Critiquing the 9/11 Commission

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On July 22nd, as everyone knows who hasn't been living under a rock, the 9/11 Commission presented its report.  On the same day, prior to the release of the official report, another meeting was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and taped by C-Span 3.  This event was sponsored by the group, 9/11 Citizens Watch.  Founded by Kyle Hence and John Judge, this organization came into being with the express purpose of gathering as much information as possible regarding 9/11, believing strongly that, though the 9/11 commission accomplished its mission (to find out what happened, how it happened, and to come up with ways to prevent future attacks),  there is much, much more to consider.  This group presented its own 63-page report which claims that the official 9/11 report is essentially a whitewash.  Ray McGovern was one of the speakers.  A 27-year veteran of the CIA, McGovern explained that the 9/11 commission was neither independent nor representative of the people.  Most, if not all, of the commissioners have ties in one way or another to groups, previous jobs, and the like, which had the potential to compromise their ability to remain impartial.  And all are lawyers, politicians, or both.  Jules Aronson, brother of Myra who died on 9/11, spoke of the importance of examining the historical context of the tragedy, something which was not  done and should have been done.  As Ray McGovern said, "How do you stop terrorism?  It could be compared to stopping malaria.  Do you go out into the swamp and shoot as many mosquitoes as possible?  In the same way, do we deal with terrorism by trying to shoot as many terrorists as we can, a la Rumsfeld?  No.  You find out why so many Arabs hate the U. S. "  And he gave the short answer for that:  It's our policies.

There are many unanswered questions.  The families of the 9/11 victims are committed to the task of getting to the bottom of what really happened, and they are not in any way satisfied with what has been discovered thus far.  There are so many things that simply don't add up.  For example, several of the hijackers who were supposed to have died have shown up very much alive since 9/11. 

Delving into this troubling subject is not for the faint-hearted, so only go there if you feel you have the energy to consider new information which will astound you.  Our media has not covered this part of the story.  And what you will find is very, very disturbing in terms of what our president knew, for example.  There are any number of web sites which are dedicated to finding the whole truth.  Of course, there are links which will lead you to the information that has been gathered so far. 

A good place to start is www.deceptiondollar.com .

We must elect John Kerry on November 2nd!  Kerry and Edwards will lead us out of the quicksand of 9/11 and the quagmire that is Iraq.  We must change course in 2004.  There just is no other choice.