Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Who is the Enemy - Seriously

It gets very shady, the story of which country and which peoples are the true enemies of the United States. They'd love for you to believe it's Venezuela, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, but really, I'm not so sure these days. The more I read, the more skeptical I become. And then I find out about situations like what happened in Baltimore, and, well, see for yourself:

Before, during, and after the 911 terrorist attacks on the United States, they were seen photographing and conducting other surveillance on critical infrastructure targets around the United States -- from oil refineries in Texas to bridges over the Mississippi and military airbases to nuclear facilities. These young Middle Eastern men and a few women used the cover of door-to-door art sellers to furniture movers to toy vendors at shopping mall kiosks. Their actions aroused the suspicions of federal, state, and local police, however, when detained, they were eventually allowed to return to their home country -- Israel.

Last Friday, another suspicious Israeli -- a 24 year old man -- was stopped by Maryland State Police after a motorist saw him photographing and videotaping the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore from his van, which had Connecticut tags. The incident, reported in a small "Regional Briefing" page 3 column in the Metro section of the Sep. 24th Washington Post, occurred at around 6:30 pm. The Israelis' actions were reported to the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, the Maryland State Police unit responsible for homeland security. A half hour after the initial report on the van was received, Maryland police later found the Israeli's van parked on Interstate 95 in Laurel, Maryland and when troopers asked for the Israeli's drivers license, he did not produce one.

The police towed the van (although it is not clear that it was searched and checked for explosives -- a common denominator with the vans of other Israelis seen conducting surveillance of U.S. tunnels and bridges is that most tested positive for explosives). The Israeli was questioned for four hours at the College Park State Police Barracks. UPDATE: An AP report states that police did use a dog explosive detection team to test the Green 1998 Dodge van for explosives and the results were negative. The AP report also states the Israeli did not immediately produce his "international license," a license which is not valid for driving in the United States. The Israeli's passport indicated he had been in the U.S. for one week. The motorist who reported the van said it was traveling south on I-95 through the tunnel and then turned around and traveled north through the tunnel -- in what was clearly some sort of surveillance operation. Police found a lap top and digital camera in the van but there is no information whether the police examined the computer data and photos taken.

Police then released the Israeli after they were "satisfied" with his cover story that he was legally in the United States visiting friends. However, the Israeli's intentions may have been inadvertently provided to the police when he told them he was taking photos of the Fort McHenry tunnel because he was "fascinated" with the Baltimore harbor tunnel system -- an indication that he was also interested in the other highway tunnel in Baltimore -- the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. In October 2005, a threat to blow up the two tunnels with explosive-laden vehicles led police to close them to traffic for two hours.

Could be nothing. Just a coincidence and a strange yet normal situation with a tourist checking out the architecture of our transit situations. But really, in the grand scheme of things, it's hard not to wonder, and even harder not to assume something much more devious is at hand here.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

A 38 Year Long Conspiracy?

It's been a long time since a legit post was made on here, and I apologize for that. It's been a crazy past couple of weeks. I'll do my best to have a longer, in depth update up soon.


In the meantime, I came across this and pretty much stopped cold when I read it. Improbable? Yeah, a little bit. Impossible? Not entirely. In today's crazy world, where things people wouldn't have scoffed at, let alone believed possible years ago are happening, is such an idea that far out of the realm of possibilty?

Check this out, and prepare to be creeped out:

From the a new book "Presidential Doodles," a compendium of the drawings and doodles of presidents, comes this description of a very unsettling sketch by President Kennedy:

"President Kennedy, known for separating his life into compartments, would enclose words and numbers inside circles and boxes. Events long after his death give one doodle an unintended chill: A small circle with the numbers "9-11" contained within. Just to the lower left on the page, the word 'conspiracy' is underlined."

JFK: Did he have a premonition about 911?

This editor has long maintained that the United States is different from other countries when it comes to coups d'etat. The fascist coup here took decades to reach culmination. It began on November 22, 1963 in Dallas and reached its fulfillment on September 11, 2001.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

FBI: No Hard Evidence Connecting Bin Laden to 9/11

I have no words.
On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, (202) 324-3000, to learn why Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster did not indicate that Usama was also wanted in connection with 9/11. The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI. When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.”

Surprised by the ease in which this FBI spokesman made such an astonishing statement, I asked, “How this was possible?” Tomb continued, “Bin Laden has not been formally charged in connection to 9/11.” I asked, “How does that work?” Tomb continued, “The FBI gathers evidence. Once evidence is gathered, it is turned over to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice than decides whether it has enough evidence to present to a federal grand jury. In the case of the 1998 United States Embassies being bombed, Bin Laden has been formally indicted and charged by a grand jury. He has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connected Bin Laden to 9/11.”

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It shouldn’t take long before the full meaning of these FBI statements start to prick your brain and raise your blood pressure. If you think the way I think, in quick order you will be wrestling with a barrage of very powerful questions that must be answered. First and foremost, if the U.S. government does not have enough hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11, how is it possible that it had enough evidence to invade Afghanistan to “smoke him out of his cave?” The federal government claims to have invaded Afghanistan to “root out” Bin Laden and the Taliban. Through the talking heads in the mainstream media, the Bush Administration told the American people that Usama Bin Laden was Public Enemy Number One and responsible for the deaths of nearly 3000 people on September 11, 2001. Yet nearly five years later, the FBI says that it has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.


Next is the Bin Laden “confession” video that was released by the U.S. government on December 13, 2001. Most Americans remember this video. It was the video showing Bin Laden with a few of his comrades recounting with delight the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. The Department of Defense issued a press release to accompany this video in which Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said, “There was no doubt of bin Laden’s responsibility for the September 11 attacks before the tape was discovered.” What Rumsfeld implied by his statement was that Bin Laden was the known mastermind behind 9/11 even before the “confession video” and that the video simply served to confirm what the U.S. government already knew; that Bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

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So why doesn’t the FBI view the “confession video” as hard evidence? After all, if the FBI is investigating a crime such as drug trafficking, and it discovers a video of members of a drug cartel openly talking about a successful distribution operation in the United States, that video would be presented to a federal grand jury. The identified participants of the video would be indicted, and if captured, the video alone would serve as sufficient evidence to net a conviction in a federal court. So why is the Bin Laden “confession video” not carrying the same weight with the FBI?

Remember, on June 5, 2006, FBI spokesman, Chief of Investigative Publicity Rex Tomb said, “The FBI has no hard evidence connecting Usama Bin Laden to 9/11.” This should be headline news worldwide. The challenge to the reader is to find out why it is not. Why has the U.S. media blindly read the government-provided 9/11 scripts, rather than investigate without passion, prejudice, or bias, the events of September 11, 2001? Why has the U.S. media blacklisted any guest that might speak of a government sponsored 9/11 cover-up, rather than seeking out those people who have something to say about 9/11 that is contrary to the government’s account? And on those few rare occasions when a 9/11 dissenter has made it upon the airways, why has the mainstream media ridiculed the guest as a conspiracy nut, rather than listen to the evidence that clearly raises valid questions about the government’s 9/11 account? Why is the Big Media Conglomeration blindly content with the government’s 9/11 story when so much verifiable information to the contrary is available with a few clicks of a computer mouse?

Who is it that is controlling the media message, and how is it that the U.S. media has indicted Usama Bin Laden for the events of September 11, 2001, but the U.S. government has not? How is it that the FBI has no “hard evidence” connecting Usama Bin Laden to the events of September 11, 2001, while the U.S. media has played the Bin Laden - 9/11 connection story for five years now as if it has conclusive evidence that Bin Laden is responsible for the collapse of the twin towers, the Pentagon attack, and the demise of United Flight 93?

Yet another shocking (and damning) story brought to light - and no one wants to look at it. As these facts add up, it becomes harder to feel crazy. Something is very wrong with the 9/11 story, and it's only a matter of time before that bubble of lies pops wide open.