Thursday, September 11, 2008

Influences on the media... Facts v.s. Theatrics... Who can you trust?

The film, "The Path to 9/11" originally aired in 2006 on September 10 and 11.
It was never shown again.
"Blocking "The Path to 9/11" was released on DVD September 1, 2008.

There is much controversy behind this film.  It originally was called "The Path to 9/11."
When ABC sent out some tapes for preview, the film makers were pressured to take out scenes.
The Clinton's were in opposition of the film.
The film tells the story of the events that led up to the events of September 11, 2001.
In 1998, in response to Terrorist attacks on US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (224 dead, 5,000 injured), the US staged a series of cruise missile attacks in Afghanistan and Sudan, targeting the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and Chemical Weapon plants.

The film, "The Path to 9/11" included these events...          most of them

View a few of the trailers for the film, "Blocking "The Path to 9/11" 
 

This film is about the Path to 9/11... Barack Obama has his opinion.


And the scene that you were not supposed to see:
 
For more reading and information, check the Related Links, Article about "The Path...

Patterns here?

Knowing more about Al Qaeda, the attacks on America at home and abroad, and about the situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the middle east, including Africa...

Do we see patterns of behavior?
Can we make a prediction for the future?

Do you see Al-Qaeda as a threat?  What would you propose as a solution?

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

News Coverage of September 11, 2001


7:33 in length.

Why did the Towers fall?

It is not just the fact that a plane crashed through it, the towers were actually built to withstand that.
About an hour long, but the answer is revealed.

Who is Al-Qaeda?

A quick look at the "lawless border between Pakistan and Afghanistan"

Building the Twin Towers

Building the World Trade Centers was a phenomenal feat for its time.
Video is 18 minutes.