American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies That the Government Tells Us (32 page)

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Authors: Jesse Ventura,Dick Russell

Tags: #Conspiracies, #General, #Government, #National, #Conspiracy Theories, #United States, #Political Science

Chapter Eleven
1

John Ellis and Fox: “Because Jeb Said So: What Really Happened on Election Night in Florida,” by David W. Moore, in
Loser Take All
, edited by Mark Crispin Miller, Ig Publishing, Brooklyn, 2008, p. 36.

2

Volusia County “mistake”:
Loser Take All
, “Diebold and Max Cleland's ‘Loss' in Georgia,” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., p. 66.

3

Voter delays; photo IDs; missing ballots: “The Stolen Presidential Elections,”
www.michaelparenti.org
.

4

Felon purge in Florida: Greg Palast,
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
, Plume paperback, 2003, pp. 11-21.

5

Post
story: Ibid., p. 19.

6

Russert comment: Ibid., p. 39.

7

Absentee ballots: “Did Bush camp encourage military personnel to vote after Election Day?”, by Jake Tapper,
www.salon.com
, March 5, 2001.

8

Mob and recount: “The Five Worst Republican Outrages,” by Wayne Barrett,
www.villagevoice.com
, December 19, 2000.

9

Scalia on decision: Miller piece,
Loser Take All
, p. 40.

10

Later articles showing Gore victory: cited in Miller article,
Loser Take All
, p. 37.

11

Times
and
Post
on 2004 election: “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?”, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., posted June 1, 2006 at
www.rollingstone.com
.

12

Kennedy on election: Ibid.

13

Voting machine companies: “Diebold and Max Cleland's ‘Loss' in Georgia,”
Loser Take All
, p. 66.

14

Vote shift: “The Suspicious, Disturbing Death of Election Rigger Michael Connell,” by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman,
www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3320
, December 21, 2008.

15

Ohio events: Kennedy article.

16

Lou Harris: Ibid.

17

Blackwell and Conyers: Fitrakis and Wasserman article.

18

Suit against Blackwell:
King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association v. Blackwell
.

19

Missing Ohio records: “2004 Ballots Not Preserved,”
Cincinnatti Enquirer
, August 12, 2007.

20

Background on lawsuit: Cliff Arnebeck interview with Dick Russell, August 21, 2009.

21

Arnebeck on Spoonamore: Interview with Dick Russell, August 2009.

22

Spoonamore background: “Cyber Security Expert Says KingPin Attack Benefited Bush,”
www.epluribusmedia.net
, October 30, 2008.

23

SMARTech: “Chattanooga Takes Center Stage in Connecting Voters for President,”
Chattanooga Times Free Press
, March 19, 2004.

24

Contract between Ohio, GovTech: “Statement of Work Under State Term Schedule Number 533384-1, Secretary of State Contract Number 180.”

25

Spoonamore on Ohio setup: Interview with Dick Russell, August 21, 2009.

26

Bush/Rove/Blackwell meeting: “Are Rove's Missing E-mails the Smoking Guns of the Stolen 2004 Election?”, by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman,
The Free Press
, April 25, 2007.

27

Connell managing: Mark Crispin Miller on
Democracy Now!
,
www.truthout.org
, December 25, 2008.

28

Triad: “Proof of Ohio Election Fraud Exposed,” on
www.michaelmoore.com
, December 2004.

29

Connell admission: Court deposition, 2008.

30

Conyers letter: “Ballot Scamming,”
www.americanfreepress.net
.

31

Connell background: “Who is Michael Connell? Why He Should be Investigated by Congress,” document prepared for House Judiciary Committee, provided Dick Russell, 2009.

32

Spoonamore on Connell: Russell interview.

33

Roy Cales: “Who is Roy Cales and What's his Connection to Mike Connell?”,
epluribusmedia.net
, August 6, 2008.

34

Cales resignation: “Arrest of Florida CIO Prompts Resignation,”
Washington Technology
, September 4, 2001.

35

Connell and Ohio computers: House Judiciary Committee document.

36

Rove and Connell subpoena: “Cyber Security Expert Says KingPin Attack Benefited Bush.”

37

Pre-election predictions: “Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale,” by Karl Rove,
Wall Street Journal
, October 16, 2008;
www.rove.com/election
, November 2008.

38

Spoonamore on election counter-hacking '08: interview with Russell.

39

Connell plane crash: “The Suspicious, Disturbing Death of Election Rigger Michael Connell,” by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, December 21, 2008.

40

Connell canceling flights:
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/23
.

41

Arnebeck on Connell's death: interview with Dick Russell, August 21, 2009.

Chapter Twelve
1

John Farmer book:
The Ground Truth: The Story Behind America's Defense on 9/11
, 2009.

2

Charles Lewis on 9/11 and LAX: interview with Dick Russell, July 2, 2009. See also: “What I Heard LAX Security Officials Say During the 9/11 Attacks,” at
www.911truth.org
.

3

Fighter jet intercepts:
Loose Change
, documentary about 9/11, 2007 version.

4

Defense Secretary approval:
http://911review.com/means/standdown.html
.

5

Mineta story and Cheney:
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, by David Ray Griffin, Olive Branch Press, 2008, pp. 91-94.

6

Barry Jennings on explosions: “Summary of Evidence of Controlled Demolition at World Trade Center,” by David R. Wayne and Greg Garrison, November 25, 2008.

7

Tower design and aircraft statistics:
Loose Change
.

8

NIST report and molten metal: Ibid.

9

Nano-thermite report: Press release from Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth, April 21, 2009, quoting Harrit on Danish TV2 News. Asked why he thought this was responsible for the buildings' collapse, Harrit said: “Well, it's an explosive. Why else would it be out there?”

10

Gage on building collapses:
www.ae911truth.org/
.

11

Steel debris shipped:
Loose Change
.

12

Lewis on missile hitting Pentagon: Russell interview.

13

Location of strike:
Loose Change
.

14

Pentagon attack: Both Wittenberg and Stubblebine are interviewed in the
Zero
documentary, viewable online.

15

Stubblebine on Pentagon:
www.youtube.com
. video interview

16

Lack of damage and debris: Griffin,
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, pp. 63-64.

17

Colonel Nelson on Pentagon crash: E-mail communication with coauthor Dick Russell.

18

Hanjour experience and maneuver: Griffin, ibid.

19

Disappearance of financial information: Arlington County After Action Report.

20

Operations and budget information: Griffin book.

21

Olson calls: Griffin, pp. 60-61.

22

Wittenberg on Flight 77:
Zero
.

23

Operation Northwoods:
www.whatreallyhappened.com/northwoods.html
. quoting from
Body of Secrets
, by James Bamford, Doubleday, 2001, p. 82 and following.

24

Charles Lewis on Pennsylvania plane: Russell interview.

25

Pennsylvania crash site:
Loose Change
, including footage from CNN.

26

Voice recorder, mayor's comment, jets scrambled:
Loose Change
.

27

Bush, Rumsfeld, and Rice denials:
The New Pearl Harbor
, p. 134.

28

Bush intelligence briefing: Declassified April 2004, viewable online.

29

Rice warned by Tenet: “Two Months Before 9/11, an Urgent Warning to Rice,”
Washington Post
, October 1, 2006, p. A17.

30

Cofer Black: Ibid.

31

Rice response: “Rice: No Memory of CIA Warning of Attack,” Associated Press, October 2, 2006.

32

Israel warning: “What did Israel know In advance of the 9/11 Attacks?”, By Christopher Ketcham,
Counterpunch
, 2007 Vol. 14, Nos. 3 and 4. The story first appeared in the
British Sunday Telegraph
(September 16, 2001).

33

French warning: “September 11 01: The French Knew Much About It,” by Guillaume Dasquie,
Le Monde,
April 16, 2004.

34

Susan Lindauer warning: “Susan Lindauer Reveals Facts about 9/11 Warning,” by Michael Collins, March 3, 2009. Also, “911 Prediction Revealed at Lindauer Hearing in NYC,” by Michael Collins, June 19, 2008,
www.scoop.co.nz
.

35

FBI list: Ibid.

36

Hijackers alive and well:
Zero
, Italian documentary about 9/11, viewable online.

37

Bin Laden videos and lack of evidence:
Loose Change
.

38

Evidence left behind:
Loose Change
.

39

Atta's movements:
Zero
.

40

CIA and hijackers: cited in Scott, from
The Looming Tower
, by Lawrence Wright.

41

Background on terrorists/CIA and visas:
Zero
.

42

Edmonds bombshell: As a guest on Mike Malloy radio show.

43

Edmonds on bin Laden and U.S.: “Bombshell: Bin Laden worked for US till 9/11,” July 31, 2009,
www.dailykos.com
.

44

Chartered planes: “FBI's 9/11 Saudi Flight Documents Released,” by Matt Renner, June 22, 2007,
www.truthout.org
.

45

Ahmad wire transfer to Atta:
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, p. 222.

46

Graham book:
Intelligence Matters
, published 2004, cited in
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, pp. 224-5.

47

U.S. and Saudis: One of Bush's brothers, Marvin, was on the board of a company called Securacom (since renamed Stratesec). Its board chairman is Wirt D. Walker III, who happens to be a cousin of both Marvin and W. Securacom provided security for both the World Trade Center and the Dulles International Airport, where Flight 77 originated before supposedly crashing into the Pentagon. Stratesec has both Kuwaiti and Saudi investors, and W's uncle Jonathan is a board member of the Riggs bank. “Saudi Princess Haifa al Faisal, the wife of Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Bandar, used a Riggs account to funnel money to Omar al Bayoumi and Osama Basnan, two Saudi students in California associated with two of the 911 hijackers.” (Wayne Madsen article, “Marvin Bush Employee's Mysterious Death,”
www.democraticunderground.com
.)

48

Shaffer on Able Danger: Interview with Dick Russell, September 19, 2009.

49

Able Danger's discoveries:
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, pp. 179-80.

50

Colonel Shaffer: Ibid, p. 180.

51

Attempts to tell story: Ibid., pp. 181- 185.

52

Griffin quote: Ibid., p. 195.

53

Clarke on Iraq:
Washington Post
op-ed, May 31, 2009.

54

Zelikow and 9/11 Commission:
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited
, pp. 238-9, citing Philip Shenon's 2008 book
The Commission
.

55

Zelikow and report on “catastrophic terrorism”:
The New Pearl Harbor
, p. 243.

56

Zelikow and Iraq: Ibid., p. 245.

57

Zelikow and Rove: “NYT's Reporter Claims Rove Influenced 9/11 Commission Report,” by Max Holland, Washington Decoded, January 30, 2008,
www.truthout.org
.

58

Clarke on Zelikow: Ibid., p. 248, citing Shenon book.

59

Government minders: “Newly Released Memo: Government ‘Minders' at 9/11 Commission interviews ‘Intimidated' Witnesses,” May 1, 2009,
www.opednews.com
.

60

Washington Post
on commission: Cited in “The 9/11 Commission Rejects own Report as Based on Government Lies,”
http://www.salem-news.com/araticles/september112009/911_truth_9-11-09
. php.

61

Kean/Hamilton on CIA obstruction: “Stonewalled by the CIA,” by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton,
New York Times
, January 2, 2008.

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