CBC The Fifth Estate Airs AE911Truth Friday, Nov 27 9:00PM

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CBC The Fifth Estate Airs AE911Truth Friday, Nov 27

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On September 11 of this year, we were interviewed on September 11 in New York at the We Demand Transparency conference by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Fifth Estate" program. This is the equivalent of "60 Minutes" in Canada. It is set to air on November 27.

The producers of the National Geographic Channel assured us that they would air the evidence we highlighted for them on their show 9/11: Science and Conspiracy.

They even showed us these segments in their "rough cut," which we were quite satisfied with. However, the final show aired none of our evidence, and they claimed that we had none. We were determined not to let this happen a second time with the CBC.

We recorded an agreement with Oleh Rumak, executive producer, that we would grant an interview only under the condition that they would air the evidence of free-fall, molten metal, iron-rich microspheres, nano-thermite chips, lateral ejections, and pulverized concrete.

Even though we trusted before, and were burned, we trusted again. So tune in on Nov 27, you in the Canadian 9/11 Truth community, and let the rest of us know what you think of the show.

Does the Fifth Estate have integrity? Will the CBC honor its promise?

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CBC The Fifth Estate - The Unofficial Story

Emerging from the dust and debris that day was a movement, known these days as 9/11 Truth or truthers people who believe that 9/11 was part of a vast conspiracy and cover-up by a criminal faction within the U.S.

government. As the fifth estate reports, public opinion polls now show that the majority of Americans believe the Bush Administration had advance knowledge of those attacks and somehow allowed them to happen and that one-third of Canadians share the same belief.

In The Unofficial Story, Bob McKeown explores why these questions and theories are growing in popularity.

Youll meet some of the leading proponents of truther theories: Richard Gage, an American architect, explains how the WTC twin towers and the lesser known Tower #7 could only have crumbled as they did due to explosive charges placed inside the buildings.

Others, including Canadian professor Kee Dewdney, insist that the story of the brave fight by the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 must have been a hoax. But, youll also hear from others who dispel truther theories and try to understand why, from JFKs assassination to the moon landing to 9/11, a culture of conspiracy springs up around certain historic events.

Despite the difference of opinion between those who blame the hijackers and those who blame their own government, the real importance of the fight over 9/11 truth is that it may have less to do with the past than the future.
Watch Full Documentary Video here available on Friday, November 27 at 11 p.m. ET

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2009-2010/the_unofficial_story/

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Published on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 5:47PM EST
Last updated on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 7:34AM EST

Was 9/11 a conspiracy? ‘Truthers' make their case

CBC's fifth estate airs The Unofficial Story

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/was-911-a-conspiracy-truthers-make-their-case/article1378976/

Watching the amateur video evidence of 9/11 has not gotten easier with time.

The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are burned into our collective conscience. Framed against that bright blue morning, the gasps and cries of New Yorkers serving as soundtrack, the footage of the two airliners slicing into the twin towers remains a visceral viewing experience, even eight years removed. And more so for those who don't buy into the accepted version of events.

Though rarely shown on TV these days, the 9/11 footage is replayed more than once in The Unofficial Story (CBC, 9 p.m.). Airing on tonight's edition of the fifth estate , the documentary follows up on some fairly startling public-opinion polls of late.

To wit: More than half of all Americans believe the Bush administration had advance knowledge of 9/11, and did nothing to stop it; slightly more than one-third of the Canadian population believes likewise. As with JFK and the moon landing, the conspiracy theories are out there.

“The number of people who believe the U.S. government was involved in the attacks appears to be growing,” says fifth estate veteran Bob McKeown, who helms the report. “Most of them believe there are still questions that have gone unanswered.”

In some ways, the film is a long-delayed sequel to a much-discussed 2003 fifth estate program, titled Conspiracy Theories , that aired during the early days of the Iraq war. That episode similarly explored events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11, with particular emphasis paid to the ties between the Bushes and the bin Ladens.

“It was the sort of information that boggled the imagination and drew a huge viewer response,” says McKeown. “We've kept our eyes on the story and since the conspiracy movement is growing, it seemed like something we should revisit.”

Driven by the Internet in countless blogs and chat groups, the new generation of skeptics, known as “Truthers” have had several years to build their case.

Citing endless, dizzying technical lore, the Truthers' basic contention is that 9/11 was part of a vast conspiracy and cover-up by a criminal faction situated within the U.S. government, which later used the attacks to rationalize subsequent military actions.

On the surface, the scenario appears to make sense. Then again, McKeown says, “There's a huge leap of faith required to lead someone from asking questions about engineering and structural design to making the argument that elements of the government played a role in the murder of thousands of people, just to provide an excuse to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. There's something in that leap I don't quite comprehend.”

But the Truther movement is gathering steam. Among the group's more prominent proponents is Richard Gage, a well-regarded architect interviewed by McKeown in the program. Gage is fervent in his belief that the destruction was intentional, and was not accomplished with airplanes, but with explosives. He speaks convincingly of pillars of concrete and gypsum being turned to talcum.

“Gage describes himself as a lifelong Reagan Republican, who never would have believed a conspiracy of this level was ever possible,” McKeown says. “The Truthers believe he brings credibility to their cause.”

Also speaking out for the Truthers movement is academic and Nobel Peace Prize nominee David Ray Griffin – who questions the lack of NORAD response after the first plane struck the tower – and Canadian professor Kee Dewdney, who insists the fabled on-board struggle between hijackers and passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 could only be a hoax.

“The really interesting thing to me is that you cannot get these people to speculate,” observes McKeown. “They will say, ‘That is not my job.'”

For a Canadian perspective, the program sits down with veteran media maven Barrie Zwicker, described as the “point man” for 9/11 truth in Canada. Zwicker is beyond passionate as he talks of “a crime of mass murder and treachery that is an unopposed military operation.”

As probably should be expected with any conspiracy theorizing, the Truthers' side strains the boundaries of credibility. One faction suggests that the phone calls from doomed passengers on-board the planes were faked by voice actors. The suggestion does seem to have some credence, however, because of the simple scientific fact that most cellphones do not work at high altitudes.

“It's those kind of unresolved issues that start people off on these tangents.”

Although McKeown is well-served by objectivity gained from nearly three decades of reporting in the program, he still expects substantial viewer feedback.

“So far it's been very difficult for the Truthers to get anyone in the mainstream media to take this seriously,” he says. “I'm sure we're going to get a lot of mail from people criticizing us just for broadcasting the episode.”

At the same time, the real reason why people are buying into the 9/11 conspiracy theories may have more to do with the reality that eight years of George W. Bush have left Americans deeply distrustful of central government – witness the current resistance to Obama's health-care plan – and the simple fact that everybody is entitled to their own opinion in the online universe.