9/11 Truth Truth by Joel Hirschhorn

[James H. Fetzer]

Topic: 9/11 Remembered
9/11 Truth Truth

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As we approach yet another 9/11 anniversary it is worthwhile to objectively examine the truth movement.

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by Joel S. Hirschhorn
(libertarian)

Months, years and then decades slip by. Despite an avalanche of information burying me everyday I had not read or heard anything about 9/11 truth for many, many months. Sometimes movements become so
marginalized that they no longer have enough vitality to stay within the
consciousness of very many people.

I am sure, of course, that there are 9/11 truthers out there that still give and attend talks, write and receive emails and have lively conversations about the insanity of the official government story about
9/11 surviving and various alternative explanations of what really
happened. Yet, in not too many weeks, another 9/11 anniversary will be
here. And maybe then I will be hit again with chatter about what really
happened on that past fateful and awful day. But today it is this
writing by me that is my 9/11 truth: Hardly any Americans are concerned
about 9/11 truth and there is no real interest in Congress in launching a
new investigation.

So I went to a few 9/11 websites of groups that I am affiliated with; they were still there. And then I did a Google news search for 9/11 truth. Here is what I gleaned.

The first news item was something that the head of WikiLeaks.org, that was very much in the news lately because it was distributing a huge amount of materials on the war in Afghanistan, had said about the 9/11
truth movement: "I'm constantly annoyed that people are distracted by
false conspiracies such as 9/11, when all around we provide evidence of
real conspiracies, for war or mass financial fraud." This did not
surprise me, even though, personally, I still believe that the US
government conspired to keep the full truth about 9/11 hidden from the
public.

But then I quickly came across a story in a local New Hampshire newspaper about a recent 9/11 truth group participation in a local event, and that heartened me that the diehard truthers were still
marching proudly. Indeed, this was noted: "We would
like to extend our warmest thanks to [the former Keene Mayor, State
Representative, and one of our World War II veterans] for bravely
standing tall and marching with our group. Your presence commands
respect and it was indeed an honor to have you all join us. We sincerely
appreciate your willingness to show support for our efforts to
publicize the need for a new 9/11 investigation."

And I was heartened to learn that the fourth of July parade in Takoma Park, MD where I once lived had a float for the 9/11 Truth Now group in it.

Back to the WikiLeaks situation; this website has rightfully received incredible worldwide attention by the mainstream media for its ability to obtain and publicize key documents shedding light where the
government and corporations don't want it. For 9/11 truthers here is
something that merits very serious thought. If we are correct, then a
fairly large number of people had a hand, probably as part of a black
ops action, designing and executing many things, not the least of which
was the controlled demolition of the three World Trade Center buildings.
So why have none of these people leaked materials to a place like
WikiLeaks? Could they all have been so bought off or threatened to stay
quiet? Perhaps. But I must admit I find the lack of leakers troubling.

Of course, if the government had pursued prosecution of the many government workers that did nothing to prevent the 9/11 actions for, say, criminally negligent homicide, then perhaps some would have cut
deals and blown the whistle. But as far as I can remember no civilian or
military personnel were nailed for failure to detect and prevent the
terrorism.

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that just because no 9/11 whistleblowers have come forward with compelling evidence that the official story is believable. Not at all. What the 9/11 truth movement
needs, however, is a steady focus on the considerable evidence that
undermines the official story, rather than on evidence supporting
various alternative theories of what happened.

In this regard, the website of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 truth http://ae911truth.org/ remains as one of the best sources of serious, trustworthy information. The group has an event on September 9 this year in Washington, DC and
also visits to various members of Congress to lobby for a new
investigation. But if they do not offer draft legislation it will be a
waste of time.

My other favorite website is Alan Miller's wonderful Patriots Question 9/11 [link edited for length], where so many credible people have openly questioned the official story, more than enough to convince the most skeptical people to support
a new investigation. Thirdly, I urge people to use the Scholars for
9/11 Truth website http://911scholars.org/ because it also offers useful, reliable information.

Also impressive is the continued work of the NYCCAN group at [link edited for length]. They have asked the Manhattan District Attorney to investigate the collapse of WTC 7. Recently, they had 400 supporters mail or fax the DA
the attached letter, which focuses on the destruction of evidence at the
WTC site. The group thinks this is the most likely route the DA would
take to opening any kind of investigation into 9/11.

Yes, the movement is still alive. But when will it succeed in getting a new credible and comprehensive government investigation? That is the issue.

When people in the public spotlight do not support the truth movement, as the head of WikiLeaks has done, it is a sign that success remains elusive. One truther exception was Daniel Sunjata, a lead actor
from the popular FX television show "Rescue Me." The coming anniversary
of 9/11 will most likely show that we still lack a critical mass of
public demand for a new government investigation. One glimmer of hope
might be the wide scale rejection of incumbents in Congress. Do
candidates for Congress support a new investigation? The truth movement
should get their act together and spread the word that truthers should
only vote for candidates supporting a new investigation.

[sandy rose]

i think the problem is not with truthers, and that we are still out here
and still just as pissed as ever and just as much wanting the criminals
to pay. the problem is that our whole entire stinkin so called government
has been either compromised into keeping their big mouths shut, or
they were part of the massacre. and they didn't let it happen, they made
it happen. without anyone out there to hold them accountable, and
everyone else compromised into playing dead, what can ever happen?
they sure as hell aren't going to prosecute themselves.

the problem is not with truthers, it's with those who can hold the

criminals responsible but have been bribed into doing nothing and
hoping someday we'll just let it go. or, even worse, it's that the
people who can hold them responsible are some of the criminals. ugg.
but the Truth certainly is out there in abundance. 9/11 truth
people have done an excellent job of seeing to that. any fool
who can search it online doesn't have to go far for the truth.
in my book not one of them has an excuse to not know by now.
i think it's 'safe' to assume that all of our criminal so called
government KNOW that 9/11 was an inside job. POS.