listen. Yes, you'll have to sign up but it's worth it! (It is also free!)
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This part on David Ray Griffin is of high significance to me and my patients in Brussels, as we will have the privilege to host DRG as one of the cities in his 11 city European tour this April.
I'll give you an example of a looong signature here, and your feed-back is welcome how I could make it more readable/relevant/eye-catching-MUST-read! Here comes the signature, BELOW:
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"unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the real truth of our lives and our societies is a crucial obligation which devolves upon us all. It is in fact mandatory. If such a determination is not embodied in our political vision we have no hope of restoring what is so nearly lost to us - the dignity of man." (Harold Pinter)
Dear patient: below you will find some information mostly unrelated to your immediate health, but of high interest concerning our collective mental and physical wellbeing.
I include this on my e-mails to participate in spreading knowledge that is apparently not understood, or worse, actively suppressed by the currently pervasive corporate media.
You can also help make common sense more common, so that we are no longer children fed by a media who seemingly have an interest to keep citizens in a scared and confused state.
If you have reason to believe that Big Media has not been giving you an accurate and truly adult informative analysis of where we have been heading these last 10 years, join the critically thinking adults who debate among them the important issues of our time: See for example: www.911blogger.com/node/19513 The N3TWORK- Big Media Exposed!
I welcome you to pass these links on to friends!
Would you like to participate in solving the economic crisis?
One of the most important factors to restore is TRUST.
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2009/02/most-dangerous-words-there...
Participate in restoring trust by shining the light of truth on how our media and institutions have obfuscated the evident controlled demolition of the three skyscrapers in New-York on Sept. 11th (see www.AE911Truth.org ) and how this criminality fits in with the controlled demolition of our economy.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy of Religion and Theology David Ray Griffin will hold a speech in Brussels on Wednesday evening March the 15th 2009.
Listen to this one hour archived radio-broadcast from March 3rd 2009 on the "Heartland Security Show" to learn a bit more about him:
[An Inconvenienter Truth:
A Non-Conspiracy Theorist Examines the Official 9/11 Story www.worldpuja.org/archives/2009-03-03
"The truth shall upset you free."
-- Swami Beyondananda
In these times of political climate change and "up-wising," a key -- if uncomfortable -- element in restoring a healthy body politic is facing our own political shadow. As citizens of a country founded on truth, justice and equality Americans have conveniently assumed that those ideals always inform our political behavior, even when there is irrefutable evidence to the contrary. In this sobering, insightful and ultimately inspiring interview, find out how a renowned mainstream theologian dared to examine and question the official 9/11 story -- and discovered that once the "halo" of "unquestioned religious mythology" is removed, the official "conspiracy" story is the unlikeliest story of all.
David Ray Griffin is professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University, and co-director of the Center for Process Studies. He has published 34 books on philosophical, religious, scientific, and political issues. Seven of these deal with 9/11, the most recent of which is The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé, which was a Publishers Weekly "Pick of the Week" in 2008. He has just completed a book manuscript entitled "If Osama bin Laden Is Dead, How Does He Keep Sending Messages?"
His work can be found online at http://www.davidraygriffin.com ]
Watch his 90 min Movie "9/11 The Myth and the Reality" on GoogleVideo (FREE!) presented by Carol Brouillet here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-275577066688213413
He has published (as author or editor) 34 books, primarily in theology, philosophy, and philosophy of religion, with special emphases on the problem of evil and the relation between science and religion.
Seven of his books deal with 9/11: The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 (2004), The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions (2005), Christian Faith and the Truth about 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action (2006), 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out (2006, co-edited with Peter Dale Scott), Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory (2007), and 9/11 Contradictions: An Open Letter to Congress and the Press, and The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé (2008).
His 9/11 books have been endorsed by Michael Chossudovsky, William Sloane Coffin, Harvey Cox, Richard Falk, Catherine Austin Fitts, David Griscom, Jim Hightower, British MP Michael Meacher, Mark Crispin Miller, Rosemary Ruether, Marcus Raskin, Paul Craig Roberts, Peter Dale Scott, Gerry Spence, Lorie Van Auken, Howard Zinn, and former CIA officials Robert Baer, Bill Christison, and Ray McGovern.
Four of these books have been given special recognition: The New Pearl Harbor and The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortion received the 2006 Helios Foundation Award for 2006. Debunking 9/11 Debunking was a Bronze Medal Winner in the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards. The New Pearl Harbor Revisited was named a “Pick of the Week” in 2008 by Publishers Weekly. www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6617001.html?industryid=47159
Why is your General Practioner bringing you this information? Because he enjoys people like Carol Brouillet, David Ray Giffin, Richard Gage, Kevin Ryan, Cynthia McKinney, Kevin Barrett, Daniele Ganser, Richard Falk, Giulietto Chiesa, Yukihisa Fujita and ALL those people who choose to be part of the solution, and not remain part of the problem! Visit www.truthaction.org and be inspired! Join the fun of discussing what is actually going on in the world, and debating it freely without the taboos found in the controlled media. We are part of the information revolution, exchanging perspectives among adults on a planetary scale. Not impressed with the main-streams' thirst for truth, or their capacity for informed and logical analysis, we have had to join hands among more critical thinking citizens to better understand and anticipate the world we are living in. We communicate globally with scientists and specialists all over the world, we have Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Firefighters for 9/11 Truth, Lawyers for 9/11 Truth, Medical Professionals for 9/11 Truth, Pilots for 9/11 Truth, Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth, Religious Leaders for 9/11 Truth, Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice (which includes a lot of scientists), and Veterans for 9/11 Truth, and a growing amount of (former) intelligence agents for 9/11 Truth. These people are often putting their reputation and career on the line to be able to look at themselves in the mirror and feel like a happy and dignified person. WE ARE JUST THAT!
Understanding how the criminal elite has been functioning during the last decades, under the radar of what should have been our watch-dog press is a key to fixing what has evidently gone wrong with our democracies and economy during the last decades.
The temptation will be strong for governments and security institutions to use autocratic measures of force, and “measures of urgency” to deal with the seemingly increasing chaotic situation. If this is done, without first identifying the criminals among our ruling elite, we will be headed towards an unpleasant society, with more wars, economic strife, and lies. The most pressing measure of urgency is to gain an understanding in who has had the means, the motive and the opportunity to create the current aberrancies like multiple theatre illegal pre-emptive wars, mass killings of civilians as in September 11th 2001, or London 7/7/2005, or the state-terror as a response to the (provoked) unrest in Gaza, and the criminal controlled demolition of the economy.
It is urgent that we make sure that those who have been the cause of these criminal acts and mismanagement be stripped of all their former privileges and responsibilities, so that they do not cause further damage. We must also ask ourselves what mechanisms has made our media complicit with protecting the official lie, and protecting you from learning for example that Architects and Engineers have proven beyond reasonable doubt that the three skyscrapers in New-York were taken down by pre-planted controlled demolition. ( www.AE911Truth.org ) [Note: there are other possible motives apart from starting imperial wars as called for in the US PNAC documents, and the anterior Israeli "A Clean Break road map". Check out some more obscured criminal motives quite possibly behind 9/11 but again not often discussed in the media: www.rense.com/general83/Collateral_Damage_28062008.pdf by Ed Heidner, with also Part II: www.scribd.com/doc/9421535/Collateral-Damage-Part-2-The-Subprime-Crisis-... ] All those who have formerly collaborated with the criminal individuals and institutions must be kept on a tight leash, and be confronted with a truth and reconciliation commission, as was held in the dissolution of the dysfunctional apartheid regime of South Africa. Our resourcefulness and humanity is capable of quickly restoring a more healthy economy, as soon as trust is restored, and we have identified ways to ensure that honesty and noble humanistic values permeate all our highest institutions, especially those dealing with justice, security and of-course the economy. This may seem like utopia to some, but I ask you then, what is the other choice? We the people, chose and invent our institutions and governments, and the seriousness of the situation now dictates that WE, THE PEOPLE, BE BOLD IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CHOOSE !
Together, we can make it better again, but it depends on YOU, not any new Messiah leader! (see also : http://truthjihad.blogspot.com/2009/02/obama-political-messiah-or-just-a... )
Best regards,
Eric
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Also check sites like:
www.911blogger.com
www.911truth.org
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www.911busters.com
www.globalresearch.ca
www.truthaction.org
Inform yourself and others to regain the needed confidence in our institutions!
Be part of the solution!
Act as a proud adult intellectual opponent of the former Bush doctrine "War on Terror", join the emerging winning team who dare speak out for truth : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IhnSEMoIIg (Russia today, 1 minute ''50, French Professor Aymeric Chauprade sues the French Government)