An eye-opener for the American misinformed I was like the majority of American citizens before reading this book, not only unaware of alternative theories surrounding the happenings of 9/11, but also found myself indignant towards the far-fetched ideas when they were suggested to me. After reading this book, I now not only believe that the U.S. government was complicit to some degree in the dreadful events of that day, I have NO DOUBT whatsoever, none. David Griffin does an excellent job presenting the abundance of evidence in a logical, pragmatic fashion. For those of you who are inclined to lump this type of literature, in terms of credibility, with that relating to bigfoot or UFOs, please read the book before jumping to such a conclusion. Science and, more disturbingly, simple common sense are the tools that Griffin uses to justify his assertion.
September 11, 2001 Day of Deceit The collapse of the twin towers didn't look right to me, but so much was happening that I had to let it go. There was the antrax attacks that was "military grade" thought to come from Ft. Dietrick. There was a killer in my neighborhood called the DC sniper. Oh yeah, lets not forget the invasions of Afganistan and Iraq. Everything happened so fast it made me forget about the stolen 2000 presidential elections. Then one day I heard David Ray Griffin discussing his book on CSPAN and it was like waking and finding I was living in a nightmare. Most people are aware that the attack on Pearl Harbor was a LIHOP(Let it happen on purpose) operation as documented in Robert Stinnson's "Day of Deceit" and John Toland's "Infamy". Apparently this action or inaction was taken so that the isolationist American public would be suffiently enraged and easily led into war. In 2000, a neo-con think tank called the Project for a New American Century wrote a white paper that called for invasions of Central Asia but felt that a catalyzing event would be needed to gain public support, "A New Pearl Harbor." David Ray Griffin recounts the terrible events and systematically deconstructs the official story by simply asking valid questions. The questions are haunting and the testimony of survivors and first responders is most damning. Have courage and read this book.
Comprehensive Breakdown of the 9/11 attacks... Prof. David Ray Griffin presents a persuasive & realistic scenario, which, in short, suggests that (rogue) factions within the U.S. government were complicit in "terrorist attack(s)" on 9/11. And to reflect on the heedlessness of the official account, consider that the Clinton-Lewinsky investigation initially received more funding than the 9/11 (commission) investigation. That's right, the greatest structural malfunction in the world's history receives less cash than a petty inquiry into the promiscuity of our former President, Bill Clinton. Not only was the funding inadequate, but the evidence - steal beams, rubble, debris - was all removed from the scene and shipped to scrap yards. The evidence was destroyed and less than 1% of the steel actually exists today.
My only problem with this book is that Griffin did not take the time to verify all the facts that he cites in his 168 pg book. He instead takes a large amount of the 'facts' from the books & essays by Nafeez Ahmed, Michel Chossudovsky, & Thierry Meyssan. Regardless of this, if you are interested in learning about the inconsistencies and implausibilities found in the official account, this book is worth your time & money. Griffin thoroughly covers the majority of the issues - the NORAD "stand-down" (fighter jets stayed on the ground for 60 "decisive" minutes), the Standard Operating Procedures, the "implosion" (as used by NIST) of WTC 1, 2, & 7, the Pentagon damage area, Shanksville crash site, cell phone calls at 20+k altitude, etc. However, the information provided on the collapse(s) is less than stellar. I expected to see questions such as - "If the official account is true, then explain how gravity (and pockets of air) cause 4-ton steel girders to be launched 600 ft away from the WTC building?" Griffin focuses on a rather weak, but still valid point; ALL of the concrete turned into dust and formed a pyroclastic flow (which contained asbestos and many other deadly toxins). Overall, Griffin's book serves as a great introduction to the (lesser-known) facts of 9/11. Buying this paperback will not dissatisfy, nor will it disillusion you from "reality"; instead, by the time you reach the heart of the book, you'll be gnashing your teeth in contempt at our nation's obdurate acceptance of the "official account". When you arrive at the book's conclusion, you will undoubtedly discover that the "official account", as supported by NIST, 9/11 Comission Report, U.S. government, the general populace & the US media, stinks to the high heavens!
9-11? America's Military Industrial Complex got its wish. I was a low level IntelGrunt funnelling TOP Secret crap to big daddy, NSA a long time ago; plus, after that very interesting, very educational stint in what we called 'The Association of Presidential Whipping Boys,' I became a first responder---a firefighter with DeKalb County Fire Dept. in Georgia. Plus, for two quarters, I worked for Law Engineering which tested building materials.
During Disaster Pre-Plan classes, we discussed:
1. Trade Towers collapse predicted since 1974! 2. Terrorists using commercial airliners as human guided missiles have been predicted since WWII. 3. Commercial Pilots carrying US Mail were required to carry firearms AND be proficient in their use since early days of Airmail. 3. Terrorist profiling put in place in late '60s by Johnson Administration---primarily targeting Muslims. etc... 4. Presidents Eisenhower and Truman in the late 40s and early 50s set a goal for the US to become totally energy independent by YR2000 so as to empower the US, prevent Islam from gaining power due to flood of US petro Dollars AND to prevent a nuclear world war between Christians and Muslims. Unfortunately for US AND nations of Persian Gulf, the Military Industrial Complex wanted war.
From 1969 onwards, Nixon, Kissinger, Ford, Carter, Bush, Sr., etc... wanted war, put a stop to US energy independence, stopped profiling Muslim terrorists, outlawed effective fire suppression systems for Commercial high rise buildings (Except for 'critical' Government buildings like The White House, Pentagon, 911 Comm Centers), destroyed the Shah, encouraged Muslim radicals, betrayed Kuwait by giving green light to Iraq to invade, betrayed Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc...
Long story short. The morning of 911, I called Atlanta FBI and Atlanta FEMA minutes after the second airliner hit and advised them to warn NYC via their dedicated comm system that the 2nd tower hit would collapse within 4 hours and the other would collapse shortly thereafter and warned them to evacuate 1 mile from Ground Zero.
I recorded the calls to FBI and FEMA, NSA has record of my call. Recordings sent to Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other major news outlets. No one contacted me.
Now Conspiracy nuts with little training in materials testing write books that muddy the waters by saying that the Tower were brought down by set charges , the Israelis did it and other rot.
Bill Bryan IntellGrunt at yahoo dot com
Why no "weapons of mass destruction" in the conspiracy? Let's say the Bush administration, or a cabal of Neo-cons, pulled off this incredible deception. Why didn't they then plant at least the elements used for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? The former is so hard, the latter comparatively simple. Bush would be vindicated and marching through Tehran by now. And it's not like he didn't have a huge window of time to "discover" some fissionable material. This whole conspiracy idea makes no sense without that crucial next step.
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