Osiris Reborn

CORRECTION: In my rush to jot down my thoughts, I made some glaring errors that don't necessarily affect the symbolism, but should be corrected for accuracy.

Osiris was murdered (and hacked into 14 pieces) by the god Set.  Isis collected the pieces and placed all but one, the penis, in a hollow tree trunk, which she bound and threw in the Nile.  Osiris was resurrected after three days inside the tree.

Isis impregnated herself with Osiris' disembodied member and produced Horus, who ultimately vanquished Set, receiving the facial scar (Valles Marinaris) and losing his eye.  Just so we're straight on all this...

As I write this, it is the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attack in New York City and Washington, D.C., and like the JFK assassination, we are no closer to the truth than we were when Building 7 collapsed that day.

Some time ago, Richard Hoagland and Mike Bara published a book called Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA (reviewed elsewhere on this site), in which the authors argue that NASA uses occult rituals and symbols in the timing and naming of missions.  One of the recurring names is Osiris, otherwise known as Orion.

You're likely wondering at this point how a nutter in the jungles of Borneo is going to tie these two things together.  Bear with me for a moment.

On 11 September 1999, a near-Earth asteroid, or NEO, was discovered.  It is about 500 meters on its long axis, and every six years its orbit brings it perilously close to Earth.  The asteroid was eventually named Bennu.

In ancient Egyptian religion, the Bennu was a mythical bird that was intricately tied to the Sun and resurrection/rebirth, and Creation itself.  Some researchers speculate that the Bennu was the precursor of the Greek phoenix, the mythical bird that was occasionally consumed by fire and then reborn from its ashes.

Also in ancient Egyptian religion, Osiris was the king of the gods, married to Isis, and father of Horus.  Horus eventually rose up and killed his father in a tremendous battle that left Horus with one eye (the eye of Horus) and his father hacked into 14 pieces - a story likely the precursor for the Greek version of Cronus and Zeus.  Thus, Osiris became the ruler of the underworld, the place of the dead, much like the Greek Hades or Roman Pluto.

The most powerful symbol for Horus was the horizon and the rising Sun.  We should also note that the Eye of Horus is likely the origin of the Masonic All-Seeing Eye, and is related to the Sanskrit name for the Sun - matahari - which literally means "eye of the day."

Still with me?  Hang in there.

With all the relevant names, symbols and dates noted, let's start tying them together:

On 8 September 2016, NASA launched a probe called OSIRIS-REx (or Osiris King) to gather data and samples from the NEO asteroid 101955 Bennu.  The launch took place at night while the Sun was below the horizon.  The probe will return to Earth with its samples on 24 September 2023.

The asteroid Bennu was discovered on 11 September 1999, the same year a movie called The Matrix was released, which featured a character called NEO, who is ultimately resurrected/reborn to save the Earth and whose passport has been noted to have an expiration date on 11 September 2001.  Bennu is believed to hold clues to the origin/creation of life on Earth and is thought to be a remnant of the birth of the Solar System.

There are currently three planets being orbited by NASA probes: Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter and Saturn are named after gods (Cronus and Zeus) whose rivalry is thought to be a version of the Osiris/Horus tale.  Mars is a symbol of Horus (a.k.a. Horus the Red), being scared and bloodied in battle with Osiris.  Last year, the NASA probe New Horizons flew past Pluto.  Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld, similar to Osiris, and the craft's name could be interpreted as the "new Horus (of the Horizon)."

Now this could all be just the wild imaginings of a veteran conspiracy theorist, and it is all most likely a unique set of multiple coincidences.  But given the rather strong and well-researched arguments put forth in the Hoagland/Bara book and the great number of times, dates, names and symbols that conjoin in this tale, and given the deep roots of NASA in the occult (Nazis/von Braun, wizards/Jack Parsons), it is worth pondering.

It seems that some kind of rebirth/resurrection ritual is being played out in the heavens, and as the Hermetic mantra goes, "As above, so below."  A couple of odd 'coincidences' are easy to pass off, but when they pile up like autumn leaves, it begs speculation that someone is communicating a message - to whom and to what end, of course, are a matter of interpretation, at least insofar as us outsiders are concerned.

The next step is to formulate a theory and extract predictions about future events and behaviors to see if this analysis is anywhere near correct.  Perhaps as I reflect on these things a pattern will emerge for future publication.  In the meantime, the reader is encouraged to let his/her mind run free.

Are we about to see the birth of a new god, or the resurrection of an ancient one?

A Theory Of Conspiracies

The nature of intellectual inquiry is to observe physical phenomena, formulate an hypothesis as to cause and effect, set up experiments that control as many variables as possible to test the hypothesis, then put forth an theory that attempts to explain the phenomenon.  At every step, the tests are falsifiable, so that a positive result of the process gives us fair assurance that what we believe we see is indeed true.

The reason for this system to have been developed is because our senses can be fooled.  Any magician will attest to that fact.  Also, just because we observe two things to be in close proximity does not mean they are related by cause and effect.  Seeing the same two people in an elevator on a regular basis does not mean that one followed the other.  It may be a coincidence.

At this point, let's define some terms.

A conspiracy is two or more people acting together to create a certain outcome.  In recent years, it has taken on nefarious connotations and implies some kind of evil or illegal intent, but the pure meaning of the word is simply, "any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result."  In fact, the word is derived from two Latin words, con meaning 'wtih' and spirare meaning 'breathe'.  In other words, it means 'to breathe together'.

A theory is the result of testing an idea.  We suspect that the two people we regularly see together in the elevator are related somehow.  We observe their behavior over time and notice that they appear together nearly every day at the same time, getting on and off the elevator together at the same floor, both wearing ID cards for the same company, and theorize that they work together and have a common interest, such as coffee break, that brings them together at the same time.  The theory is still falsifiable, as we still know nothing of their relationship other than objective observation.  But it does give us something to go on.

We can continue to collect observations, such as seeing them sitting together at the coffee bar, arriving at or leaving work together, etc., that continue to confirm or deny our theory.  Under the rigors of logic, if we can falsify any part of our theory, we must throw the whole thing out and start over.

Using our model of the two people on the elevator, we now have a conspiracy theory.  These two people are associated in a certain context and we have reason to believe they have a common purpose.  As we continue to observe them, we either add evidence to our theory of falsify it.

This is a very simple example, but it serves to clarify things a bit.  In the real world, there are a lot more variables and actors involved.  Of course, the larger the proposed conspiracy, the greater the burden of proof becomes.  After all, the Big Bang and Relativity are still theories after a century of investigation, since the number of variables to test are a bit daunting.

By the same token, the JFK assassination involves several competing conspiracy theories.  Most agree that there is overwhelming evidence of a conspiracy (two or more people acting together); however, the actors involved gets a bit murkier with lines of evidence pointing in multiple directions.  This does not falsify the conspiracy theory, only set up multiple lines for investigation.

The theory of relativity implies a great many related phenomena and each must be researched and tested as part of the whole.  If the theory is dependent on certain phenomena, then falsifying any one of them negates the entire theory.  If, however, something is only a corellary, then falsifying that one thing does not collapse the whole.

In the JFK matter, some corollaries have been falsified, but the overall theory of a conspiracy has only strengthened over time.

To prove a conspiracy, we only need to prove that two or more people have been involved.  The banking system, 9/11, 7/7, and many other phenomena have very obviously been shown to be conspiracies.  By their very nature, they involve multiple actors working together in common cause to create the phenomenon.  For this reason alone, it does not matter who puts forth the theory, it is by definition a 'conspiracy theory'.

A theory does not depend on who originates it,  Whether from a government agency or private individual, a theory is, by its nature, testable by objective means.  The Warren Commission and the 9/11 Commission both put forth theories.  The first denied a conspiracy, which has been falsified by testing.  The second put forth a conspiracy that has failed upon further investigation.  In both cases, the failure of the dominant theory has left a vacuum for other researchers to fill, and they have in copious numbers.

The problem arises when a dominant theory is falsified.  If Einstein's relativity theory were to be falsified, then it would leave a huge gap in modern theoretical understanding of the Universe.  New theories would have to be examined and a replacement found that would provide new ground for investigation.

A conspiracy theory is not wrong or subversive on its face.  No one denies that Julius Caesar was killed by a conspiracy of senators, including his best friend and confidant Brutus.  To be sure, at the time that conspiracy theory was just as outrageous as some competing theories of the JFK assassination and 9/11 events are today.  However, time has proved it out.

'Authorities' have, in recent years, tried to discredit theories by labeling them 'conspiracy theories'.  They have attempted to smear independent researchers and investigators by labeling them as such.  Furthermore, they use the term to inhibit independent investigation into those events they do not want exposed.

Galileo offered proof that not all objects in the Universe orbit the Earth.  Copernicus resurrected the heliocentric theory.  Both men were soundly denounced by 'authorities' who did not want reality upsetting their apple carts.  By definition, these 'authorities' were conspiracies acting to limit knowledge and truth, and to prevent the undermining of their privileged positions.

We may conclude, then, that 'authorities' who act to squelch independent investigation and theories are themselves involved in conspiracies.  The scale of the collusion does not negate the fact.  When multiple individuals point the finger of accusation at 'conspiracy theories' because the truth would undermine their 'authority', then they are, by definition, conspirators attempting to limit free and open discourse.  Ipso facto, they negate their own 'authority' on the matter.

I propose that any topic which the 'authorities' attempt to hide by calling it a 'conspiracy theory' should make us pay more attention, not less.  Whenever a group, especially those in positions of 'authority', work so hard to discredit open inquiry into certain events, then that is evidence of a conspiracy, not only to cause something to happen, but to hide the truth.

We should then consider it a badge of honor to be accused by 'authorities' of being 'conspiracy theorists'.  The label alone means that we have touched upon some truth that causes them fear, and the fear stems from a feeling of guilt on some level.

So much of what we take for granted now started as a 'conspiracy theory'.  Massive banking fraud, black helicopters, false flag terrorism, and any of a dozen other topics were once relegated by 'authorities' to fringe elements and tin-foil-hat theorists.  Even such things as a heliocentric solar system and moons orbiting other planets were once dangerous ideas, but dangerous only because the truth upset the apple cart of the powers that were.

Truth is not always pretty, but that does not make it any less true.  Labels aside, the quest for truth is a vital and necessary part of our advancement as a species.  Every dark age in history has been caused by a conspiracy of authority to hide truth.  If we allow authority to stop free and open inquiry into truth, then we are dooming ourselves to yet another century or two of darkness and regression.

It is time to redefine 'conspiracy theorist' as one who is at the forefront of saving humanity!

Farce and Flatulent

It has been suspected for years, by the tin-foil crowd, that the US government has pursued a policy of using crimes involving guns to further an agenda of undermining the Second Amendment to the Constitution.


When I say "using", I am referring to the best case scenario, because the worst case scenario is that it has actually had a hand in causing the crimes in order to further a political agenda.


It is worth rereading the text of the Amendment:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

The first part, up to the word "State" is an adverbial phrase, providing more information about the active verb 'infringed'.  It does not limit the right, merely provides one of the conditions influencing the negation of the main verb.  Regulated, in the sense that it is used here, is a gerund (verb being used as an adjective), meaning, "to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation."  Militia, as defined in 18USC, is all males between the ages of 18 and 59.


In other words, all prime-aged males kept in good working order (trained) are necessary to protect a free country, and so their right to own and carry weapons (of any kind) can not be changed in any way, shape or form.


Seems pretty straight-forward to me, and with sound reasoning.  There's no ambiguity in the "shall not be infringed" part of the statement.  No weasel words or legalese...just plain ol' English (not that many folks speak it any more).


Where all this gets a bit hairy is the current administration has been caught creating crimes in order to use them to 'infringe' on the rights of individuals to own guns.  It's called Operation Fast and Furious, and the key event took place in Arizona, which seems to be a battleground right now for these sorts of things.

Seems that the federal agencies, particularly the Bureau of Alcoholics, Tobacco Subsidies, and F**k Ups (BATF), were under direct orders from the White House to violate federal law by executing 'strawman' gun purchases at local, legal gun shops, transferring the guns to Mexican drug runners, and then waiting for the inevitable murders that could be traced back to gun sales in the US.  This, in turn, would be hyped in order to create a national backlash and create more 'infringement' on personal rights.


The murders would be combined with the attempted assassination of CONgresswoman Giffords way back at the beginning of last year.  She was chosen because her husband is a big hero astronaut, so they could tie all the nationalistic pride up into it.  They used a brainwashed Jewish kid who went to the same synagogue as Giffords, and who vlogged all kinds of nonsensical claptrap and was amped on psychotropic drugs (again those damn pills).


These gun-related incidents in a state with fairly liberal gun laws would then be spun into a national froth to disarm everyone (except the criminals, of course).


But then, a BATF agent was killed in Arizona using guns that were purchased under Operation Fast and Furious.  That led to questions, which led to cover-ups, which have now led directly to the door of the Oval Office.  You may recall some time ago, Obama said that they 'had a plan to institute gun control,' just wait and see. He was obviously referring to Fast and Furious, though that egg has exploded in his face, it seems.


At this point, we're going to do a thought experiment.  I'm going to mention a term, and I want you to consciously record the images and feelings that pop into your mind.  Here goes...


ASSAULT WEAPON


Now, if you've been a good little citizen and taken your daily propaganda fix, then the images that came to mind in the first instant included military-style rifles, criminals, drugs (non-prescription), feelings of fear and anger, etc.


The legal definition of assault is to attack someone, and a weapon is anything used to hurt someone.  As such, an assault weapon can be pretty much anything you can imagine, including words, used to attack someone.  A slice of bread and duct tape can be assault weapons.  A high-ball glass or piano wire can be assault weapons.  In fact, just reading Agatha Christie and P. D. James novels will give you a veritable what's-what of assault weapons.  So why, in particular, did a military rifle come to mind?


Because you are mind-controlled.


So here's the thing: from all appearances, the White House gave the order to a federal agency to make illegal gun purchases using tax dollars, sell those guns to criminal drug runners and look the other way while they crossed the border, and then plan to use any and all murders committed with those guns to force a political agenda down everyone's throats.


Things that should be coming to mind at this point are conspiracy, RICO, high crimes and misdemeanors.  There's no way out of this one.  A BATF agent is dead, the murder weapon is a gun registered to a BATF strawman purchaser, there's recordings that make conspiracy to commit crimes and to cover them up fairly plain, and there's documents tying it all back to the White House.


This is de facto proof that the US federal government can and has conspired to kill US citizens to further political agendas.  This opens dozens of lines of inquiry into things like 9/11, OKC, Ruby Ridge, Waco and many other similar incidents.  Even the Miller incident which started gun control and created the BATF back at the beginning of the 20th century.

Add to this today's headline that the CIA targeted and assassinated an American citizen, a Muslim cleric and non-combatant living in Yemen, a country against which the US does NOT have a declared state of war.  The killing was approved by the DOJ and there were no Letters of Marque or Reprisal issued.


In fact, Anwar al-Awlaqi was a guest at the Pentagon right after 9/11 occured, and was an operative for the CIA/military.  Obviously, he was getting too expensive.


What you have here is clear proof that the federal government is no longer acting to protect its citizens, and in fact, is using blatantly criminal acts and conspiracy to target and subdue its own citizenry.  There is not the least shred of plausible deniability and the acts are clearly documented and lead to the highest offices in the government.


That anyone needed THIS level of proof is rather amazing, considering the tin-foil crowd has been crowing about this sort of thing for decades.  But the fact is now on the table and it is incontrovertible: at least some elements of the US government have acted in criminal conspiracy to target and kill US citizens, both at home and abroad, to achieve political goals.


There is only one question remaining: What are we going to do about it?


We have a long list of scandals and abuses, that individually might be written off, but which collectively display a policy of aggression at the highest levels of government against its own citizens.  At the VERY LEAST, this information should weigh heavily on your voting decisions.  But it should be causing a massive uproar demanding accountablity and jail time for those guilty, regardless of what position or authority they have.


Of course, what will actually happen is that Obama will retire to Uruguay, next to the Bushes.  Perry will be elected president, and a couple of bureaucrats will be fired with cushy pensions.


And the beat goes on...

Re-Branding Terror

Have you noticed it?

We went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan to fight 'al Qaeda.'  Now, al Qaeda is our friend.  Yup, they're helping out in Libya, trying to get rid of Qaddafi, who if I remember correctly, was the mastermind of the Lockerbie mess.

Doesn't that make al Qaeda and Qaddafi best friends?

And what about bin Laden?  He was the Man of the Moment 10 years ago.  We blew up three countries (Pakistan too) trying to find him.  But, he just kept making tapes and changing his appearance.  Last time I looked, there's been about six or seven bin Ladens.  It's kind of like James Bond.  Just plug in a new one when the old one dies.

Maybe bin Laden is hiding in Libya?  He's shacked up with Qaddafi now and they're taking over the world, Pinky!  But wait!  Bin Laden was in charge of al Qaeda, right?  He was the Ace of Spades, if I remember all those stupid card monikers and color alerts.  Hell, the Number Three guy (who I guess was the Queen of Spades) in now the new Number One, and he had dinner at the Pentagon a couple of weeks after 9/11.  Really.

Maybe all this bullshit is why Judge Judy and what...a half dozen reporters now?...all start babbling on camera at some point.  They just can't keep all the cognitive dissonance at bay.  It's kind of like that scene from "Bruce Almighty," when Jim Carrey puts the hex on the anchor dude, and he starts blathering like an idiot.  Not that it's much different from normal, everyday news casting.

So, let's see if I can get this straight.  Oceania is our enemy.  Oceania has always been our enemy.  Or was it Eurasia?  I can't remember now.  I need a quick trip to the MiniTruth to get my head rebooted.

Think about it.  Al Qaeda (The Source, in case your Arabic is rusty) was our mortal enemy for a decade, and we bombed three countries into the Stone Age to get rid of them.  Then Qaddafi, who was re-branded after the Reagan Years to be mostly benign, is now re-branded again into the Boogie Man du Jour for putting down some protests, just like Obama does in front of the White House, or everyone does at G20 meetings.  So, USA, Inc. invades his country completely without provocation (under international and US law, but who pays attention to law any more), ostensibly on the side of the rebels (though really it's on the side of oil mega-corps).  Then, al Qaeda joins in on the side of the rebels, as well.  And NO ONE noticed??!!

Where are the blaring headlines, a la W. R. Hearst?
Our Enemy Is Now Our Friend!
Maybe I missed some important memo.  Understandable, of course.  I'm 12,000 miles away from the office and stone tablets ain't cheap to mail.  But come on!  Just back in January, we were drone-bombing western Pakistan to root out al Qaeda.  Did they make a payment to someone?  Did they agree to help get the oil for Daddy Warbux?  Or have I just been in a coma for ten years and missed the whole re-branding campaign?  Hell, the US is even GIVING al Qaeda guns and bullets now!

Isn't that how al Qaeda started?  The CIA armed them using the Iran Contra drug money so they would trot over and kick butt on Iran, because the US didn't like who they put in after the CIA got rid of the CIA's first implant (the shah).  Then they got blamed for 9/11, so we crashed their party.  Now, they're working for US again.

It really feels like I'm Winston Smith, banging away on my diary for some future human beings who will never exist, because the Thought Police are coming soon and Richard Burton will pop in to do a number on my brain  so that, I too, will Love Big Brother.

The next time you are watching the nightly propaganda machine and the anchor starts uttering pure gibberish, like Judge Judy and the gang, just remember...their Room 101 sessions haven't quite kicked in yet.  Give them a little time and some Victory Gin and they'll come around.

You almost need a playbook to keep up with who's shafting who these days.

We;re at war with Eastasia.  We've always been at war with Eastasia.  And choco rations have increased this month due to production increases.  Double plus good!

It's enough to make me want to find a camera and start babbling.

By The Way, The Sky Is Blue

One good reader sent me an email last night saying, 'the truth is on the internet, 9/11 was an inside job.'

Fish need water to live.

I'm one of those weird people. I don't take anyone's word for anything, especially if that word is coming from anything near government. Being the son of a politician, I learned enough from the inside out to know the whole game is completely, totally and unquestionablly rigged. Worse than rigged, it's a complete sham.

Futhermore, a certain family whose name is synonamous with 'shrub' is so deep in it, that 9/11 could have only happened on their watch. And if I hear another one of them claim to be Texan, I'm going to puke.

Anyway, back to being weird. I was in New York a couple of years before 9/11, and I was standing on the plaza between the two towers when I noticed thousands of cracks. One of the people I was with said that those appeared in 1993, when the first attack occured. That piqued my curiosity, and later I went down in the garage to see for myself where the bomb had gone off.

I was in a van at one of the lowest levels of the underground parking, snugged up again one of the central support columns. It was a huge bomb, if desciptions of the damage are anything to go by. In hindsight, it occurs to my suspicious mind that 1993 was a test run to see what it would take to bring down the towers. It was also a convenient excuse to have crews go through every inch of the building without drawing much attention. So it you're wondering how they could have planted the explosives, there's your answer.

It also came out that the FBI gave the bomb recipe to the poor numbnuts that were stirred up to do the job. The FBI also gave them explicit instructions on how to build the bomb, where to park it, when to do it, and gave them money, wine and women to keep 'em going. Don't believe me? Look it up. The docs were obtained by FOIA.

Another reason I'm weird, and maybe it's just my media/news background, but the minute I heard about the first tower, I tuned in CNN and popped in a Beta-D on the direct feed from the bird (I recorded the satellite feed). I later analysed the video and found what I already knew: explosives going off floor-by-floor. I knew it already because, as an editor, I have a trained eye to catch split-second changes in images. Back in the day, I could spot things in one-sixtieth (1/60th) of a second.

I recorded hours of footage and watched most of it frame-by-frame. In addition, having done training videos on things like controlled demolition and documentaries on the contstruction of high-rise buildings, I have learned a few things about architecture and explosives.

Poo, you say. What do I know?

Well, the nature of producing a video means that first, I spend many hours of intense study to learn about the subject. Then, I spend more time with an SME, or subject matter expert, and we work together to develop the script. I have to know what to shoot and what order these things have to go in, in order to do the first-rate job that my clients demanded.

I then spent weeks reviewing the footage, editing the videos and polishing the product. In some ways, I got better training than many folks, short of actualy hands-on. I followed processes with pain-staking detail, shooting multiple angles. I watched the footage over and over, sometimes a single edit could take an hour to perfect. Then the client would spot some little detail which meant I had to choose a lesser take with no mistakes, but I learned every little detail.

In other words, I knew what I was looking at, and how to analyze the footage.

In November of 2002, I was in Long Island and Throg's Neck shooting another video. I had a helicopter (getting permits that soon after the attacks was a story in itself) to do some aerials over Long Island sound and Brooklyn Bridge. We spun over Ground Zero a couple of times, so I shot some tape on it. I also spent a day off at Ground Zero, poking around and shooting some footage.

I put together a little video I thought was pretty open-and-shut on the whole thing. I took multiple angles, before, during and after. I was able to spot and highlight small details that would escape most people's attention. I showed it to a few people.

I was damn near tarred and feathered, then drawn and quartered. At the time, no one wanted to hear anything that made all the flag waving a little less nationalistic. Within minutes of viewing some of the feeds, I knew what was going on, but people weren't ready to hear or see it then.

All of that work is sitting in my film vault 10,000 miles away now. And now it's popular to show how it was all an inside job. I gave up my quest and left the States eventually. Couldn't do it any longer.

There is nothing worse than knowing the truth and no one will believe you, much less look at any evidence you have amassed. Everyone wants to live in Snow White land, where the institutions that they have entrusted their lives to are not evil, conniving death mongers.

We don't want to associate the Sand Creek Massacre or the Dresden Holocaust as products of our own power and complicity. After all, if We the People gave the government power, then We the People are responsible for what it does with that power.

The next time you vote, think about how many people you are killing with your choice. Makes that moment a little more important, doesn't it?

I have only voted two times in my entire life, and both times were straight Libertarian tickets, with the exception of Ross Perot.

I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what my government is capable of, and I want nothing to do with it. Maybe it's time for everyone to start taking a clear-eyed look at what is being done, and HAS been done, in our names. Take off the rose-colored glasses and crack open a non-sanitized history book. You won't like what you see, but that's the point. If the toilet's dirty, you flush it.

Like Victor Frankenstein, it's time for us to take responsibility for what we have created. We gave life to an unequalled evil by doing...NOTHING. The time is come to do SOMETHING.

As an expert in media and TV, the best thing I can tell you to do, at least at first, is TURN OFF THE DAMN TV! Then, stop drinking fluoride. After that, you're on your own.

One reason I got out of the news business is that I was stringing for a Not too Bright Channel in South Africa, in the days of apartieid. I was sent to the scene of a 'race riot.' Turns out, it was two families throwing rocks at each other because one accused the other of stealing a chicken. In orther words, it was black-on-black and had nothing to do with 'The Struggle.' Being on the clock, I shot some footage and dutifully uploaded it, along with my notes on what had occured. The next night, a man with a Broke Jaw introduced my footage as the latest fighting over equal rights.

I quit that night.

America Runs From A Fight

"Ahmadinejad's remarks to the UN general assembly on Thursday caused wide outrage and a walkout by diplomats from the US, Britain and many other countries. The Iranian president said one "theory" of what happened in September 2001 was that "the US government orchestrated the attack in order to save the Zionist regime in the Middle East".

"Obama described this as outrageous and disgusting: "Particularly for him to make the statement here in Manhattan, just a little north of Ground Zero, where families lost their loved ones, people of all faiths, all ethnicities who see this as the seminal tragedy of this generation; for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable."

On September 11, 2001, three buildings collapsed in NYC: WTC 1, WTC 2 and WTC 7. The first two collapsed early in the morning, while 7 collapsed around 5pm. Nobody seems to remember 7, because by then everyone was not paying attention to the TV, but rather on the phone and the internet trying to make sense of what had happened that day.

WTC 7 collapsed in the exact same manner as the two towers: free-fall into its own footprint, something that only happens in a carefully planned and executed controlled demolition.

A year later, Larry Silverstein, the owner of the WTC complex, stated on the record, on TV where you can see his lips move to match the audio, on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and aired nationwide, that he had taken the decision to "pull" WTC 7. "Pull" is jargon referring to controlled demolition of a building.

From everything I can find about the art and science of explosive demolition of buildings, it takes months of careful planning, rigging of explosives, complex mathematical calculations, intricate timing, dozens of permits, and extreme safety concerns with review of all preparations by a dozen different government agencies.

So, we must either conclude that some group of experts ran into a burning and structurally compromised building, carrying hundreds of pounds of high-explosives and rigged the building, or it was planned months (even years) ahead of time. Perhaps we are to assume that all the buildings in the WTC complex were built with the explosives already in place, so that their eventual demolition could be easily executed?

The official 9.11 commission report conveniently omits building 7. All the memorials and anniversary events never mention building 7. No one ever talks about building 7. And not a single occupant of the building has ever sued over having their offices, documents and other possessions blow up despite the overt admission of the owner that he "decided" to demolish the building without giving notice or the chance to salvage.

Excuse me?

Something really stinks here. Pardon the metaphor, but it would seem that building 7 is a smoking gun. Perhaps Ahmadinejad is out of line making direct accusations without presenting hard evidence, much like little Bushie did when romping into Iraq and Afganistan, but he is certainly right to question the official conspiracy theory.

In addition to the anomalies surrounding the collapse of the WTC buildings, there's the matter of cell phones working at thousands of feet above the cell towers with pristine reception (Pennsylvania), the crash without wreckage (Pentagon), the fire that wouldn't stop for months (NYC), the terrorism drill, overseen by Dick Cheney, on the exact day and time that involved crashing planes into buildings and had the east coast air defenses stood down. We won't try to analyse the fact that every hijacker's name was Saudi or that they were able to take over commercial aircraft with box cutters or that their cars were found at Logan airport with full details of their plans and brand-new copies of the Quran. We won't discuss the way in which evidence of one of the worst crimes on American soil (Indians aside for a moment) was almost immediately scooped up and cleared away without a full and thorough investigation by several dozen alphabet agencies (local police departments do a better job of investigating gangland murders than was done at WTC).

Certainly, that employees of an Israeli company officed in tower 1 were told to stay home that day. The mayor of San Francisco was told not to fly that day. Six Mossad agents were seen celebrating in New Jersey, where they had stationed themselves with a clear view of the WTC. Iraq was invaded not for its role in the attack, but for non-existant WMDs. Afganistan was invaded because a bearded cleric living in a cave had orchestrated one of the most spectacular crimes of all time using e-mail and cell phones. This same cleric has managed to evade a massive, global man-hunt, as well while managing to publish a vlog on a fairly regular basis. Hell, his family lived very close to me in Houston and they were given massive police protection and an escort to the airport to fly out when all other air traffic was grounded. Guess it didn't make sense to hold them for questioning.

And let's not forget the Nigerian yellow cake documents that were shown beyond a doubt to be forgeries of the highest quality. Or how about the fact that the president at the time and the current numb-nut both have multi-generational ties to the CIA. None of that has any bearing, I'm sure.

I have no problem with Ahmadinejad making accusations such as he did, but can't he trot out a little evidence? That would put him in a league all his own, since no one else seems the least bit ready, willing or able to show any evidence of any kind. In fact, there has been a concerted effort to hide, destroy and obfuscate any real evidence. If he could do that, it would certainly stir the pot a little bit. Ahmadinejad wasted a perfectly good opportunity to expose some real evidence. But perhaps he was well-paid to add his name to the list of folks who doubt the official conspiracy theory. It sullies a lot of intelligent and well-meaning folk who have done a lot of work to bring some real facts to the discussion.

Any more, it's hard to say what the truth is, but perhaps that's the point. Just like Orwell's famous novel, history keeps getting edited and adjusted and false enemies are put up and then disappear (where is Obama, I mean Osama?) until it is hard to trust your own memories. And let's not forget that the really bad guy in "1984," was named Goldstein and the owner of WTC is named Silverstein. A coincidence? You decide.

In the end, I'll just grab a quick shave with Occam's Razor because I remember meeting Taliban leaders in Houston when they were being courted by various oil interests. I remember squibs popping on the towers on live TV. I know for a fact that the bin Laden family lived on Memorial Drive right near Beltway 8 and that their house was guarded by dozens of HPD officers the night of 9.11, when I was driving home from work. I remember the weird, other-worldly feeling I had that day and I know that it could be exploited in folks with weaker minds to control large populations. Basically, I know a long laundry list of wants and needs were handled with big smack up. I also know that the Bushies had some bad blood over business deals with Saddam and that the Taliban were eating into the family opium profits. Evidence? My dad's archives are full of it. He hated the Bushies for many reasons.

The best evidence against the US government was when they walked out on Ahmadinejad's speech. After all, if you are in the right, you stay and fight. All their little leash dogs ran away with them, as well. Truth hurts, don't it? It will probably be about 50 years after the fall of the American empire before historians uncover the truth hidden in a vault somewhere in Nevada.

Until then, it's best not to believe anyone, least of all me.