Thursday, August 17, 2006

9-11 Tapes: Why Right Now?

Why are these "tapes" being released now? Why weren't they released in March? A year ago? Two years ago? Next year? It was the New York Times that went to court (ostensibly on behalf of the families of victims, who, indeed, did deserve to gain access) to get the original tapes released. But recently the FDNY, citing poor internal management, coincidentally found a bunch of new ones that weren't released in the original batch in March. There is a foul smell about this.

The timing is suspect, amidst tenuous support for the so-called war on terror and while events in the Middle East and a heightened terror watch, as a result of arrests in Britain and Canada, have constructed the perfect setting for a dramatic rollout. A cynic might even postulate that it was a communications strategy engineered by dark shadow backroom string-pullers to play down inadequate EMR resources needed to respond to the attack.

One thing is for sure. It's sad that our lazy, tabloid-era North American media is lapping up this "news" with no critical comment. Print and TV yesterday were flooded with the extremely private vain cries for help from human beings on the brink of death. In the background, a locust cloud of Bush bites are swarming, preaching Armagaeddon if the forces of good do not triumph over evil, despite this.


Doesn't anyone care why this stuff happens? Wake the fuck up MSM and North America. Pull that cheeseburger from your thick sweaty jowls, let go of the joystick and wake up.

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12 Comments:

Blogger Leatherhands said...

It was obvious the Bush admin. learned a huge lesson from this, in the cracker-jack way they handled Katrina.

10:54 AM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger Joe Calgary said...

Here I figured the Judge was a manic investor in cheap disaster movies, and wanted to plug "World Trade Center", to make sure to do well at the box office.

Alright, that's a little cynical, but hey, we're talking about my American brothers here... any thing for a buck, it's the American way.

11:09 AM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger EUGENE PLAWIUK said...

Oh my Gawd Joe has hit it on the head Oliver Stones movie was lagging in the weekend market, what a great PR move.

11:29 AM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger K-Dough said...

Now, now kids- getting a little silly aren't we? Next thing, you'll be saying a certain former Chretien advisor had something to do with this...

We all know what happens to people who make accusations like that.

11:39 AM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger Jason Hickman said...

But recently the FDNY, citing poor internal management, coincidentally found a bunch of new ones that weren't released in the original batch in March. There is a foul smell about this.

So you're suggesting that the FDNY is a part of this big "plot"? Interesting.

2:02 PM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger K-Dough said...

Not saying there is actually any PLOT. Just saying the optics are such that it seems there may possibly have been some cynical strategy involved...

2:10 PM, August 17, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wondered about the timing as well. I was more concerned with the families of the victims. I can't imagine how painful it would be to hear those tapes. Where is the respect for these people?

5:35 PM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger Tarkwell Robotico said...

even if there wasn't a plot, what if its a previously known cockup waiting to be disclosed at the perfect time: i.e., at a time when they would get the least questions about "why now?" - in other words, a time when you can distract from your own initial cockup.

see, it can still be conspiratorial and still be about cockups without it being related to televangelists preaching about rapture.

K-Dough, beautiful read, imo.

8:33 PM, August 17, 2006  
Blogger K-Dough said...

TA CC. You expressed the point succinctly. It's probably all about communications, not people.

8:41 PM, August 17, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

k-dough, it is my belief that this is the kriminal amerikan neokon klusterfucks from kalgary konspiring a konspiracy.

8:39 AM, August 18, 2006  
Blogger Joe Calgary said...

We'll start with the Identity theft bloggers first Eunice... line em' up on the wall, and put them out of their terrible conspiracy afflicted misery.

12:15 PM, August 18, 2006  
Blogger K-Dough said...

"eating beats and oranges all day long "eh?

Must have made for psychadelic coloured poop

6:25 PM, August 18, 2006  

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