Today’s Special: 25 Years After 9/11

 

9/11 Truth. September 11, 2001. The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Was Born By Prof Michel Chossudovsky A few hours after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, the Bush administration concluded without supporting evidence, that “Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation were prime suspects.” Read here

September 11, 2001-2026: Twenty-Five Years and No Way Out By Laala Bechetoula Within hours of the attacks, before any forensic investigation, before any judicial process, the machinery of a new order was already being assembled. The “War on Terror” was not a response to September 11. It was a project waiting for a pretext. Guantánamo, black sites, extraordinary rendition, coercive interrogation, the Patriot Act signed in 45 days — these were not emergency measures. Read here

Why I Still Don’t Talk About 9/11 While Talk of Trump Using Nukes Increases By Edward Curtin By September 2001, George Bush, Jr. was in major political trouble in his first year in office. “9/11” saved his skin and made him into a national hero with a bullhorn in the wreckage of the Twin Towers. It allowed him to pursue his endless war on terror and win a second term even while destroying Iraq. Read here

In the Wake of 9/11: America’s “Just War” against Afghanistan: Women’s Rights “Before” and “After” America’s Destructive Wars By Prof Michel Chossudovsky There was no evidence that Afghanistan had attacked America on 9/11. The Taliban government through diplomatic channels had offered on two occasions (September and October 2001) to enter into negotiations regarding the extradition of Osama Bin Laden. Read here

25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11 By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies We found out later that only hours after the attacks—less than six hours after the first plane struck the World Trade Center and barely five hours after the Pentagon was hit—the planning for America’s military response to the 9/11 massacre was already under way.  Read here

The 9/11 Anniversary: “Conspiracy Theory” or Critical Thinking? “Eight Points to Ponder” By Prof. Graeme MacQueen If Bin Laden was the criminal mastermind, why didn’t the FBI charge him with the crime? In 2006 an FBI spokesperson explained: the Bureau had no hard evidence connecting him to 9/11. Read here

25 Years After 9/11: How War Turned America Into “A Trillion Dollar Military Power” By Steven Sahiounie One of the most profound changes after 9/11 was the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 and in 2003 the invasion of Iraq, which were to reshape American military commitments for the next two decades. Read here