9/11 CitizensWatch

Date: September 13, 2004

To The Congress of The United States:

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States ended its report stating that “We look forward to a national debate on the merits of what we have recommended, and we will participate vigorously in that debate.” In this spirit, we the undersigned wish to bring to the attention of the Congress and the people of the United States what we believe are serious shortcomings in the report and its recommendations. We thus call upon Congress to refrain from narrow political considerations and to apply brakes to the race to implement the commission recommendations. It is not too late for Congress to break with the practice of limiting testimony to that from politicians and top-layer career bureaucrats—many with personal reputations to defend and institutional equities to protect. Instead, use this unique opportunity to introduce salutary reform, an opportunity that must not be squandered by politically driven haste.
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What: The release of joint letter to the Congress from veteran agents, analysts and other experts from various government agencies involved in national security.

Speakers: Sibel D. Edmonds, Former Language Specialist, FBI

Melvin A. Goodman, Former Senior Analyst/ Division Manager, CIA

Bogdan Dzakovic, Former Special Agent & Red Team Leader, FAA

John M. Cole, Former Veteran Intelligence Operations Specialist, FBI

Diane Kleiman, Former Special Agent, US Customs

Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Honorary Speakers: To Be Confirmed.

Date: Monday, September 13

Time: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

Location: Stewart Mott House, 122 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC

Contact: Sibel Edmonds

Background: The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States ended its report stating that “We look forward to a national debate on the merits of what we have recommended, and we will participate vigorously in that debate.” In this spirit, we wish to bring to the attention of the Congress, the press, and the people of the United States what we believe are serious shortcomings in the report and its recommendations. [Bios of speakers below]

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CROSSING THE RUBICON

The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil

Michael C. Ruppert

The Rubicon signifies a point of no return. Peak Oil and 9/11 are two such points that signal so profound a change in the course of world events that no one will remain unaffected.

Crossing the Rubicon: 9/11 and the Decline of American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Ruppert is a detective story that gets to the innermost core of the 9/11 attacks. It places 9/11 at the center of a desperate new America, created by specific, named individuals in preparation for Peak Oil: an economic crisis like nothing the world has ever seen. A crucial book to read before the US elections in November, it will be available mid-September. [For advance praise and details of investigative findings click to read more]
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By James Ridgeway — Village Voice

Tuesday 13 September 2004

Government agencies roasted for screw-ups in war on “terror”.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of 25 former federal employees directly involved in the government’s counterintelligence and counterterrorism programs held a press conference here this morning to lambaste both the 9-11 Commission and the Bush administration for failing to hold government officials accountable for failures leading up to 9-11.
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By Peter Lance — Regan Books, $25.95

The failure of our protective intelligence

That’s not all, folks

9/12/04 — Reviewed by LIN ROLENS – Santa Barbara News Press

This country is as divided and distrustful as perhaps no time since the Civil War. The destruction of the World Trade Center and its aftermath momentarily pulled us together, and then suspicion and anger set in. After much denial, discussion and manipulation, the current administration acceded to the establishment of the 9/11 Commission to tell us why and how that disaster happened, but investigative journalist Peter Lance has spent three years researching the roots of the 9/11 tragedy and dogging the heels of those responsible and in command.
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New York Daily News – Sunday, September 12th, 2004

More than 600 people have filed a class-action lawsuit contending they suffered health problems from the cleanup of the World Trade Center, officials said yesterday.

The billion-dollar federal suit, which seeks money for medical testing and screening, cites the effects of “WTC toxic diseases,” according to a news release.
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By ANTHONY GARDENER AND PATRICIA REILLY

New York Daily News — Saturday, September 11th, 2004

Each year on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, family members journey down to bedrock to stand on the footprints of the twin towers, the final resting place of many of those killed during the first battle of the War on Terror. If the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. and Port Authority have their way, today’s anniversary ceremony will be the last to include that journey.

The experience of standing on these historic footprints is profound – an experience all Americans should be able to share, now and in the future.

Any memorial that does not provide maximum access to the tangible remains of the footprints will fail to make an authentic connection to those who died on that day that changed America.
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GOP politicizes 9/11 for its gain, McKinney says

By DAVID HO

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 09/09/04

NEW YORK — Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney accused Republicans on Thursday of exploiting the memory of Sept. 11, 2001, for political gain and repeated her implication that truths about the attacks remain untold.

The DeKalb County Democrat, who is running to reclaim the 4th District congressional seat, was voted out two years ago after making controversial comments about the Sept. 11 attacks during a radio interview. She implied that the Bush administration had known the attacks were coming but did nothing to prevent them.

On Thursday, she chaired a hearing staged by activist groups and researchers who say the government has covered up information related to the hijackings.

“No organization, no administration, no forces, no powers that be are going to crush the truth of what happened on Sept. 11 to the ground,” she vowed.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“9/11 Citizens’ Commission” follows RNC in Manhattan;

Zogby Poll Now Shows Nearly 50% of New Yorkers Suspect Government Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks

In NY, Liberals and Conservatives Find Measure of Common Ground on 9/11 Suspicions

Contact: Kyle F. Hence, 9/11 CitizensWatch — www.911citizenswatch.org — www.911truth.org

212-243-7787, cell: 401-935-7715 — kfh@911citizenswatch.org

New York, NY (September 7, 2004) – Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney will chair a panel that will hear testimony presented by whistleblowers and investigative journalists at the first “9/11 Citizens’ Commission” hearings this Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. A press conference will be held at 11:30 am, and the hearings run from 1:00-7:00 pm, followed by evening documentary screenings at 8PM and 9:30PM.

Former LAPD narcotics investigator and author Michael Ruppert, will present stunning findings from his three year investigation, while Paul Thompson will give an overview of pre-attack warnings. Bob McIlvaine, who lost his son on September 11th, will join McKinney and Dr. Faiz Khan, who treated 9/11 victims at a triage unit following the attacks.
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Dear 9/11 Truth activists and concerned citizens,

Mike Ruppert’s long-awaited new book on 9/11, “Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American

Empire at the End of the Age of Oil,” is now available for advance orders from his website:

http://www.fromthewilderness.com

We also highly recommend, as a preface to reading the book, reading the transcript of Ruppert’s speech to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last Tuesday:

http://www.septembereleventh.org/documents/commonwealth.pdf

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