A Bogus New 9-11

[Paul Mackin]

On Aug 19, 2006, at 1:46 AM, mikebailey at speakeasy.net wrote:

> cool; however, the role of NYT in squelching Gary Webb's story  
> (they basically asked the CIA to deny it, the CIA did, and the NYT  
> exercised peer pressure on poor little San Jose Mercury) makes me  
> wonder how big of a story it would have to be


The Times has certainly failed in the past to pursue stories with  
definite teeth (reliable sources),  mostly notably the weapons of   
mass destruction thing.

In the CiA story the claim was there weren't any insiders with direct  
knowledge willing to talk.




>
> I have numberless chores and tasks for survival and prosperity and  
> will be not posting on the list for a while (tho it's hard to  
> resist), but want to thank you for the kind words a few weeks ago  
> (about being able to do better than a certain publishing house) and  
> will devotedly polish my prose till your words become true!  Hope  
> the operation goes (or went?) well!
>
> mike bailey
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Mackin [mailto:paul.mackin at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:59 PM
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: A Bogus New 9-11
>>
>>
>> On Aug 16, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Joe Allonby wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/16/06, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:>
>>>> Do you think this story will ever make it into mainstream media?
>>>>
>>>
>>> One of the defining principles of neo-conservatism is the  
>>> manipulation
>>> of the public mythology. This includes the need for an all- 
>>> powerful or
>>> shadowy "enemy".  This is why Cheney and Rumsfeld promoted the  
>>> idea of
>>> the "Evil Empire" through the use of a professional actor long after
>>> the Soviet Union ceased to be capable of opposing the United States.
>>> It was also why we heard phrases like "moral equivalent of  
>>> Hitler" and
>>> "Axis of Evil". Note the use of the word "axis" in combination with
>>> "evil". These guys know their shit even if the boobs that they  
>>> use as
>>> frontmen do not. Al Queda is the best thing to ever happen to
>>> neo-conservatism. If it didn't exist, it would be necessary for them
>>> to invent it...or just file the memo as a "historical document".
>>>
>>> Another myth is "the left-leaning liberal media" which are of course
>>> controlled by multi-national corporations which derive revenue from
>>> very expensive advertising sold to other multi-national  
>>> corporations.
>>>
>>> No, this will never even be discussed in any mainstream news outlet
>>> that is not considered a comedy channel.
>>>
>>> Does this make me an enemy of the state? I sincerely hope so.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps  won't be  discussed  much as it exists at the present  
>> moment.
>>
>> However if a real story develops, one with teeth, not just suspicion,
>> there is not a  force on earth  that can keep it quiet.
>>
>> It won't be a  question of who publishes it-everyone will-but  who
>> gets it first.  The Washington Post, although it does not hate the
>> Bush Administration quite as much as the New York Times does, will
>> break the news in a  heartbeat if only to scoop the Times..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>