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StormKing

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28. How will DU moderate 9/11 discussion now?

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 01:00 PM

Nov 2022

Serious question asking for lots of friends.

Because even in the replies here I see a lot of people that I can bet were shut down by those rules.

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Secret 9/11 memo reveals Bush rewriting the history of the 9/11 attacks & the warnings he'd tuned ou [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2022 OP

Clinton warned W that terrorists and Al Qaeda specifically underpants Nov 2022 #1

both became opportunities to advance authoritarian/ MIC interests certainot Nov 2022 #29

I think Тяцмp's behavior concerning the pandemic actually ... Whiskeytide Nov 2022 #69

I agree 100% kellytore Nov 2022 #75

This is true, but Trump is also a shameless oportunist LiberalLovinLug Nov 2022 #81

Agree on all points. I also think he ... Whiskeytide Nov 2022 #82

He didn't mind, as far as I've heard, when Jared said it would hit the blue states hardest renate Nov 2022 #87

I disagree... Trueblue Texan Nov 2022 #91

after 3 years and what he did jan 6 how can anyone say he gave a shit about hundreds of thousands of certainot Dec 2022 #100

I agree on all these points. ShazzieB Dec 2022 #103

i disagree. limbaugh, trump's main guy, would not have called it a hoax for weeks certainot Dec 2022 #111

..... ShazzieB Dec 2022 #112

ah greed! certainot Dec 2022 #113

True yankee87 Nov 2022 #98

Exactly drmeow Dec 2022 #107

Just another grossly incompetent Republican Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #2

Agree. I remember W looking like he'd gone a few rounds more than once... Raster Nov 2022 #5

I remember when he said he fainted and hit his head from eating a pretzel. Even I never tried Walleye Nov 2022 #59

It's more than that. Granted, W was incompetent, but I believe he was getting Texin Nov 2022 #12

He should Rebl2 Nov 2022 #26

"Standing up to" someone like Cheney & Rumsfield wasn't in his nature. Texin Nov 2022 #47

Exactly... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2022 #88

Yes, it couldn't have been more obvious PatSeg Dec 2022 #105

The whole mess was put in writing long before 9/11. LT Barclay Nov 2022 #94

Cheney and Rumsfeld ran the Goverbnent. Junior played President. True Blue American Dec 2022 #122

As a young man, W had a serious drinking summer_in_TX Nov 2022 #60

I didn't know that! I thought that he was either a big drinking in former Maraya1969 Nov 2022 #72

You can bet DENVERPOPS Nov 2022 #89

20 years. True Blue American Dec 2022 #123

Did Bush sit back because he wanted to be a WAR President? KS Toronado Nov 2022 #3

i think so samsingh Nov 2022 #8

I think he sat back because he didn't really want the job. Gore1FL Nov 2022 #14

Man, you can say that again. calimary Dec 2022 #127

Yes. Many advantages for Bush/Cheney wnylib Nov 2022 #16

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2022 #4

Darth Cheney was the actual POTUS. W was just a figurehead... Raster Nov 2022 #7

I agree 100%. H2O Man Nov 2022 #9

I can agree with that nightwing1240 Nov 2022 #13

I feel the same way about Reagan and Bush Sr. jalan48 Nov 2022 #15

Exactly... PCIntern Nov 2022 #21

It was about optics. A likable, grandfatherly figure who was there to settle the country down jalan48 Nov 2022 #31

K & R mountain grammy Nov 2022 #6

bush and cheney allowed the attack willingly, through negligence, or some other reason samsingh Nov 2022 #10

I was always a LIHOP... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #17

Me too. The PNAC made their agenda clear. CaptainTruth Nov 2022 #36

Yes! A thousand times YES! Raster Nov 2022 #48

I remember the network news on TV Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #84

I joined DU in 2002 during their systematic campaign of LIES for war in Iraq Martin Eden Nov 2022 #68

Thank You, Captain! McKim Dec 2022 #101

Same. LIHOP. sybylla Nov 2022 #71

Me, too, Wounded Bear. They already had the Homeland Security Bill written. PNAC BComplex Nov 2022 #76

Then there's the Iraqis! McKim Dec 2022 #102

Me, too. Plausible deniability. He was pushing for war well before 9/11. lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #80

At best! LymphocyteLover Dec 2022 #118

Given they were ignoring intel reports all summer, I find it easy to believe... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #124

I suppose you could argue they just distrusted the CIA... but 9/11 proved Bush/Cheney wrong LymphocyteLover Dec 2022 #125

There were reports that Cheney was arm-twisting CIA to provide "proof" that Iraq was... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #126

Bush wanted a way to invade Iraq, alQaeda gave him justification alfredo Nov 2022 #19

K&R - Shrub has gotten a pass, so Drumpf demands one. UTUSN Nov 2022 #11

Condi conned us too. She rightly said no one expected a highjacker Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #18

don't you know this is a guy who could fly into the World Trade Center? suegeo Nov 2022 #24

The hijacking wouldn't have happened if they had listened to Gore. alfredo Nov 2022 #25

Al and Howard! The good ones that got away: (. But Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #32

All got through metal detectors. They just walked through. alfredo Dec 2022 #99

Ashcroft flying via private airplane. suegeo Nov 2022 #20

Ashcroft WARNED not to fly commercial airlines that summer. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #83

"Old Reporting" as Condi Rice put it, Historic NY Nov 2022 #22

She was despicable during her testimony before the commission John1956PA Nov 2022 #40

After being given the Aug. 6th 2001 PDB w said: "All right. You've covered your ass, now," Botany Nov 2022 #23

And he took a long time getting back to D.C. because he might have been a target. tanyev Nov 2022 #56

And just days after the attack w met @ the White House with Ambassador Bandor whose wife had paid Botany Nov 2022 #64

Score One For "Conspiracy Theorists" StormKing Nov 2022 #27

How will DU moderate 9/11 discussion now? StormKing Nov 2022 #28

YES! All one had to do was shout "TRUTHER" and all discussion was supposed to cease. Raster Nov 2022 #49

I literally got pinged for it two weeks ago n/t StormKing Nov 2022 #51

Republicans wanted a war on terror, and they needed a 2nd Pearl Harbor to jump start it. patphil Nov 2022 #30

Man... kimmylavin Nov 2022 #33

the banality of evil... Javaman Nov 2022 #34

Bush and oligarchs orthoclad Nov 2022 #35

This LiberalLovinLug Nov 2022 #86

I think a jet orthoclad Nov 2022 #90

More on why Bush edited the 9/11 Report -- his relationship with the Saudis. ancianita Nov 2022 #37

God damn it... StormKing Nov 2022 #38

Yes, we sure as hell were! ancianita Nov 2022 #41

There were DIRECT FINANCIAL LINKS to several of the hijackers and Bandar's chief wife. Raster Nov 2022 #50

Do you have a source for that? ancianita Nov 2022 #54

Dubya spent at least one summer as a teen with the Saudi royal family Lars39 Nov 2022 #52

All things being equal, I think Bush was just to dimwitted Torchlight Nov 2022 #39

like herschel walker ShepKat Nov 2022 #45

Hahaha! BComplex Nov 2022 #77

It's a documented fact GWB could not express any curiosity regarding the 9/11 event. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #42

hahaha! nt Grasswire2 Dec 2022 #116

But now he's a great guy, beloved by all, just gently painting masterpieces. BamaRefugee Nov 2022 #43

yeah ShepKat Nov 2022 #44

Cheney 90-percent Nov 2022 #46

Remember on Sept. 11 when nobody knew where Dick Cheney was? FakeNoose Nov 2022 #58

like goebbels use of the big lie 90-percent Nov 2022 #85

When Republicans are elected, Americans die. Gore would not have allowed this. NBachers Nov 2022 #53

Tsk Tsk another lying republican President. republianmushroom Nov 2022 #55

As Richard Clark said "Your government failed you". Catherine Vincent Nov 2022 #57

Republicans are strong on the military and will keep Americans safe ffr Nov 2022 #61

Yet another good reason why there should be more "barriers to entry" for the job of US president, LaMouffette Nov 2022 #62

He and Cheney believed their own bullshit Warpy Nov 2022 #63

Dim Son may have been an idiot but Cheney, Rumsfeld, and others KNEW their case for war was BOGUS Martin Eden Nov 2022 #66

Of course they knew it was bullshit Warpy Nov 2022 #70

How did OUR oil get under THEIR sand??!!! Martin Eden Nov 2022 #93

That was one of the questions our useless press should have been asking and didn't. Warpy Nov 2022 #95

I went to the big protest in DC four days before "Shock and Awe" was launched. Martin Eden Nov 2022 #96

Yeah and now Rumsfeld is dead PatSeg Dec 2022 #106

History is often driven by those who lust for wealth and power Martin Eden Dec 2022 #108

Yes, well said PatSeg Dec 2022 #110

Insatiable Ego and Greed Martin Eden Dec 2022 #114

Yes and there is never enough PatSeg Dec 2022 #115

Someone may have mentioned this already but I clearly remember a general moniss Nov 2022 #65

I was at a Navy pilots "dining out" in 1986 when a discussion Ilsa Dec 2022 #104

I want to laugh. I actually did cackle after reading the headline. Solly Mack Nov 2022 #67

Secret Society members are what they are. czarjak Nov 2022 #73

Secret Society members are what they are. czarjak Nov 2022 #74

If there is ever a real investigation into the events of 9/11/01 OMGWTF Nov 2022 #78

Cries of "antisemitism" stopped that StormKing Nov 2022 #97

+1 - Here's an Interesting PNAC page Caribbeans Dec 2022 #117

A Poorly-Written PDB Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #92

I knew the Bushes were involved True Blue American Dec 2022 #109

So many deeply problematic questions remain unswered about 9/11 LymphocyteLover Dec 2022 #119

Now, he has the nerve to speak out against True Blue American Dec 2022 #121

I guess GWB is basically written out of our history now, he's completely ignored by the GOP LymphocyteLover Dec 2022 #120