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http:// --> Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Local Issues Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage Hot Topics Most Viewed Forum Photo Galleries Video Readers Polls O-Zone Online Games Movie Preview Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad Featured Galleries: May 21, 2007 9/11: The elephant that will not leave Nearly six years after the attacks of Sept. 11, the issue remains undiminished, lumbering around as American leaders still pretend it does not exist. But the doors of truth, once guarded by ridicule, have slowly parted to reveal reasonable, rational lingering questions that cannot be dismissed by scoffing. Local area activists have joined a nationwide movement that has propelled the memory of 9/11 into political arenas that once regarded the topic taboo. On Thursday, Southern Oregon University will host David Ray Griffin, a highly regarded theologian and the author of three books questioning the Bush administration's explanation of 9/11. This local interest, as part of a compelling new level of national interest, shows the issue is pushing its way into mainstream interest. A Zogby International poll — an agency frequently sourced by media outlets — said half of all New Yorkers believe the U.S. allowed the attacks. Nearly two-thirds believe an unfettered investigation is warranted. Also entering into the fight for truth is our own Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, whose legislative call for the Central Intelligence Agency to open its investigative reports on 9/11 (reported May 17 by The Associated Press) has raised the ire of his colleagues. Joining together with Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va, and Kit Bond, D-Mo., Wyden's legislation would require the CIA to declassify its executive summary in one month and submit a report explaining why any material was withheld. Although initially dismissed as crackpot theory, the truth-seeker's movement has continually gained momentum since the dust cloud from the fallen twin towers seemingly covered the investigative instincts of our national media, which in turn, ignored a third building collapsing in exactly the same manner. Almost two years later, public outcry finally forced the government to establish the 9/11 Commission as an investigative authority. Four New Jersey widows whose husbands died in the towers created enormous pressure on the federal government. Despite initial hope, the president's commission became regarded as a hoax by the widows and many others. The truth movement took on new life in the aftermath of the incomplete 9/11 Commission report. In the wake of a wave of distortions and omissions by the government, a number of credible educators and experts in a wide variety of fields have formed groups and organizations seeking to penetrate the stonewall. The truth movement has now emerged from the caverns of obscurity into the limelight. Last year, The Tidings called for an open and complete investigation into the questions surrounding the 9/11 mysteries. We believe our nation owes that much to the innocent victims that died that day and to the troops deployed to the Middle East based upon the Bush administration's explanations of the events of 9/11. If the White House has nothing to hide, then why has it been so determined to dodge issues and questions posed by the people? We renew that call today. We don't pretend to know the truth, but we insist that the whole truth will only be known when newspapers around the country join us in demanding complete openness from our government. In the meantime, every American interested in truth would do well to revisit this painful issue. Locally, Griffin's speech at SOU promises to be a good starting point — a forum where we hope many in our community will participate in peaceful candid dialogue. Current Comments: The Truth will set us free. Thank you Daily Tidings for having the journalistic integrity to publish these concerns. We are a nation made strong by our independence and our liberty. By exercising these strengths you contribute to the integrity of our Constitutional system, providing the information that is necessary for the American people to exercise our rights. Good job. Shorebreak - Indy - May 22nd, 7:17 AM Please include mention of the groundbreaking journalist ALEX JONES in your coverage of the 9/11 truth movement's growing momentum. Alex is a tireless campaigner for truth and folks around here should become aquainted with his work. Kelvin Copperstein - Grants Pass, OR - May 22nd, 8:45 AM The lid is finally coming off, as awareness of the inside job of 9/11 spreads. Congratulations for doing your part, and for calling out other newspapers to do theirs. Up until recently, the media silence has been deafening on 9/11, arguably the most important event in recent history. Rod Worden - Auburn, CA - May 22nd, 8:49 AM Thank you Ashland Daily Tidings for having the courage to stand up for investigating the Truth about that horrendous crime that we call 9/11. Just as a side note, there are 3 Presidential candidates running who also have the courage to ask for a new investigation of 9/11; Rep. Dennis Kucinich-(Dem-OH), Sen. Mike Gravel-(Dem-AK) and Rep. Ron Paul(Republican)from TX. The Truth will set us free, the lies will just lead us to further death and destruction! Dr. Lora Chamberlain - Ashland, OR - May 22nd, 10:09 AM That elephant is growing and glowing (like thermate on steel. Thanks for taking off the blinders. A Nation of Somnambulist gets the government they deserve but we can wake them up and possibly repair some of the damage done. We cannot bring back the dead. But maybe we can prevent new False-Flag attacks as pretext for further Imperialist adventures. Joe - Dallas, TX - May 22nd, 2:42 PM Who and What are our government? Is it what you were taught in grade school when you learned the Pledge of Allegiance? "And to the Republic for which it stands.." It is a shock when you learn that our government, what Bill Moyers called the 'shadow government' manipulates events, kill citizens, lies to us to support wars for energy and global hegemony. I cried when I realized the truth. Don't fear the war on terror. Fear our leaders but have courage. Our numbers grow. dr. rw neuropsychologist Dr. Richard Welser - Morganton, NC - May 22nd, 4:13 PM Thanks again ADT! You were the first and you will be rewarded in due time. I bet this article is really ticking off BobLowBlow. As Bush would mutter... he he he he he LUCUS - Texas - May 22nd, 5:15 PM For starters I recommend Martial Law 911: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6495462761605341661&q=martial+law If that link dont work, do a google video search for "Martial Law 911" Steve - Lancaster, PA - May 22nd, 7:14 PM I, like many others, was quite happy with the official explanation untill a comment made by a friend prompted me to look at the official explanation further. Fantastic work in trying to bring this to the mainstream when our obviously controlled main media refuses to address it in any open format. I'll add a link which was where I started in my quest to find out what I was not being told. www.911revisited.com God Bless You. Tim - Lincoln, UK - May 23rd, 11:58 AM Glad to see this is finally being mentioned in some mainstream areas. Whether you believe it or not is not the issue. Questions remain that have never been properly answered. Bravo!! Dave - UK - May 23rd, 12:47 PM Good tidings from Ashland. We all hope the tide is now turning. We are everywhere and growing in number. Well done and Hi from UK to your readers cheers Al.. Allan - UK - May 23rd, 1:37 PM I understand that that business about landing on the moon was a government hoax also and we should look into reports that our government killed JFK. bob clark - ashland, or - May 23rd, 1:49 PM No reason to reopen the JFK case, the 'lone nutjob gets off a lucky shot from far away, then gets killed himself by another lone nutjob' theory sounds perfectly plausible. Follow the money - USA - May 23rd, 2:09 PM Thank the GODS this is finally getting out. People, we can no longer sit back and allow neo-con infiltration, neo-con indoctrination, neo-con subversion and the international neo-con conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids! Thank you Daily Tidings for your tireless efforts to protect and preserve us!! Gen. Jack D. Ripper, Ret. - Ashland, Jefferson State - May 23rd, 3:19 PM One last push,and we will expose them.I think something is going to Happen very soon.A nervous time for all. Cornered neocons and all that. bill smith - Netherlands - May 23rd, 5:10 PM Thank God, there is a glimmer of humanity and hope in the Age of Unelightenment that we somehow find ourselves mired in. Reason and logic have been thrown out along with the baby and bathwater long ago--what with Magic Bullets and Vanishing Towers like something out of Harry Potter! The "oraficial story"of 9/11 is as riddled with holes as the windshield of Kennedy's limo before it was replaced in Detroit. Thanks to our esteemed Fourth Estate, the culprit media, there is in fact a War on Terra. Rory B Denis - NY NY - May 24th, 1:56 AM God Bless you for doing what George Orwell said was truly revolutionary--telling the truth. Being a fellow "truther" myself, I'd like to correct one slight error in regard to the story of 9/11...It wasn't President Bush reading "My Pet Goat," but in fact, it was the children in the classroom that read it out loud. However, it was the President who read the story on TV to terrified wide-eyed children about a "horned demon hidin' in them hills of Afghanistan"--"My Pet Scapegoat, Osama." Rory B Denis - NY NY - May 24th, 3:01 AM What type of force does it take to throw 100 ton steel pieces up in an arc and then horizontally 175 meters and then descending into an adjacent building to the WTC? http://johnmccarthy90066.tripod.com/id472.html What type of heat does it take to create molten pools of steel girders which stay glowing red hot for 100 days? Who has access to pure hydrogen energy force directed mini-nukes? John McCarthy ( [email protected] ) - los angeles california - May 24th, 5:32 AM It's great to see a newspaper with the courage to publish this story. I would suggest that people start by checking out the website www.patriotsquestion911.com to see how many high-profile people are questioning the OCT (official conspiracy theory) and go from there. Just Google 9/11 truth. Let's all push for a new, real investigation...revealing the truth about the events of 9/11 is the only way to stop the wars and save this country from the criminals who are determined to destroy it. Suanne - Boulder, CO - May 24th, 9:45 AM LIHOP would be an act of treason in and of itself. MIHOP is the plain and simple truth, just look at the Operation Northwoods documents recently declassified. There were no Arabic names on any of the flight manifests that morning, just Korans conveniently left in rental cars at Boston Logan (Marvin Bush in charge of security there as well as the trade towers themselves) Lee Harvey Oswald seen at the Russian embassy in Mexico is a more plausable story than the official one we have swallowed. Daniel Ashton - Talent, Oregon - May 24th, 11:36 AM 911 never happened. I don't believe any pictures. Don't believe it - Twin Towers - May 24th, 11:40 AM Thank you Daily Tidings for putting the highest value on truth. thomas lear grace - ashland - May 24th, 1:18 PM Leave a Comment: Advertisement: Advertisement: Paid Advertising: Debt Help Inkjet Printers Payday Loans Free Ringtones Debt Consolidation Security Systems Debt Relief New Hampshire Primary Advertisement: Copyright © 2007 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved. Del.icio.us