For the last few weeks Van Jones, the White House’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, has been vilified in the media and on-line because signed on to a document in 2004 that supported a new investigation on what happen on 9/11/01. Due to the subsequent public relations fallout, he resigned from his position over the weekend. Yesterday afternoon I decided to do a search for news articles related to this episode in 9/11 political theater and came across something I wasn’t exactly expecting.
About two weeks ago I began reviewing Russia Today‘s coverage of the 9/11 Truth Movement and realized that in the last year this news organization had produced more videos about this topic than any other official news source that I was aware of. The initial plan was to simply post the videos in an entry and ask the germane question of why was this topic being covered so aggressively by a news organization funded by a foreign government? Was it that Russia Today wanted to press the angle that the official story of 9/11 wasn’t true? Or maybe was Russia Today attempting to show that Russian society, in general, has a genuine interest in conspiracy theories? Or was it simply the fact that no other news organization was willing to give this topic more coverage?
When I did the Google search for 9/11, I noticed the Google AdWords advertisement (above) and was inspired to write this entry. There, before my eyes, was visual proof that not only was Russia Today promoting conspiracy theories, but they were actually paying Google to promote their coverage dealing with this hotly debated issue. After doing a few more queries, I found that it was only “9/11” that Russia Today had purchased AdWords for and surprisingly not for “Conspiracy Theory” or “Conspiracy Theories.”
I decided to click on the link in order to “see the facts” myself and was brought to their coverage from last year’s 9/11/08 anniversary titled “Who was involved in 9/11? Documentary reveals shocking facts.” This article features an interview with former member of the Italian parliament, Giulietto Chiesa, who was involved in the production of ZERO, a documentary that questions the official 9/11 story. This documentary was aired on Russia state TV Channel One the following day.
While this broadcast possibly answers my initial question about the popularity of conspiracy theories in Russian society, it doesn’t address why the news organization has purchased AdWords to promote it’s somewhat dated coverage of 9/11 conspiracy theories, or even why that specific link was chosen when there are newer video segments that have been produced by Russia Today since then (below).
In light of what happened to Van Jones, I expect Russia Today to cover his resignation this week. Since his downfall is directly related to support for another investigation, it would make sense that Russia Today continue their coverage of this topic. However, I also expect Russia Today to do what every other news organization has not. That being, actually revisiting the questions that Van Jones signed his name to.
Over the years I’ve learned how disinformation can operate in political theater and, well, its not pretty. Instead of attacking the message, the messenger is attacked and becomes the scapegoat. Forget the questions that were posed in the document that he signed his name on, and focus on the person who signed the document. By ignoring the nature of his participation, the news organizations gloss over the pertinent questions that were originally asked; questions that remain unanswered.
I myself have questions that remain unanswered. I’ve had them since that fateful day. They’ve manifested themselves in various degrees over the years- from internationally distributed artwork to actively following news reports about developments related to this unique issue. I prefer to keep a safe distance from being pigeonholed as a “conspiracy theorist,” a term which lends itself to being someone who is mentally unstable, an enemy of the state, and essentially, someone who is not be trusted. Its almost like a modern-day version of McCarthyism, where people who do not believe the official story are branded traitors and kicked to the curb.
While Russia Today might be a vanguard of covering this topic, I still question the nature of their agenda as much as I question the official 9/11 story. However, at least Russia Today is asking the difficult questions or at least giving those who are asking them a platform.
Below are the Russia Today segments related to 9/11 that have been produced in the last year:
Hundreds of 9/11 first responders die of cancer
August 24, 2009
The 9/11 rescue workers are falling victim to a higher than average rate of life threatening diseases. They blame it on their time spent in the giant dust clouds.
‘9/11 was an inside job’ – US poet
August 02, 2009
New York journalist and poet Jerry Mazza speaks with RT’s Anastasia Churkina about 9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan – and the effects they have had on the American psyche.
Experts want new 9/11 investigation
July 15, 2009
A group of experts and professionals called architects and engineers for 9/11 truth, led by architect Richard Gage, has come to Washington D.C. to present contrary scientific evidence to the U.S. government’s explanation that the three WTC towers collapsed due to fires. According to Gage and hundreds of other experts, a controlled demolition involving explosives had taken place; therefore, volunteers came from all over the country to encourage other Americans to demand a new investigation into the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Nano-thermite took down the WTC?
July 09, 2009
Could the most audacious terrorist attack in history be a sophisticated masterpiece of demolition?
Conspiracy Con 2009 Will Blow Your Mind
June 09, 2009
People who do not accept the official explanation for many events have gathered in California for the annual Conspiracy Convention. Some visitors even have their own take on the events of 9/11.
French professor sacked over 9/11 conspiracy theory
February 26, 2009
An academic in France has been sacked by the Ministry of Defence after questioning the official version of events surrounding the 9/11 attacks. He now reportedly plans to sue the government.
U.S. citizens demand truth on 9/11
September 11, 2008
Seven years after the 9/11 tragedy in New York, there are many people who say they don’t trust the official version of events. The U.S. government denies all conspiracy theories but skeptics say there are still more questions than answers.
The official version of 9/11 questioned
September 10, 2008
On the anniversary of 9/11, an Italian-produced documentary called ZERO, investigating the tragedy, is opening in Russia. The documentary has already sparked controversy and U.S. networks have rejected the film, as the authors believe that the official version of events surrounding the attacks can’t be true.
Awkward questions about 9/11
September 09, 2008
We will discuss a documentary which is probably the most important film made so far on 9/11. It’s called “Zero” and Russian television is showing it in prime time on the eve of this week’s seventh anniversary of the attacks in New York and Washington.
The tags used in this post were copied from each of Russia Today’s YouTube videos
FACT – 911 is scientifically proven to be controlled demolition.
This is incontestable and irrefutable.
I shall enlighten those who have doubt (despite the mind-meltingly obvious evidence)
FACT 1: The north tower accelerated through the lower section at a uniform 64% freefall, which means that the lower section exerted resistance equal to 36% of the weight of the upper section, Newton’s third law of equal and opposing forces states that the top block thus exerted 36% of it’s weight, which means it’s exerting much less force than when supported at rest. This means a large portion of the resistance was removed by explosives.
Also the top section after collapsing the distance of 1 story did not slow at all upon encountering the intact lower section. This is impossible as a falling mass cannot crush MORE resistance and maintain the same speed, it slows. The mass continued to accelerate uniformly proving explosive demolition.
FACT 2: The top section of the North Tower almost fully disintegrated before the lower section started to explode downward, this disintegration would absorb any momentum and expelled the mass laterally, there was NO piledriver left to cause any kind of gravitational collapse!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG2y50Wyys4
FACT3: The top section of the south tower topples to an angle of 22 degrees. Basic physics shows that the shift in center of mass due to the angle means that any torque imparted by gravitational pressure on the lower section accelerates the rotation of the top mass. The base of the top section acting as a fulcrum. The more gravitational pressure the top section provides, the more toppling would occur. discontinuation of toppling proves the removal of resistance, disproving gravity induced collapse and proving explosives.
An off centre, leaning mass CANNOT cause a symmetric collapse.
FACT 4: The symmetric, even collapse of WTC7 is IMPOSSIBLE without demolition as all structural supports must be removed simultaneously across each floor, and this repeated in sequence for each successive floor.this is impossible in a collapse resulting from structural or fire damage, as such causes result in organic uneven damage. even a slight integrity inequality ALWAYS leads to a messy uneven and in most cases partial collapse.
FACT 5: The 2.5 seconds of Freefall in WTC7 that NIST admits to is IMPOSSIBLE without Controlled demolition as all structural supports must be removed ahead of the collapse front, otherwise ANY intact structural resistance would slow the collapse to a rate less than freefall.
FACT 6: Office fires don’t burn hot enough to weaken the steel. Steel has a high thermal conductivity, the large steel frame would draw away heat rapidly from hot spots. Quote from the FEMA report (Appendix A). “Recalling that the North Tower suffered no major structural damage from the intense office fire of February 23, 1975, we can conclude that the ensuing office fires of September 11, 2001, also did little extra damage to the towers.”
No steel high-rise has ever collapsed from fire.
FACT 7. Nanothermite a high-tech military-grade explosive was found throughout the WTC dust and analysed by top scientists, and published in the peer reviewed Open Chemical Physics Journal.
There is no debate, only corruption in the Western governments and media desperately trying to prevent the dumber or more apathetic members of the population (the majority) from realising the truth.
Comment by Sabretruthtiger — 11/28/2009 @ 10:05 pm