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yurbud

(39,405 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2014, 02:13 PM Jul 2014

REPUBLICAN: public needs to see classified pages of 9/11 report before we do more in Middle East

Two Republicans and a Democratic representative in Congress got to see the classified section of the Joint Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 report. I remember reading an earlier article on this, and the Republican said he was "shaken" by what he saw.

I emphasize the Republican involvement in this because you would expect them to be rah-rah for war and knee-jerk support whatever Bush did, especially in the "War on Terror."

It's hard to disagree with what this guy says: Americans need to know this crucial missing piece of what happened on 9/11 or we can't give informed consent to our government's foreign policy in the Middle East or anywhere else.

In March Benswann.com reported that Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Walter Jones (R-NC), and Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), along with families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001, urged the president to declassify 28 pages from the 9/11 congressional investigation report, providing more information to the general public.

“Before we involve ourselves in #Iraq, Congressmen and their constituents need to know more about the events leading up to 9/11. Understanding what enabled this tragedy to occur is fundamental to drafting a strategy for the Middle East.

That’s why I joined families of 9/11 victims and Congressman Walter Jones and Congressman Stephen Lynch at a press conference to promote the release of 28 classified pages from an official 9/11 report. Based on my reading of the documents, I am confident that making these 28 pages public would not damage our national security.”

During a press conference Rep Massie said, “As I read it, and we all had our own experience, I had to stop every couple of pages and just sort of try to absorb and try to rearrange my understanding of history. It challenges you to re-think everything. I think the whole country needs to go through that.”

http://911blogger.com/news/2014-07-16/rep-massie-shocking-911-documents-it-challenges-you-re-think-everything-joshua-cook-jul-16-2014

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REPUBLICAN: public needs to see classified pages of 9/11 report before we do more in Middle East (Original Post) yurbud Jul 2014 OP

Bob Graham warned that the redacted portions of the report were damning. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #1

or Halliburton GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #2

that's a different kind of problem yurbud Jul 2014 #3

one thing I'm pretty sure is in there: Bandar Bush's helping hand to hijackers: yurbud Jul 2014 #5

Probably more evidence of “intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy" LiberalLovinLug Jul 2014 #8

Blowback. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #4

why keep that so hush-hush? It more or less fits the official narrative and doesn't turn it on its yurbud Jul 2014 #6

Sort of suggests we should have invaded Saudi Arabia. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #7

if your ally attacks you, you do nothing to punish them, and blame someone else yurbud Jul 2014 #9

Exactly. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #10

A huge reason 911 is secret polynomial Jul 2014 #11

people in the media have at least average intelligence, so you are probably right yurbud Jul 2014 #14

"I am confident that making these 28 pages public would not damage our national security.” Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #12

yep. yurbud Jul 2014 #13

Kick for visibility Snarkoleptic Jul 2014 #15

thanks yurbud Jul 2014 #16

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

1. Bob Graham warned that the redacted portions of the report were damning.

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 02:26 PM

Jul 2014

I'm guessing there was strong evidence of Saudi and/or Pakistan backing.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

2. or Halliburton

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 02:29 PM

Jul 2014

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

3. that's a different kind of problem

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 02:31 PM

Jul 2014

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

5. one thing I'm pretty sure is in there: Bandar Bush's helping hand to hijackers:

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:44 PM

Jul 2014

and more on Bandar and terror from a few years back:
http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2008/02/bandar-bushs-terror-threat-to-britain.html

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)

8. Probably more evidence of “intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy"

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:51 PM

Jul 2014

as per the Downing Street Memos

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

4. Blowback.

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:43 PM

Jul 2014

Mostly but not entirely from our military presence in Saudi Arabia post-Gulf War.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

6. why keep that so hush-hush? It more or less fits the official narrative and doesn't turn it on its

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:45 PM

Jul 2014

head.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

7. Sort of suggests we should have invaded Saudi Arabia.

Reply to yurbud (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:46 PM

Jul 2014

Rather than Iraq.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

9. if your ally attacks you, you do nothing to punish them, and blame someone else

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:54 PM

Jul 2014

it looks less like an "attack" and more like a favor (to those in power).

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

10. Exactly.

Reply to yurbud (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 05:01 PM

Jul 2014

The conservatives I've talked to mostly have no clue at all about our military presence there during that DECADE (Support da troops! Derp!) and make nothing of the connection between Bin Laden and most of the hijacker's national origin.

More often than not, they think some of the hijackers were Iraqi.

There is no way to atone for what we did to Iraq.

polynomial

(750 posts)

11. A huge reason 911 is secret

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 05:08 PM

Jul 2014

A huge reason 911 is secret

This is my prophecy: The media will be very tied to the war crime. This is hunch but living through that period does convince me the three big networks are in on the hoax. This war was total profiteering.

Another prophecy: those on the inside of the media close to the records especially utube tapes and other news films will be able to show complicity to the wars and commercial time profiteering.

Moreover, I would suspect prominent news anchor have secretly taken some of the most important archives as insurance against prosecution, retribution or retaliation.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

14. people in the media have at least average intelligence, so you are probably right

Reply to polynomial (Reply #11)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 05:42 PM

Jul 2014

though it is more an issue of editors of papers, producers of TV news, and mostly, owners of both.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

12. "I am confident that making these 28 pages public would not damage our national security.”

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 05:15 PM

Jul 2014

True, but there have been hints that those pages redacted by Dubya will reveal the Saudi's ties to the Bush Family and his father's ties to terrorism.