Saturday, November 28, 2009

CBC - The Fifth Estate - The Unofficial Story

CBC - The Fifth Estate - The Unofficial Story
On September 11, 2001 the world watched in shock and disbelief as planes flew in to New Yorks World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, and Americans realized they were under attack. But by whom? What really happened? In The Unofficial Story, the fifth estates Bob McKeown introduces us to people who believe the real force behind the attacks was not Osama Bin Laden, but the U.S. government itself.

Emerging from the dust and debris that day was a movement, known these days as 9/11 Truth or truthers people who believe that 9/11 was part of a vast conspiracy and cover-up by a criminal faction within the U.S. government. As the fifth estate reports, public opinion polls now show that the majority of Americans believe the Bush Administration had advance knowledge of those attacks and somehow allowed them to happen and that one-third of Canadians share the same belief.
In The Unofficial Story, Bob McKeown explores why these questions and theories are growing in popularity.

Youll meet some of the leading proponents of truther theories: Richard Gage, an American architect, explains how the WTC twin towers and the lesser known Tower #7 could only have crumbled as they did due to explosive charges placed inside the buildings. Others, including Canadian professor Kee Dewdney, insist that the story of the brave fight by the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 must have been a hoax. But, youll also hear from others who dispel truther theories and try to understand why, from JFKs assassination to the moon landing to 9/11, a culture of conspiracy springs up around certain historic events.

Despite the difference of opinion between those who blame the hijackers and those who blame their own government, the real importance of the fight over 9/11 truth is that it may have less to do with the past than the future.

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4 comments:

ewingsc said...

Thanks for posting !

Steve said...

Ditto - great post!

Steeper33 said...

No problem, one step closer to the truth behind 9/11.

Unknown said...

"Truthers" focus on the essential, and pivotal FACTS, not conjecture. Te official story ignores/dilutes the essential facts which must be known in order to comprehend anything about 9/11. They then fill their report with pages of trivia and minutia. The media focuses on "conjecture" and thus also avoids examining the FACTS. Truthers, if not alert can easily fall into this conjecture trap and end up looking like hopeless fools--being baited to speculate. Everyone--just focus on the FACTS around building 7. Don't get ahead and ask who did it or why. Stick to the essential and vital FACTS. Have the courage to take a peek, god bless! cpf