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An article proposal to a conservative editor, 9/11/2001
In light of the 9/11 Commission investigation as to what mistakes on the part of our leaders allowed the attack on America to occur, the following exchange of e-mails between me and Christopher Ruddy, editor of Newsmax, on September 11, 2001, may be of interest:
I’d like to write something for you on the background of this, the pattern of passivity that has made this possible: After ‘93 WTC bombing, Clinton and Dinkins’ main response was that we (i.e America) should not blame anyone for this. The main threat our leaders saw was the threat coming from US, not from our enemies. When it emerged in the WTC bombing trial that the intent of the terrorists was to topple the buildings, this WAS BARELY COVERED IN THE MEDIA. (I have quotes from the one of the WTC bombers how they wanted to “topple these towers of which they are so proud.”) When a couple of years ago a plan to set off a terrorist attack in the NYC subway was narrowly averted, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. Meanwhile, Clinton and Bush were as friendly with terrorist-associated Arab-America groups as they could be, while also treating Palestinian terrorism as the moral equalivalent of Israeli self-defense. Then there was the TWA crash investigation which showed how our own authorities are sneaky, passive bureaucrats, and never get at the truth of things. (Not to mention other recent investigations which show our authorities are not upstanding Americans doing their job, but have some other agenda.) Then there were the attacks in Africa and and Lockerbee plane attack, to which our response was CRIMINAL TRIALS NOT MILITARY RESPONSE. Then the Egypt Air crash simply VANISHED from the media, as though it had never happened. Will even this unprecedented attack wake America up? Christopher Ruddy to LA, September 11, 2001: I think right now we need to rally the country, not point fingers. LA to Christopher Ruddy, September 13, 2001: Two days ago, telling me that you didn’t want to “point fingers,” you turned down my proposed article in which I planned to catalog America’s passivity in the face of past terrorism that had led to this catastrophe. Then the next day you publish this. Is this not “pointing fingers”?
Adm. Moorer: Clinton Policies Led to Disaster
In the following days and weeks, NewsMax published several further articles attacking the Clinton administration for its failures to defend the nation that had made the September 11th attack possible. Apparently Chris Ruddy didn’t want me writing on the subject because I was going to hold Bush accountable along with Clinton. That’s what he meant by not wanting to point fingers. Comments
Ruddy is like so many mainstream conservatives - they just can’t bring themselves to see the truth about George W. Bush’s fundamental liberalism and how close it is to Bill Clinton’s when it comes down to actual policies. As in so many other areas, the Bush administration was simply continuing the transnational liberalism of Clinton in dealing with the Islamic threat. Liberals like Bush and Clinton are unable to view Islam as a threat, despite the fact that they themselves will be among the first to be executed if Muslims take control. Whether it is a case of the liberal mind being completely focused on destroying the remnants of traditional western society or an utterly nihilistic suicidal desire is anyone’s guess. As others on this forum have mentioned before, the only way for the west to win is to repent of liberalism. Either way, liberalism is finished. Posted by: Carl on May 1, 2004 2:46 AMThis reminds me of the harpy Ann Coulter, who in an article This is why I have become thoroughly disgusted by both parties; they consist mainly of lapdogs who see their party’s leadership as being God’s agent on earth, and are unwilling to think independently. VFR and a few others are welcome respites from this idiocy. Posted by: Michael Jose on May 2, 2004 7:50 PM |