2006 represented a turning point for all 9-11 Truth Activists in that we saw several high profile “members” of the 9-11 Truth Movement escalate an already established campaign of Infiltration, Dis-Information, Ad-Hominem Attacks on serious researchers and activists, and other forms of Information Sabotage designed to discredit our work and relegate us to the dustbins of history.
As I witnessed the engineered break-up of Scholars for 9-11 Truth among many other COINTELPRO style tactics, I realized that the destruction of our movement from within could no longer be ignored. In February of 2007, I conducted a series of interviews focusing on this topic which included a frank talk with film maker John Albanese. If you haven’t done so already, please take the time to hear this important Special Report.
I was not the only one to take on this extremely important topic in an attempt to educate ALL activists on the reality of, and the history of COINTELPRO in the United States. Below is a short list of some who have taken the lead in educating YOU on the destruction occurring within our movement.
If you really care about holding accountable, those who are responsible for the crimes and cover-up of 9-11, you will educate yourself, and then take appropriate action to first, identify dis-information and its’ purveyors, and then work to expose, and then distance yourself from these people and their poisonous venom. This is not a game!
This episode of Visibility 9-11 welcomes back to the program long time 9-11 researcher Jim Hoffman.
Jim is a software engineer who has specialized in developing new
algorithms, applications is computational geometry, and scientific
visualization. His work has been instrumental in significant new
scientific discoveries and has been featured in articles in Nature, Scientific American, Science Digest and Science News.
Jim's work on 9-11 has laid an early foundations for the 9-11 truth
movement and his work is often cited by important figures in the 9-11
movement such as Dr. David Ray Griffin, Richard Gage and Dr. Steven
Jones. Focusing on what happened at the World Trade Center, Jim was
one of the first people to point out facts surrounding the 3 building
"collapses" on 9-11 including an extensive analysis of the Twin Towers
and Building 7. His excellent website, wtc7.net, was one of the first websites to seriously ask if explosives were used at the World Trade Center on 9-11. wtc7.net
has proved to be a timeless and valuable resource and, to this day, is
waking up visitors to the site for the first time. Jim also currently
maintains and regularly updates 911review.com and 911research.com.
Jim Hoffman has also had a great impact on the 9-11 truth movement
as a whole with his well-reasoned and documented critiques of popularly
held myths within the movement itself. Through extensive fact checking
and analysis, Jim has been able to identify the weakest claims in the 9-11 movement and expose them as likely misinformation. Misinformation takes many forms but is generally information which has
not been substantially proven and can be patently ridiculous on its
surface, which is spread by well meaning people who don't take the time
to do the research. Over the years, a pattern has emerged by
personalities who insist on promoting some of the worst information
about 9-11 that one can find. "No Planes" were used on 9-11, beams
from space brought down the World Trade Center, or holograms and/or "TV
fakery" was used instead of real planes at the WTC have all in one way or another been promoted
by "Big Tent" advocates like Kevin Barrett, Jim Fetzer, Morgan Reynolds and others.
Interestingly enough, these weakest of links in the pool of 9-11
information have been the same "straw man" arguments that have been used time and again by the mainstream media to attack our movement and discredit us. We at Visibility 9-11 think there are valuable clues to be found in
these established patterns that would indicate a possible coordinated
effort between disinformation specialists and the media to discredit our legitimate arguments and evidence.
This episode begins with an audio clip from a speech by Dr. William Pepper from June 2006. At the conference in Chicago, 9/11 Revealing the Truth, Reclaiming our Future, Dr. Pepper clearly warns the 9-11 truth movement about infiltration by
specialists in disinformation and even gives an example of how he was
duped during his research into the assassination of MLK. I was present
during this speech and Dr. Pepper's words had a great impact on me,
which inspired the production of my Visibility 9-11 COINTELPRO Special Report in early 2007, where I interviewed both Jim Hoffman and Dr. Pepper on this topic. Visibility 9-11 also produced a newsletter entirely devoted to this topic, it's history and manifestations in
October of that same year. This is must reading if you are to
understand how disinformation is being used to discredit YOU.
One of the main goals we have at Visibility 9-11 is to educate our
listeners and ourselves about all aspects of the September 11th
tragedy. To this end, we are taking on a more active role in
addressing this important issue. In fact, we believe the issue of disinformation to be the most important issue that each of us face as 9-11 activists.As blogger Arabesque has pointed out many times, the âOfficial Storyâ is itself disinformation and must be regarded as such. Ultimately, we are the ones in the street and on the blogs and forums
who will have to face the ridicule if our facts are not straight and if
we are to be successful, we must learn to identify the disinformation
and insert caution into your activism.
As pointed out by my guest on this program, it is agreed that
central to the various themes of disinformation are the "no jetliner"
claims, especially the "no 757" claims for the attack on the Pentagon.
In spite of substantial resources being poured into books and videos
which claim that there was no airliner crash at the Pentagon on 9-11, Jim Hoffman has published extensive work which would bring these claims into question. Careful examination of Jim's work reveals a different picture of the
Pentagon attack than the "no jetliner" advocates. We at Visibility
9-11 acknowledge that there are many valid reasons for us to believe the "no jetliner" claims. However, a closer look
reveals the real possibility that the event at the Pentagon has been
manipulated from the start through the use of "official" and un-offical
sources.
This program takes a closer look at "Citizen Investigation Team"
(CIT) and it's biggest promoter Pilots for 9-11 Truth and their latest effort to advance the "no jetliner"
theory. Their new video, National Security Alert, which
is being aggressively promoted on the internet and at public events,
alleges that not only did the Boeing jet not strike the Pentagon, but
flew over it at the last minute in an elaborate deception that not a single witness has claimed to see, and, contradicts the testimony of hundreds of eyewitnesses in the area.
Extensive research has been done to expose this hoax and is highly recommended reading by Visibility 9-11.
This week Visibility 9-11 visits the topic of COINTELPRO
in the 4th part of a new series on issues facing the 9-11 Truth
Movement. "Left gatekeepers", dis-information specialists, agent
provocateurs, and internet "trolls" all work to distract and/or
discredit the fine work of literally thousands of good and caring
Americans involved in 9-11 Truth. It is important to recognize the
history of things our government has done which has violated every
tenet of a free society.
This broadcast welcomes back to the program, Jim Hoffman. Jim has co-authored a book Waking Up From Our Nightmare; The 9/11/01 Crimes In New York City and co-produced the video 9/11 Guilt; The Proof Is In Your Hands with Don Paul, and runs the websites wtc7.net and 911research.com. Jim has written extensively on the topic of dis-information within the 9-11 truth movement. His articles include:
These essays and many more can be found at Jim's website.
Counter Intelligence Programs, or COINTELPRO, are one more example of
the federal governments' raping of our rights. These abuses were going
on during the 50's, 60's and 70's, and though they were prohibited by
the Church Committee regulations, they have not ceased. They are
alive and well within political groups which would seek to bring about
truth, justice and accountability to our government. 9-11 Truth is no
exception and activists need to educate themselves on the "dirty little
tricks" our government uses against our rights to free speech and
association. Only then, can we learn to recognize, and then address
the attempts which would tear down all of our hard work.
This week, Visibility 9-11 visits the topic of COINTELPRO in the 3rd
part of a new series on issues facing the 9-11 Truth Movement. "Left
gatekeepers", dis-information specialists, agent provocateurs, and
internet "trolls" all work to distract and/or discredit the fine work
of literally thousands of good and caring Americans involved in 9-11
Truth. It is important to recognize the history of things our
government has done which has violated every tenet of a free society.
This broadcast features an interview with author and researcher Dr. William F. Pepper. Dr. Pepper gave a key note speech at the June 2006 conference, 9-11 Revealing the Truth; Reclaiming Our Future, where he warned the crowd of activists of the existence of COINTELPRO forces which would seek to destroy all of their hard work. During his work with Martin Luther King before his murder, Dr. Pepper saw first hand what agents of the state could do to a social movement.
Counter Intelligence Programs, or COINTELPRO, are one more example of
the federal governments' raping of our rights. These abuses were going
on during the 50's, 60's and 70's, and though they were prohibited by
the Church Committee regulations, they have not ceased. They are
alive and well within political groups which would seek to bring about
truth, justice and accountability to our government. 9-11 Truth is no
exception and activists need to educate themselves on the "dirty little
tricks" our government uses against our rights to free speech and
association. Only then, can we learn to recognize, and then address
the attempts which would tear down all of our hard work.
This week, Visibility 9-11 visits the topic of COINTELPRO in the 2nd part of a new series on issues facing the 9-11 Truth Movement. "Left
gatekeepers", dis-information specialists, agent provocateurs, and
internet "trolls" all work to distract and/or discredit the fine work
of literally thousands of good and caring Americans involved in 9-11
Truth. It is important to recognize the history of things our
government has done which has violated every tenet of a free society.
This broadcast features an interview with New York 9-11 activist and documentary film maker John Albanese, producer of Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime and the soon to be released Disinformation in the Information Age, due out February 19, 2007. Topics include disinformation, the unconstitutionality of COINTELPRO activities by the government, and specific individuals, who by their own actions and deeds, make them suspect of dubious intent. You can also check out John's website by clicking here, where you can also find contact information to get in touch with John.
Counter Intelligence Programs, or COINTELPRO, is one more example of
the federal governments' raping of our rights. These abuses were going
on during the 50's, 60's and 70's, and though they were prohibited by
the Church Committee regulations, they have not ceased. They are
alive and well within political groups which would seek to bring about
truth, justice and accountability to our government. 9-11 Truth is no
exception and activists need to educate themselves on the "dirty little
tricks" our government uses against our rights to free speech and
association. Only then, can we learn to recognize, and then address
the attempts which would tear down all of our hard work.
"...Ashcroft has revived the FBI's totally discredited COINTELPRO program,
which flourished from 1956 to 1971, during the anti-war and civil
rights movements."
This week, Visibility 9-11 visits the topic of COINTELPRO in what hopes to be a new series on issues facing the 9-11 Truth Movement. "Left gatekeepers", dis-information specialists, agent provocateurs, and internet "trolls" all work to distract and/or discredit the fine work of literally thousands of good and caring Americans involved in 9-11 Truth. It is important to recognize the history of things our government has done which has violated every tenet of a free society.
Featured in this broadcast is audio excerpts from a documentary by Adi Gevins titled Me and My Shadow: A History of the FBI's Covert Operations and COINTELPRO produced in 1976 during the time when the FBI's Counter Intelligence Programs were being exposed.
Counter Intelligence Programs, or COINTELPRO, is one more example of the federal governments' raping of our rights. These abuses were going on during the 50's, 60's and 70's, and though they were prohibited by the Church Committee regulations, they have not ceased. They are alive and well within political groups which would seek to bring about truth, justice and accountability to our government. 9-11 Truth is no exception and activists need to educate themselves on the "dirty little tricks" our government uses against our rights to free speech and association. Only then, can we learn to recognize, and then address the attempts which would tear down all of our hard work.
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