Originally posted by Miss MacPhisto:
It was reported by several local and national news channels that i watched in the days following Sept. 11th.
OK, here is the major problem I have with your arguement. The major media outlets were all running with stories like this before the dust had a chance to settle. It's always been that way with the media. Remember the day the fed. building in Oklahoma City blew up? CNN or some similar network was ready to pin the blame on some militia group in Indiana..I personally don't buy into much that is reported in the days immediately following a tragedy such as 9-11.
Also, the media does like to put their spin on things. They get told by sources in the FBI or CIA that they were warned of a possible terrorist threat prior to 9-11, and the press turns around with "Our Gov't Knew the Attacks on the WTC and Pentagon Were Coming"
What they actually said was that the CIA passed the info on to the FBI, who did nothing about it.
Could this be any more vague? What information? Did it mention targets, schedules, methods of operation? anything? Without specifics it's next to impossible, even for the US gov't, to stop a few people with box cutters.[/b]
There are 3 possibilities to consider:
1. The US government orchestrated the whole thing, and Osama is merely an actor.
2. The US government knew about the impending attacks, and did nothing to stop it, for reasons we have yet to figure out.
3. The US government is one of the most hopeless, helpless, incompetant and idiotic governments on the face of the earth, and they were merely just too stupid, too ill prepared, and/or too lazy to do anything to prevent such an attack.
Personally, if it is the latter, i think all the top officials in the government and airline industries should be fired or arrested for not taking measures to prevent such a thing.
Yes, these are all easier to believe than the possiblity that Bin Laden simpley got the better of us that day.
Miss Mac, I don't pretend to have all the answers, but I know one thing. I've read Jim Garrison's book and, believe me, you are no Jim Garrison. Have a nice day.
[This message has been edited by Clark W. Griswold, Jr (edited 05-08-2002).]