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The Official Story of 9/11 is a Racist Lie: message to ADC 30th annual convention in DC 6/4-6

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In no way do I suggest that the ADC or any other organization which stands for Arab or Muslim people is remiss in not taking a public stand against the official story of 9/11. It is because they risk more than those of European heritage.

Every major institution in the US refuses to ask the hard questions about the central political event of our time, 9/11. Therefore, it behooves everyone whose heritage implies they WOULD want to know the truth to at least PRIVATELY ask those hard questions.

It is worthy of all who aspire to antiracist action to lovingly explore this issue with other people of good faith.

I have been focused on lovingly challenging peace activists on the 9/11 issue. Allow me to introduce myself by providing a link to a video interview including transcript I did a year ago with respected peace activist Howard Zinn.

http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20090309141651530


This conference justifiably honors top representatives of both wings of the progressive movement. Sadly, both the liberal Eric Holder and the radical Amy Goodman publicly stand with the official story.
 
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Remarks on Torture and 911truth at Torture Accountability Action Day rally in DC 6/25/09

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Remarks on Torture and 911truth for DC Toerture Accountability Action Day Rally in DC 6/25/09

(Links will be posted soon if they haven't been)

Greetings. No, I’m not Dick Cheney. He just copies my haircut.

I bring a message of support from my movement, the 911truth movement. This talk with links is posted at my website 911courage.org.

Let me explain how asking ALL the hard questions about 9/11 and the war on terror can advance our efforts to hold torturers accountable and restore honor to this land.

How many of you WANT to be honored to be Americans? Please note we have that in common with so many of our brothers and sisters who are adversaries. We just have higher standards.

One of the important features of the use of torture is that it is used to extract false evidence. Thus, it is a means of hiding from the truth. These lies, of course, are then used to excuse further torture.





 
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Mesothelioma may be another 9/11 Killer

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Those clouds of dust that enveloped thousands of New Yorkers who were near the World Trade Center’s destruction and who participated in the rescue efforts may be another large group of victims exposed to the cancerous effects of asbestos. Mesothelioma is a deadly form of lung cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos, usually in the form of dust or tiny fibers that get into the respiratory system.

There was an enormous amount of asbestos in the debris left by the 9/11 disaster; moreover, it has become evident that the dust raised on 9/11 and during subsequent rescue and cleanup efforts was contaminated with asbestos. One citizen who participated in rescue efforts for 48 hours after the towers fell saved the shirt that he was wearing throughout that period. In April of 2006 the New York Post reported that when the shirt’s fabric was tested, it was found to contain 93,000 times the amount of asbestos normally found in American cities.

In April of 2007, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 62% of those caught in the dust cloud created on 9/11 are now incurring respiratory problems. 46% of those merely living in the area are showing similar symptoms. It is clear that the airborne debris created by the destruction on 9/11 has had health impacts on thousands of people. It is also clear that asbestos was a component of that dust.

Read Entire Article: http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org

Also Found At: http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20080227165201811

 
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Ch. 1. Radical Priest Decries Damage to Spirit by Neocons on 9/11

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General NewsFrom The Canadian National Newspaper, an exerpt by the Radical Priest, Chapter 1 of 13.

"........On September 11th 2001, any remaining vestiges of hope we had clutched onto were yanked from us by the maniacal fat cat cartel that has seized our globe in their lust to own and control everything that is not theirs; from the air we breath to the constitution that runs in our veins, from the thoughts in our minds to the words that we may or may not speak, from the truth we know and the privacy we value to the peace, freedom and righteousness that we stand for.

Those vile men who have stolen and sold our nation from within; the unscrupulous, treasonous politicians; the blasphemers who use the word GOD like it’s either a magic sword or a secret password, the rapers of Faith who suddenly become pious while passing a church on their way to a whorehouse, the unworthy and unholy members of groups like the KKK, PNAC, WTO or GOP, the traitors in our own ranks, our own governing body, the corporate deviant – the anti-christs within. “

The ways of peace and love have been stripped to the bone and ground up for cannon fodder. The ways of fairness and equality have been eaten by the greedy and defecated into huge mountains that block out the light.

Humankind has done the worst it could have done and despite all of our awareness and consciousness we have failed to intercede.

We are to be forgiven though, because a force of mans nature is at play here and I shall describe to you what it is.

.........."

For the rest of the story,
http://radicalpriest.homestead.com/Decries.html

Peace Out,
Radical Priest,
Rev. Michael Valentine Goldsun
http://radicalpriest.homestead.com/index.html

9/11=PNAC Plot
" Remember,
NIXON never thought he'd be caught either!"
http://erroneousbusczh.homestead.com/9-11Plot.html

 
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Peace Ideas

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General NewsA very thoughtful letter, apparently from a Russian reader with a truly humanitarian outlook and viewpoint. We would all be wise to try to embody at least some of his recommendations. Ed.

Nikolai
March 16, 2007

People would be more willing to adopt the views of 911 Truth activists if they felt they were calling for forgiveness rather than retribution and punishment.

The peace movement should call for granting amnesty from prosecution and guarantee of an ample, lifetime pension to anyone who agrees to testify on their roles in the events of 9/11, extending this offer to any members of the US government, foreign governments and/or terrorist groups involved in the planning or execution of the attacks of that day.

Additionally, individuals should step forward and volunteer to spend time working with those who give testimony on crimes they have committed so that they might be reintegrated into society.

Instead of executing Nazi war criminals we should have devoted all the human resources available to us to rehabilitating them, awakening in them awareness of the nature of their actions so that they could have come to understand that they must make amends. If they had remained alive they would have been a living testament to the transformative powers of forgiveness.

Historians and psychologists especially should come out in favor of preserving invaluable study material in the form of the opportunity to converse with the authors of unfortunate historical deeds.

We must find a solution to the existing state of affairs that would be acceptable to both the accusers and the accused. It should solve the problem it sets out to solve without creating additional problems. It should present itself as an ethical means to an ethical end.

ONLY SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION...

This idea does not depend on the media for its dissemination. If you can convince six friends of the merit of the idea and get them to tell six of their own friends tomorrow, each of whom tells six of their friends the next day, and so on, then the idea will reach every person in the world in two weeks (do the math), by word of mouth alone.

 
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Why the left should not be hostile to 9/11 truth efforts

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General NewsThe war on terror is being used to open the door to serious threats to our civil liberties. Exposition of any lies supporting such threats could be helpful to the protection of our Constitution.

If the current regime lies about so much, why shy away from asking the hardest questions about 9/11?

The lies which brought about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution were a landmark lesson for American anti-imperialists. Why is Operation Northwoods unworthy of our concern?

It is said that the first casualty of war is the truth. If both major parties and the leaders of the antiwar movement have no interest in researching lies used to justify our current war, who deserves the most criticism?

Ultimately, we don't have to prove who did what. All we have to prove is that the government is lying. The fact that we still need the power of subpoena means we shouldn't be charged with the responsibility of already having answered all the hardest questions.

The burden of proof for "debunkers" is not the preponderance of the evidence. Their burden of proof is to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that a thorough investigation could disprove our case. This also means than if a debunker makes a good case about some aspect of our case, they still face the burden of making just as strong a case against ALL of our arguments. David Ray Griffin lists 115 different omissions and distortions of the Kean/Zelikow Commission. View it here. http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20050523112738404

Did you know that the US Military's timeline was changed twice, without explanation? Do think there should be a mulligan for citizens who salute?

Did you know the official theory assumes the FAA violated their own procedures 16 different times that day? Should we think twice before boarding an aircraft as a result?

Since the event of 9/11 is the most central event in the recent history of the US, it is not unreasonable that some people would speculate about the details of what happened. Since the US government has been proven to have a history of funding and directing disruptive agents, focusing criticism on our weakest arguments does not serve the search for understanding. (As I used to say the first time I thought my phone was tapped, "They must have money to burn.")

There are increasing numbers of 9/11 whistleblowers. The most recent, Robin Hordon, is a former air traffic controller. Are they fools for calling down the wrath of the state on them? How do their efforts differ from the efforts of Dan Ellsberg and others? Should Dan be criticized for helping 911 related whistleblowers like Sibel Edmonds?

My question for leftist debunkers in general is why can't they take Howard Zinn's position? To quote Howard in a letter to me, "while I am not devoting my time to this issue, I am glad other people are doing that. Surely there needs to be a division of labor and we can't all concentrate on every aspect of the horror represented by this administration. I surely agree we should ask all the hard questions barring none. And if there is solid evidence which, even if not conclusive, raises questions about the Bush Administration's relationship to 9-11, it should be exposed, and could become part of the arsenal calling for radical political change."

The institution on the left which monitors journalistic cowardice is Project Censored. Their recent media conference included a keynote speech by Prof. Steven Jones, the now former BYU Physics professor who makes the case for controlled demolition.

Even Chip Berlet and Matt Rothschild, respected leftist critics of 9/11 skepticism, agree there should be a real investigation. A shill for PNAC would never agree to that. Did you hear the Popular Mechanics guy on Charles Goyette's radio show actually argue there is no need to release ALL the photos of the Pentagon?

While most engineers and scientists have not condemned the official theory, it is hardly scientific to suggest we can be sure this can be explained by some reason other than the fact that most people will always be hesitant to risk their careers.

How are the entreaties to trust government experts when these experts are structural engineers defending the official theory of 9/11 any different from when the experts were war planners defending the Vietnam War?

If one could demonstrate that some other "conspiracy" is not accompanied by strong evidence, that in no way justifies using such a label to dismiss our hardest questions. The ability of someone to compare our efforts to the misguided efforts of others and use this as an excuse for personal attacks is itself misguided. Accusing us of various forms of religious nuttiness is a reference to unquestioning acceptance of unproven theory, which is the case I'm making here against our critics.

Most present day leftists carry the traditions of the New Left and its anti authoritarian tendencies rather than the Old Left with its residual Stalinism. Anti-imperialist activists of a certain age have been more than willing to attend large rallies in coalition with a good variety of more authoritarian activists. 911Truth activists are generating large numbers of anti-imperialist, anti-corporate activists. Why shouldn't these people be treated as brothers and sisters? Anti-authoritarian anti-imperialists wouldn't think of wasting their time publicly attacking the choice of focus of our Marxist-Leninist brothers and sisters. They certainly wouldn't make the primary criticism of these comrades that they are wasting time exposing insufficiently important ruling class or government lies.

While the 911truth movement is hardly free of sectarianism, the tendency of respected left commentators to attack ALL efforts to expose the lies about 9/11 is simply another form of left sectarianism. All ideological endeavor is plagued by sectarianism. Whenever those who analyze believe some differing analyst is too far afield, their need to draw lines until more analysis commonly comes forward. When it becomes hairsplitting is anyone's opinion.

If a longtime adversary accuses you of being a conspiracy theorist, should this always mean you'll stop some legitimate line of research?

The religious left is showing itself to be increasingly open to asking the hardest questions about 9/11 and the war on terror. An anthology including major progressive religious scholars is coming out edited by Kevin Barrett. David Ray Griffin has published a whole volume with religious focus. What do secular leftists have to say to Rabbi Michael Lerner or in response to comments by Rev. William Sloane Coffin?

At what point is it reasonable to insist that "left gatekeepers" individually respond to criticism they are sold out to ruling class foundation funds? Should anyone be considered beyond reproach?

David Slesinger
Rockville, MD
 
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Report from the Court House

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General NewsWhile Judge Conroy did not allow me to make my prepared presentation, I was able to give the Gandhian plea, "If you believe in what you're doing, give me your stiffest sentence. If you don't, resign". He said that there was nothing he could do about my assertion that 9/11 was an inside job. I said that I didn't expect him to resign, but it was worth considering.

The biggest reaction I observed from the others in court was when I said that I wanted to do penance for our brothers George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. I think they were not fans of our national officials.

The judge gave me the maximum sentence, suspended, the maximum fine of $500 plus court costs, and probation for 18 months. He also ordered psychological evaluation, other testing, and the right to examine my home at will. I refused to sign an agreement to pay the fine and report to the probation officer. I do agree to pay the fine after I have done my penance, and when I have the funds available, and I have no problem with meeting with the probation officer because it's important that the authorities know they have nothing to fear from me, but the wording of the document gave me no alternative.

Being on probation means that I can be sent to jail for leaving Maryland without permission.

I wonder how my probation officer will feel about whistleblower leafleting in DC?


Dave
November 13, 2006
 
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PRESS RELEASE 11/9/2006

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NEWS ADVISORY: November 9, 2006
CONTACT: Dan Nalven (914) 941-6488 or info@911courage.org

PRESS CONFERENCE CALL: Monday November 13th at 2:00PM EDT
CONFERENCE CALL DIAL-IN NUMBER: By Request


911COURAGE.ORG LEAFLETTER to PLEAD GUILTY to TRESSPASS CHARGE

9/11 Activist to Request Maximum Sentence


WHO:      David Slesinger, (240) 221-3293, (410) 499-5403,
             dslesinger@alum.mit.edu
WHAT:     Trespass charge trial
WHEN:     Interviews from 8:00AM Monday November 13, 2006
             Court session begins at 8:30AM
WHERE:    Interviews at Montgomery County Court House,
             50 Maryland Ave, Rockville, Md
             Trial across street at 27 Court House Square Room 304
(within walking distance of Rockville Metro station)
I-270 toward Frederick - go 4.5 mi
Exit #5/MD-189/Falls Rd onto Maryland Ave[MD-189] - go 2.1 mi
Arrive at 50 MARYLAND AVE, ROCKVILLE

ATTACHED: Mr. Slesinger's proposed plea to the court.


Rockville, MD - On Wednesday August 9th, nationwide group 911Courage.org carried out leafletting in 14 states, some legal some not, at the opening of Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center". Two people risked arrest. Mia Hamel of Tampa was arrested but no one ever told group founder David Slesinger to stop leafletting at his Rockville, Maryland location, the Regal Rockville Stadium 13.

Montgomery County's finest obliged him with an arrest at about 9:30PM August 11th during his second day of leafletting. He received a ticket for trespass with a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum sentence of 6 months and is banned from the property for 3 years. At a recent hearing he was notified that the maximum sentence would be 90 days.

In Slesinger's proposed plea to the court (below) he gives the Gandhian plea,"If you believe in what you are doing give me your stiffest sentence. If you don't, resign."

He continues that he wants "to do penance on behalf of our misguided brothers George W. Bush and Dick Cheney" and " for every American who is afraid to ask all of the hard questions about 911."

He adds, "I am not afraid of the other guests of the county. There is more goodness in any cell block in this county than there is in the Oval office." Slesinger served 4 months in jail in 1982 for a nonviolent civil disobedience action.

More info on the continuing leafletting may be found at www.911courage.org or info@911courage.org .


Mr. Slesinger's proposed plea for civil disobedience trespass arrest at Rockville Stadium Cinemas to be presented to the court during the session of Monday November 13, which begins at 8:30AM.

Your Honor,

Thank you for the opportunity to address this Court. My plea is guilty. I leafletted on private property against the wishes of those responsible for the Rockville Stadium Cinemas, a short walk from here. The movie, "World Trade Center", had opened 2 days earlier. I leafletted there that day, August 9th, but no one ordered me to stop.

In Tampa on August 9th Mia Hamel was arrested for a similar trespass. We are part of an activist group, 911Courage.org.

We bring attention to the hardest questions surrounding the event that has become known world-wide as 9/11, and our administration's war on terror.

If I am correct, and 9/11 was an inside job, our nation imminently faces transformation into outright fascism.

In a democracy, most people consider the police to be their friends. This is as it should be. However, under fascism, the government is the primary source of terror. It intimidates, tortures and kills its adversaries with impunity. Under fascism, relatives of those in the justice system will be ashamed to admit their relationship.

I want to embellish my guilty plea to make it stronger, but allow me to first prepare you.

I'm obviously worried about our brothers and sisters who control the federal government. They have embraced evil so deeply. With the grace of Jesus Christ I will be able to forgive them.

I'm worried about the lack of courage shown by the leaders of all the major institutions of our society. I'm more worried about the American public. Too many people are unwilling to look closely enough at the situation to determine what the hardest questions are.

Please allow me to suggest 3:

Why did the Kean Commission, the official government investigation, not even mention that a third skyscraper collapsed that day at 5:20PM without being hit by a plane? Please note the Washington Post also did not mention this omission.

Why did the Commission omit Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta's testimony, given to the Commission itself, that Vice-President Cheney and others in the under-ground shelter were aware by 9:26 that morning that an aircraft was approaching the Pentagon?

Why did the commission ignore the existence of extensive war games on 9/11/01 which served as at least a defacto stand down?

A good place to start looking at the issue is the web site patriotsquestion911.com. There, 51 former government officials ask for a real investigation. This even includes former FBI director Louis Freeh. Some of these former officials actually agree with me that 9/11 was an inside job.

I now delight in thanking God that I should have lived long enough to make a plea to you that I have wanted to make to a judge for 25 years. This plea was originally given by a hero of mine, Mohandas K. Gandhi. "If you believe in what you are doing, give me your stiffest sentence. If you don't, then resign."

Let me further suggest that if you should resign upon this plea, you secure yourself an important place in the history of lovers of freedom. This government has already thrown out the inviolate status of the right to habeas corpus, a right which has stood for almost 800 years. It is a direct attack on the most basic of rights in the history of our jurisprudence. It would also stand well for our system of jurisprudence that the judiciary took the moral lead in standing against fascism.

I'm sure you try to uphold the law every day. Now is your chance to stand with the Constitution in this, its hour of greatest need. I'm advised by those I respect that no judge in this very liberal county will give me a jail sentence at all for this very politely performed trespass. This could be seen as a form of praise for Montgomery County judicial compassion. I'm asking you to remember that besides being a judge, you are a free human being, free to choose what is best.

I ask to serve time in jail. A full 90 days is my preference. I am not afraid of the other guests of the county. There is more goodness in any cell block in this county than there is in the Oval office.

I want to serve time to show the depth of my concern. I want to do penance on behalf of our misguided brothers George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. I currently pray for both of them every day. I want to do penance for every American who is afraid to ask all of the hard questions about 9/11.

I have an admission to make. I'm not anywhere near as advanced as my hero Gandhi. I still get angry. He didn't. I mutter to myself how lacking in courage my countrymen are.

Then I remember all the times I've lacked courage.

But not today.

David Slesinger
(240) 221-3293
dslesinger@alum.mit.edu


 
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Dave Hears From a Supporter

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General NewsDear Dave Slesinger:

I read the Alexander Baldinger article (and watched the video of your interview) at the newspapers web site. First of all, you deserve a lot of credit for leafleting at the threatre (something I have yet to do) and risking arrest and then getting arrested for trespass (apparently the second time you leafleted). I posted a comment to Mr. Baldinger's article (Link at 'read more' below. Ed.) and the other comments at the web site which I thought you'd like to see.

I am active in the 9/11 Truth movement here in Arizona, Phoenix area. I attended the Chicago 9/11 Truth Conference with Kent Knudson.

----Pete

 
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David Replies to Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Critic

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General NewsThursday, August 16, 2006

We have plenty of problems with the police without merry pranksters going around provoking them. This is apparently a "for real" incident--- not a purposely fabricated phony "civil disobedience" one.

Jim Senyszyn

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Jim Senyszyn first raised Christopher Bollyn's report as a means of denigrating our nonviolent civil disobedience. This is a clever tactic for someone such as Jim, who opposes the example of Gandhi and King. If advocates on nonviolence deplore the police treatment of Bollyn, it's easy to assert that such commentators are enemies of police and civil order in general. If such nonviolent advocates distance themselves from Bollyn, they give the mistaken impression that the victim, Bollyn, is ultimately responsible for his abuse.

 
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