[Carlhole]

Is the American Press still Free?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('source', 'T')his was the title of a controversial presentation at a prestigious press club in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 14.

The New York Times Tokyo Bureau Chief, Jim Brooks, said that he couldn't attend an official press function about 9/11 or he would be fired. Coincidentally, the Reuters Bureau chief, Daniel Sloan, was also a strong opponent to the event being held, but he and Brooks were voted down by international members and the event was able to go ahead.

The film, '911Eyewitness', was screened during dinner for 50 international journalists at the Tokyo, Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan and received tremendous applause.

Long-standing FCCJ member Benjamin Fulford, former Tokyo Bureau Chief for Forbes Magazine, chaired the discussion about 9/11 evidence. He talked about his own personal epiphany after researching the evidence available on the net. He challenged the international press to do their own investigations to determine whether the bloggers have scooped the mainstream press on the true story behind the terrorism of Sept. 11, 2001.

Those in attendance were virtually unanimous in agreement that controlled demolition brought down the towers after watching 911Eyewitness.

The lone vocal critic who labeled 911Eyewitness analysis featuring Newton's Laws of Science as "propaganda" was quickly silenced by additional testimony from ex-MI5 agent David Shayler, stating 9/11 was an inside job, streaming from the internet on Google's video site.

The evening was a resounding success for 9/11 truth.

Japan is currently buzzing with numerous magazine articles on 9/11 and may prove to be a key ally in the fight for truth. Stay tuned for more...

[Carlhole]

Posted this too soon. No references to this over at FCCJ at all.

I emailed the Events Registrar asking if the story is true or not.

[MicroHydro]

The US press bots are either souless whores to power or craven cowards. See related story:

Scholars for 9-11 Truth
Press Conference: Alexandria, Va.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')fter listening to over thirty minutes of hard-hitting information delivered by Fetzer, Nelson, and Berg, the press corps was invited to ask questions. Remarkably, only one reporter made an inquiry - no other questions were posed to the Scholars, despite the substantial amount of information they provided.

We did notice one journalist with tears in her eyes as she scribbled furiously on a notepad while listening to Professor Fetzer. If we hearken back to what Colonel Nelson said about conscience, the question remains: will members of the mainstream media start following their conscience by exposing the lies of 9-11, or will they continue to aid and abet in the ongoing cover-up of the gravest crime ever committed against this country?

[Carlhole]

It's significant that the press refuses to touch such a reportable story as James Fetzer, Colonel Nelson and Attorney Philip Berg staging an information protest outside the courthouse of the Moussaoui trial, lecturing a crowd of press crew with facts, logic and diagrams for half an hour.

If it were an ordinary murder case, where a few academic and civic notables claimed that the defendent was being framed for the crime and they could scientifically prove it, the press would report their claims. Obviously, they've been given their orders to leave 911 alone.



"They hate our freedoms" - President George W. Bush

[Carlhole]

Yes, it is true...

Reminder: Conspiracy Night - Has America lost its freedom of the press?


$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FCCJ', '6'):30 p.m., Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Has America lost its freedom of the press? There seems to be no other explanation for the otherwise incomprehensible failure of the American media to report on vast array of evidence pointing to the events of 911 as being part of a U.S. government conspiracy. People are being murdered, newspaper and TV archives are being sanitized and government announcements are being retroactively rewritten. A growing group of academics, government officials, military veterans and other concerned citizens are fighting back using the internet and other non-traditional media. These people include a former German Defense Minister, a former member of the Bush Cabinet, authors like Gore Vidal and Hunter S. Thomson (who died recently under suspicious circumstances), prominent academics and many others. They have succeeded to the point where 63% of Canadians and 50% of New Yorkers now believe the U.S. government was complicit in the 911 attacks. Come see the evidence for yourself. All you need to do is to bring is a mind that is 80% shut and 20% open.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
A dinner will be served at a cost of 1,750 yen (including tax). Sign up now at the reception desk (3211-3161) or online at http://www.fccj.or.jp. To help us plan the proper seating and food preparation, please reserve in advance, preferably by noon of the day of the event. Those without reservations will be turned away once available seats are filled.

Reservations cancelled less than 24 hours in advance will be charged in full.

Freedom of Press Committee

[Kickinthegob]

The Explosion of the 9-11 Truth Movement -- U.S. Media's Dirty Little Secret
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.')..Zwicker's powerful documentary "The Great Deception," which suggests top Bush Admin. officials were likely complicit in the 9-11 attacks, aired on Canada's Vision TV network which is viewed by millions of Canadians. Unfortunately Americans in the U.S. have been "protected" from viewing this critical documentary...

[The_Virginian]

I have never known a "free" press in my lifetime...

that is a sad reality.

it will likely get worse

.[web]http://www.wanttoknow.info/massmedia[/web]

[Carlhole]

The Internet!

NEW YORKERS TO PROTEST SPITZER FOR 9/11 COVER-UP, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd, 12-2 PM

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('source', 'P')ress Contacts:
Bill Lessard
PRwithBrains for Hicks for Senate
(914) 476-6089
wlessard@prwithbrains.com

Les Jamieson
NY911Truth.Org
(917) 658-0132
info@ny911truth.org

NEW YORKERS TO PROTEST SPITZER FOR 9/11 COVER-UP, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd, 12-2 PM

Green Party Senatorial Candidate Sander Hicks, and NY911Truth.org: Spitzer Must Respond to our “Citizens’ Indictment” and Charges of “Obstruction of Justice”

New York, NY, March 17, 2006—New York Green Party senatorial candidate Sander Hicks and 9/11 activist group NY911Truth.org today announced that they will jointly organize a public protest to allow State Attorney General and New York state gubernatorial hopeful Eliot Spitzer to respond to charges of “obstruction of justice” in connection with an inquiry into evidence allegedly suppressed by the 9/11 Commission. Attorneys for 9/11 Truth will present the Attorney General with a “Citizens’ Indictment” for criminal negligence in failing to investigate the attacks.

DATE: Wed., March 22nd, 2006
TIME: 12 pm–2 p.m.
LOCATION: 120 Broadway (between Pine & Cedar Streets)
ADDITIONAL ACTIONS:
2 p.m. demonstration at Ground Zero
4 p.m. demonstration at Wall St. & Broadway

The protest comes as a result of activist outreach work at Ground Zero and the 9/11 Info Resource Series at St. Marks Church. Another catalyst was a February 15th New York Post story which reported that the State Attorney General forbade any member of his staff from cooperating with a February 2006 Congressional investigation into Able Danger, a Pentagon terrorist-tracking operation that apparently knew about the activities of 9/11 leader Mohamed Atta in early 2000, yet neither acted on this information nor saw their testimony to the 9/11 Commission included in the official 9/11 Commission Report.

At a Democratic fundraiser last week, Mr. Spitzer further angered 9/11 truth-seekers by refusing to engage the questions of a group of 9/11 victims, concerned citizens, and activists led by Green candidate for Senate Sander Hicks. In lieu of providing answers, he instead directed the group to contact his office during normal business hours, only to ignore all their subsequent inquiries.

“It was the perfect moment for him to set the record straight,” said Hicks. “There were several news crews present; he was facing a very vocal assembly of people passionate about uncovering the full truth of what happened on 9/11. All he had to do was tell his side, but he refused, flat-out, and has yet to return any of our phone calls.”

“Anyone who has even casually wondered what we haven’t been told about September 11th should take Spitzer’s actions as a big red flag,” added Les Jamieson, Northeast Program Coordinator for 911Truth.org and local NYC organizer. “If Mr. Spitzer wants to continue to represent the citizens of this state, particularly as governor, he should grace us with a response. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like that is going to happen without mass public action.
The conflict between 9/11 truth-seekers and Attorney General Spitzer began in Summer 2004 when, just before the RNC, a Zogby poll reported that 66 percent of New York state wanted Eliot Spitzer to mount an independent investigation into the 9/11 attacks. NY911Truth.org is certain Spitzer was aware of this because they hand-delivered a "Citizens' Complaint & Petition" to Spitzer's office shortly thereafter. This document contains detailed questions about the crimes of 9/11 which remain unanswered after 4 1/2 years, as well as specific damages suffered by victims of the attacks.
“How could it be,” continued Jamieson, “that Spitzer, who has won accolades for his successful legal actions against Wall St. financial institutions engaging in fraud, has acted to suppress information that would reveal what happened on 9/11? In the names of the victims, we demand to know why he chose not to bring the full power of his office to investigate and expose every detail leading to the truth of what happened that horrific day?”
“It seems clear that there is a bipartisan breakdown in any real desire to respond to concerns about 9/11 issues,” said Hicks. “Between the actions of Republicans in Iraq and the indifference of Democrats like Spitzer right here in New York, I urge all New Yorkers and anyone who could possibly be in New York on March 22nd to join us in our protest as we officiallyand publiclycharge Attorney General Spitzer with ‘obstruction of justice.’”
About NY911Truth.Org NY911Truth.Org is a local NYC-based campaign, which is part of a national movement to educate the public about the Sept. 11th cover-up and inspire popular pressure to overturn the "incompetence theory" and expose the truth surrounding the events of 9/11; namely, that elements within the U.S. government were complicit for the attacks to happen as they did. NY911Truth.Org holds weekly outreach events on Saturdays at Ground Zero from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, and runs the 9/11 Info Resource Series at St. Marks Church, 2nd Avenue & 10th Street in the East Village. For more on their activities, see www.ny911truth.org. The parent organization, 911Truth.Org, provides media, educational and organizing materials; plans actions around key events in the calendar, and invites others to unite in simultaneous actions across the country, in the hope of reaching a tipping point in November, or sooner. The campaign's role is not to command, but to inspire and encourage current and potential 9/11 Truth activists to voluntarily join a powerful chorus. For more information, and to find out how you can get involved, visit

http://www.911truth.org/>www.911Truth.Org

About Sander Hicks Sander Hicks is one of the most colorful media activists of his generation. He has appeared on HBO/Cinemax numerous times over the past couple of years in the independent publishing saga, “Horns and Halos,” which documents Hicks’s heroic attempts to get the truth out about G.W. Bush. His new book, The Big Wedding (Vox Pop, 2005), breaks new ground on the little-known history that lead to 9/11, and on the US intelligence whistle-blowers who tried to stop it. Hicks has written on 9/11 for the Long Island Press, New York Press, and INN World Report Television (FSTV, Dish Network). From 2001-2002, he worked as an anti-poverty activist for UPSERJ, on Long Island. In 1996, he founded Soft Skull Press, Inc. He was recently elected, in a landslide, to lead the Cortelyou Road Merchants Association, in Flatbush, Brooklyn. There, with his wife Holley Anderson, he runs Vox Pop/DKMC a media company, bookstore, and coffeehouse. Hicks and Anderson are proud parents of their son, Coleman. http://www.hicksforsenate.com.

About Vox Pop Vox Pop/DKMC is a new publishing company with an exciting retail storefront in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. Founded by indie publisher Sander Hicks, and retail coffee veteran Holley Anderson, Vox Pop publishes essential non-fiction and gathers the people together around “Books, Coffee, Democracy” in their space on Cortelyou Road. For more info, visit http://www.voxpopnet.net .

[Dreamtwister]

That information protest is a perfect example.

All across the country, there are marches and demonstrations, and NONE of them make the news. A few months ago, there was a 100,000 person march on Capitol hill. It was heavily reported in Canada. It barely made page 6 in the Times, and read something like:

"A small crowd gathered on the Hill today..."

Even yesterday, there were literally *thousands* of simultaneous protests to mark the third anniversary of the Iraq war. Yet the media is reporting on...the Andrea Yates retrial and Brad & Angelina not showing up for their wedding.

Nope, no censorship here...