Tuesday, June 22, 2010

9/11 updates: feds, foia & my 4,000th post

judge dismisses many claims in 9/11 lawsuits
judge dismisses many claims in 9/11 lawsuitsfrom nytimes: A federal judge in Manhattan who was criticized by families of victims of 9/11 for taking too long to decide motions in lawsuits they had filed has handed down a ruling dismissing claims made against many of the defendants. The judge, George B. Daniels of Federal District Court, has overseen a group of lawsuits filed in the wake of the attacks. The suits sought to hold charities, financial institutions and individuals responsible for providing money and other support to Al Qaeda.

chances dim for swift 9/11 decision: obama, holder & ksm

william a. ('bill') christison (1928-2010)
from 911truth.org: William A. ("Bill") Christison, a former senior analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency who became a supporter of the 9/11 Truth Movement, died June 13, 2010, due to a rapidly advancing neurological disease, which he had contracted three months earlier. He leaves behind his wife, Kathleen McGrath Christison (who had also been a CIA analyst), two daughters (Lynda Carlson and Judith Wooten), and a son (Eric). He had been preceded in death by two other sons (Robert and Thomas). The memorial service was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, June 18.

video: decent coverage of the 9/11 truth movement


new foia request: nsa’s 9/11 retrospective
from history commons: I have filed a new FOIA request. It is for the NSA’s 9/11 retrospective, which collected communications intercepts relevant to the 9/11 plot. The request is also for the addendum to the retrospective, which was the subject of an earlier blog post. The NSA has previously turned down a couple of FOIA requests and I don’t expect much, but if you don’t take a shot, you don’t score a goal. A list of successful FOIA requests can be found here and unsuccessful ones here.

did 9/11 justify the war in afghanistan?:
using the mcchrystal moment to raise a forbidden question


actions & inactions of the commander in charge of the US air defense failure on 9/11
from 9/11 blogger: General Ralph Eberhart was the commander in chief of NORAD--the military organization responsible for defending U.S. airspace--when the 9/11 attacks occurred. Considering that NORAD failed to intercept any of the four aircraft targeted in the attacks and successfully defend New York and Washington, one would reasonably expect Eberhart to have been somehow held to account. And yet that did not happen.

video: max keiser on 'the bin laden trades' & insider trading of 9/11


update: remains of 72 people found at world trade center site*

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