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Facts your mainstream media failed to tell you about 9/11…

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Facts Mainstream Media Failed to Tell about 9/11…

Posted on August 7, 2024 by mekorganic

Much of the facts presented here will be acknowledged in the films linked on the VIDEO TESTIMONY page. There is quite a bit of mainstream media footage that backs up the 9/11 Truth Movement’s claims. This media footage was convieniently [convienient for the Powers That Be] swept under the carpet. Google the facts.

Fact 1) Steel-Framed Buildings Don’t Collapse Due To Fires. WTC buildings 1, 2, and 7 were the first to collapse by fire. Some may argue that there have been collapses in the past, but they fail to point out the differences. The WTC buildings all collapsed in a manner resembling controlled demolition – at free fall speeds and in their own footprints. [The organization Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth documents this fully in their film 911: Blueprint for Truth: The Architecture of Destruction, which is included on our list on the VIDEO TESTIMONY page.]

Fact 2) WTC 7 Collapses From A Few Small Fires. Fires that really never started until about 3pm caused WTC 7, a 47 story steel framed building [an emergency bunker that was vacated earlier that day], to collapse in it’s own foot print. Observing the available video footage, you will see what looks like all core columns collapsing simultaneously – evidence. Facts surrounding this event were left out of the 9/11 Commission Report – WTC 7 is often referred to as “the smoking gun”. WTC 7 housed the offices of the CIA, FBI and other federal branches. [Incidentally, all records involving investigations of government and wallstreet fraud were destroyed.]

Fact 3) Explosions Going Off At Ground Zero. Literally hundreds of eyewitness heard and saw numerous explosions at Ground Zero, including an explosion in Tower 1 seconds before the first plane hit. There were reports of explosions at the base of the towers before they fell. Many of these eyewitnesses were seen live on TV as events unfolded and in some cases it was reported that there may have been preplanted explosives at the site of the attack.

Fact 4) Crime Scene Violated. The WTC steel [if fully examined, could have revealed the effects of explosives] was quickly placed on ships and shipped over seas and melted down. This was an unprecedented violation of federal crime scene laws.

Fact 5) WTC Security Shuts Down One Week Prior To 9/11. For the first time in the history of the twin towers, a power down occurs one week before the events of 9/11 occurred. This power down was for computer up grades [no security cameras] and allowed numerous people to walk freely within the buildings and for whatever reason, bomb-sniffing dogs were removed.

Fact 6) Bush’s Brother In Charge Of Security At The WTC. Marvin P. Bush, the president’s younger brother, was a principal in a company called Securacom that provided security for the World Trade Center, United Airlines, and Dulles International Airport. According to its present CEO, Barry McDaniel, the company had an ongoing contract to handle security at the World Trade Center up to the day the buildings fell down.

Fact 7) Outspoken John O’Neil Dies At Ground Zero. Former FBI Deputy Director John O’Neill, who wanted to investigate the terrorists that were planning to blow up the trade towers on 9/11, was prevented from doing so by George W. Bush. Disgusted and angry that the Bush administration was obstructing justice [the media reported] he resigned. John O’Neill was given a new career as Director of Security at the Trade Towers in New York City. He died his first day on the job.

Fact 8) Stock Profits From Airlines. Unidentified insiders made millions from the stocks of American and United Airlines. These “put options” were made just prior to 9/11. Why haven’t these transactions been traced and publicized?

Fact 9) Many Warnings Of Attack. There were many warnings of the attacks from at least 11 other countries. Insiders such as John Ashcroft, top military officers and San Francisco mayor Willie Brown were warned not to fly. With these warnings, the air defense system (NORAD) should have been on full alert – what was going on here? See the next few facts…

Fact 10) Air Defense System Fails Completely. Whenever contact is lost with an airplane, fighter jets routinely take to the air to investigate. This is standard procedure and all pilots and NORAD personnel have orders to treat every occurrence as a real threat. This commonly occurs about 100 times a year and jets intercept their targets on average in about 10 to 20 minutes. But on 9/11, nearly 2 hours passed with no interceptions.

Fact 11) New Commander For NORAD. The North American Air Defense system (NORAD) had a first in its history since its creation. Six months prior, Vice president Dick Cheney took control of NORAD. The ex-Haliburton CEO [who still receives a cheque from them] instigated numerous drills over that period of time including one that took place on 9/11 where most of the fighter jets were relocated to Alaska and Canada. [At this point we should add that Haliburton has made obscene profits from government contracts since 9/11.]

Fact 12) Officials Never Imagined Planes Flying Into Buildings. Numerous key officials stated to the media that they never could imagine that planes could have been hijacked and flown into landmark buildings. Contrary to their statements, air defense and FEMA drills had been conducted in the past and on 9/11 – exercises for these exact scenarios – in the drills, the landmark buildings were the ones hit. [Peter Jennings fully reported this story.]

Fact 13) Resisting An Investigation. The Bush administration resisted having any kind of investigation for 441 days. Similar investigations, such as those for Pearl Harbor, the JFK assignation and the shuttle disaster all took place in about a week. Furthermore, when the 9/11 Commission heads wanted to interview George Bush and Dick Cheney, they agreed, but did so with these conditions: 1) they were not to be put under oath; 2) there was not to be any recording; and 3) they wanted to do it together (to keep their story straight?).

Fact 14) Victims Press For Answers. Known as the Jersey Girls, 4 courageous widows finally force the 9/11 Commission into existence and presented many questions. Under the leadership of the Bush administration, 70% of their questions were ignored and the report failed to address any of the evidence pointing to official complicity. [The film 911: Press for Truth on the VIDEO TESTIMONY page documents their story.]

Fact 15) Government Acknowledges Errors. Even though there has been admission to incompetence in their duty to protect the American people, many government officials at many levels and organizations have not been demoted and in some cases, they have been promoted.

Fact 16) President’s Location Highly Publicized. The Secret Service broke established protocols by allowing President Bush to remain in a well-publicized classroom “photo op” long after it was known that the US was under attack and that he may very well be a target. Did they all know there was nothing to fear? He continued to read to children for 10 minutes after learning of the 2nd plane hitting the WTC. When questioned about this phenomenon, his reply was that he “didn’t want to frighten the children”. Could he have not simply told the children something like, “Hey kids, something very important has come up and I have to get going!” ???

Fact 17) Key Officials Hoped For 9/11. In 2000, on their website Project for the New American Century, many of whom would become key officials in the Bush Administration, wrote that their proposed massive military build up would proceed slowly “absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a New Pearl Harbor.”

Fact 18) FBI Agents Had Foreknowledge Of Attacks. David Schippers, noted conservative Chicago lawyer and the House Judiciary Committee’s chief investigator in the Clinton impeachment trial, claims that FBI agents in Chicago and Minnesota contacted him in July 2001 and told him that a terrorist attack is going to occur in lower Manhattan. According to Schippers, the agents had been developing extensive information on the planned attack for many months. However, the FBI soon pulls them off the terrorist investigation and threatens them with prosecution under the National Security Act if they go public with the information. As a result, they contact Schippers hoping he can persuade the government to take action. Schippers tries to pass the information on to high government officials, but his efforts are ignored.

Fact 19) Inexperienced Pilots/Hijackers Displaying Superior Piloting Skills. The hijacker flying AA Flight 77 could not fly a small aircraft such as the Cessna he was training in. The documented last few miles of flight 77 (the Pentagon strike) went something like this… At 9:29 the plane was 35 miles west of the Pentagon flying at about 7,000 feet. At 9:34 it was about 3.5 miles west-southwest of the Pentagon and started a 330-degree descending right turn, bringing it to an altitude of about 2000 feet four miles southwest of the Pentagon. It did an almost complete circle around the Pentagon. The airliner then dropped to about 50 feet from the ground making impact (as the few freeze frame photos that were released indicate). All this without any ground assistance. Ask any experienced Commercial Airline Pilot if this is possible and he/she would tell you “not a chance” or try it your self using Microsoft’s Flight Simulator which offers both types of planes mentioned. [We should also mention that the point of impact was under construction and few pentagon personel were located in that area of the building – well planned!?!?]

Fact 20) No Evidence Of A Boeing 757 At The Pentagon. Despite the release of 5 more freeze frame photos (in 2006) of the object hitting the Pentagon, there was absolutely no proof of a Boeing 757 at the scene [no luggage, seats, wheels, engines, fuselage, etc., etc.] and the damage, when viewing the impact area, does not add up. Numerous photographs and video (rarely seen in mainstream media since 9/11) proves it. [It should also be noted that FBI agents immediately confiscated videotape from a nearby hotel and gas station. Quoting the gas station owner in this National Geographic story, “I’ve never seen what the pictures looked like, the FBI was here within minutes and took the film.”. Government also won’t release any of the film from the numerous cameras surrounding the Pentagon and claim 84 videos show NO Flight 77 impact. This would surely clear the air on this matter… so why are we not getting this evidence publicised? Isn’t it in there best interest to gain the trust of The People? They have also told us that the plane incinerated – there is absolutely no way you can get a turbine engine that runs hot at 1800 Degrees Fahrenheit to incinerate, specifically when there wasn’t much of a fire.]

Fact 21) No Evidence Of A Boeing 757 In PA. The official story of the Shanksville, PA crash is that the plane disintegrated and was absorbed by the unusual soil located at the site. The planes tail is 25 feet from the surface. There is little to no debris, just a large crater about 40 feet in diameter and 20 feet deep. The entire area is fenced off and very little has been recovered. Shanksville, PA mayor Ernie Stull was one of the first at the scene and he stated that, “There was no plane, just a hole in the ground.”

Fact 22) Patriot Act was prewritten before 9/11. This 300 plus page document dismantles the historic American Bill of Rights – American FREEDOM! The law was submitted to Congress by the Bush Administration on September 24th, just 13 days after the attack. Two of the Senators who attempted to slow passage of the bill, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, were targeted with letters containing weaponized anthrax delivered to their offices on October 9. Russ Feingold was the only member of the Senate to vote against it.

Fact 23) No Evidence Bin Laden is behind 9/11. On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, (202) 324-3000, to learn why Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster did not indicate that Usama was also wanted in connection with 9/11. The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI. When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.” Here is the FBI link to Bin Laden’s “Wanted” poster.

Fact 24) The Absence Of Media Integrity. Personal in-depth research is quite revealing. The sources of many of these findings come from media reports. Independent researchers have done something the media fails to do with their own reporting… and that is connect the dots. This isn’t rocket science and the question of who controls the media must be asked. Anchor men/women are told what to disclose and media investigators are told what to investigate… plain and simple. It should be noted that 6 mega corporations control the worlds media and that many of them are tied into the military industrial complex and/or oil.

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Fact 25) Bush Officials Planned Attacks On Afghanistan And Iraq Before 9/11. The attacks on America in 2001 were exploited as an excuse for a full-scale conquest. An oil pipeline deal was prevented by the Taliban, which was one major black mark against them. The war in Afghanistan officially began in March, six months before the 9/11 incidents. Yet regime change in Afghanistan was portrayed as the US response to those incidents. And… Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill told CBS News’ 60 Minutes that the Bush administration began planning to use U.S. troops to invade Iraq within days after the former Texas governor entered the White House. The oilman no doubt had big plans in advance.

Fact 26) False Flag Operations. False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear as if they are being carried out by other entities. See how similar Operation Northwoods is to 9/11. The unclassification of the document was also reported by ABC News on May 1st 2001.

Fact 27) The Grand Chessboard. Jimmy Carter’s NSA director, Zbigniew Brzezinski, wrote in his 1996 book, The Grand Chessboard of how mobilising troops in key oil strategic regions of Eurasia would be difficult unless an event like a New Pearl Harbour were to take place. On February 1 2007, Brzezinski publicly stated that the neocons could blame a terror attack on Iran and lead us to another precarious position.

Fact 28) A Nuclear Bomb Next? On February 13 2008, President George W. Bush declared, “At this moment, somewhere in the world, terrorists are planning new attacks on our country. Their goal is to bring destruction to our shores that will make September the 11th pale by comparison.”

Fact 29) New Powers Granted to Government since 9/11. The Defense Authorization Act of 2006, passed on Sept. 30, empowers President George W. Bush to impose martial law in the event of a terrorist “incident,” if he or other federal officials perceive a shortfall of “public order,” or even in response to antiwar protests that get unruly as a result of government provocations. In 2003, General Tommy Franks stated that, “If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government.” – Martial Law!

Fact 30) Dictatorial Powers Granted. The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007 declares that in the event of a “catastrophic event”, George W. Bush can become what is best described as “a dictator”. “The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government.” This directive, completely unnoticed by the media, and given no scrutiny by Congress, literally gives the White House unprecedented dictatorial power over the government and the country, bypassing the US Congress and obliterating the separation of powers. The directive also placed the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of domestic “security”. It will permit the Federal Emergency Management Agency to force the detention of American citizens (as well as Canadians under the new security arrangements) in total violation of the constitution.

Fact 31) The Reichstag Fire. Hitler’s move to suspend the constitution after burning his own Reichstag and pinning it on the communists, allowing him to crackdown on “liberal intellectuals, socialists, communists, and anyone who promoted the notion of rule of law, is frighteningly similar to what has been happening in both Canada and the U.S. following the events of 9/11.

Fact 32) Bush Dynasty Started with Financing the Nazi’s. “George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.” Reported by the United Kingdom’s Guardian Newspaper.

Fact 33) New Government Policies Since 9/11. Canada follows along with US government policies that include: The invasion of two countries resulting in the deaths, maiming and injury of well over a million Iraqis, Afghans, Canadians, Americans and many others; the detention of people on mere suspicion; unfettered wiretapping and surveillance of the populace; ballooning budget of our militaries; massive appropriations of funds for the biological and chemical war industry; violation of the Nuremberg Principles and thus of international law; the U.S. Justice Department’s sanctioning of torture; the merging of the Canadian and American militaries; authorization of the entry and operation of American troops on our soil in the event of an emergency which is for the US government alone to determine; and much more.

Fact 34) There Are So Many More Facts To Be Learned…

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The 9/11 Attack Government Conspiracy

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Yair Lapid – Co-Founded Center Right Yesh Atid (“There Is a Future”) Party

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

Yair Lapid – Co-Founded Center Right Yesh Atid (“There Is a Future”) Party

Updated 2024-07-30

2022-06-23 Quick Facts: Yair Lapid Born in 1963, Lapid is a former journalist and TV host who entered politics in 2012 with the founding of the center right Yesh Atid (“There Is a Future”) party, which he leads. His father, who was also a prominent journalist and politician, was from what is Serbia today, immigrating to the newly established state of Israel in 1948. Lapid’s mother was a well-known writer whose father immigrated to Palestine from Romania before Israel’s establishment.

Lapid and Yesh Atid were a key part of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government from 2013-2014, when Lapid served as finance minister. In December 2014, Netanyahu fired Lapid from his ministerial post as their coalition fell apart. https://imeu.org/article/quick-facts-yair-lapid

Where Olive Trees Weep -Documentary

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Where Olive Trees Weep -Documentary

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

Updated 2024-07-30

Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.

We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.

Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.

This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty? https://whereolivetreesweep.com/

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Categorized Directory: News and Articles about Israel- Palestine Conflict

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Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

Updated 2024-07-30

2023-09-27 Joint Statement on the Designation of Israel into the Visa Waiver Program Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, in consultation with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, announced the designation of Israel into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). By November 30, 2023, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) will be updated to allow citizens and nationals of Israel to apply to travel to the United States for tourism or business purposes for up to 90 days without first obtaining a U.S. visa, a step which further strengthens the security, economic and people-to-people ties between the United States and Israel. Following updates in Israel’s travel policies, all U.S. citizens may request entry to Israel for up to 90 days for business, tourism, or transit without obtaining a visa. https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-the-designation-of-israel-into-the-visa-waiver-program/

2024-07-09 US, Israel sign final agreement needed for visa waiver, but key bills remain stuck Israeli and US officials took another step on Thursday toward a long-awaited visa waiver deal between the two countries, signing the final bilateral agreement needed to implement the program. Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, accompanied by Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, signed the Preventing and Combating Serious Crime (PCSC) information-sharing agreement with US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Jonathan Shrier.

However, there is still a long way to go before Israel is eligible to join the Visa Waiver Program. The VWP requires additional legislation to be passed in the Knesset, which opposition parties led by Likud stymied before the Knesset was dissolved last week. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-sign-final-agreement-needed-for-visa-waiver-but-key-bills-remain-stuck/

2022-06-22 IMEU Policy Analysis #7: Biden’s Trip to Saudi, Israel Reinforces Human Rights Abuses President Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Palestinian West Bank in July undermines his administration’s professed commitment to advancing human rights in its foreign policy.

Biden’s trip could endorse Israel’s discrimination against Palestinian Americans by allowing Israel admission into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as it imposes new draconian restrictions on Palestinian Americans’ freedom to travel.

The VWP provides nationals of participating countries with visa-free access to the US provided that the participating countries provide reciprocal treatment to US citizens.

Israel’s decades-long pattern of discriminatory entry policies against Palestinian Americans renders it ineligible to join this program. In July, Israel is set to implement draconian new restrictions that will severely limit the rights of Palestinian Americans to visit, live, work, study, and teach in the occupied West Bank, making Israel’s ineligibility for this program even more clear.

Members of Congress should press President Biden to respond to congressional concerns about Israel’s ineligibility to join the Visa Waiver Program and its new restrictions on the rights of Palestinian Americans to enter the West Bank. https://imeu.org/article/imeu-policy-analysis-7-bidens-trip-to-saudi-arabia-israel-reinforces-author

2022-06-09 Progressive Lawmakers Ask Biden to Keep Israel Off Visa Waiver Program Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib among Democrats voicing concern over ‘ethnically-based discrimination’ toward Arab and Muslim Americans, following new guidelines introduced by Israel’s Defense Ministry in the West Bank. They are calling on the Biden administration to keep Israel out of the Visa Waiver Program due to its “disparate treatment” of Palestinians. https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022-06-09/ty-article/.highlight/what-progressives-want-to-get-from-israel-in-return-for-visa-waiver/00000181-43c6-ddb3-abd1-5fc7df430000

2021-11-14 Policy Analysis #3: Israel Is Not Eligible for Visa Waiver Program After President Biden’s meeting on August 27 with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, the White House issued a readout stating the countries are “working together towards Israel’s inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program.”

The Visa Waiver Program is administered by the State Department and provides for reciprocal, visa-free entry to the United States and participating countries by their respective nationals. The program has stringent entry and security requirements. Despite Israel’s long-standing desire to join the program, its discriminatory treatment of US citizens based on their ethnic and religious identities and their political viewpoints has led to a high rejection rate of US citizens seeking entry to Israel and to Occupied Palestinian Territory it controls, rendering it ineligible for participation in the program.

However, President Biden’s statement that he will “direct our teams to work toward Israel fulfilling the requirements of the visa waiver program to get that done” signal that Israel’s inclusion in the program could be imminent despite its systematic discrimination against US citizens. On October 26, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed that Israel is at the top of the list of four “candidates in the pipeline” for participation in the program, and Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan stated that “very significant progress has been made toward achieving the objective.”

Members of Congress must ensure that Israel ends its discriminatory treatment of US citizens, as required by US law and Israeli treaty obligations to the United States, discussed below, prior to its admission to the Visa Waiver Program. https://imeu.org/article/policy-analysis-3-israel-is-not-eligible-for-visa-waiver-program

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U.S.S Liberty Ship

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

U.S.S Liberty Ship

Updated 2024-07-30

2023-06-05 USS Liberty – When Israel attacked the U.S.A. – Forgotten History he USS Liberty was a floating CIA intelligence gathering platform monitoring all transmissions from all sources involved in the 1967 Six Day War. Israeli progress was followed as well as the Arab coalition of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Hosted by Colin Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5WUIzrCxxo

2022-01-10 My Guest: The Director of “Sacrificing Liberty” – the 1967 Attack by Israel on the USS Liberty What are the parallels between the 9/11 attacks and the outrageous attack on a US ship in international waters off the coast of Egypt in 1967? Why did the US send the defenseless intelligence-collecting ship into a war zone without protective accompaniment?

Why did unmarked Israeli fighters and PT boats attack a plainly marked & flagged US naval vessel? Why did President Johnson exclaim, “I want that goddam ship sunk!”? Why was Israel’s enemy Egypt, blamed for the attack?

My guest is Matthew Miller Skow, an award winning director and producer, known for his powerful documentaries ‘Omo Child’ and ‘Sacrificing Liberty’. He is currently working on his new feature documentary called The Greatest Reset, which will be released soon in 2022. https://richardgage911.substack.com/p/my-guest-the-director-of-sacrificing

2017-06-06 FIFTY YEARS LATER, NSA KEEPS DETAILS OF ISRAEL’S USS LIBERTY ATTACK SECRET ON JUNE 8, 1967, an Israeli torpedo tore through the side of the unarmed American naval vessel USS Liberty, approximately a dozen miles off the Sinai coast. The ship, whose crew was under command of the National Security Agency, was intercepting communications at the height of the Six-Day War when it came under direct Israeli aerial and naval assault. an attack that would leave 34 Americans dead and 171 wounded.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assault on the USS Liberty, and though it was among the worst attacks in history against a noncombatant U.S. naval vessel, the tragedy remains shrouded in secrecy. The question of if and when Israeli forces became aware they were killing Americans has proved a point of particular contention in the on-again, off-again public debate that has simmered over the last half a century. The Navy Court of Inquiry’s investigation proceedings following the incident were held in closed sessions, and the survivors who had been on board received gag orders forbidding them to ever talk about what they endured that day. https://theintercept.com/2017/06/06/fifty-years-later-nsa-keeps-details-of-israels-uss-liberty-attack-secret/

2014-11-03 The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series Al Jazeera investigates the shocking truth behind a deadly Israeli attack on a US naval vessel.

In 1967, at the height of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy spy ship that was monitoring the conflict from the safety of international waters in the Mediterranean. Israeli jet fighters hit the vessel with rockets, cannon fire and napalm, before three Israeli torpedo boats moved in to launch a second more devastating attack. Though she did not sink, the Liberty was badly damaged. Thirty-four US servicemen and civilian analysts were killed, another 171 were wounded.

Later Israel apologised for what it claimed to be a tragic case of mistaken identity. It said that it had believed the ship to be hostile Egyptian naval vessel. US President Lyndon Johnson was privately furious but publicly the White House chose not to challenge the word of its closest Middle East ally and accepted that the attack had been a catastrophic accident. However, as this exclusive Al Jazeera investigation reveals, fresh evidence throws new light on exactly what happened that fateful day – and the remarkable cover up that followed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx72tAWVcoM

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United States Military Protest

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

United States Military Protest

Updated 2024-08-29

2024-08-21 Former Israeli and Palestinian Fighters Join With US GIs to Call for Peace in Gaza A group of former fighters from Palestine and Israel plus active duty U.S. GIs announced last week why they decided to stop participating in war and urged U.S. military members to tell Congress to stop funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza via the ” Appeal for Redress v2.”

The online news conference was organized by Veterans For Peace and featured a former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces member, a young Israeli who just finished 85 days in jail for refusing to join the military, a former Hamas youth activist, and three active-duty U.S. military members who are awaiting discharge as conscientious objectors.

Elik Elhanan is a former special forces soldier in the IDF who, from 1995-98, served in south Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza. In 1997, his 14-year old sister was killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem. He joined Courage to Refuse in 2002, co-founded the Israeli-Palestinian group Combatants for Peace in 2005, and now serves on the board of American Friends of Combatants for Peace.

Sofia Orr, 19, spent 85 days in an Israeli military jail for refusing to join the Israeli Defense Force. Granted conscientious objector status and released in June, she wrote in her statement of refusal: “I refuse to enlist in order to show that change is needed and that change is possible, for the security and safety of all of us in Israel-Palestine, and in the name of empathy that is not restricted by national identity… I want to create a reality in which all children between the Jordan River and the [Mediterranean] Sea can dream without cages.”

Ahmed Helou, now 52, lives in the West Bank and is a member of Combatants for Peace. He said: “I was born to a refugee family that was forced to flee from their home in 1948. “At 15, I was invited to join a group called Hamas, to fight for the freedom of my people. It was 1987, the First Intifada. I threw rocks and made Palestinian flags. In 1992, I was sentenced to seven months in an Israeli military prison as a political detainee. When my parents visited, they told me about the Oslo process and I couldn’t stop thinking about how we could have another life.”

USAF Senior Airman Larry Hebert said: “As an active duty servicemember who joined believing our military was a force for good in the world, I’m horrified by the position of the United States government to fully support the genocide and occupation of civilians in Palestine.

USAF Senior Airman Juan Bettancourt said: “After 311 days, the death toll is appalling: nearly 41,000 innocent lives brutally taken, the majority women and children. Excruciating reports estimate a devastating total of 186,000 deaths, with almost 93,000 more suffering from severe injuries. Stories of widespread sexual violence, merciless executions, torture, and an endless list of war crimes flood the news, and yet our government remains apathetic to the suffering of Palestinians and the cries of millions calling for a lasting cease-fire and justice. As conscientious objectors, as advocates for peace and human rights, as service members with a shred of moral decency left in us, we adamantly refuse to be accomplices in this genocide.

USAF Second Lt. Joy Metzler said: “As an active duty service member, I have been told repeatedly that military strength is the only way to counteract the threats we face in the world. But once again we see that violence, this time perpetrated by the Israeli government, only leads to death and destruction in an ever growing conflict.

Mike Ferner, special projects coordinator for Veterans For Peace, said: “It is highly significant that former fighters from Israel and Palestine have joined American GIs to say, ‘War is not the answer.’ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israeli-palestinian-fighters-peace

2024-06-23 Two US military airmen seek to become conscientious objectors over Gaza war Two active members of the United States Air Force wish to leave military service and become conscientious objectors over Washington’s support for the Israeli military in Gaza.

Larry Hebert and Juan Bettancourt say they no longer wish to serve in the US military due to its role in the war, which has killed more than 37,400 Palestinians, mostly children and women. They have officially requested, through an existing procedure in the military, to become conscientious objectors, people who refuse to participate in military service on ethical or moral grounds.

Hebert, a senior airman on active duty in the US Air Force, told Al Jazeera there is a long history of conscientious objectors from the US, including in protest against the wars in Vietnam and Iraq. He said he hopes to highlight that becoming a conscientious objector is an option for other active-duty US soldiers. He says he’s speaking for himself – not the military – and could not see what is happening in Gaza without protesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHfkzWdid20

2024-04-11 Veterans for Peace with Larry Hebert, Active Duty Airman on Hunger Strike for Palestine Larry Hebert was able to join the show for this in-depth discussion of his hunger strike in support of Palestine and against the Biden foreign policy of Biden’s unconditional support of Israel’s genocide on Gaza. We missed our initially established interview time because Larry was directed to go to Walter Reed Army Hospital for blood work and a mental evaluation. After being cleared, he talked to us from the grounds of the US capital. We talked about his hunger strike, his protest, his frustration that Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation generated more of a response in the Middle East than it did in the US, and his disillusionment about the US Military. We finish with Eddie Mack and The Sound of War https://soundcloud.com/user-55976759/41124-veterans-for-peace-with-larry-hebert-active-duty-airman-on-hunger-strike-for-palestine

2024-04-04 Palestinian Writer Susan Abulhawa, Journalist Prem Thakker + Larry Hebert & Ann Wright Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa reports back from her recent trip to Gaza where she observed the fallout of Israel’s genocidal war first hand. After that, journalist Prem Thakker talks about the attacks on Al Shifa and his interactions with the State Department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller. Then active duty Senior Airman Larry Hebert and Anne Wright join to talk about Larry’s hunger strike for Gaza which was inspired by Aaron Bushnell.

Susan Abulhawa is a Palestinian American writer and human rights activist. She is the author of Mornings in Jenin, which was translated into 32 languages and sold more than a million copies, The Blue Between Sky And Water and Against the Loveless World. She is the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine and the executive director of Palestine Writes (palestinewrites.org/).

Prem Thakker is a politics reporter at The Intercept, and is a former reporter at The New Republic. His work has also appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World. You can find him on Twitter ( twitter.com/prem_thakker ), Instagram, and TikTok.

Air Force Active Duty Air Force Larry Hebert Stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain Larry Hebert is a 26-year-old active duty senior airman in the United States air force stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain. He is on hunger strike calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. His actions were inspired by Aaron Bushnell.

Ann Wright is a 29 year US Army/Army Reserves veteran who retired as a Colonel and a former US diplomat who resigned in March 2003 in opposition to the war on Iraq. She served in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia and Mongolia. In December 2001 she was on the small team that reopened the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is the co-author of the book “Dissent: Voices of Conscience.”https://soundcloud.com/katie-halper/gaza-is-a-horror-film-palestinian-writer-susan-abulhawa-journalist-prem-thakker-on-al-shifa-hunger-strike-with-larry-hebert-ann-wright

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United States Policy

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mekorganic

United States Policy

Updated 2024-07-30

2022-11-30 FAQ #2: What Is US Policy Toward the Palestinian People and Israel? The United States provides more taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel than any other country in the world. In fact, in most years, the US gives more weapons to Israel than all other countries in the world combined. Since World War II, Israel also has been the largest cumulative recipient of US funding. Giving these weapons to Israel, especially on such a large scale, makes the US directly complicit in Israel’s daily and systematic violation of Palestinians’ human rights.

The Biden administration has committed rhetorically to centering human rights in US foreign policy. But when it comes to Palestine/Israel, the Biden administration has continued long-standing policies of enabling Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians by failing to apply relevant US laws and enabling Israel’s abuses through diplomatic protection at the UN.

Under the Biden administration, the US resumed its long-standing bipartisan policy of humanitarian support for the Palestinian people, which was mostly ended during the Trump administration. The US provides budgetary assistance to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides social services, such as education and health care, to Palestinian refugees. The US also provides bilateral economic aid to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through USAID-contracted projects.

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United State Military Bases in Middle East

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United State Military Bases in Middle East

Updated 2024-07-30

2017-07-11 Satellites Reveal Secret U.S. Bases Emerging in the Desert In 2013, when the United States first considered intervening in the Syria war, teams of U.S. Air Force commandos scouted out, across the Middle East, no fewer than 300 potential sites for new bases to support a possible intervention force. Since then, the Pentagon has established or expanded scores of bases in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq, among many other countries.

Now we’ve located what appear to be another two new bases—one in Jordan near the border with Syria, and another a short distance across the same border in southern Syria. The two airstrips could support drones, helicopters, and special operations airplanes.

In May 2017, DigitalGlobe released the first public images of H4. The site appears to support Air Force or CIA Reaper drones plus Jordanian military helicopters.

Among other facilities, Jordan is known to host a second U.S. drone base at Muwaffaq Salti, 33 miles south of the border with Syria. In November 2016, three U.S. Special Forces soldiers died when a Jordanian guard opened fire on their convoy at King Faisal Air Base in central Jordan.

The expansion of American base infrastructure makes possible the Pentagon’s escalating support for Iraqi military forces and pro-U.S. Syrian rebel groups battling the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. America’s anti-ISIS war plan builds upon initial planning that U.S. Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, completed more than three years ago. https://www.thedailybeast.com/satellites-reveal-us-military-bases-emerging-in-the-desert

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United States Jerusalem Embassy

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United States Jerusalem Embassy

Updated 2024-07-30

2022-12-08 IMEU Policy Analysis #8: US Plans to Build Jerusalem Embassy on Stolen Palestinian Land The United States is moving forward with plans to build a new embassy in Jerusalem on land which Israel stole from Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons, including from Palestinian Americans.

1. Building an embassy in Jerusalem on land stolen by Israel from Palestinian refugees violates the private property rights of US citizens and other Palestinians. Palestinians have clear titles to this land, which was illegally expropriated by Israel.

2. This plan undermines the stated position of the US opposing Israel’s ongoing theft of Palestinian land for illegal colonization. The Biden administration cannot credibly oppose Israel’s expropriation of Palestinian land while doing the same thing to build a diplomatic compound in Jerusalem.

3. This plan reinforces the Trump administration’s reckless policy moves to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem and move the US embassy there. The Biden administration should not be taking further steps to consolidate the Trump administration’s dangerous reversal of 70 years of bipartisan US policy of not recognizing sovereign claims to Jerusalem.

4. In addition, President Biden has still failed to make good on a campaign pledge to reopen the US Consulate in Jerusalem, which served as an important diplomatic link between the US and the Palestinian people for more than 150 years before the Trump administration shut it down. https://imeu.org/article/us-plans-to-build-jerusalem-embassy-on-stolen-palestinian-land-imeu-policy