TV Guide: 9/11 Families condemn Bush on American prime time.

[JackRiddler]

(The latest from 911truth.org)

The Bush 2004 campaign kicked off this week with slick TV ads that use images of the ruins at Ground Zero to suggest that Americans are safer under Bush.

This has backfired, spectacularly. The 9/11 families themselves have taken to the airwaves to express revulsion at this latest attempt to exploit the dead of Sept. 11 for political gain. They are on prime time, on the mainstream news programs.

And they are still asking their unanswered questions about what really happened on Sept. 11. The obstruction of the 9/11 investigation by Bush is turning into a major issue. The media are showing images they suppressed after Sept. 11 - images of Bush in the school, doing nothing, listening to children read "The Pet Goat" while New York burned. Why? Why did neither he nor his entourage react to "America under attack"? That is one of 23 questions the families want to pose to Bush directly.

This mailing includes:

1 -- A listing of TV appearances on March 5-6th by 9/11 family members protesting the exploitation of 9/11 by Bush.

2 -- PRESS ADVISORY: Family press conference at the New York Sheraton, 10 a.m. Friday.

3 -- Article from the New York Daily News (a conservative, mass circulation tabloid): "Furor over Bush's 9/11 ad." In which a firefighter says the immortal words: "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place. The image of firefighters at Ground Zero should not be used for this stuff, for politics."

4 -- UPCOMING FAX CAMPAIGN (Mar. 22-24): GET THE MEDIA TO ASK THE 23 QUESTIONS POSED BY THE 9/11 FAMILIES.

5 -- THE 23 QUESTIONS FOR BUSH

Note: the 9/11 Truth Alliance site now links to more information about the upcoming San Francisco Conference, Mar. 26-28, International Inquiry into 9-11, Phase One. Go to www.911truth.org

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TV APPEARANCES BY 9/11 FAMILY MEMBERS

Note that these are mostly members of the Family Steering Committee, who are posing the "23 Questions to Bush" and who have accused the official Kean Commission of engaging in coverup!

Thursday March 4th (sorry if you missed them):

5 PM CNN The Wolf Blitzer Report, Patty Casazza and possibly Bill Doyle

6:30 PM CBS Evening News, Lorie Van Auken

7 PM CNN Anderson Cooper 360, Kristen Breitweiser

7PM MSNBC Hardball, Monica Gabrielle

8PM FOX The O'Reilly Factor, Family members unknown at this time.The president's re-election campaign ads include one that refers to the 9/11 terror attacks. Appropriate? Inappropriate? We'll debate it.

10 PM MSNBC Scarborough Country: Phil Berg. He is the lawyer of 9/11 widow Ellen Mariani, who is suing members of the Bush administration under the Racketeering Act (RICO) for intentionally allowing 9/11 to happen.

Friday March 5th

5AM CBS Morning News, Patty Casazza

7AM NBC The Today Show, Mindy Kleinberg and Kristen Breitweiser

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PRESS ADVISORY

10 AM, MARCH 5, NEW YORK CITY

The 9/11 family members just called on Bush to remove the controversial ads from the airwaves and will hold a press conference about it.

Two of the campaign's new ads launched today, however, show images of the World Trade Center devastation with an American flag waving, followed by the tagline: "President Bush: Steady Leadership in Times of Change"

The 9/11 family members and the 9/11 fire fighters will show up here:

WHO: 9/11 Victims families, Firefighters
WHAT: Press Conference to Call on Bush to Withdraw 9/11 Campaign Ads
WHEN: 10AM, Friday, March 5
WHERE: Sheraton New York, 811 7th Avenue (b/w 52nd and 53rd Streets),
Executive Conference Room J, NYC

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http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/170291p-148587c.html

Furor over Bush's 9/11 ad

By MAGGIE HABERMAN in New York
amd THOMAS M. DeFRANK in Washington
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

(photo)
'After 3,000 people were murdered on his watch, it seems to me that that takes an awful lot of audacity. Honestly, it's in poor taste.' - Kristen Breitweiser, with her husband's ring.

(...)

"It's a slap in the face of the murders of 3,000 people," said Monica Gabrielle, whose husband died in the twin tower attacks. "It is unconscionable."

Gabrielle and several other family members said the injury was compounded by Bush's refusal to testify in open session before the 9/11 commission.

Mindy Kleinberg said she was offended because the White House has not cooperated fully with the commission and because of the sight of remains being lifted out of Ground Zero in one of the spots. "How heinous is that?" Kleinberg asked. "That's somebody's ."

Firefighter Tommy Fee in Rescue Squad 270 in Queens was appalled. "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place. The image of firefighters at Ground Zero should not be used for this stuff, for politics," Fee said.

(...)

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/170291p-148587c.html


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MASS FAX, PHONE, EMAIL CAMPAIGN FOR 9-11 TRUTH - Spread the Word!!

MARCH 22 - MARCH 24 - Mark Your Calendar!!

PLEASE CONTACT the below on the above 3 days. Fax if you have a fax machine, but call and email all these numbers and attempt to discuss politely in detail the 23 questions of the 9-11 Family Steering Committee that are not being asked with as many staff people at the below numbers as you can. The message to impart to these offices is below. Please urge all you know to participate in this historic phone/fax/email campaign for truth 3/22 thru 3/24. Contact all these offices several times during these 3 days and attempt to talk to as many staff people at these offices as you can about the 23 FSC questions regarding Bush & 9-11.

Besides the 23 questions, also post (and discuss in phone calls) the announcement of the Int'l 9-11 Inquiry in San Francisco (see 911truth.org).

CBS Evening News, Saturday and Sunday editions:
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
PHONE: [phone]

CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
[e-mail] .
PHONE: [phone]

ABC News:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/WorldNewsTonight/WNT_newemail_form.html

NBC/MSNBC:
[e-mail]
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CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?3
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?2
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?5
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?6
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?7
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?8
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?73
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?18
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?13
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4.html?19

FOX News:
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NY Times NEWS DEPARTMENT:
[e-mail]
1-888-NYT-NEWS.
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]; [e-mail]
[e-mail]; [e-mail]
[e-mail]; [e-mail]

SF Chronicle:
[phone]
National . . . [phone]
Editorial News City Desk . . . [phone]

John Kerry for President, Inc.
[e-mail]
202-548-6800
202-548-6801 (fax)

Edwards for President
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Chelsea Wilson (Raleigh Headquarters Volunteer Information)
E-mail: [e-mail]

Kucinich for President
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Sharpton 2004
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Drew University President’s Office - 9-11 Chairman Kean is President of Drew
President: Thomas H. Kean, 973/408-3100
[e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

9-11 Commission:
Washington Office*
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

New York Office
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

Thomas H. Kean Chair
Lee H. Hamilton Vice Chair
Richard Ben-Veniste
Fred F. Fielding
Jamie S. Gorelick
Slade Gorton
Bob Kerrey
John F. Lehman
Timothy J. Roemer
James R. Thompson

Senator Tom Daschle
[phone]
Aberdeen: [phone]
Rapid City: [phone]
Sioux Falls: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://www.senate.gov/~daschle/webform.html

Congressman J. Dennis Hastert D.C. Office
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Batavia District Office
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Dixon Regional Office
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Geneseo Regional Office
Phone: [phone]

CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY PELOSI:
[phone]
fax [phone]
[e-mail]
[phone]

SENATOR BILL FRIST:
202-224-3344
202-228-1264 (fax)
615-352-9411
615-352-9985 (fax)

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THE MESSAGE

cc: CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX News, NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle

Please demand answers to the following 23 questions provided by the 9-11 Family Steering Committee. And also, please attend the upcoming 3/26, 3/27, 3/28 International 9-11 Inquiry in San Francisco (see http://www.deceptiondollar.com/Inquiry911.htm, www.911visibility.org and 911truth.org)

The Family Steering Committee Statement and Questions Regarding the 9/11
Commission Interview with President Bush February 16, 2004

February 16, 2004. The Family Steering Committee believes that President Bush should provide sworn public testimony to the full ten-member panel of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

Collectively, the Commissioners are responsible for fulfilling the Congressional mandate. Therefore, each Commissioner must have full access to the testimony of all individuals and the critical information that will enable informed decisions and recommendations. Before an audience of the American people, the Commission must ask President Bush in sworn testimony, the following questions:

1. As Commander-in-Chief on the morning of 9/11, why didn't you return immediately to Washington, D.C. or the National Military Command Center once you became aware that America was under attack? At specifically what time did you become aware that America was under attack? Who informed you of this fact?

2. On the morning of 9/11, who was in charge of our country while you were away from the National Military Command Center? Were you informed or consulted about all decisions made in your absence?

3. What defensive action did you personally order to protect our nation during the crisis on Sept. 11? What time were these orders given, and to whom? What orders were carried out? What was the result of such orders? Were any such orders not carried out?

4. In your opinion, why was our nation so utterly unprepared for an attack on our own soil?

5. U.S. Navy Captain Deborah Loewer, the Director of the White House Situation Room, informed you of the first airliner hitting Tower One of the World Trade Center before you entered the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. Please explain the reason why you decided to continue with the scheduled classroom visit, fifteen minutes after learning the first hijacked airliner had hit the World Trade Center.

6. Is it normal procedure for the Director of the White House Situation Room to travel with you? If so, please cite any prior examples of when this occurred. If not normal procedure, please explain the circumstances that led to the Director of the White House Situation Room being asked to accompany you to Florida during the week of September 11th.

7. What plan of action caused you to remain seated after Andrew Card informed you that a second airliner had hit the second tower of the World Trade Center and America was clearly under attack? Approximately how long did you remain in the classroom after Card's message?

8. At what time were you made aware that other planes were hijacked in addition to Flight 11 and Flight 175? Who notified you? What was your course of action as Commander-in-Chief of the United States?

9. Beginning with the transition period between the Clinton administration and your own, and ending on 9/11/01, specifically what information (either verbal or written) about terrorists, possible attacks and targets, did you receive from any source?
This would include briefings or communications from:
* Out-going Clinton officials
* CIA, FBI, NSA, DoD and other intelligence agencies
* Foreign intelligence, governments, dignitaries or envoys
* National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
* Richard Clarke, former counterterrorism czar

10. Specifically, what did you learn from the August 6, 2001, PDB about the terrorist threat that was facing our nation? Did you request any follow-up action to take place? Did you request any further report be developed and/or prepared?


11. As Commander-in-Chief, from May 1, 2001 until September 11, 2001, did you receive any information from any intelligence agency official or agent that UBL was planning to attack this nation on its own soil using airplanes as weapons, targeting New York City landmarks during the week of September 11, 2001 or on the actual day of September 11, 2001?

12. What defensive measures did you take in response to pre-9/11 warnings from eleven nations about a terrorist attack, many of which cited an attack in the continental United States? Did you prepare any directives in response to these actions? If so, with what results?

13. As Commander-in-Chief from May 1, 2001 until September 11, 2001, did you or any agent of the U,S, government carry out any negotiations or talks with UBL, an agent of UBL, or al-Qaeda? During that same period, did you or any agent of the U.S. government carry out any negotiations or talks with any foreign government, agents, or officials regarding UBL? If so, what resulted?

14. Your schedule for September 11, 2001 was in the public domain since September 7, 2001. The Emma E. Booker School is only five miles from the Bradenton Airport, so you, and therefore the children in the classroom, might have been a target for the terrorists on 9/11. What was the intention of the Secret Service in allowing you to remain in the Emma E. Booker Elementary School, even though they were aware America was under attack?

15. Please explain why you remained at the Sarasota, Florida, Elementary School for a press conference after you had finished listening to the children read, when as a terrorist target, your presence potentially jeopardized the lives of the children?

16. What was the purpose of the several stops of Air Force One on September 11th? Was Air Force One at any time during the day of September 11th a target of the terrorists? Was Air Force One's code ever breached on September 11th?

17. Was there a reason for Air Force One lifting off without a military escort, even after ample time elapsed to allow military jets to arrive?

18. What prompted your refusal to release the information regarding foreign sponsorship of the terrorists, as illustrated in the inaccessible 28 redacted pages in the Joint Intelligence Committee Inquiry Report? What actions have you personally taken since 9/11 to thwart foreign sponsorship of terrorism?

19. Who approved the flight of the bin Laden family out of the United States when all commercial flights were grounded, when there was time for only minimal questioning by the FBI, and especially, when two of those same individuals had links to WAMY, a charity suspected of funding terrorism? Why were bin Laden family members granted that special privilege � a privilege not available to American families whose loved ones were killed on 9/11?

20. Please explain why no one in any level of our government has yet been held accountable for the countless failures leading up to and on 9/11?

21. Please comment on the fact that UBL's profile on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives poster does not include the 9/11 attacks. To your knowledge, when was the last time any agent of our government had contact with UBL? If prior to 9/11, specifically what was the date of that contact and what was the context of said meeting.

22. Do you continue to maintain that Saddam Hussein was linked to al Qaeda? What proof do you have of any connection between al-Qaeda and the Hussein regime?

23. Which individuals, governments, agencies, institutions, or groups may have benefited from the attacks of 9/11? Please state specifically how you think they have benefited.

The Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Independent
Commission – www.911independentcommission.org

[leftchick]

1. wow! Thanks Jack!

great job! I will be tuning in!

[JNelson6563]

2. Thanks for posting this Jack!

Really great stuff!

Julie

[enough]

3. So great how those Bush* ads are raising awareness of 9-11 questions!

I love the way this is working.

Those Bush* ads have been wonderfully effective in bringing the 9-11 issues out to the mainstream. The 9-11 families are front page above-the-fold in the Philadelphia Inquirer today. And I'm sure it's happening all over the country.

[nostamj]

4. Mindy Kleinberg and Kristen Breitweiser

had a great segment on CNN this morning (in the 9am hour EST)

the Bush ads ARE pushing the 9/11 issues into the light, and focussing on what he did (and more importantly) DIDN'T do that morning.

[Q]

5. The Bushies would have you believe...

...that only Democrats are disgusted at Bush* using 9-11 for political gain and in his campaign. But indeed....anyone with a conscience is incensed at the idea of ANY politician using death and fear to manipulate the voters.

[maggrwaggr]

6. thanks for all the e-mail addresses!

Those are gold.

[Plaid Adder]

7. Dude...Buchanan?

Yikes.

The Plaid Adder

[JackRiddler]

8. YEEEARRGH It's JOHN, not Pat Buchanan, go to his site and see for yourself

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