Towers of Deception: The Media Cover-up of 9 11

417 Pages·2006·3.09 MB·English

by  Barrie Zwicker

Advance Praise for
Towers of Deception
Even skeptics like myself will find much in Barrie Zwicker’s book to
ponder, enjoy, and, yes, even embrace. Interestingly researched and well
written, a valuable aid to correct thinking about “conspiracy theory.”
—Michael Parenti, author ofCulture Struggle and
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
If a significant portion of the evidence summarized here holds up, the
conclusion that the attacks of 9/11 succeeded because of official
complicity would become virtually inescapable.
—David Ray Griffin, author ofThe New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing
Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11and The 9/11
Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions
Barrie Zwicker has been a courageous and insightful pioneer in the fight
to free humanity from Bush’s fantastic nightmare vision of the events of
September 11, 2001. Barrie’s new book is a tour de force, and nowhere
more than in his treatment of Noam Chomsky and the left gatekeepers,
whose embrace of the government 9/11 story has crippled opponents to
the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and beyond. Barrie’s critique of
Chomskyism is devastating, and bids fair to deprive the warmongers of
their secret weapon: an impotent opposition. Bravo, Barrie!
—Webster Griffin Tarpley, author of9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in
USA andGeorge Bush: The Unauthorized Biography
One cannot lose sight of the reality: There has been no rational
explanation from the White House, the 9/11 Commission or the media
as to what happened that day on a number of levels. Zwicker’s book asks
that obstruction, silence and obfuscation be replaced by honest
investigation. Towers of Deception,by Canada’s most effective media
observer and critic deserves to be read and pondered.
—Walter Pitman, President of Ryerson University, and Director of the
Ontario Arts Council, Member of the Order of Ontario, Officer of the Order
of Canada, and author of Music Makers: The Lives of Harry Freedman
and Mary Morrison

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Copyright © 2006 by Barrie Zwicker. All rights reserved.
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To Rev. Wilfred Grenfell Zwicker, my father, a ceaseless champion
of peace and of environmentalism and ecumenism before those
words were in common use; to my mother, Norah Hall,
for all her gifts; and to our granddaughter, Leah Emelia Zwicker,
who will understand this book in a way none today can.
“What is your take on the events of 9/11?”
When, in early 2002, I began filling public speaking engagements
about 9/11, I learned that audiences appreciated being asked this
question. Universally, people – whatever view they held — were very inter-
ested to learn where others in the room stood on this.
Through trial and error I developed the questionnaire below. If you
choose to involve yourself in this, check only one box — the one that comes
closest to your “take” on the events of 9/11. This questionnaire appears
again at the back of the book, in case you want to check your views on
9/11 now with your views after you read the book. This is also intended to
stimulate your feedback to the author. It’s welcome at any time, about the
questionnaire or anything else in or related to this book. Email me at the
address below.
The Four-Box 9/11Questionnaire
Check the box that comes closest to your take on 9/11:
[ ] 1 I believe that 19 fanatical Muslim terrorists, members of Al Qaeda
led by Osama bin Laden, caught all of the U.S. intelligence, mili-
tary and political establishments totally off guard.
[ ] 2 I believe that enough advance information had been received by
U.S. agencies that the “attacks” could have been prevented or
ameliorated, but that incompetence at various levels enabled the
events to proceed as they did.
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What is your take on the events of 9/11? vii
[ ] 3 I believe that a great deal of advance information had been received
by US agencies, enough that the events could have been prevented,
but that people at the top deliberately allowed the events to unfold
as they did.
[ ] 4 I believe that the alleged 19 hijackers, if there were that many, were
dupes and patsies, that the events of 9/11 were planned at the
highest levels in and around the White House, that it was an inside
job.
* * *
As you read this book, you’ll see that:
Box 1 equates to The Official Story of 9/11
Box 2 equates to The Incompetence Theory
Box 3 equates to the Let It Happen On Purpose (or LIHOP) theory and
Box 4 equates to The Inside Job theory, or Made It Happen On
Purpose (MIHOP) theory.
Barrie Zwicker
[email protected]
Contents
Acknowledgments.................................................................................x
Preface................................................................................................xiii
Introduction.........................................................................................1
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: September 11, 2001
How 9/11 Started for Me.............................................................5
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: September 17, 2001
The Instant Myth that “Everything has Changed”..........................7
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: September 24, 2001
Who’s “Anti-American”?.................................................................9
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: November 6, 2001
In Which the Author Tries to Interest a Major Newspaper
in a 9/11 Exposé..........................................................................11
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: November 20, 2001
The Birth of the Leading 9/11Truth Magazine
and a National Movement.............................................................12
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: December 20, 2001
A Television Series Questioning
the Official 9/11Story is Conceived..............................................14
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: December 24, 2001
“Important — if True”..................................................................15
Diary of 9/11 and the Media:
The TV Series is Born and Surprises Everyone...............................18
CHAPTER 1: Your Sunday Puzzle — Three Amazing Secrets
About 9/11.................................................................................19
The three biggest secrets about 9/11............................................20
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Chapter 2: 9/11 is a Number — Here are the Facts:
Evidence Proves White House complicity..................................41
Evidence of an Inside Job: Exhibits A - Z.........................................47
CHAPTER 3: 9/11 Truth is Hidden in Plain Sight:
2001 Tricks for Avoiding the Obvious.......................................117
CHAPTER 4: While Sleeping Watchdogs Lie,
Other Watchdogs Are Lied To..................................................141
Case #1: NORADSpins a Tale.......................................................142
Case #2: The NYT Spins a Tale......................................................151
Case #3: Stewart Bell’s Terror Cells and Other Fearsome Phrases...163
Case #4: The Anniversary Waltz......................................................170
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: December 12, 2005
Just In — The Results of Douglas Herman’s Survey of Editors...176
CHAPTER 5: The Shame of Noam Chomsky
andthe Gatekeepers of the Left................................................179
CHAPTER 6: Invisible Government: Manipulator
ofEvents and the Media Gatekeepers......................................225
CHAPTER 7: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot:
From 1605 Through 9/11 to Today.......................................257
False Flag Operation Strategies and Examples..............................269
CHAPTER 8: Dr. David Ray Griffin: Modern Day Prophet............303
CHAPTER 9: You and the Media: Ways Forward.............................321
Citizen Activists Beware.................................................................344
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: April 28, 2006
The Movie United 93will Crash and Burn..................................355
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: June 15, 2006
Conversation with a Senior Editor...............................................357
Diary of 9/11 and the Media: September 11, 2020
Conversation with a Senior Editor...............................................359
What is Your Take on the Events of 9/11?.....................................361
Notes.................................................................................................364
Index.................................................................................................393
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