-Caveat Lector- Mike Ruppert writes:
>AN OPEN LETTER TO STEVE RENDALL > Al Giordano replies: I like Steve Rendall, he has been in the trenches with me and he never shot the wrong way. I like Mike Ruppert, he has been in the trenches with me and he never shot the wrong way. I am so fucking sick and tired of people taking unfair shots at FAIR (I defended FAIR, y'all recall, when those corruptos at Alternet tried to impugn). I am so fucking sick and tired of people taking unfair shots at Ruppert (and since he right now is emotionalizing the people, pro and con, I will gladly defend him again, and it seems that I may be required by conscience to do so sometime soon in the loudest voice I can muster.) This is my bottom line: The official story on 9/11 is bullshit. The public has no idea. Even Sy Hersh, who has spent more time than anybody except perhaps Ruppert investigating what happened has come to the same conclusion. Ruppert is passionately shaking the trees, and where is everybody else, ye radicals? What is this hostility to the spirit of investigation? How did "conspiracy theorist" replace "communist" in the New McCarthyism? The investigations are perculating. Don't get on the wrong side of history. The official story is so full of shit that it is going to fall. In sum, the burden of proof is with those in power. And to place it upon each other is fucking pathetic bullshit. Excuse my French, but it is four a.m. somewhere in a country called América, I am in a very bad mood, and as I've told Ruppert time and time again, he can sometimes over-react to criticisms, but now I wish to tell my friends Of The Left (most of whom are probably to the center of me): When you attack Ruppert, you appear in the photo as completely ridiculous. To me, anyway. Just stop it! All of you! And get back to the work of investigation. If one of us turns out to be corrupt, attack away. Nobody's alleged in the slightest that Ruppert is corrupt or dishonest. Obviously, he is not. But if one of us ocassionally overstates a case, well, okay, critique is good, but a softer touch is required, and better done directly, face to face, without all this public psychodrama. At least it should be tried first. I'm willing to play referee if any parties wish to really speak, but I won't hold my breath waiting for that. The situation, today, is not easy. Most of us will soon be in the same foxhole, under the same enemy fire. Obviously, I believe in criticism. But I believe, most of all, in smart criticism. And the critiques against Ruppert have so far fallen short of that bar. And you people who are criticizing him: where is your critique of the official story of the massacre of September 11th? Unless and until you do that, the rest is fluff. from somewhere in a country called América, Al Giordano Publisher The Narco News Bulletin http://www.narconews.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
