[Previous entry: "17,000 GIs not listed as casualties"] [Next entry: "U.S. Intelligence Shows Pessimism on Iraq's Future"]

09/16/2004:

"9/11 Plus Three - The Trail Grows Cold While the War Heats Up"

by Mark Dunlea
...The daily pain has receded after three years. The anger has not.

Much of my anger comes from the manipulation of 9/11 by politicians and the media while both groups refuse to seek the truth to 9/11.

I am mad the 9/11 became an excuse to unleash American military forces in pursuit of a global American empire in support of corporate globalization, rather than as an opportunity to strengthen the rule of international law and promote a different vision of the world, one dedicated to peace and justice.

I am mad that the dark forces within the Bush administration used 9/11 to increase their power while the Democrats stood and cheered.

I am mad that so little effort has been made to hold accountable those who helped kill so many innocent people on 9/11.

A poll released by Zogby International last week found that half of New York City resident - and more than 40% statewide - believed that the Bush administration knew about the 9/11 terrorist threats beforehand but failed to take action to prevent it.

The real question is not whether the Bush administration allowed 9/11 to happen, but why? Was it criminal negligence? Stupidity?

Full Article:commondreams.org