U.S. moves to debunk 'alternative theories' on Sept. 11 attacks
Perhaps this is 'blowback' from the cranking up of the fear / paranoia level in the US by the government and the media. I find it is interesting that:
This is from the International Herald Tribune article: U.S. moves to debunk 'alternative theories' on Sept. 11 attacks The official rebuttal is from the State Department "Counter-Misinformation Team". I wonder if there is a Conter-Counter-Misinformation Team?
A nationwide poll taken earlier this summer by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University found that more than a third of those surveyed said the federal government either took part in the attacks or allowed them to happen. And 16 percent said the destruction of the trade center was aided by explosives hidden in the buildings.
This is from the International Herald Tribune article: U.S. moves to debunk 'alternative theories' on Sept. 11 attacks The official rebuttal is from the State Department "Counter-Misinformation Team". I wonder if there is a Conter-Counter-Misinformation Team?
posted by Dr. Steven Morphy-Godchaux III at
2:47 AM
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Looks like the U.S. press is picking up this one. I think the real problem isn't that people people have these crazy conspiracy theories about 9/11, it's that they have these crazy conspiracy theories about the Bush White House. People seem to have little trouble believing stories about Dick Cheney killing thousands of American citizens. This can't be a good thing for the current administation.
U.S rebuts 9/11 homegrown conspiracy theories
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Dr. Steven Morphy-Godchaux III, at Sat Sep 02, 11:59:00 PM CDT
I wonder if these are the same people who think the levees in the 9th ward were blown-up during Katrina? I think most rational people recognize that these conspiracy nuts are just that - nuts. They've been around forever. I don't know anyone that believes any of these stories.
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Murphy "Mac" Morphy, at Mon Sep 04, 08:31:00 PM CDT
But there is some history of levees being blown up in New Orleans (on several occasions, actually). This is one one the less far-fetched conspiracies out there. But the Bush folks want us to be afraid and perhaps even paranoid. Seems they are having a hard time controlling the things we get scared about.
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Dr. Steven Morphy-Godchaux III, at Tue Sep 05, 08:18:00 PM CDT
"But there is some history of levees being blown up in New Orleans (on several occasions, actually)."
I only know of one occassion. I was just listening last night to a group of Katrina evacuees complaining that "they" are going to take your land. I wanted to ask the woman to tell me who "they" are.
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Philip Seymour Morphy, at Wed Sep 06, 06:41:00 PM CDT
'They' is Whitey, man. There was the famous 1927 destruction of levees. But I'm having a difficult time documenting this other case my father use to talk about. I guess it was a railroad track that was holding back water in old Metairie that the citizens blew up, flooding their neighbors. Could have been 1947.
But here is a fun link found quickly with Google: Explosive Residue Found on Failed Levee Debris. I see no reason to believe this, but there is lots of noise about it out there.
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Dr. Steven Morphy-Godchaux III, at Thu Sep 07, 12:20:00 PM CDT
But these theories do make for interesting reading…….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories
(Alright...you'll have to paste the link into your browser...I can't do those stupid hyperlinks in comments)
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Thurston J Morphy III, at Thu Sep 07, 02:51:00 PM CDT
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