9/11 CultWatch

Welcome To The 9/11 Cultwatch Blog

Thank you for visiting the 9/11 Cultwatch blog.

We have watched with alarm the spread of the 9/11 'truth' movement. We oppose its venal analysis, lazy research, dubious politics and the anti-semitism that lies at its core. Unopposed these ideas will spread - the 'truth' movement has already spawned a ginger headed stepson - the 7/7 'truth' movement - other flawed campaigns will no doubt follow.

From the e mails and personal approaches we are receiving, it is obvious that the message of 9/11 Cultwatch is spreading.

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Finally 9/11 Cultwatch will consider approaches to speak at conferences, public meetings and to the media about the 9/11 'truth' movement and its offshoots. Feel free to get in touch.

ITV On 21/7 Bombers

Tune in to ITV 1 on Tuesday 1st December for an ITV examination of the failed 21/7 bombings in London in 2005.

As all four of these explosions failed to detonate, and in each instance the would-be bombers were subsequently arrested alive, the issue of these attacks has always presented a considerable challenge for 'truth' activists.  

Early press releases suggest this programme will focus on the views of police and witnesses to the attacks. It is also likely to be rather ignored by those in the 'truth' community.....

Pakistan Imperiled By Conspiracy Theories

Ahmed Rashid has been responsible for some of the most incisive writing about Pakistan in recent years. 

This article, on the scale of conspiracy theories in his home country, and the fact they stifle debate, is timely. We urge visitors to this site to read it.  

One Way Leaks?

To the University of East Anglia, where Clive Stafford Smith of Reprieve spoke yesterday evening on "Reuniting Prisoners With The Rule of Law".

An Anglo-American, Stafford Smith is known for his long term defence work on death row cases in the southern States of the USA, and then more latterly for his work on 'rendition' cases - where the CIA have kidnapped alleged Jihadists then taken them on a magical mystery tour of detention and torture.
There was much that was new in Stafford Smith's talk - how many people know that 11 Britons are on death rown in Pakistan? Omar Saeed Sheikh yes, but even those well versed in British Jihadism would struggle to name the other ten.

Perhaps most interesting of all was the amount of information Stafford Smith and his investigators have gleaned about the United States secret prisons worldwide (including sites in Hungary, Poland and the British dependency of Diego Garcia) and the flight logs that have emerged concerning journeys between these sites. The details of one pilot, Eric Fain, even emerged via the Sheraton hotel he stopped of at on Palma de Mallorca for a spot of R&R in the midst of a rendition!

What's all this got to do with 9/11 'truth'? Well on one level, quite a bit. Stafford Smith commented that vast amounts of information is leaking out from the American side, and of course from others appalled at just what the Americans have done and are still doing with regards to rendition and torture. Some of these whistle blowers, such as Captain Kirk Black, have shown extraordinary degrees of commitment to truth and justice, regardless of their political backgrounds.

Which raises the obvious question. If so much has been discovered about US crimes post 9/11, with the American establishment leaking like a sieve, why has this not occured with regards to 9/11? If 9/11 was an inside job, surely someone, somewhere would have said so by now?  

Snake Oil Exported To Russia

Outside of the Muslim world, the area that has perhaps been the most eager importer of 'truth' doctrines, has been Russia. 

Here a long standing opposition to and suspicion of the United States can be combined with a historically deep anti-semitism - fertile soil for truth theories. Flick around on your satellite package and you may come to Russia Today, an English language Russian station, that regularly plays host to the old Texas snake oil salesman himself - Alex Jones. 

This Monday Jones was to be found regaling viewers on Obama and his puppet masters, followed by some David Sahyler-esque paranoia about how those powers that be wish to snuff him out. Just as Shayler expects us to believe he survived more assassination attempts than General De Gaulle, so it seems Jones is forever in the sights of the snipers bullet. 

You can't help wondering that if anyone could find a way to combine being assassinated with still having access to the subsequent increase in book sales, Alex Jones would do it.............

A Depressing Sight

As if the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war could not get any worse.........

Sky News live coverage this lunchtime - featured a report on the first mornings proceedings, accompanied by the backdrop of a lone activist waving the placard "America did 9/11, 7/7 for Oil." 

As this blog has said repeatedly: What Tony Blair and George W Bush have done in Iraq and Afghanistan is bad enough. Why criticise them for things they have not done? 

Is the Chilcot Inquiry damaged in any way, shape or form by such activities? Or does it serve as a distraction? 

Visitors to this blog should know our answer by now. 

South Park On 9/11

Following the unpleasant discovery of a turd in the urinal, Cartman and the boys get into some serious investigation of 9/11........

Watch it here. 

Sympathy For The Devil

Ian Henshall is spinning hard following Reinvestigate 9/11's meeting on Monday 2 November at Parliament:

"Reinvestigate 911 has gained more momentum following Monday's meeting in the House of Commons. The meeting was attended by one Peer, one senior MP and several aides to various MP's, some senior. About eight more MP's from all parties had asked to attend but due to last minute events and diary clashes were not present. (This is normal, the system keeps MPs overburdened with meetings and short of help)"

Oh please! The 'system' has been more than generous to MP's, who have continuously exploited public good will. You can say many things about MP's - that they are short of help is not only an insult to Commons staff, but also ignores the fact that MP's are perfectly capable of hiring additional support. It is not as if they do not have the resources to do so. 

If only one Lord and one MP could be bothered to go to this meeting, perhaps a good look in the subsidised bars and restaurants may have round up a few more? 

For Vaccination Obsessives

Trawling around on David Icke and related websites, it seems 2009 has been the year of two dominant conspiracy theories.

First up anything to do with Obama, but particularly with regards to his religion, nationality and birth certificate. The second, prompted by the rise and fall of swine flu, has been conspiracy theories about vaccinations. More will no doubt be heard from both in 2010.

For the record, I have not had swine flu or any treatment associated with it, but I did spend £8 earlier this week to get the flu jab done at Tesco's. If the number of posts on this blog increase over the winter, and the number of comments decrease, I shall put that down to my good health and the tendency of opponents of 9/11 Cultwatch to catch colds and related illnesses.

We shall see....

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee - And Reinvestigate 9/11

Congratulations to Ian Henshall and all those at Reinvestigate 9/11.  

Some 13 months after it was first attempted (for the seventh anniversary of 9/11 in September 2008) they have finally succeeded in placing a Reinvestigate 9/11 advert in the Independent. At this rate, they may get a new investigation by 2025! If you want to see the advert, its page 26 of todays paper if anyone is interested. Its easy to spot - its the page in smaller type than the rest of the newspaper. 

It is very clear that Reinvestigate 9/11 is very much Mr Henshall's baby. Stating the groups case in The Indy has been somewhat tempered by giving part of the advert over to an a section promoting Henshall's book, and another section advertising his coffee business. Clearly when we started taking adverts on the 9/11 Cultwatch blog we started a trend!

Reading the (advert free) articles about the truth movement in the new Notes From The Borderland, I can't help wondering if we are missing a trick. Perhaps we should emulate Mr Henshall and Reinvestigate 9/11's approach? A section devoted to my stepbrother's french polishing business perhaps? Adverts from Larry O'Hara's chiropodist, or that nice Vietnamese lady who does Heidi Svenson's nails once a month? 

Wake up everyone - it is time to smell the fair trade coffee! (And to call for a new investigation into 9/11!)

'What The World's Been Waiting For..........'

Ok, so that's slightly over the top as a heading, but here's issue 9 of Notes From the Borderland, the UK's premier magazine of parapolitics, as published at the October 2009 Anarchist Bookfair in London.

What's in the magazine?  Well, try this for size:

1. Showing we are not afraid of debate, 3 pages are handed over to the J7 Campaign.  
2. Larry O'Hara then responds in detail, exposing the weaknesses of 7/7 'truth' activism.
3. Heidi Svenson spots Annie Machon in Canada and a curious exhibition on Blackpool sea-front
4. Paul Stott examines Make Wars History, a new political campaign or the 9/11 'truth' movement remixed for a different audience?
5. Beyond the 9/11 Cult. NFB publishes a hard-hitting interview with two refugees from the 9/11 'truth' movement - Louise Evans and Mick Meaney. Read about their experiences.  

And that a detailed examination of the BNP's electoral success and the need for anti-fascists to revise their strategy, a critique of the Anarchist Studies Network, book reviews and an update on previous NFB stories, and we think this issue provides something for (almost) everyone. 

Notes From the Borderland costs £4, is available from the NFB website, stacks of good bookshops such as Housmans and Freedom in London and parts of the Borders chain. Be informed.