FORBES– On the eve of the 9th anniversary of 9/11, support for the war in Afghanistan took a serious blow. Simultaneous press conferences were held in New York and Los Angeles  to present startling new information refuting the official 9/11 narrative, used to justify the war. Also announced were three major professional groups which have joined the worldwide, and ever-growing, “9/11 Truth Movement.”

In a striking show of unity, representatives of “Scientists for 9/11 Truth,” “U.S. Military Officers for 9/11 Truth” and “Actors & Artists for 9/11 Truth” presented their findings and unveiled their eye-opening websites. Each non-profit group has launched a petition calling for a new, transparent investigation.

In NY, representing “Scientists,” Professor Niels Harrit said, “The official account put forth by NIST violates the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry.” Harrit is Prof. Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen and was lead author for a 2009 peer-reviewed study that revealed evidence of high tech explosives throughout the WTC dust.

In LA, physics teacher David Chandler discussed the swift destruction of the WTC towers, including Building 7, the little-known third tower. Having demonstrated its free fall, he confronted the US government agency NIST with his analyses and forced NIST to revise its November 2008 Final Report on WTC 7. NIST’s Draft Report had claimed free fall was impossible but NIST ultimately acknowledged WTC 7 was in absolute free fall for over two seconds. Concluded Chandler, “Free fall is physically impossible without explosives.”

In LA, former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development Lt. Col. Robert Bowman stated, “9/11 has been an excuse to use our brave young troops as cannon fodder in unjust wars of aggression.” In NY, Lt. Col. Shelton Lankford, decorated fighter pilot, and USAF Accident Investigator Lt. Col. David Gapp in LA, questioned how four highly trained flight crews would all break protocol, reporting, “Not one pilot broadcast the required hijack transponder codes.”

In LA, actor John Heard asked, “How is it possible that the worst crime in U.S. history has never been properly investigated?” In NY, actor Daniel Sunjata stated, “The August 20th AP poll has revealed that only 38% of the American people support the war in Afghanistan, down from 46% in March. The question is: does this 38% know about the evidence that we have presented today?” Signatories to their petition include Ed Asner, Graham Nash, Willie Nelson, Michelle Phillips, and Gore Vidal.

The three groups at the websites below are independent, non-profit organizations calling for the reinvestigation of the September 11th attacks. These groups have no affiliation to any political party.

http://www.scientistsfor911truth.org

http://www.militaryofficersfor911truth.org

http://www.actorsandartistsfor911truth.org

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February 2010

PEACE REVOLUTION– A Wall Street Whistleblower Proves That Money Never Sleeps.

Vancouver documentary filmmaker Paul Verge brings us a revealing interview which exposes the (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How) of the recent economic decline, how it was legislated into existence, defended by corporate media and political “watch-dogs”; and allowed to drain America of nearly $200 Trillion Dollars… through a series of Ponzi-Schemes which could have been exposed years earlier… but weren’t.

Officially titled; 20/20 Hindsight: CENSORSHIP on the Frontline, this interview also includes solutions, documents and references, and asks only that you consider the information- think for yourself- and communicate with others in order to achieve a higher-level of awareness.

This presentation is offered commercial-free as a public service thanks to an international joint-venture between Divergent Films Canada, http://www.TragedyandHope.com and http://www.PeaceRevolution.org

A unique DVD / DVD-ROM offers the main feature (20/20 Hindsight: CENSORSHIP on the Frontline) with bonus features of: 1) Project Constellation (2006), 2) The Peace Revolution Podcast: The Million Dollar Education (2010), and 3) a DVD-ROM feature containing some of the most useful media files you’ll ever discover.

If you would like a dvd, you can donate $10 at http://www.PeaceRevolution.com ); or simply donate $10 to any of the independent media sites listed below; who have (since 2006) supported our work and are authorized to distribute our productions as our THANKS- to support their ongoing productions (and they keep the donation so their projects can grow as well!)

http://www.Meria.net

http://www.GnosticMedia.com

http://www.DeadlineLive.info

http://www.MediaMonarchy.com

http://www.CorbettReport.com

You are the nervous system of this planet… spread this everywhere.

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SALON– The U.S. today charged Bradley Manning with a variety of crimes relating to his alleged leaks of classified material to WikiLeaks, most prominently including the Apache attack video that spawned worldwide debate over the American occupation.  The 22-year-old whistle-blower faces 52 years in prison.  Marcy Wheeler has interesting analysis of the charges, including some contradictions with the account previously offered by Wired, and I’ll have more on this shortly, but for now, I just wanted to review the contemporary rules governing the Rule of Law in the U.S.:

* If you torture people or eavesdrop on Americans without the warrants required by the criminal law, you receive Look-Forward Imperial Immunity.

* If you shoot and kill unarmed rescuers of the wounded while occupying their country and severely wound their unarmed children sitting in a van — or if you authorize that conduct — your actions are commended.

* If you help wreck the world economy with fraud and cause hundreds of millions of people untold suffering, you collect tens of millions of dollars in bonuses.

* If you disclose to the world evidence of war crimes, government lawbreaking, or serious corruption, or otherwise embarrass the U.S., you will be swiftly prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and face decades in prison.

I hope those rules are clear because, as this all shows, Justice is Blind and We’re All Equal Before the Law.  In America — clearly — these are not mere slogans.  WikiLeaks said today, and I agree, that “if the charges against Manning are true, he will be the Daniel Ellsberg of our times.”  Ellsberg himself has said the same.  Perhaps Manning should have tortured people or criminally eavesdropped on Americans as he leaked these documents; then he could have availed himself of that sweet Presidential protective shield.  As was true for Ellsberg, the issue isn’t that Manning is being prosecuted; the issue is the extreme disparities in how such decisions are made and what that reveals about the objectives and priorities of those responsible for these decisions.

UPDATE:  The discussion over the charging documents at Marcy Wheeler’s blog reveals just how many important, unanswered questions there continue to be in this case.  That fact, combined with the obvious seriousness of this case, render absolutely inexcusable Wired‘s ongoing concealment of the Manning/Lamo chat logs except for the very heavily edited parts they selectively released.  Yet again, we find an outlet claiming it engages in “journalism” to be playing the lead role in concealing key facts.

Written by Glenn Greenwald

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