9-11/Truth movement
 9-11/Truth movement  | |
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| Interest of | • Cynthia McKinney • Manfred Petritsch |
| A much maligned (and infiltrated) group with various levels of conviction that the US government's official narrative of 9/11 is a the pack of self-serving lies and should be exposed as such. | |
Contents
Official narrative
Wikipedia reports that "Adherents of the 9/11 Truth movement are conspiracy theorists who dispute the mainstream account of the September 11 attacks of 2001..."[1] A predictable bunch of official functionaries have joined the effort to debunk the growing groundswell of support for a new investigation into the events of that day.
History
Some well informed sceptics were suspicious about the events of 9/11 from day one. A pioneer in the 9-11 Truth movement was Michael Ruppert, who was calling into question the US government's official narrative before the end of the year. His initial research and findings centered on the unprecedented number of drills carried out that day.[2] Many US citizens were in profound shock, and anti-Muslim sentiment fueling was violent attacks on Muslims (following the example of the US government, which illegally detained and tortured some Muslims). The social pressure for conformity was tangible.
WTC7
In around 2005/6[citation needed], video was released which showed the collapse of WTC7. As a single, highly visual event which was both clearly significant but unreported upon, this became something of a turning point for the 9/11 Truth movement, providing a focal point for dissent and reflection even for those initially conditioned to accept the US government's account. Tellingly, the government had attempted to censor it from the official history - originally omitting all reference to the building in the original 9/11 Commission report. Since video of the collapse was not been broadcast after September 11th, viewers had no alternative explanation to cause cognitive dissonance, and this assisted their realisation that such a collapse could not have happened without explosives. In February 2007 a video of BBC foreknowledge was uncovered and provided hard evidence of an organised establishment deception.
AE911 Truth
Architect Richard Gage randomly heard David Ray Griffin speaking about the collapse of the World Trade Center, and decided to investigate. This lead to the formation of the best known 9/11 truth group, Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911 Truth). It has over 2300 qualified architects and engineers as members.
Independent activists
The greatest contribution to exposing the lies of 9/11 has been made by a large number of individual activists, organising and communication through the Internet.
Official response
The preferred establishment response has been silence. When this has been so long as to become in itself suspicious and the movement's popularity continued to wax rather than wane, the commercially-controlled media have released various hit pieces.
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| 9/11 CitizensWatch | |
| AE911 Truth | A high profile 9/11 truth group, including over 2300 qualified architects and engineers |
| Lawyers Committee for 911 Inquiry | A organisation of professionals seeking legal accountability for the events of 9-11 and the prosecution of those responsible |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Truthdig | “I have studiously avoided blogging about “The U.S. government planned 9/11” conspiracy theories because, frankly, they strain credulity* (Editor’s note: I originally had written “…frankly, they’re crap; no government could keep a secret like that from leaking.” But as anything is theoretically possible, I decided to soften my statement); it seems unlikely to the extreme that the government could keep a secret like that from leaking.” | Blair Golson | 5 September 2006 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:911 Truth and the MSM | article | 15 February 2010 | Elizabeth Woodworth | A description of the changing response of the corporate media to the events of 9/11 over the 8 years since the event. |
| Document:Left-leaning Despisers of the 9-11 Truth Movement | open letter | 6 July 2010 | David Ray Griffin | |
| Document:Organised 911 Disinformation | article | November 2010 | 'A Staff Writer' | This makes particular reference to the "Citizens Investigation Team" and the video of their evidence <a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> |
| Document:The First 9-11 Sceptic | article | 12 September 2001 | David McGowan | Written whilst the events of 11 September 2001 were still unfolding, posted on the author's web site the following morning, qualifying it as probably the first sceptic post to hit the internet. |
| Document:Waging the Battle for Reality | essay | 29 May 2011 | Anthony J. Hall | A Propagandist’s Journey in Search of his so-called Conspiracist Underground. |
