September 11 Commission Report - Gnostic Liberation Front

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Cover-up: Credibility of the American Press and Government
For most Americans, the findings of this report raise the question of credibility. Whom
should one believe: the government? the American press? the sources in this report?
When it comes to trusting the government sources regarding the matters covered in this
report, the only published opinion survey on the substance of this report found that nearly
half of the American public does not find the official government story credible! From
Zogby International, the official polling agency for Reuters in the US, one learns
“… half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some of
our leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that
they consciously failed to act," according to the poll conducted by Zogby International. The poll of
New York residents was conducted from Tuesday August 24 through Thursday August 26, 2004.
Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.5. The poll is the first of its kind conducted in
America that surveys attitudes regarding US government complicity in the 9/11 tragedy. Despite the
acute legal and political implications of this accusation, nearly 30% of registered Republicans and over
38% of those who described themselves as "very conservative" supported the claim.” [ Half of New
Yorkers Believe US Leaders Had Foreknowledge of Impending 9-11 Attacks and “Consciously
Failed” To Act; 66% Call For New Probe of Unanswered Questions by Congress or New York’s
Attorney General, New Zogby International Poll Reveals
http://www.zogby.com ,Released: August 30, 2004]
Similarly, Time Magazine reported in December 2005 that 48% of Americans believe
President Bush deliberately misled the American public to build his case for invading
Iraq. [The New Rules of Engagement, Michael Ware, Time, December 12, 2005, p.38]
With this type of public support (or lack there-of), challenging the credibility of the US
Government official story should not be interpreted as an unpatriotic act, although it will
be.
The credibility of this report, challenging the credibility of the official US government
position, does generate some concern. It might be very easy to dismiss the findings in
this report by arguing that the independent, free press has not reported on these findings,
therefore they must not be true. Actually, the free press has done its job, but it appears
that when it comes to matters of organized crime, the free press has been reduced to a
handful of courageous individuals who have suffered much to bring Americans the truth.
Without them, this report could not exist. This report attempts to recognize those
reporters by using their words directly, rather than burying the recognition in a footnote.
To assist the reader is assessing the issue of credibility and reliability of an independent,
free press, this section presents three arguments and supportive evidence which
demonstrates that the level of control of ‘the media’ by an ‘organized crime’ syndicate is
both insidious and pervasive:
1. Through control of various positions in the government and through close
relations with owners of the press, the Bush political and family network is able to
bury news it believes will expose their crimes;
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