http://www.scribd.com/people/view/93023-wisconsinpatriot This a feed for documents on Scribd written by wisconsinpatriot 30 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:47:09 GMT Tue, 20 May 2008 04:47:09 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3027880/Alvin-Schwartz-Scary-Stories-to-Tell-in-the-Dark **************************************** Tue, 20 May 2008 04:47:09 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/3027880/Alvin-Schwartz-Scary-Stories-to-Tell-in-the-Dark http://www.scribd.com/doc/322726/David-Ray-Griffin-The-American-Empire-and-911 The American Empire and 9/11 (full-length Version with Notes) David Ray Griffin Introduction After the attacks of 9/11, I accepted the blowback thesis, according to which the attacks were revenge for U.S. foreign policy. This view led me to undertake an extensive study of the American empire, the very reality of which had been an embattled issue. The American Empire In his 2002 book American Empire, Andrew Bacevich pointed out that it had long been a “cherished American tradition [that] the United States is not and cannot be an empire.” The words “American empire” were “fighting wo Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:26:22 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/322726/David-Ray-Griffin-The-American-Empire-and-911 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300982/911-Commission-Hearing-20040617 PANEL I, DAY II OF THE TWELFTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES CHAIRED BY: THOMAS KEAN, CHAIRMAN SUBJECT: STAFF STATEMENTS ON THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AVIATION AUTHORITIES NTSB CONFERENCE CENTER, L'ENFANT PLAZA, WASHINGTON, D.C. 8:06 A.M. EDT, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 MR. KEAN: Good morning. As Chair of the Commission on the Terrorist Attacks on the United States I hereby reconvene this twelfth public hearing. Today we will explore the federal government's immediate response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. We'll present a Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:35:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300982/911-Commission-Hearing-20040617 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300981/911-Commission-Hearing-20040616 TWELFTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES, PANEL I NTSB CONFERENCE CENTER, L'ENFANT PLAZA, WASHINGTON, D.C. 9:01 A.M. EDT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 THOMAS KEAN, CHAIRMAN; LEE HAMILTON, VICE CHAIRMAN; PHILIP ZELIKOW, COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; DOUGLAS MACEACHIN, COMMISSION STAFF (SUBJECT: AL QAEDA) WITNESSES: DEBORAH MARY DORAN, SPECIAL AGENT, FBI; PATRICK FITZGERALD, U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS; MR. KEAN: Good morning. As chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, I hereby convene Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:35:52 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300981/911-Commission-Hearing-20040616 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300979/911-Commission-Hearing-20040519 ELEVENTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES: DAY TWO CHAIRMAN: THOMAS H. KEAN VICE CHAIRMAN: LEE H. HAMILTON SUBJECT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITNESSES: STAFF STATEMENT NUMBER 14; RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI, FORMER MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK; PANEL IV: DENNIS SMITH, AUTHOR, "REPORT FROM GROUND ZERO"; JEROME M. HAUER, FORMER DIRECTOR, NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EDWARD P. PLAUGHER, CHIEF, ARLINGTON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT; MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK; THOMAS J. RIDGE, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LOCATION: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:35:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300979/911-Commission-Hearing-20040519 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300978/911-Commission-Hearing-20040518 ELEVENTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES: DAY ONE, MORNING SESSION CHAIRMAN: THOMAS H. KEAN VICE CHAIRMAN: LEE H. HAMILTON SUBJECT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITNESSES: STAFF STATEMENT NUMBER 13; PANEL I: ALAN REISS, FORMER DIRECTOR, WORLD TRADE DEPARTMENT, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY; JOSEPH MORRIS, FORMER CHIEF, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT; PANEL II: BERNARD B. KERIK, FORMER COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT; THOMAS VON ESSEN, FORMER COMMISSIONER, FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK; RICHARD SHEIRER, Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:35:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300978/911-Commission-Hearing-20040518 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300971/911-Commission-Hearing-20031014 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING -- INTELLIGENCE AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM 253 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2003, 9:00 A.M. CHAIRED BY: WITNESSES: THOMAS H. KEAN JAMES R. SCHLESINGER, CHAIRMAN, MITRE CORPORATION, AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; JOHN M. DEUTCH, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, MIT, AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; JAMES B. STEINBERG, VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES, THE BROOK Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:33:40 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300971/911-Commission-Hearing-20031014 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300970/911-Commission-Hearing-20031208 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT: SIXTH PUBLIC HEARING THOMAS H. KEAN CHAIRED BY: WITNESSES PANEL I: INTELLIGENCE COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES; LARRY D. THOMPSON, SENIOR FELLOW, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, AND FORMER DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES; STEPHEN J. SCHULHOFER, PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY; PANEL II: PROTECTING PRIVACY, PREVENTING TERRORISM; JUDITH A. MILLER, PARTNER, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, AND FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; STEWARD A. BAKER, PARTNER, STEPTOE & JOHNSON, AND FORMER GENE Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:33:37 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300970/911-Commission-Hearing-20031208 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300911/911-Commission-Hearing-20040414 PANEL ONE OF THE TENTH HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT: "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" THOMAS H. KEAN, CHAIR; LEE H. HAMILTON, VICE CHAIR PHILIP D. ZELIKOW, COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND KEVIN SCHEID PRESENT STAFF STATEMENT: "THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" WITNESS: GEORGE TENET, DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 216 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING 9:03 A.M. EDT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004 MR. KEAN: (Strikes gavel.) Good morning. As chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:15:20 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300911/911-Commission-Hearing-20040414 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300909/911-Commission-Hearing-20040413 PANEL ONE OF THE TENTH HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES RE: "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" THOMAS H. KEAN, CHAIR; LEE H. HAMILTON, VICE CHAIR PHILIP D. ZELIKOW PRESENTS STAFF STATEMENT: "LAW ENFORCEMENT, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO 9/11" WITNESS: LOUIS J. FREEH, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE FBI 9:01 A.M. EDT, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2004 MR. KEAN: (Sounds gavel.) Good morning. As chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States, I hereby convene this commission's 10t Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:15:14 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300909/911-Commission-Hearing-20040413 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300908/911-Commission-Hearing-20040408 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES WITNESS: DR. CONDOLEEZZA RICE, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS CHAIR: THOMAS H. KEAN; VICE CHAIR: LEE H. HAMILTON ROOM 216 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. 9:03 A.M. EDT, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2004 MR. KEAN: (Sounds gavel.) Good morning. As chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, I hereby convene this hearing. This is a continuation of the Commission's previous hearings on the formulation and conduct of U.S. counterterrorism policy. The record Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:15:07 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300908/911-Commission-Hearing-20040408 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300907/911-Commission-Hearing-20040324 PANEL I DAY TWO OF THE EIGHTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES RE: INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND NATIONAL POLICY COORDINATION CHAIRED BY: THOMAS KEAN, FORMER GOVERNOR (R-NJ) WITNESS: CIA DIRECTOR GEORGE TENET 216 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. 8:33 A.M. EST, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004 MR. KEAN: I'd like to call today's hearing to order. Yesterday we looked at the diplomatic and military aspects of national counterterrorism policy leading to September 11th 2001. We heard from the current and the former secretaries of state and defense Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:15:02 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300907/911-Commission-Hearing-20040324 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300906/911-Commission-Hearing-20040323 PANEL I OF THE EIGHTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES RE: FORMULATION AND CONDUCT OF U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY CHAIRED BY: THOMAS KEAN, FORMER GOVERNOR (R-NJ) WITNESS: FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT LOCATION: 216 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 9:02 A.M. EST DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2004 MR. KEAN: Good morning. As chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States I hereby convene our eighth public hearing. This hearing is going to run over the course of two days, from 9:00 a.m Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:53 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300906/911-Commission-Hearing-20040323 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300905/911-Commission-Hearing-20040127 SEVENTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES - DAY TWO SUBJECT: BORDERS, TRANSPORTATION, AND MANAGING RISK THOMAS H. KEAN CHAIRED BY: WITNESSES PANEL I: JANE F. GARVEY, FORMER ADMINISTRATOR, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; CATHAL L. "IRISH" FLYNN, FORMER ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; CLAUDIO MANNO, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR INTELLIGENCE, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; PANEL II: EDMOND L. SOLIDAY, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF SAFETY, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND SECURITY, UNITED AIRLINES; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300905/911-Commission-Hearing-20040127 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300904/911-Commission-Hearing-20040126 SEVENTH PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT: BORDERS, TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGING RISKS CHAIRED BY: THOMAS H. KEAN WITNESSES: PANEL I: MARY RYAN, FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DORIS MEISSNER, FORMER COMMISSIONER, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; PANEL II: JOSE E. MELENDEZ-PEREZ, INSPECTOR, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; PANEL III: MAURA HARTY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE; RUSSELL E. TRAVERS, Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:38 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300904/911-Commission-Hearing-20040126 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300902/911-Commission-Hearing-20031208 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT: SIXTH PUBLIC HEARING THOMAS H. KEAN CHAIRED BY: WITNESSES PANEL I: INTELLIGENCE COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES; LARRY D. THOMPSON, SENIOR FELLOW, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, AND FORMER DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES; STEPHEN J. SCHULHOFER, PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY; PANEL II: PROTECTING PRIVACY, PREVENTING TERRORISM; JUDITH A. MILLER, PARTNER, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, AND FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; STEWARD A. BAKER, PARTNER, STEPTOE & JOHNSON, AND FORMER GENE Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:28 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300902/911-Commission-Hearing-20031208 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300901/911-Commission-Hearing-20031119 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT: PRIVATE-PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CHAIRED BY: THOMAS H. KEAN HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW JERSEY'S PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS: JAMES E. MCGREEVEY, GOVERNOR, NEW JERSEY; RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES OF TERRORISM FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR: JOHN DEGNAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, THE CHUBB CORPORATION; PANEL ON SKYSCRAPER SAFETY ISSUES FROM 9/11 FAMILY MEMBERS: MONICA GABRIELLE, CO-CHAIR, SKYSCRAPER SAFETY CAMPAIGN; SALLY REGENHARD, FOUNDER AND CO-CHAIR, SKYSCRAPER SAFETY CAMPAIGN; PANEL ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:23 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300901/911-Commission-Hearing-20031119 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300900/911-Commission-Hearing-20031014 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING -- INTELLIGENCE AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM 253 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2003, 9:00 A.M. CHAIRED BY: WITNESSES: THOMAS H. KEAN JAMES R. SCHLESINGER, CHAIRMAN, MITRE CORPORATION, AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; JOHN M. DEUTCH, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, MIT, AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; JAMES B. STEINBERG, VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES, THE BROOK Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:14:16 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300900/911-Commission-Hearing-20031014 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300889/911-Commission-Hearing-20030709 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES “TERRORISM, AL QAEDA, AND THE MUSLIM WORLD” 253 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2003, 9:02 A.M. PANEL I: TERRORISM, AL QAEDA, AND THE MUSLIM WORLD WITNESSES: ROHAN GUNARATNA, INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, SINGAPORE; MAMOUN FANDY, SENIOR FELLOW, UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE; MARC SAGEMAN, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PANEL II: STATES AND TERRORISM WITNESSES: LAURIE MYLROIE, AUTHOR; JUDITH YAPHE, NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY; MURHAF JOUEJATI, GEORGE WASHINGTO Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:07:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300889/911-Commission-Hearing-20030709 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300882/Operation-Northwoods-Justification-for-US-Military-Intervention-in-Cuba *************** Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:56:11 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300882/Operation-Northwoods-Justification-for-US-Military-Intervention-in-Cuba http://www.scribd.com/doc/300879/911-Commission-Hearing-20030523 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES DAY 2, CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY TIME: 9:01 A.M. EDT DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003 PANEL 1: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: THE ATTACKS AND THE RESPONSE WITNESSES: SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN MINETA; MAJOR GENERAL CRAIG MCKINLEY, NORAD; MAJOR GENERAL LARRY ARNOLD, (RET.); COL. ALAN SCOTT (RET.); LT. GENERAL MIKE CANAVAN (RET.), FORMER ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY PANEL 2: REFORMING CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY: NEXT STEPS WITNESSES: STEPHEN MCHALE, DPEUTY ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY; MAJOR GE Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:51:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300879/911-Commission-Hearing-20030523 http://www.scribd.com/doc/300877/911-Commission-Hearing-20030522 HEARING OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES ROOM 216, HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2003, 9:12 A.M. PANEL I: COMMISSION MANDATE AND OBJECTIVES WITNESSES: REPRESENTATIVE NANCY PELOSI (D-CA); SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN(R-AZ); SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT); PANEL II: INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT AND THE JOINT INQUIRY WITNESSES: SENATOR BOB GRAHAM (D-FL); SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY (R-AL); REPRESENTATIVE PORTER GOSS (R-FL); REPRESENTATIVE JANE HARMAN (D-CA) PANEL III: AFFECTED CONSTITUENCIES WITNESSES: SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER (D-NY); SENATOR HI Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:50:29 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/300877/911-Commission-Hearing-20030522 http://www.scribd.com/doc/296858/911-Commission-Hearing-20030401 1 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES Public Hearing Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Auditorium One Bowling Green New York, York *2 COMMISSION MEMBERS Thomas H. Kean Chair Lee H. Hamilton Vice Chair Richard Ben-Veniste Max Cleland Fred F. Fielding Jamie S. Gorelick Slade Gorton John F. Lehman Timothy J. Roemer James R. Thompson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Philip D. Zelikow *3 CONTENTS BORDERS, MONEY, AND TRANSPRTATION SECURITY Glenn Fine, U.S. Department of Justice Lee Wolosky, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Gerald Dillingham, Civil Aviation I Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:14:32 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296858/911-Commission-Hearing-20030401 http://www.scribd.com/doc/296854/Will-Banyan-The-Proud-Internationalist-The-Globalist-Vision-of-David-Rockefeller THE "PROUD INTERNATIONALIST": The Globalist Vision of David Rockefeller by Will Banyan © March 2006 Research Paper for General Distribution (PDF version) *The "Proud Internationalist" by Will Banyan ii Contents: 1. The "Proud Internationalist".............................................................................................. 1 2. The Heir Apparent.............................................................................................................. 3 2.1 From PhD to International Banker.......................................................................... 4 2.2 The Ed Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:02:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296854/Will-Banyan-The-Proud-Internationalist-The-Globalist-Vision-of-David-Rockefeller http://www.scribd.com/doc/296845/911-Commission-Hearing-04012003 1 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES Public Hearing Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Auditorium One Bowling Green New York, York *2 COMMISSION MEMBERS Thomas H. Kean Chair Lee H. Hamilton Vice Chair Richard Ben-Veniste Max Cleland Fred F. Fielding Jamie S. Gorelick Slade Gorton John F. Lehman Timothy J. Roemer James R. Thompson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Philip D. Zelikow *3 CONTENTS BORDERS, MONEY, AND TRANSPRTATION SECURITY Glenn Fine, U.S. Department of Justice Lee Wolosky, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Gerald Dillingham, Civil Aviation I Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:48:01 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296845/911-Commission-Hearing-04012003 http://www.scribd.com/doc/296844/911-Commission-Hearing-20030331 1 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES Public Hearing Monday, March 31, 2003 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Auditorium One Bowling Green New York, York *2 COMMISSION MEMBERS Thomas H. Kean Chair Lee H. Hamilton Vice Chair Richard Ben-Veniste Max Cleland Fred F. Fielding Jamie S. Gorelick Slade Gorton John F. Lehman Timothy J. Roemer James R. Thompson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Philip D. Zelikow *3 CONTENTS OPENING REMARKS Commissioner's Opening Statements Remarks by The Honorable Governor George Pataki, State of New York Remarks by The Honorable Mayor Michael Bloo Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:47:56 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296844/911-Commission-Hearing-20030331 http://www.scribd.com/doc/296836/Dan-Briody-The-Iron-Triangle-Inside-The-Secret-World-Of-The-Carlyle-Group *CONTENTS Foreword Time Line Cast of Characters Prologue Meet the Carlyle Group 1 The Politician, the Businessman, and the Unlucky Eskimos 2 Craterair 3 Mr. Clean 4 Carlucci's Connections 5 Getting Defensive 6 An Arabian White Knight 7 Vinnell's Executive Mercenaries *CONTENTS 8 Out of the Shadows 9 Breaking the Bank 10 Buying Bush 1 1 Family Business 12 Big Guns 13 9/11/01 Epilogue Afterword Appendix A Company Capsules Appendix B Carlyle Correspondences Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index 69 81 90 105 121 137 156 160 161 165 173 175 186 201 *FOREWORD At the dawn of the third mil Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:29:06 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296836/Dan-Briody-The-Iron-Triangle-Inside-The-Secret-World-Of-The-Carlyle-Group http://www.scribd.com/doc/296200/Dan-Briody-The-Iron-Triangle-Inside-The-Secret-World-Of-The-Carlyle-Group *CONTENTS Foreword Time Line Cast of Characters Prologue Meet the Carlyle Group 1 The Politician, the Businessman, and the Unlucky Eskimos 2 Craterair 3 Mr. Clean 4 Carlucci's Connections 5 Getting Defensive 6 An Arabian White Knight 7 Vinnell's Executive Mercenaries *CONTENTS 8 Out of the Shadows 9 Breaking the Bank 10 Buying Bush 1 1 Family Business 12 Big Guns 13 9/11/01 Epilogue Afterword Appendix A Company Capsules Appendix B Carlyle Correspondences Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index 69 81 90 105 121 137 156 160 161 165 173 175 186 201 *FOREWORD At the dawn of the third mil Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:31:13 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296200/Dan-Briody-The-Iron-Triangle-Inside-The-Secret-World-Of-The-Carlyle-Group http://www.scribd.com/doc/296184/George-W-Bush-Legacy-of-Death Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:09:28 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296184/George-W-Bush-Legacy-of-Death http://www.scribd.com/doc/296173/George-Orwell-1984 1984 George Orwell. Published: 1949 *Chapter One It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him. The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a coloured poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a man of about f Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:53:08 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/296173/George-Orwell-1984 http://www.scribd.com/doc/295112/Zdenek-Bazant-Why-Did-the-World-Trade-Center-Collapse-Simple-Analysis Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE, in press 9/13/01, Expanded 9/22/01, Appendices 9/28/01 Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse?—Simple Analysis By Zdenˇk P. Baˇant1 , Fellow ASCE, and Yong Zhou2 e z Abstract: This paper3 presents a simplified approximate analysis of the overall collapse of the towers of World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. The analysis shows that if prolonged heating caused the majority of columns of a single floor to lose their load carrying capacity, the whole tower was doomed. The structural resistance is found to be an order of magnitude le Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:35:40 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/295112/Zdenek-Bazant-Why-Did-the-World-Trade-Center-Collapse-Simple-Analysis http://www.scribd.com/doc/295105/Congressional-Hearings-911-Health-Effects-Federal-Monitoring-and-Treatment-of-Residents-and-Responders 9/11 HEALTH EFFECTS: FEDERAL MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF RESIDENTS AND RESPONDERS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND PROCUREMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION FEBRUARY 28, 2007 Serial No. 110–2 Printed for the use of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html http://www.oversight.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 34–912 PDF WASHINGTON : 2007 For sale by the Supe Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:29:26 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/295105/Congressional-Hearings-911-Health-Effects-Federal-Monitoring-and-Treatment-of-Residents-and-Responders http://www.scribd.com/doc/295102/Constitution-of-the-United-States-and-the-Declaration-of-Independence-Pocket-Edition PRINTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING HOUSE ROBERT BRADY, Pennsylvania Chairman MICHAEL CAPUANO, Massachusetts SUSAN DAVIS, California VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan KEVIN MCCARTHY, California SENATE DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California Vice Chairman DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii PATTY MURRAY, Washington ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 190 (Submitted by Representative Brady) U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110th Congress, 1st Session July 25, 2007 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SEC. 1. POCKET VERSION Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:10:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/295102/Constitution-of-the-United-States-and-the-Declaration-of-Independence-Pocket-Edition http://www.scribd.com/doc/295100/US-Constitution-With-the-Declaration-of-Independence-S-Doc-10511 ***CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Article. I. Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:05:22 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/295100/US-Constitution-With-the-Declaration-of-Independence-S-Doc-10511 http://www.scribd.com/doc/295093/NIST-Mechanical-and-Metallurgical-Analysis-of-WTC-Structural-Steel Executive Summary Extracted from NIST NCSTAR 1-3 (Draft) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster Mechanical and Metallurgical Analysis of Structural Steel (Draft) *EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E.1 OVERVIEW The World Trade Center (WTC) towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, as a result of damage inflicted by aircraft and the ensuing fires. The properties of the steel played an important role in how the building performed, from the initial impact to the final collapse. Structural steel recovered from the site has been a valuable resource in the investigation Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:50:00 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/295093/NIST-Mechanical-and-Metallurgical-Analysis-of-WTC-Structural-Steel http://www.scribd.com/doc/294205/Project-For-the-New-American-Century-Rebuilding-Americas-Defenses REBUILDING AMERICA’S DEFENSES Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century A Report of The Project for the New American Century September 2000 *ABOUT THE PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY Established in the spring of 1997, the Project for the New American Century is a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote American global leadership. The Project is an initiative of the New Citizenship Project. William Kristol is chairman of the Project, and Robert Kagan, Devon Gaffney Cross, Bruce P. Jackson and John R. Bolton serve as directors. Gary Schmitt is executive dire Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:16:33 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/294205/Project-For-the-New-American-Century-Rebuilding-Americas-Defenses http://www.scribd.com/doc/294202/Daniele-Ganser-NATOs-Secret-Armies-Operation-Gladio-and-Terrorism-in-Western-Europe *CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1 A terrorist attack in Italy 2 A scandal shocks Western Europe 3 The silence of NATO, CIA and MI6 4 The secret war in Great Britain 5 The secret war in the United States 6 The secret war in Italy 7 The secret war in France 8 The secret war in Spain 9 The secret war in Portugal 10 The secret war in Belgium 11 The secret war in the Netherlands 12 The secret war in Luxemburg xi xiv xviii 1 3 15 25 38 51 63 84 103 114 125 148 165 ix *13 The secret war in Denmark 14 The secret war in Norway 15 The secret war in Germany 16 The secret war Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:10:06 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/294202/Daniele-Ganser-NATOs-Secret-Armies-Operation-Gladio-and-Terrorism-in-Western-Europe http://www.scribd.com/doc/294198/HG-Wells-New-World-Order H. G. WELLS THE NEW WORLD ORDER Whether it is attainable, how it can be attained, and what sort of world a world at peace will have to be. First Published . . January 1940. *1 THE END OF AN AGE IN THIS SMALL BOOK I want to set down as compactly, clearly and usefully as possible the gist of what I have learnt about war and peace in the course of my life. I am not going to write peace propaganda here. I am going to strip down certain general ideas and realities of primary importance to their framework, and so prepare a nucleus of useful knowledge for those who have to go on with this busines Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:05:24 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/294198/HG-Wells-New-World-Order http://www.scribd.com/doc/294196/HG-Wells-New-World-Order H. G. WELLS THE NEW WORLD ORDER Whether it is attainable, how it can be attained, and what sort of world a world at peace will have to be. First Published . . January 1940. *1 THE END OF AN AGE IN THIS SMALL BOOK I want to set down as compactly, clearly and usefully as possible the gist of what I have learnt about war and peace in the course of my life. I am not going to write peace propaganda here. I am going to strip down certain general ideas and realities of primary importance to their framework, and so prepare a nucleus of useful knowledge for those who have to go on with this busines Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:02:12 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/294196/HG-Wells-New-World-Order http://www.scribd.com/doc/294193/Paul-Joseph-Watson-Order-out-of-Chaos-Elite-Sponsored-Terrorism-and-the-New-World-Order ORDEROUT OFCHAOS *ORDEROUT OFCHAOS Elite Sponsored Terrorism and the New World Order Paul Joseph Watson *Alex Jones Productions Since 1996 Austin, TX Copyright © 2003 by Paul Joseph Watson All rights reserved. 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