Monday, June 13, 2005


Pics from ABCNews

Salon.com News | Return of the body counts

Salon.com News | Return of the body counts: "Return of the body counts
With Americans souring on the war in Iraq, the U.S. military has started talking up the number of insurgents killed. Are we headed down the same corrupting road we did in Vietnam?"

Banned contractor soliciting Iraq deals

Banned contractor soliciting Iraq deals

Former Bush Team Member Says WTC Collapse Likely A Controlled Demolition And 'Inside Job'

Articles, government corruption, freedom of speech, truth

The Gadflyer: Fly Trap (Social Security piece in NYT)

The Gadflyer: Fly Trap: "willful ignorance of the intensive ways in which the issues involved have already been addressed. So it goes in Sunday's New York Times"


Brit Hume is defending Gitmo and Bill Kristol goes after him, briskly asking Hume to say why we need to be involved in heavy handed techniques of interogations and outside of legal jurisdictions, and why can't we accomplish our goals using standard, legal military rules. Hume is left mumbling, only able to call him "Bill" in a sarcastic tone. Kristol makes a strong and simple point. Must see TV.

ABC News: Some Turn to Videotape to Challenge Police

BG: ABC News Mostly misses the point (why should we not be surprised?)

Feres Doctrine

Link to Press Release

Los Alamos Questions

Buildup to 09/11/2001


Interesting Discussion Website

Extract #1
Extract #2

Exerpt: September 1987-March 1989: Michael Springmann, the head US consular official in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, later claims that he is "repeatedly told to issue visas to unqualified applicants." He turns them down, but is repeatedly overruled by superiors. Springmann loudly complains about the practice to numerous government offices, but no action is taken. He eventually is fired and the files he has kept on these applicants are destroyed. Springmann speculates that the issuing of visas to radical Islamic fighters continued until 9/11. He says he later learns that recruits from many countries fighting for bin Laden against Russia in Afghanistan were funneled through the Jeddah office to get visas to come to the US. They would then train for the Afghan war in the US. He says the Jeddah consulate was run by the CIA and staffed almost entirely by intelligence agents. Springmann suggests that this visa system may have continued until present day, and that the 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers getting their visas through Jeddah (see May 21, 2002 (C)) could have been a part of it (see also October 21, 2002 and October 23, 2002). [BBC, 11/6/01, AP, 7/17/02, Fox News, 7/18/02]

Anxiety Culture: Newsletter

Anxiety Culture: Newsletter

DIARY OF DISTRACTIONS
9th December 2001 - Some voices of "reason and moderation" from the respectable US media:

Michael Kelly (Washington Post): "American pacifists... are on the side of future mass murders of Americans", they are "objectively pro-terrorist", "evil" and "liars".

Steve Dunleavy (New York Post) "The response to this unimaginable 21st-century Pearl Harbor should be as simple as it is swift - kill the bastards... A gunshot between the eyes, blow them to smithereens, poison them... As for cities or countries that host these worms, bomb them into basketball courts".

Rich Lowry (National Review): "If we flatten part of Damascus or Tehran or whatever it takes, that is part of the solution".

Jonathan Alter (Newsweek): Urged dissenters to shut up because "it's kill or be killed".

A.M. Rosenthal (Washington Times): In addition to Afghanistan, wants to bomb Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Iran, and Syria.

Ann Coulter (ex-National Review): Her response to terrorism is to "invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity".

WEBSITE REVIEW
Interesting survey by FAIR of imbalances in the US press coverage following September 11th (http://www.fair.org/activism/nyt-wp-opeds.html)

Here's a brief excerpt:
"In polls that offered a choice between a military response or nothing, it's true that overwhelming majorities chose war. But given the choice between either a military assault or pressing for the extradition and trial of those responsible (eg Christian Science Monitor, 9/27/01), a substantial minority either chose extradition (30 percent) or were undecided (16 percent). These people had next to no representation in the op-ed debate; in fact, it's likely that many people asked to choose whether or not to go to war had never seen an alternative to war articulated in a mainstream outlet."

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
(From Robert Anton Wilson)
"In the feudal age, people once fought wars over Land, when Land served as the source of wealth. Those who had Land wanted more, on the usual addictive rule that we want more of what makes us feel very very good. They also worried that others wanted to take their Land away. Then paper Money appeared, almost as abstract as pure information in communication theory. For over 400 years now, the world has struggled over Money -- working for it, swindling and robbing for it, conspiring to monopolize it, going to war over it. Since less than one percent of Earthians owns 99 percent of the Money, the [approximately] 6 billion of the rest of us struggle evermore desperately over the one percent of the green magick not yet monopolized".

Anxiety Culture: Stupid, Pointless Jobs

Anxiety Culture: Stupid, Pointless Jobs: "Financial Services is pretty much all based on what used to be called usury - the practice of making money from money. No creation of anything useful or worthwhile is involved. No real wealth is being created (to use Buckminster Fuller’s definition of real wealth as whatever “nurtures and accommodates human life”)."

BG: I referenced this site at the top of this blog, not realising how quite unhinged the writing seems to be in some areas. The idea that financial services do not at times "nurture and accommodate human life" is just hooey.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

WHY THEY FIGHT :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

WHY THEY FIGHT :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it: "WHY THEY FIGHT
Malcom Lagauche"

'Nuff Said

And, evidently, neither does "W"

Fun Pic: HatTip to (greatscat.blogspot.com)

Another Day in the Empire � Frank Salvato: In Denial Over Bush�s Torture and Rape Gulag

Another Day in the Empire � Frank Salvato: In Denial Over Bush�s Torture and Rape Gulag

Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Anyone up for brainwashing LGBT teens and imprisoning them too?

Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Anyone up for brainwashing LGBT teens and imprisoning them too?

Fun Pic

Excuse me, many have stepped forward to say torture is OK. Starting with Gonzales, our cruel Attorney General. The pious plea that we torture to save

Culture of Life Breaking News

Rigorous Intuition: The sound of one hand slapping (911 Atta, FBI)

Rigorous Intuition: The sound of one hand slapping

Another Leaked British "Cabinet Briefing" paper

Crooks and Liars

Questions: 911 Warning (Isolated)

Questions

Building Iraq's Army: Mission Improbable

Building Iraq's Army: Mission Improbable

Britain [and U.S.] accused of creating terror fears :: 9/11 CitizensWatch :: We are concerned citizens challenging the official story of 9/11

Britain [and U.S.] accused of creating terror fears :: 9/11 CitizensWatch :: We are concerned citizens challenging the official story of 9/11

Terror allegations disappear from court filing | csmonitor.com

Terror allegations disappear from court filing | csmonitor.com

Few Terror Convictions in Cases Since 9/11

Few Terror Convictions in Cases Since 9/11

Update on Larry Silverstein


Update on Larry Silverstein

You'll have to scroll down a good bit to find the post....

Scoop: Suzan Mazur: Bush And The Mormons

Scoop: Suzan Mazur: Bush And The Mormons

Co-Founder of Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein, talking about setting up Cater Air after Carlyle acquired it: “When we’re putting together the board,” Rubenstein said, ‘somebody came to me and said ‘Look, there is a guy who would like to be on the board. He's kind of down on his luck a bit. Needs a job. Needs some board positions. Could you put him on the board? Pay him a salary and he'll be a good board member and be a loyal vote for the management and so forth.’ …We put him on the board and (he) spent three years. Came to all the meetings. … And after a while I kind of said to him, after about three years – ‘You know, I'm not sure this is really for you. Maybe you should do something else. Because I don't think you're adding much value to the board. You don't know that much about the company.’ The board member told him, Rubenstein said, ‘Well I think I'm getting out of this business anyway. I don't really like it that much. So I'm probably going to resign from the board.’ And I said, 'Thanks.' Didn't think I'd ever see him again. His name is George W. Bush,’ Rubenstein said. ‘He became president of the United States. So if you said to me, name 25 million people who would be president of the United States, he wouldn't be in that category. So you neverknow." Nicholas Horrock, “White House Watch: With Friends Like These,” UPI, July 16, 2003

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Originally uploaded by YellowDog.
Pic from Flickr - Wow!

IMG_3664


IMG_3664
Originally uploaded by That Will Guy.
Another Pic from Flickr

God of Thunder


God of Thunder
Originally uploaded by notraces.
Nice Pic for Fun

War: Realities and Myths

Tracking down anonymous remarks: WP v. NYT

Left I on the News

09/11/2001 Related Blog entry from today....

"'9/11'" , Facing Our Fascist State , By Don Paul

paul 10.25.02

Jewish Magnate had just signed $3.2 billion deal on WTC towers - Larry Silverstein, World Trade Center, Runnway 69

Jewish Magnate had just signed $3.2 billion deal on WTC towers - Larry Silverstein, World Trade Center, Runnway 69BG: I'm not sure that the law suit described was naming the WTC lease holder Silverstein or not.....


Followup Blog Entry Here

The Financiers Behing 9/11/01

The Financiers Behing 9/11/01British Financial Times: the lease has an all-important escape clause: If the buildings are struck by "an act of terrorism". the new owners' obligations under the lease are void. As a result, the new owners are not required to make any payments under their lease, but they will be able to collect on the loss of the buildings that collapsed or were otherwise damaged or destroyed in the attacks.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

In July 2002, Bush Illegally Shifted $700 Million to Begin War on Iraq :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

In July 2002, Bush Illegally Shifted $700 Million to Begin War on Iraq :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

The Killing of Nicola Calipari and U.S. Military Deception :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

The Killing of Nicola Calipari and U.S. Military Deception :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

Fintan Dunne - Audio Interview with John Kaminski

www.johnkaminski.com

Chapter 2 - The WTC Report.

Chapter 2 - The WTC Report.

Dem Bloggers :: Rep. Sensenbrenner Gets Angry, Abruptly Ends Hearing

Dem Bloggers :: Rep. Sensenbrenner Gets Angry, Abruptly Ends Hearing

Rumsfeld's Secret Army- by Justin Raimondo

Rumsfeld's Secret Army- by Justin Raimondo: "Rumsfeld's Secret Army "

Guns and Butter, Radio Show Archives: Great 911 Resource...

Show Archives

Audio: This is an excerpt from a radio interview with Indira Singh, ground zero rescue worker and 9/11 whistleblower:

more about Building 7...

This is an excerpt from a radio interview with Indira Singh, ground zero rescue worker and 9/11 whistleblower:

Radio host Bonnie Falkner: How long did you work as an emergency medical technician and exactly what is it that you were doing (at ground zero)?

Indira Singh: ...when I got there we were setting up triage sites (at ground zero), close, very close to the area. The triage site that I was setting up was behind, well, to the east of Building 7 where Building 7 came down. And what we were expecting as an EMT… you're trained for live survivors and there were people on the pile digging and looking for survivors and what happened is they would bring someone out to the nearest triage center… we would stabilize them put them in an ambulance and send them further uptown… so we were setting up triages as close to the pile as possible… so what we were doing was setting up different kinds of stations… IV stations, cardiac stations, wound stations, burn stations ...just trying to have an organized space. What happened with that particular triage site is that pretty soon afternoon, after mid-day on 9/11 we had to evacuate that because they told us Building 7 was coming down. If you had been there, not being able to see very much... just flames everywhere and dark smoke... it is entirely possible... I do believe that they brought Building 7 down, because I heard that they were going to bring it down because it was unstable, because of the collateral damage. That I don't know. I can't attest to the validity of that. All I can attest to is that by noon or one o'clock they told us we had to move from that triage site up to Pace University a little further away because Building 7 was going to come down or being brought down.

Bonnie Falkner: Did they actually use the word "brought" down and who was it that was telling you this?

Indira Singh: The fire department... the fire department and they did use the word "we're going to have to bring it down."


The entire interview can be listened to at the link below. The excerpt from above can be found approximately 10 minutes into the interview.

Guns & Butter Radio interview w/ Indira Singh hosted by Bonnie Falkner - April 27th 2005

Mysteries of the Twin Towers Rodger Herbst; BAAE, ME

Mysteries of the Twin Towers Rodger Herbst; BAAE, ME
BG: Very good, complete treatment of WTC on 9/11
Technorati Tag: WTC sept11 09/11/2001

The Center for an Informed America, NEWSLETTER #69D, June 10, 2005

nwsltr69D
BG: Dave never fails to be interesting. I think one of the main points where I would take issue with him would be the WTC7/PBS film with Silverstein's comments: I know it's hard to make sense of why Silvertein would give incriminating testimony against himself, but I think it's possible that the content that got into the documentary may not have been tweaked to cover up th truth as much as Dave implies.

Rep. Cynthia McKinney, speaking (for a full hour!) yesterday in Congress [PDF, then click on "Next Page" to retrieve subsequent pages; the speech cove

Left I on the News

Link to Speech on Web Page

BlondeSense: A Most Unusual Event (House Judiciary Committee)

BlondeSense: A Most Unusual Event: "BlogThis!BlondeSense
Now with patriotic color scheme


ANTI-BLONDE JOKE
He: 'Shall we try swapping positions tonight?'
She: 'That's a good idea... you stand by the ironing board while I sit on the sofa and fart.'

Friday, June 10, 2005

Memo on 9/11 Plotters Blocked

Memo on 9/11 Plotters Blocked

Something Rotten in Ohio

Something Rotten in Ohio

Bush nominee hits US weakness in explaining goals for Iraq - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - World - News

Bush nominee hits US weakness in explaining goals for Iraq - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - World - News: "''I can tell you, senator, that I know from President Bush, I know from our other senior officials, that there is no US plan for permanent military bases in Iraq or plans for usurping Iraqi resources,' Khalilzad said."

The Foxnewsified Bush Interview

The Foxnewsified Bush Interview

KRT Wire | 06/09/2005 | Biden calls on Bush to `level with the American people' about Iraq

KRT Wire | 06/09/2005 | Biden calls on Bush to `level with the American people' about Iraq: "Biden calls on Buh to `level with the American people' about Iraq"
BG: Biden the Clueless....

'Good and honest' Iraqis fighting US forces

gulfnews.com: Region

911 NEWS & ANALYSIS - STRATEGIC DECEPTION DESK (OLD)

911 NEWS & ANALYSIS - STRATEGIC DECEPTION DESKBG: Just ran across and thought was post-worthy

Grant Zebra


Grant Zebra
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Pick for Fun

Report Shows FBI's Missed Sept. 11 Chances - Yahoo! News

Report Shows FBI's Missed Sept. 11 Chances - Yahoo! News

Why Did the Trade Center Skyscrapers�Collapse? by Morgan Reynolds

Why Did the Trade Center Skyscrapers�Collapse? by Morgan Reynolds

9/11 Radio Transmissions of WTC 2 Firefighters

9/11 Radio Transmissions of WTC 2 Firefighters

O'REILLY: CUT IT OUT | Air America Radio | The Al Franken Show

O'REILLY: CUT IT OUT | Air America Radio | The Al Franken ShowSo much O'Reilly, so little time. This one is particularly egregious. The Spark Notes summary: O’Reilly took video from Senator Joe Biden’s Sunday appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, edited it to misrepresent what Biden said, then advocated his now edited-out position (all the while criticizing him).

Essay: Outrageous Conspiracy Theories :: 9/11 CitizensWatch :: We are concerned citizens challenging the official story of 9/11

Essay: Outrageous Conspiracy Theories :: 9/11 CitizensWatch :: We are concerned citizens challenging the official story of 9/11

TV show depicts 9/11 as Bush plot - The Washington Times: World - June 09, 2005

TV show depicts 9/11 as Bush plot - The Washington Times: World - June 09, 2005: " As ludicrous as it may sound to most Americans, the tale has resonance in Germany, where fantastic conspiracy theories often are taken as fact. "

Thursday, June 09, 2005

C-Span / David Ray Griffin Post from 911truth.org ( Real Video)

911Truth.org ::::: The 9/11 Truth Movement
If you want 12 minutes of highly energizing proof that 9/11 truth is still spreading on the ground,
watch the May 26 Washington Journal excerpts at http://911truth.org. 9/11 Commission Co-chair Lee
Hamilton was on to flack for upcoming “hearings” to be held by the post-Commission
“Public Discourse Project” which are supposed to grade the government for implementation of Commission recommendations. To his surprise, Hamilton found most callers giving him flunking grades for the Report itself, and accusing his commission of cover-ups on every front. He bobs, weaves and dodges most serious questions, but finally challenges the skeptics to present their own evidence “in the public arena.” Since the host was C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb, he himself can
begin to open that arena to 9/11 truth spokespeople so we ask you all to write him and courteously request that chance.

The NarcoSphere || U.S. Outburst at OAS Meeting: Chavez and the Bolivian Crisis

The NarcoSphere || U.S. Outburst at OAS Meeting: Chavez and the Bolivian Crisis

Germany expels 9/11 suspect despite acquittal - Yahoo! News

Germany expels 9/11 suspect despite acquittal - Yahoo! News: "The case led to tensions between Germany and the United States because of Washington's refusal, on security grounds, to allow captured al Qaeda leaders to testify. The chief federal prosecutor described U.S. behavior as 'incomprehensible.'"

Deep Throat's tale revealed -- timesunion.com

Deep Throat's tale revealed -- timesunion.com

Daily Show: "This Abu Crib puts the Fat in Fatwa"

Crooks and Liars: " Daily Show: 'This Abu Crib puts the Fat in Fatwa' "

Rosie O'Donnell is going on Hannity's Radio Show Wed.

Crooks and Liars: "Tuesday, June 07, 2005


Rosie O'Donnell is going on Hannity's Radio Show Wed.
Can anyone record the audio and I'll host it?
It might be fun if indeed she does bring facts to support her arguments.

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Daily Show: 'This Abu Crib puts the Fat in Fatwa' "

CNN: Did Bush/Blair blatantly lie about Downing Street Memo?

Crooks and Liars

t r u t h o u t - John C. Danforth | GOP Now "Political Arm of Conservative Christians"

t r u t h o u t - John C. Danforth | GOP Now "Political Arm of Conservative Christians"

BUSHFLASH: Flash about Fascism!

BUSHFLASH

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

US Secretary of State wants reform in Latin America - PRAVDA.Ru

US Secretary of State wants reform in Latin America - PRAVDA.Ru

BG: Prava Unaware that Washington did cause 911......

AP: Gitmo Teens Say Taliban Stole Youth - Yahoo! News

AP: Gitmo Teens Say Taliban Stole Youth - Yahoo! News

Propaganda Website gets it wrong...

Update ... 6/7 10:30 pm

The email I sent 45 minutes ago was returned to me undelivered saying mail box inbox is full (which is par for this course)...

UPDATE.... 6/7 10:00 pm
From:
Date: 06/07/05 22:00:26
To: info@september11news.com
Subject: Request for Correction


Dear Sir:

In your books page of you web site you list a reference to the best / worse books about 911 (to Wit):
by David M. Kusumoto, Director of Media Relations at amazon.com.
I have a good bit to write about how poor I think this list is. However, the issue that we shouldn't have a bit of trouble agreeing on is that Mr. Kusumoto says in his about me area:

I am a director of media relations at a big marketing agency in San Diego.

Do you see the problem here?

===========================




I use a tool with my blog called Extreme Tracker (http://extremetracking.com). It's free (there are enhanced versions for a cost, I think).


Just today, I noticed based on extreme tracker info, that if one types in:

09/11/2001

into google, then...
bgtruth.blogspot.com is ranked at #10 on the list. Woo hoo!

Out of curiosity, I looked at what was #1 on the google search list: www.september11news.com/AttackImages.htm

.... and how predicable it is....

NOTHING ABOUT 911 TRUTH.

As shown above, on one page at this site, it does a link to Amazon: The Best and Worst Books about 911. Wow, I thought, this could be interesting... here's what I found...

First the ranking is based on the personal input of the gentleman with the title of: Director or Media Relations for Amazon.com.

Let's see what Mr. David M. Kusumoto's comments are to justify ranking of 911 Media.(this example comes from the worse ranked item):
Awful, low grade production, a true "rush to market" product, unneeded narration and music, GIULIANI isn't even MENTIONED, F.

Is Ruppert's book listed? Are David Ray Griffin's books listed? Check out the url used to generate the list (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=zooisleafunonall&path=tg/listmania/list-browse/-/FJ1XVT7VK8J0/qid=1013651045/sr=5-2) and you'll see why.

Hmmmmm.... wonder what Joseph Goebbels could have accomplished with tools like this.....

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Worker-owned SAIC says it may go public

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Worker-owned SAIC says it may go publicBG: "Sure seems like this would help sweep past actions under the carpet and let a lot of the culpable cash out..."

BG: "If you are getting bad PR when you are caught beating your spouse and children, time to move to a different town, I s'pose"

NewsGuantanamo

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

9/11 panel faults lack of FBI progress

9/11 panel faults lack of FBI progress
BG: What about being taken aback at the 911 Commission Cover-up
sept11

Hillary: Not a solution....

Left I on the News

2004: RESPONSE TO CHIP BERLET’S REVIEW OF THE NEW PEARL HARBOR

PublicEye.org - Website of Political Research Associates

News Hounds: Hannity Tells Lefties To Shut Up About Gitmo

News Hounds: Hannity Tells Lefties To Shut Up About Gitmo

TOTAL 911 INFO Flight 93

TOTAL 911 INFO

TOTAL 911 INFO: Garofalo on Air America

TOTAL 911 INFO

TOTAL 911 INFO: CSPAN Hamilton....

TOTAL 911 INFO

London Conference Calls for 9/11 International Truth Commission

Mathaba News Service - News

Newly uncovered documents from both American and Polish archives show that President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet Union secretly sought ways to find a diplomatic settlement to the war in Vietnam, starting three years before the United States sent combat troops.

THE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN CONTINUES: �CIVIL LIBERTIES CHICKEN LITTLES�

THE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN CONTINUES: �CIVIL LIBERTIES CHICKEN LITTLES�

BlondeSense: Playtime is the Right�s Time

BlondeSense: Playtime is the Right�s Time

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Beware the Holy War

Beware the Holy WarBG: I understand the criticism (in the linked article), but saying "Power of Nightmares" gets it wrong in places doesn't mean that there aren't psyops going on....

Waging peace for humanity

Waging peace for humanity

Daily Howler: Okrent didn't get anything right. But so what! Manjoo kiss-kissed him

Daily Howler: Okrent didn't get anything right. But so what! Manjoo kiss-kissed him

Still Deeper - A few things you don't know about Mark Felt. By Inigo�Thomas

Still Deeper - A few things you don't know about Mark Felt. By Inigo�Thomas

$1B spent on Baghdad embassy, $1.3B to go :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

$1B spent on Baghdad embassy, $1.3B to go :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

Them Stars And SwipesThe US probe on the Iraq 'oil-for-food scam' has exposed its own duplicity :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

Them Stars And SwipesThe US probe on the Iraq 'oil-for-food scam' has exposed its own duplicity :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it