Norman Solomon and 9/11

Nor Cal Truth   Jan 27, 2012

I have had my third run in with Norman Solomon, an anti-war activist and media critic who is running for Congress. I have compiled 2 of my run-ins along with some historical context in the video below. I hope you like it and find it interesting.

Norman Solomon has a history of avoiding 9/11, even silencing it.

Now he is running for Congress to represent the 2nd District of California, right where I live.

Michael Ruppert’s Timeline: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/02_11_02_lucy.html

Norman’s letter to KPFA in 2002: http://ajilan.pair.com/pra/conspire/Post911/Solomon2.html

This Week in 9/11 (March 29 – April 4)

April 4, 2010

A summary of news relating to 9/11/01 – For the week of March 29 through April 4, 2010. (Last week is here)

In the last couple of weeks the official version of the 9/11 attacks has continued to disintegrate. From the ACLU documents revealing that the 9/11 Commission had certain lines that it should not cross as ordered by Rumsfeld, Tenet, and Ashcroft to a Judge ordering the freedom of a Guantanamo detainee who has been held for 10 years without proper evidence to convict or hold him at all.

This week the case against one of the highest ranking detainee’s held in Guantanamo Bay for crimes relating to 9/11  has almost been completely withdrawn. His name is Abu Zubaydah, and  Jason Leopold at Truthout had this to report:

In a federal court filing, Justice backed away from the Bush administration’s statements that Zubaydah was the No. 2 or No. 3 official in al-Qaeda who had helped plan the 9/11 attacks, as well as even earlier claims from the Clinton administration that he was directly involved in planning the 1998 embassy bombings in East Africa.

The original Pdf document may be downloaded here for anyone who is building a case or spreading awareness. Leopold continues with this:

For the first time, the government officially admitted that Zubaydah did not have “any direct role in or advance knowledge of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,” and was neither a “member” of al-Qaeda nor “formally” identified with the terrorist organization.

Apparently this guy was waterboarded at least 80 times. Is this the National Security that people are paying for with their tax-dollars?

The 9/11 victims family members have issued a statement to President Obama asking that he hold the 9/11 trials in a civilian court, here in the United States. Obama has not issued a formal response. The trials, if held in a civilian court, would be legal, responsible, moral, and generally more open to public scrutiny than a Military Commission held at Guantanamo Bay.

Ed Asner, famous actor and President of the Screen Actors Guild, also  a prominent supporter of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, had a commercial hit New York television sets this week. The ad ran on New York 1, for a couple of slots and had great footage of World Trade Center #7 and discussed the peer-reviewed thermite paper. See the Ed Asner ad right here.

Norman Solomon and 9/11; Supports New Independent Investigation

April 1, 2010

Norman Solomon visited Sonoma County on Febuary 19th, 2010. This is the same day that the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth group held a press conference announcing over 1,000 trained professionals demanding  new 9/11 investigation.

I included screenshots of the letter that was sent by Solomon to KPFA in 2002 which really rips at Mike Ruppert. A rich history of suppression of 9/11 questions started early and on both sides of the political aisle.

Breaking With Obama?

by Ralph Nader,  source: Global Research      Jan 3, 2010

Those long-hoping, long-enduring members of the liberal intelligentsia are starting to break away from the least-worst mindset that muted their criticisms of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign.

They still believe that the President is far better than his Republican counterpart would have been. Some still believe that sometime, somewhere, Obama will show his liberal stripes. But they no longer believe they should stay loyally silent in the face of the escalating war in Afghanistan, the near collapse of key provisions in the health insurance legislation, the likely anemic financial regulation bill, or the obeisance to the bailed out Wall Street gamblers. Remember this Administration more easily embraces bonuses for fat cats than adequate investment in public jobs.