JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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prettyflyforahentai
Ugh, the fawning over this empty suit by the Aussie media this afternoon makes me embarrassed to be Australian. I feel like this country's getting dumber by the minute.
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prettyflyforahentai
Pawatan,
cheers, mate! I like a good discussion with people who stand by reasonable arguments and don't resort to petty name calling. This topic is always going to get people revved up, and the arguments will only ever get settled by solid evidence examined by experts and with relentless pursuit of the truth. The perps are never going to come out and intentionally incriminate themselves...
Posted in: Ten years on, do you believe al-Qaida was responsible for the events of 9/11?
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prettyflyforahentai
The "conspiracy theorist" label is a lazy epithet used by people who try to silence those who ask uncomfortable questions about contentious issues and hold a healthy skepticism towards government explanations. As much as I disagree with Pawatan's explanations, at least he(she?) is attempting to put forward evidence and ask reasonable questions. I can respect that.
I just think it is pretty naive to take the word of governments at face value on pretty much any issue, much less something like 9/11. Politicians and governments lie, backflip and cover up whenever it suits them, regardless of how minor the issue. As I mentioned in an earlier post, even the official 9/11 Commission complained that the government was actively unhelpful, regularly obstructing their investigations. If the Bush administration had nothing to hide, why were they so economical with the truth? Instead, they chose to ignore powerful questions and attempt to publicly smear their critics - including rescuers who risked their lives in extreme danger and are now gravely ill from the toxic dust they encountered.
Let's consider why planes were used in the attacks. 9/11 appears to be a very well planned psychological operation to manipulate public opinion in favour of upcoming wars. The powerful image of the second plane flying into one of the towers has been viewed countless times in the last 10 years, and has been milked for all it's worth by governments to ramp up the fear factor to justify the war on terror and its associated trappings. It reminds me of the two minutes of focused hate against the Goldstein figure in 1984. A simple demolition without the planes would simply not carry the same emotional influence. Moreover, the towers collapsing on their own footprint following a large basement bomb would be a lot harder for the public to believe.
And what about the Patriot Act? How could such a complex document be prepared in just weeks after 9/11? Of course it was a bill waiting for a suitable event that would convince Americans to surrender some liberty for perceived security. It flushed due process down the drain, and most of Congress didn't even bother to read it before they for voted, with very few having the courage to vote against it. Successive Congresses have voted to extend the Act with little amendment. So now there is the behemoth of the Dept of Homeland Security acting as a law unto itself, and hundreds of innocent people on the no-fly list with little recourse against the government for this grievous error.
All the while, America descends further into fascism and the perpetrators believe they will never be brought to justice.
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prettyflyforahentai
Wikipedia is useful but not exactly a reliable source of information about controversial topics. It's regularly edited to ensure the truth is glossed over. Large numbers of firemen and police were threatened with sacking and loss of pension if they openly discussed what they saw and heard in and around the WTC complex on that day. Now they're not welcome at commemoration ceremonies at the WTC site. Go figure.
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prettyflyforahentai
Seriously, anyone who believes the official government story about what happened on September 11 needs to take a good hard look at themselves.
Even the official 9/11 Commission set up to investigate had grave misgivings about the information they were given. Plus they faced constant obstructions from the CIA, FBI and Bush administration when searching for clues. That in itself says much about the government's version. Plus, they Bush administration wanted none other than Henry Kissinger to head up the commission! Even Washington powerbrokers saw that as a deliberate attempt to whitewash the outcome, so Bush had to back down.
Building 7 is one of the most important keys in this conundrum. How it collapsed in the manner it did is very odd, since it was hit by nothing but minor debris and collapsed on it's own footprint at freefall speed, with the characteristics of a controlled demolition. And there's the BBC video showing it standing and reported collapsed 20 minutes before it went down! Take a look at this following video showing the collapse, and WTC 7's owner commenting afterwards. Certainly raises some heady questions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=972ETepp4GI&feature=fvwp
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prettyflyforahentai
American Devil, you described the WHY quite nicely.
It seems that we in "democratic" Western nations think it is simply inconceivable for elements within governments - and their supporters - to kill their own citizens for political, power or financial gain. Unfortunately, evil minds didn't vanish with the end of WW2.
Basically, most politicians and their owners don't give a darn about the average person; if a few people have to die, then so be it. Send the soldiers off to do the dirty work while bankers print enormous amounts of fiat currency to lend to governments who spend that money on military exploits. Those exploits are serviced by large corporations who supply the goods and services required to keep the military operating, sometimes getting the jobs through no-bid contracts (remember Halliburton?).
The WHY of 9/11 is that war is a massive racket. If 3,000 people had to die to justify more war, then so be it. There was no way people would have cared enough to be fooled by WMDs alone. A much bigger lie had to be perpetrated to garner public support, as American Devil noted.
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prettyflyforahentai
Badsey, the Perth Mint is a good. reliable source. That's where I got mine from and took physical delivery. Don't like the idea of keeping allocations, however convenient that may be, because there's no guarantee you can get your hands on the allocation when (not if) the SHTF.
Posted in: How are you responding to the global stock market turmoil?
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prettyflyforahentai
My stocks have dropped a bit but I think they'll recover over time because of what they are. My silver and gold are rising swiftly and I think they have a looooong way to go due to the economic fundamentals of the global economy being so poor.
A small number of people will come out winners, especially if your name's Soros, Rockefeller or Rothschild. As for the rest of us, we'll be copping it in the rear directly or indirectly through job losses, rising prices for essentials, heavily eroded superannuation, and just general angst about the future.
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prettyflyforahentai
Hong Kong was pretty bad.
But I reckon Melbourne is awful. Drivers who don't speak English or use deodorant, have no idea where they're going, drive recklessly (even by the infamous standards of taxi drivers worldwide) and refuse to let you in the cab unless you're going out to the airport!
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