I was reviewing the sheer number of suspicious incidents surrounding 9-11 well before preparations for the Iraq War got underway. There was no single "Aha!" moment. There were simply too many unexplained or not-fully-explained incidents to NOT believe that 9-11 was either an inside job or that Bush wasn't displaying an absolutely amazing amount of incompetence.
Posted by Rich at April 16, 2007 09:22 AMstv, ys, th C nd Mssd knw bt n slmc rmr t hjck pln, s ths s wht thy d. Hwvr, ths crps mrly sd ths nf fr cvr t thr wn prtn, n cmbntn wth Slvrstn nd hs frnds, t dvtl PNC gls, th tkng f fghn l ppln t nd nd thr pm mrkt, nd rq l rsrvs nd th sn rnn l rsrvs.
Ths Frnch nf ws lkd t lgtmt th ffcl gvt. cnsprcy nd t sldfy gvt. rhd spprtrs.
Whl \'m thnkng f t, St, sspct tht y cm crss sm gd nf bt 9/11. Whn r y gng t hv th blls t shr t? :)
[Editor: ignore=off]Nice to finally see this stuff that we (the reality based community) knew was out there. This is what the Bushies have tried for years to cover up; they were warned, and didn't do anything about it, because they needed a catalyst for their wars for oil. Is it possible for a president's approval rating to go into the negative?
Posted by iamcoyote at April 16, 2007 10:14 AMthere were plenty warnings, the French revelation only the latest. All were ignored by Bush. Perhaps a few highjackings would be acceptable to force the American people to submit to the PNAC War on Terror and all it's brought us. If you ignore pointed warnings repeatedly....well, there can only be two conclusions to be reached. One is reckless ignorance. Guess the other.
Posted by T2 at April 16, 2007 10:18 AMstv, sspct tht th C smply hd ths nf lkd t th Frnch; ll thy d s py sm crp t mk th sttmnt t thr sm Frnch gnt, r crp md, r smply cll th Frnch ntl v phn thmslvs t tll thm tht thy hrd whtvr thy wnt t nvnt.
D nt trst nyn. Hw s t tht vryn frgts th fctn strs plntd n rq md, S md, nd Mllr nd Wdwrd? Th bv s nly th tp f th cbrg f crck f crp crp.s
[Editor: ignore=off]cyt, rn't y xggrtng wy, wy t mch? f y'r bt rlty, thn lttl Bsh s grnd chss mstr.
[Editor: ignore=off]It went something like this:
Some Intel Person: "Mr. pretzledent, there are ample warnings that a terrorist group intends to hijack planes and use them as weapons against United States interests."
The Mad King: "Can you link it to Eye-raq?"
And that, in brief, was the exchange. No conspiracy. Simple incompetence.
Posted by phidipides at April 16, 2007 10:39 AMp-dip, I think Richard Clarke relates that exact conversation in his book about 9-11 Against All Enemies.
Posted by iamcoyote at April 16, 2007 10:41 AMphd, y mght pssbly b crrct bt yr bsrvtn f lttl Bsh, bt th pwr lt flly ndrstd th sttn, snc thy crtd vrythng nvlvd.
D y rmmbr tht Sddm ws r prxy wr mchn gnst rn, th rn tht th crp bys lst? Why d y thnk tht thy hng Sddm, bcs h strck bck t kllrs? Lck f Dmcrcy? Lck f fml rghts? Lck f whtvr? N, t nn f th bv. W stbbd Sddm n th bck s tht w cn gt hs l nd st-p rtrvng rn\'s l.
Wht d y thnk th thnk tnk ppl d ll dy? Y rd th PNC rprt? Thy wntd Prl Hrbr, nd thy plnnd n hw t crt Prl Hrbr. TH PWR LT PLN. Sm plns r ctd pn, nd sm r nt.
Th plnnng prcss nvlvs mny plyrs, sbmttd t ld tm, wh thn frmlt mtrx ncrprtng whtvr wrks wll n th strm f dct, dct f btnng th gl whl cvrng trcks.
knw hw th C thnks, s ndrstnd mr thn lttl bt dprvty; wrkd wth crps fr yrs, nd th ns bhnd brs r n dffrnt thn th gngstrs f DC.
thnks, cyt:)
[Editor: ignore=off]Come on you guys, without 9/11 we couldn't have a 'War on Terror.'
Posted by Judith at April 16, 2007 07:42 PMSydney imposed a no fly zone before the 2000 Olympics. Is it seriously suggested that the US government's is outgunned by Australia in terms of intelligence assets?
It emerged after the September 11 attack in New York that Australian security forces had planned for a scenario during the Sydney Olympics whereby al-Qaida would hijack a jet and crash it into the main stadium during the opening ceremony.Posted by Alan at April 17, 2007 01:37 AM