No, Robert Fisk, there were not 19 Saudi hijackers.

Sadly, I sat in dismay at Martin Luther King Middle School last night as one of the best journalists in the world today, Robert Fisk, reiterated the “Big Lie” that 19 Saudi Hijackers took over 4 commercial airliners and used them as weapons on 9/11. Once again, I heard that well-worn premise by many in the progressive left that 9/11 was the result of barbaric U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and it was inevitable that Muslims would wish to do the U.S. or British harm in the form of blowback. Though that is a sound premise, it, however, still had nothing to do with 9/11, except as misleading rational for the “War on Terror.”

Case in point, it has already been reported by many sources, including the BBC, the UK Guardian and the FBI, that many of the alleged hijackers are still alive. Reports run from various sources that at least five, but as many as nine were still alive after 9/11. (see http://www.welfarestate.com/911/). This has been out for a long time, so why Mr. Fisk didn’t know about this story and chooses to reiterate the official White House lies verbatim baffles me. Perhaps it has something to do with his disdain for the Internet, and reliance on those old fashioned organs of “truth” -- the mainstream newspapers and TV news; however, as stated above, even they have reported on this story.

When asked if he ever looked into 9/11 for veracity of the official story, Fisk said that he just doesn’t have the time. Though one could argue that this is understandable as he is a full time correspondent in the Middle East, however, ultimately, in the long run he is responsible for telling an accurate story using journalism’s cardinal rules of Who, What, Why, When and How, especially if it figures so prominently in his premise. It is his responsibility to get to the truth of the story and not keep reiterating the official “Big Lie”.

If he really is concerned about the future of Middle East, and I believe he is, than it really is incumbent on him to research what really happened on 9/11. That would be the best way to stop all of this “War on Terrorism” false flag nonsense.