911 statement

Dear friends,
The statement's list of signatories includes notables
spanning the political spectrum, from Presidential candidates like Ralph
Nader and Green Party candidate David Cobb to Catherine Austin Fitts, a
member of the first Bush administration, as well as Washington veterans
like Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and retired CIA analyst Ray
McGovern. Other signers range from former US Ambassador and Chief of
Mission to Iraq Edward L. Peck to environmentalists like Randy Hayes and
John Robbins. Please help to spread the word on this most important
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coming out! Thanks for all that you are doing to help build a better
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With very best wishes,
Fred

http://www.911Truth.org/article.php?story=20041026093059633

911 Truth Statement

Respected Leaders and Families Launch 9/11 Truth Statement Demanding
Deeper Investigation into the Events of 9/11

NEW YORK CITY, NY (Oct. 26, 2004) - An alliance of 100 prominent Americans
and 40 family members of those killed on 9/11 today announced the release
of the 911 Truth Statement, a call for immediate inquiry into evidence
that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately
allowed the September 11th attacks to occur. The Statement supports an
August 31st Zogby poll that found nearly 50% of New Yorkers believe the
government had foreknowledge and "consciously failed to act," with 66%
wanting a new 9/11 investigation.

Focusing on twelve questions, the Statement highlights areas of
incriminating evidence that were either inadequately explored or ignored
by the Kean Commission, ranging from insider trading and hijacker funding
to foreign government forewarnings and inactive defenses around the
Pentagon. The Statement asks for four actions: an immediate investigation
by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Congressional hearings, media
analysis, and the formation of a truly independent citizens-based inquiry.

The Statement's list of signatories includes notables spanning the
political spectrum, from Presidential candidates Ralph Nader, Michael
Badnarik, and David Cobb to Catherine Austin Fitts, a member of the first
Bush administration, as well as Washington veterans like Pentagon
whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern. Other
signers range from peace activists like Code Pink president Jodie Evans
and Global Exchange's Kevin Danaher to former US Ambassador and Chief of
Mission to Iraq, Edward L. Peck; from environmentalists like Randy Hayes
and John Robbins to business leaders such as Paul Hawken and Karl
Schwartz, CEO of Patmos Nanotechnologies; from populist journalist Ronnie
Dugger to renowned investigative reporter Kelly Patricia O'Meara.

The Statement also includes 43 noted authors, including New York Times #1
bestseller John Gray, as well as 18 eminent professors, historians, and
theologians. Other notables include five-term Georgia Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney, singers Michelle Shocked and Michael Franti, and actors
Ed Asner and Mimi Kennedy.

The Statement was facilitated by 911truth.org, a leading coalition. The
organization has also announced a press conference outside of Eliot
Spitzer's Manhattan office (corner of Cedar and Nassau) at 2:00PM on
Thursday, Oct. 28th where 9/11 family members and victim group
representatives will file a formal complaint demanding the first criminal
investigation of 9/11 events by the New York Attorney General.

The Statement

We Want Real Answers About 9/11

On August 31, 2004, Zogby International, the official North American
political polling agency for Reuters, released a poll that found nearly
half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of those in New York state
believe US leaders had foreknowledge of impending 9/11 attacks and
"consciously failed" to act. Of the New York City residents, 66% called
for a new probe of unanswered questions by Congress or the New York
Attorney General.

In connection with this news, we have assembled 100 notable Americans and
40 family members of those who died to sign this 9/11 Statement, which
calls for immediate public attention to unanswered questions that suggest
that people within the current administration may indeed have deliberately
allowed 9/11 to happen, perhaps as a pretext for war.

We want truthful answers to questions such as:

1.. Why were standard operating procedures for dealing with hijacked
airliners not followed that day? 2.. Why were the extensive missile
batteries and air defenses reportedly deployed around the Pentagon not
activated during the attack? 3.. Why did the Secret Service allow Bush
to complete his elementary school visit, apparently unconcerned about
his safety or that of the schoolchildren? 4.. Why hasn't a single
person been fired, penalized, or reprimanded for the gross incompetence
we witnessed that day? 5.. Why haven't authorities in the U.S. and
abroad published the results of multiple investigations into trading
that strongly suggested foreknowledge of specific details of the 9/11
attacks, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of traceable gains?
6.. Why has Sibel Edmonds, a former FBI translator who claims to have
knowledge of advance warnings, been publicly silenced with a gag order
requested by Attorney General Ashcroft and granted by a Bush-appointed
judge? 7.. How could Flight 77, which reportedly hit the Pentagon, have
flown back towards Washington D.C. for 40 minutes without being detected
by the FAA's radar or the even superior radar possessed by the US
military? 8.. How were the FBI and CIA able to release the names and
photos of the alleged hijackers within hours, as well as to visit
houses, restaurants, and flight schools they were known to frequent?
9.. What happened to the over 20 documented warnings given our
government by 14 foreign intelligence agencies or heads of state? 10..
Why did the Bush administration cover up the fact that the head of the
Pakistani intelligence agency was in Washington the week of 9/11 and
reportedly had $100,000 wired to Mohamed Atta, considered the ringleader
of the hijackers? 11.. Why did the 911 Commission fail to address most
of the questions posed by the families of the victims, in addition to
almost all of the questions posed here? 12.. Why was Philip Zelikow
chosen to be the Executive Director of the ostensibly independent 911
Commission although he had co-authored a book with Condoleezza Rice?
Those who are demanding deeper inquiry now number in the hundreds of
thousands, including a former member of the first Bush administration, a
retired Air Force colonel, a European parliamentarian, families of the
victims, highly respected authors, investigative journalists, peace and
justice leaders, former Pentagon staff, and the National Green Party.

As Americans of conscience, we ask for four things:

1.. An immediate investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer 2.. Immediate investigation in Congressional Hearings.
3.. Media attention to scrutinize and investigate the evidence. 4.. The
formation of a truly independent citizens-based inquiry.
Given the importance of the coming election, we feel it is imperative that
these questions be addressed publicly, honestly, and rigorously so that
Americans may exercise their democratic rights with full awareness.

In closing, we pray and hope for the strength to approach this subject
with wisdom and compassion so that we may heal from the wounds inflicted
on that terrible day.

Signed,

Signatories

Note: All organizations are mentioned for identification purposes only.
Individuals have signed this statement as an act of their own conscience,
not to signify organizational endorsement.

1.. Virginia Deane Abernethy, Ph.D., anthropologist, author, Population
Politics 2.. Ed Asner, actor, activist
3.. Marshall Auerback, international portfolio strategist for David W.
Tice & Associates, Inc. 4.. Catherine Austin Fitts, Asst. Secretary of
Housing in the first Bush administration 5.. Keidi Obi Awadu, aka The
Conscious Rasta, talk show host, LIBRadio 6.. Michael Badnarik,
Libertarian candidate for President
7.. Byron Belitsos, publisher, Origin Press, author Planetary Democracy
8.. Philip J. Berg, Esquire, former deputy attorney general,
Pennsylvania 9.. Medea Benjamin, activist, author, co-founder, Global
Exchange and Code Pink 10.. Dennis Bernstein, investigative reporter,
radio host of KPFAÕs Flashpoints 11.. Steve Bhaerman aka Swami
Beyondananda, author, political comedian 12.. Brad Blanton, Ph.D.,
psychotherapist, author, Radical Honesty 13.. Saniel Bonder, spiritual
teacher and author, Great Relief
14.. Dr. Robert Bowman, USAF Lt. Col. (Rtd.), founder, Institute for
Space and Security Studies 15.. John Buchanan, author, candidate for
the Republican Party Presidential nomination, 2004 16.. Gray Brechin,
Ph.D., author, environmental historian, professor, UC Berkeley 17..
Fred Burks, presidential interpreter for Bush, Clinton, Cheney, and Gore
18.. Norma Carr-Rufino, Ph.D., author, professor of management, San
Francisco State University 19.. Angana Chatterji, Ph.D.,
scholar-activist and professor of anthropology 20.. Paul Cienfuegos,
co-founder, Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County 21.. David Cobb,
attorney, national presidential candidate, US Green Party 22.. John
Cobb, Ph.D., theologian, co-author, For the Common Good 23.. Ernest
Callenbach, founder/editor, Film Quarterly, author, Ecotopia 24.. Kevin
Danaher, Ph.D., author, speaker, co-founder, Global Exchange 25..
Stephen Dinan, author, Radical Spirit
26.. Bill Doyle, advocate for 9/11 families, father of Joseph Doyle,
Cantor Fitzgerald employee 27.. Ronnie Dugger, journalist/author,
co-founder, Alliance for Democracy 28.. Rachel Ehrenfeld, Ph.D.,
Director, American Center for Democracy, author, Funding Evil 29..
Daniel Ellsberg, author, Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon
Papers 30.. Jodie Evans, president, Code Pink
31.. Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton
University 32.. Michael Franti, musician, filmmaker, human rights
worker
33.. Jim Garrison, Ph.D., president, State of the World Forum, author,
America as Empire 34.. Bruce Gagnon, Chair, Global Network Against
Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space 35.. Ric Giardina, author, consultant,
speaker, former Director of Trademarks and Brands for Intel 36.. John
Gray, Ph.D., #1 bestselling author, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from
Venus 37.. Stan Goff, 25-year Army Special Ops veteran, author, Full
Spectrum Disorder 38.. Melvin Goodman, senior fellow, Center for
International Policy, author, former Senior Analyst, CIA, professor,
National War College 39.. Morton Goulder, Deputy Secretary for
Intelligence and Warning under Nixon, Ford, and Carter 40.. David Ray
Griffin, Ph.D., theologian, author, New Pearl Harbor 41.. Doris "Granny
D" Haddock, campaign finance crusader, NH Democratic candidate for
Senate 42.. Thom Hartmann, radio host; author, Unequal Protection
43.. Richie Havens, singer, songwriter, performer, artist
44.. Paul Hawken, bestselling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur,
founder of Smith & Hawken 45.. Randy Hayes, founder, Rainforest Action
Network, US National Director, Direction Conservation 46.. Richard
Heinberg, author, The Party's Over, core faculty, New College of
California 47.. Van Jones, executive director, Ella Baker Center for
Human Rights 48.. Rob Kall, editor, OpEdNews.com, president,
Futurehealth, Inc. 49.. Georgia Kelly, executive director, Praxis Peace
Institute
50.. Sean Kelly, Ph.D., author, professor of philosophy and religion, CA
Institute of Integral Studies 51.. John Joseph Kennedy, Democratic
Write-in Presidential Candidate for 2004 52.. Mimi Kennedy, actress,
Dharma and Greg, progressive activist 53.. Faiz Khan, M.D., Triage
Emergency Physician on 9/11, Assistant Imam 54.. David Korten, author,
When Corporations Rule the World
55.. France Moore Lappé, author, Diet for a Small Planet; founder, Small
Planet Institute 56.. Scott M. Legere, 25 year radio broadcaster as
Scott Ledger, Tampa FL 57.. Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor, TIKKUN
Magazine, author, Healing Israel/Palestine 58.. Michael Levine,
bestselling author of Deep Cover, journalist, 25-year veteran of the DEA
59.. Joanna Macy, Ph.D., eco-philosopher, author
60.. Enver Masud, founder, The Wisdom Fund, author, The Truth About
Islam 61.. John McCarthy, former Special Forces Captain, president,
Veterans Equal Rights Protection Advocacy 62.. Ray McGovern, former CIA
analyst, co-founder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity 63..
Cynthia McKinney, five-term Congresswoman from Georgia
64.. Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., author, professor, co-founder, Green Earth
Foundation 65.. Mark Crispin Miller, media critic, author, professor,
New York University 66.. Joseph W. Montaperto, New York City Fire
Department
67.. Leuren Moret, geoscientist, radiation specialist, environmental
commissioner 68.. Ralph Nader, Independent candidate for President
69.. Craig Neal, author, co-founder, The Heartland Institute, former
publisher, Utne Reader 70.. Jeff Norman, executive director, Tour of
Duty
71.. Jenna Orkin, Esquire, World Trade Center Environmental Organization
72.. Kelly Patricia O'Meara, investigative journalist, public relations
73.. Michael Parenti, Ph.D., author, Superpatriotism and The Terrorism
Trap 74.. Edward L. Peck, former US Ambassador and Chief of Mission to
Iraq, former Deputy Director to the White House Task Force on Terrorism
75.. Peter Phillips, Ph.D., professor, Sonoma State University,
director, Project Censored 76.. Henri Poole, Internet pioneer, board
member, Free Software Foundation 77.. Robert Rabbin, author, speaker,
creator of TruthForPresident.org 78.. Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., sociologist,
author, The Cultural Creatives 79.. John Renesch, business futurist,
author, Getting to the Better Future 80.. John Rensenbrink, professor
emeritus, Bowdoin College, co-founder, US Green Party 81.. John
Robbins, author, founder, EarthSave International
82.. William Rodriguez, 9/11 rescue effort hero, founder, Hispanic
Victims Group 83.. Neal Rogin, Emmy-award winning writer, performer,
social observer 84.. Allen Roland, Ph.D., psychotherapist, published
author and peace activist 85.. Rosemary Radford Ruether, professor of
feminist theology, Graduate Theological Union 86.. Michael Ruppert,
publisher/editor, From The Wilderness, author, Crossing the Rubicon
87.. Chris Sanders, founder, Sanders Research Associates
88.. Karl W. B. Schwarz, President, CEO, Patmos Nanotechnologies, LLC
89.. Peter Dale Scott, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, author, Drugs, Oil,
and War 90.. Firefighter Kevin Shea, FDNY Hazmat Operations
91.. Michelle Shocked, singer/songwriter, activist
92.. Indira Singh, risk management and computer systems consultant 93..
J. Michael Springmann, attorney, former Foreign Service Officer, US
Department of State 94.. Douglas Sturm, Ph.D., university professor
emeritus, Bucknell University 95.. Marjorie Hewit Suchocki, Ph.D.,
theologian, author
96.. Chuck Turner, Boston City Council
97.. James W. Walter Jr., venture investor, philanthropist, founder of
Walden Three 98.. Dan Whaley, E-commerce pioneer, founder of
GetThere.com, acquired for $750M 99.. Burns H. Weston, J.S.D.,
Professor of Law Emeritus, Director, Center for Human Rights, U-Iowa
100.. Howard Zinn, professor, historian, author, A PeopleÕs History of
the United States
Family Members

1.. Joanne Barbara, wife of FDNY Asst. Chief of Dept. Gerard Barbara
2.. Gayle Barker, sister of William A. Karnes, WTC
3.. Michele Bergsohn, wife of Alvin Bergsohn, Cantor Fitzgerald 4..
Derrill Bodley, father of Deora Bodley, passenger on Flight 93 5..
Kathryn C. Bowden, sister of Thomas H. Bowden, Jr. WTC1, 104th floor
6.. Janet Calia, wife of Dominick Calia, Cantor Fitzgerald, WTC1 7..
Maggie Cashman, wife of William Joseph Cashman, United Flight 93 8..
Lynne Castrianno Galante, sister of Leonard Castrianno, 1WTC, 105th
floor 9.. Elza Chapa-McGowan, daughter of Rosemary Chapa, Pentagon
10.. Bruce De Cell, father-in-law of Mark Petrocelli North Tower, 92nd
floor 11.. Ralph D'Esposito, father of Michael DÕEsposito, WTC, 96th
floor 12.. Loisanne Diehl, Surviving Spouse, Michael D. Diehl, WTC2,
90th floor 13.. Jonathan M. Fisher, son of Dr. Gerald Paul "Geep"
Fisher, Pentagon 14.. Michael J. Fox, brother of Jeffrey L. Fox, Tower
2, 89th floor 15.. Laurel A. Gay, sister of Peter A. Gay, AA Flight 11
16.. Ilene Golinsky, wife of Col. Ronald F. Golinski USA RET, Pentagon
17.. Kristen Hall, daughter of fallen firefighter Thomas Kuveikis 9/11
18.. Kurt D. Horning, father of Matthew D. Horning, WTC Tower One, 95th
floor 19.. Jennifer W. Hunt, wife of William C. Hunt, Euro Brokers
20.. Lori, Jerry, and Beatrice Guadagno, sister and parents of Richard
Guadagno, Flight 93 21.. John Keating, son of Barbara Keating,
passenger on AA Flight 11 22.. L. Russell Keene II, father of Russ
Keene III, WTC2, 89th floor, KBW 23.. Peter Kousoulis, sister died in
WTC
24.. Barbara Krukowski-Rastelli, mother of William E. Krukowski, NYC
firefighter 25.. Laura and Ira Lassman, parents of Nicholas C. Lassman,
died in WTC, Tower One 26.. Johnny Lee, husband of Lorraine Greene
27.. Alicia LeGuillow, mother of Nestor A. Cintron III
28.. Francine Levine, sister of Adam K. Ruhalter, who died on 9/11 29..
Christopher Longing, husband of Laura M. Longing, WTC1
30.. Bob McIlvaine, father of Robert McIlvaine, WTC, Merrill Lynch 31..
Mary McWilliams, mother of FF Martin E. McWilliams- Engine 22 32..
Daryl J. Meehan, brother of Colleen Ann Barkow, WTC 1, 105th floor 33..
Elvira P. Murphy, wife of Patrick Murphy, WTC 1
34.. Natalee Pecorelli, sister of Thomas Pecorelli of Flight 11 35..
James L Perry, M.D and Patricia J. Perry, parents of John W. Perry,
Esq., NYPD Officer 9/11 36.. Elaine Saber, mother of Scott Saber
37.. Julie Scarpitta, mother of Michelle Scarpitta, WTC Building 2, 84th
floor 38.. Kathleen A. Stanton, WTC South, Injured Survivor
39.. Elizabeth Turner, wife of Simon Turner, lost on 11th September 2001
40.. Joan W. Winton, mother of David Winton, WTC, South Tower, 89th
floor 41.. David Yancey, husband of Vicki Yancey, American Airlines
Flight 77
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