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9-11-
New Books, Videos, the Growing Movement for Truth and Accountability
by
Carol Brouillet
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With
over 100 books written on the assassination of J.F.K., it is hardly surprising
that numerous books are being written about 9-11, many videos are being
produced, and the research and the mobilization of people, determined to
discover the truth about what really happened, why, and to hold those
responsible accountable, continues to grow. Over
a year ago, a group of us began working on a film about 9-11. Then Guerrilla
News Network interviewed me protesting General Myers in San Francisco, and
gave me a sample DVD of
their work, and revealed that they were working on a documentary on 9-11. I
,then, shifted my film-making efforts to supporting their work- Aftermath-
Unanswered Questions from 9-11, which we began showing in its many evolutions
from September 2002, the edited rough cut, to the final version. In January
2003, we showed it outdoors in the San Francisco Civic Center after a big
anti-war rally, where it was very well received; a second outdoor attempt to
screen it after the day of largest international anti-war rallies in history in
February was shut down by the police who informed us it was illegal to screen
without a permit… On April 21st, we rented the prestigious Herbst Theatre
(which holds nearly 1000 people) adjacent to the Civic Center, we filled the
theatre (had to turn away 300 people)… and received a standing ovation. The
event, preceded and followed by receptions with Guerrilla News Network, Michael
Ruppert,Peter Dale
Scott, Riva Enteen
included a panel discussion moderated by Barrie
Zwicker (producer of The
Great Deception). GNN managed to film the panel, and the Question and Answer
session to include in the latest incarnation- video/DVD of Aftermath (which I
must admit, I haven’t had time to see, despite my heavy involvement in
organizing and publicizing later screenings.) *I
must also admit that I haven’t seen Michael Ruppert’s – The
Truth and Lies About 9-11 (although I’ve heard him give his presentation,
in person, a couple of times, and I’ve distributed over 100 of the videos-
some to people who couldn’t get into the sold-out theatrical screenings of the
video at the Red Vic in San Francisco.) I have heard that the video could be
seen 3 times, and that notes should be taken, as it contains a wealth of
information, and has had a tremendous impact upon the ever increasing number of
supporter’s of Mike’s vital research. It’s basically one of his earlier
lectures on 9-11, 138 minutes, with clips which include Representatives Ron Paul
and Cynthia McKinney). I
have come to the conclusion that “the definitive video” on 9-11 has yet, to
be made- we still DON’T KNOW what really happened. We do know that the
government/corporate press lied about what happened and are engaged in a massive
cover-up. Some brilliant, outstanding, research has been done by a number of
people exploring different aspects of a large, complex, “special operation”
which has government finger-prints all over it, but we have yet to put together
all the pieces of the puzzle. The researchers have yet to meet in one place and
put their heads together and compare notes/evidence/theories. Ken Jenkins and I
have been speaking publicly on 9-11 and are using film clips from a number of
documentaries to give an overview of our own understanding of what happened, and
what we can/should, do with our understanding/ information, to expose the “Big
Lie” and rein in those behind “Terrorism, War and the bid for Global
Dominance, Control of Resources, and the Institutionalization of a Police
State.” Barrie
Zwicker’s pathbreaking documentary “The
Great Deception” (40 minutes) which was the first televised challenge to
the official narrative and aired in Canada in early 2002, is an extremely
thoughtful, well produced, provocative, informative overview of the primary
questions. We’ve shown this documentary at Teach-Ins and to people who have
never even thought of questioning the official narrative. Barrie has added a new
segment entitled “Fake Events” about the ruses government’s use to get
support for their wars. ( Ken Jenkins feels that the wealth of historical
information is what convinced him to speak out publicly and to “break the War
Game once and for all.” With 9-11, they simply went too far, were too sloppy,
and it is an opportunity for us to expose the inhuman, criminal lengths to which
the Power Elite will go to orchestrate wars which further their interests.) Daniel
Hopsicker’s “Mohamed
Atta & the Venice Flying Circus” is an investigative journalist’s on
site investigation of the background of the alleged hijackers and the Flight
School in Florida where they received their training. This documentary shatters
the “cover-story” of the Islamic extremists on a suicide mission under Bin
Laden’s orders myth. This 60 minute video focuses rather exclusively on one
aspect of the story, and it raises more questions than it answers about who was
financing this, from where…? Painful
Deceptions is a 2 hour video/DVD supplement to the book “Painful
Questions.” Both book and video review the photographic evidence
surrounding the collapse of the World Trade Center and the attack on the
Pentagon. Eric Hufschmid, who writes software, runs his software for machine
shops business out of his home, and is not a professional filmmaker, has
nevertheless done a great job of meticulously analyzing the available
photographic evidence that suggest that it was a missile, rather than a plane,
which hit the Pentagon, and that it was explosives, rather than airplanes which
brought down the towers and building number 7 of the World Trade Center. He
cracks a lot of jokes in the video, and speculates a bit about what happened,
and I certainly don’t agree with him on every aspect of his analysis, but he
has done everyone a service in compiling the book and video which examine
evidence completely overlooked and ignored by others. September
11, 2001: Cover-Up or Complicity?
by Jeremy Wright features Barrie Zwicker and Michel Chossudovsky. This is
basically a recording of a presentation at the 2002
People’s Summit which countered the G8 Summit held outside of Calgary last
year. Michel Chossudovsky’s exposure of Bin
Laden, Al Qaeda
as C.I.A. assets and the key
links behind the “Money man behind 9-11” and top U.S. officials are the
“smoking guns” (along with the military standdown) which prompted me to
march on my senators demanding
an investigation of 9-11 in January 2002. The tape has the feel of a
classroom lecture, though, with a couple of highly produced segments from
Barrie’s television programs. 911-
The Road to Tyranny
(146 minutes) and Masters of Terror(2 hours) by Alex
Jones is more melodramatic, lively, and controversial. Alex is a Christian
radio/television talk show host in Austin, Texas who puts in incredibly long
hours exposing government wrongdoing. He has done a number of videos which he
encourages everyone to copy and disseminate. Masters of Terror includes a
segment aired in July 2001, where Alex tells folks to call the White House and
Congress to tell them “We know you’re up to something, and if any terrorist
attacks occur in the U.S., if any planes crash into any buildings, like the
World Trade Center; we’ll know you were behind it!” While
the progressive Left, has ignored events like Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing,
and the first World Trade Center bombing, the right has found much evidence of
U.S. complicity to further the construction of a police state. While Alex
sometimes gets his facts wrong (like mistaking Senator Boxer for Senator
Feinstein), he unearths a lot of information which deserves scrutiny and gives
me hope that the truth about 9-11 will bring right, left, and center together to
halt those at the top, who are abusing power at the expense of the vast majority
of people, in violation of the most basic, commonly shared, human values. Aftermath-Unanswered
Questions from 9-11
(35 minutes) is (now) a highly produced video featuring a range of voices- from
Mike Ruppert, Alex Jones, Peter Dale Scott, Riva Enteen, Nafeez Ahmed to John
Judge and Mary Schiavo addressing eleven major questions. With Paris
narrating, original music, and a pulsing background beat, it grabs the attention
of the MTV generation, but for those who are completely unfamiliar with this
material, sometimes the music and graphics are a bit distracting from the
stunning information, revelations, that are condensed into powerful narration
and sound bites. The final “What can we do?” questions responses are less
intense, almost rambling, and at times bypass the question and allow the
speakers to articulate their key points. The film has been criticized for not
going far enough, and allowing Soros to appear “benevolently concerned about
the chill on democracy underway.” Despite it’s imperfections, it has been
the best tool we have had to raise the very important questions publicly, and
foster dialogue on a taboo subject. When we organized the big premiere
screenings in the Bay Area, we made 5000 giant movie posters to plaster all over
the city (as well as in the Symphony Hall, the City Box Office- where the full
spectrum of society could view them). We wanted them big so that we could post
the questions to public view- To
what extent should airlines have been prepared for 9/11? What
did the Bush administration know and when? Why
wasn’t the US military able to intercept the hijacked planes? How
did the administration respond to the failures of the military and Intelligence
agencies on 9/11? What
ties, if any, did the US government and Intelligence agencies have with the
terrorists or their supporters? Were
there plans for a war in central Asia prior to September 11? Is
there an underlying motive, besides the War on Terror, for the US military
presence in Central Asia? Is
there any historical evidence to suggest that the government may have used the
9/11 attacks to justify its war in Central Asia? How
has the government's reaction to the terrorist attacks affected the rule of law
in the United States? How
has recent legislation like the PATRIOT ACT and the Homeland Security bill
affected the lives of American people? What
can we do? Everyone
is encouraged to show this film in September to counter the pro-Bush propaganda
film that will be coming out at that time. (If you need posters, I still have
2500 that need homes…) The DVD also contains more extended interviews with the
researchers, plus forty minutes of the panel and Q & A from the San
Francisco showing. Anthony
J. Hilder’s Illuminazi
9-11 is done in a somewhat melodramatic style with puns galore, and images
from the Third and rising Fourth Reich. Hilder has been researching the Power
Elite for 25 years and has the scars to prove it, if you ever meet him, and
wonder why he’s still alive. In this Orwellian world, I find myself unable to
watch the news without cringing; Hilder’s work which seems so melodramatic and
a far cry from the “ordinary world” that most people think they live in,
still contains nuggets of information, and challenges the crafted façade that
most people accept at face value, but I’m afraid the style is one which reeks
of “satire” and is hard to take seriously- even if it is true! Wat
Tyler’s Revenge,
by Shadow Government TV (27 minutes), includes two of Guerrilla News Network’s
great pieces- The War Conspiracy, S-11 Redux, a splicing of the footage from the
Booker Elementary School where Bush was with the kids while the events in New
York were unfurling, with clips of powerful testimony from the victim’s
families, and footage from the Fireman’s documentary which chronicled the
initial attack and response. Some of the footage is from the Unanswered
Questions Press Conference in DC June, 2002. This could be a major eye-opener
for those who haven’t already seen all that footage elsewhere- it’s brevity
is a blessing, as the lengthy videos- few have time and patience to sit
through… As
for the books, The
War on Freedom- How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001, by
Nafeez Ahmed is a great analysis, well documented which I highly recommend. There
is a new book out with a similar title- The
War on Freedom- The 9-11 Conspiracies by Jim Marrs. It is well written and
has some excellent information which I hadn’t read elsewhere, but Jim has
written extensively on “conspiracies” and throws in some weird stuff which
invites the reader to dismiss the entire book. At times he distances himself and
says some people allege that “blah, blah, blah…” diminishing in importance
some of the most compelling well documented evidence I’ve come across. I
prefer Ahmed’s book. War
and Globalization- The Truth Behind September 11th,
by Michel Chossudovsky, is excellent, very well documented and an easy read. I
have the highest respect for Chossudovsky and his work. His website
and magazine,
Global Outlook are also outstanding. (I just wish I could persuade him to
come and speak in the U.S., but he won’t leave Canada). All
Fall Down: The Politics of Terror and Mass Persuasion
by William Thomas is a useful overview and analysis, but the book isn’t easy
to get- you have to order it from his website or send the author a check or
money order (unless an enthusiastic fan happens to buy a bunch of them and
offers one to you). I’ve been trying to email and phone the author, without
success for months. "
'9/11' " facing our fascist state & what a plot!,
by Don Paul is a very easy read (he doesn’t bother with footnotes) which
includes everything Don believes to be true (even if their isn’t any evidence
beyond an online article…) Don is a friend of mine and has spoken on 9-11 at
various events, but I must admit I cringe at moments when he starts talking
about bloodlines, because I’m afraid most people will write him off as a
“conspiracy nut.” Alice
in Wonderland and the World Trade Center Disaster- Why the official story of
9/11 is a monumental lie
by David Icke is another book which some people will dismiss completely because
of David’s “wild stuff.” I hadn’t read any of his previous works and
lots of people told me that I should read his work which they agreed with
(except the weird shapeshifting reptilian stuff), and I must admit I was very
curious about this guy and delighted to receive a review copy of his work to see
for myself. He has a huge website and has written many books and lectured all
over about “the ruling class,” who has sought to control humanity for
thousands of years. It is within this context that he analyzes the events of
September 11th, and the key players. I
must say I do have a great amount of respect for David, for having the courage
to voice a belief system which is definitely not a popular one, and also for
having the courage and energy to physically follow up and investigate the story
of what really happened on September 11th and going to the airports, the FBI,
and asking questions. He has certainly done more to discover the truth about
9-11 than the so-called “Independent Commission” and “Joint House/Senate
Intelligence Oversight Committee” whose mandate is to cover 9-11 up and use it
to “strengthen the C.I.A.,” justify “Homeland Security,” and direct
blame away from the White House and guilty operatives. Unfortunately, I’m
afraid many will simply dismiss Icke’s work because of the larger conspiracy
that he keeps referring to (“for details buy my other books…”) which is
beyond the realm of “possibility” for most people. Pentagate
by Thierry Meyssan, is the second book by a French author whose photographs,
posted on the internet, questioning whether a Boeing hit the Pentagon stunned
the world. I read a battered copy, lent to me by an activist who had come all
the way from Florida to meet up with 9-11 activists in California; he used the
book as his primary tool to convince skeptics through the photos that the 9-11
narrative was an enormous lie. I must say it’s almost breathtakingly stunning
in its contents and photos, and includes information about a fire that occurred
in the Old Executive Building of the White House, on the morning of September
11th that received almost no publicity. When we were demonstrating against Bush
in Burlingame last June, I was also stunned to hear Kevin Danaher of Global
Exchange finally start talking about 9-11 and citing Meyssan’s evidence that
“no plane hit the Pentagon.” This book definitely should be checked out- I
just wish I knew how to get them by the case. The
Party’s Over- Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
by Richard Heinberg, in startling contrast to Icke’s work, this is a very well
documented book, which effectively challenges modern myths about the
inexhaustible supply of energy. Richard spoke at the Aftermath screening on
Earth Day and eloquently described the deeper politics behind the wars over the
remaining fossil fuels in the age of diminishing supplies. The harsh truths and
choices are not being articulated by our politicians, but Richard clearly
delineates them in this extremely timely, important, book. Drugs,
Oil, and War: The United States in Afghanistan, Colombia, and Indochina
by Peter Dale Scott is another extremely well documented book which includes an
updated version of the banned “War Conspiracy” that Scott wrote during the
Vietnam Era which explores the links between the C.I.A. and drug trafficking and
geo-politics. This is another huge piece of the 9-11 puzzle and very important
to understanding the C.I.A. and U.S. foreign policy. Consciousness
is rising. The peace groups who didn’t want to “think about U.S.
complicity” are beginning to come around. The Deception
Dollars we created last October have been enthusiastically spread by
activists throughout the United States and the world; we’re on our Fifth
printing now and over 2,000,000 of them are in circulation; they have been added
to the collections of museums, featured on television, in print, included in
radio interviews, and passed out to a Rockefeller family gathering. People have
also lost their jobs, and been followed for distributing them and other 9-11
materials, but the tide is turning, Bush is losing popularity and his
credibility continues to diminish. Thank-God for art, humor, creativity and
courage! The movement is growing. Public Forums, Teach-Ins, Film Screenings,
Marches and Demonstrations are actively being planned for September. The
movement still lies beneath the radar screen of the mainstream press, while
headlines reveal the desperate “damage control” efforts of the Bush
Administration and the hawkish Democrats. Plans are in the works for a 3 days of
special programming on Pacifica Radio to coincide with forums in New York City
and throughout the country. There is more and more room for the grassroots, and
politicians to speak out, and put a halt to the rampages of the current
Administration. New
avenues of research on 9-11 are opening up and new synergies/collaborations
developing as relationships/networking occur, and I remain optimistic that the
truth will emerge. Ultimately, the vast majority of us, working together, should
be able to halt the war profiteers and redirect resources from terrorizing,
killing and controlling the planet towards healing, and nurturing healthy
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