As the wreckage of the once gigantic jet-liner was fished out of
the choppy waters off Long Island, many honest citizens came
forward saying they had seen the plane explode after being hit by
what looked, and sounded, like an errant surface-to-air missile.
The FBI Interviewed more than 150 witnesses who claimed to have
seen a bright object streaking towards the jumbo jet in
mid-flight, but investigators never corroborated or confirmed any
of those eye witness reports: implying that it was probably just a
strange episode of some kind of mass-hysteria, most likely ....
riiight.
After lengthy public hearings into the disaster, The National
Transportation Safety Board concluded that fuel vapors in the
center tank had suddenly exploded, blowing the nose off the plane.
This - despite the fact that nothing similar had ever happened
before and it was impossible to recreate that scenario in
independent testing. The most notable conspiracy theory is the
widely belief that a missile from a U.S. Navy ship was
responsible. Along with the lone-gunman "final-say-so", this is on
the short list of "official" explanations which the majority of
thinking individuals, of all political persuasions, are most
likely to reject - after reviewing the facts.
So prevalent were these conspiracy theories that the term "Pierre
Salinger Syndrome" - which has been broadened into a belief that
almost everything on the Internet is (at least arguably) true -
has entered the lexicon. Salinger's evidence was an e-mail from
Richard Russell, a former United Airlines pilot who also used to
investigate crashes for the Airline Pilots Association. A few
months after Salinger stepped forward, Russell obtained even more
damning evidence: a videotape of radar screens from the night of
the explosion.
For investigators, the conspiracy theories "wasted our time and
diverted valuable resources." The FBI still maintains that there
is no evidence of a criminal act. Duh. They insinuate that the
videotapes were likely doctored. They are silent on the
possibility of an military error and have steadfastly refused to
allow unsupervised interviews with any crew of the USS Normandy.
What "real" purpose is served in such a case by letting the public
know the whole truth ? - that - apparently, is the neocon
sentiment on proceeding with any inquiry on this type of thing.
They are probably correct - in a strange sort of way.
Jones
"Ten Years After" (the rockers) sez: "I'll leave it up to you"
Tax the rich, feed the poor
Till there are no rich no more
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
Population keeps on breeding
Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy
Life is funny, skies are sunny
Bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
World pollution, there's no solution
Institution, electrocution
Just black and white, rich or poor
Them and us, stop the war
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll leave it up to you
