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GUILTY FOR 9-11: BUSH, RUMSFELD, MYERS
Introduction & Section 1, Part 1
by Illarion Bykov and Jared Israel
[Posted 14 November 2001]
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INTRODUCTION TO SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE
Andrews Air Force Base is a huge military installation just 10
miles from the
Pentagon.
On 11 September there were two entire squadrons of combat-ready
fighter jets
at Andrews. Their job was to protect the skies over Washington
D.C. They
failed to do their job. Despite over one hour's advance warning
of a
terrorist attack in progress, not a single Andrews fighter
tried to protect
the city.
The FAA, NORAD and the military have cooperative procedures by
which fighter
jets automatically intercept commercial aircraft under
emergency conditions.
These procedures were not followed.
Air Force officials and others have tried to explain away the
failures:
"Air Force Lt. Col. Vic Warzinski, another Pentagon spokesman,
[said]: 'The
Pentagon was simply not aware that this aircraft was coming our
way, and I
doubt prior to Tuesday's event, anyone would have expected
anything like that
here.'"
--'Newsday,' 23 September, 2001
Using information from the mass media and official Websites, we
will show
that this is lie.
Some of what happened on 9-11, such as planes flying into
buildings, is
unusual. But most of what happened, such as commercial jets
flying
off-course, transponder failures and possible hijackings, are
common
emergencies. We will show that these emergencies are routinely
handled with
expert efficiency based on clear rules.
The crash of the first hijacked jet into the World Trade Center
made it clear
the United States was faced with an extraordinary situation.
This should have
intensified the emergency responses of the air safety and
defense systems.
The whole country was aware. For example, at 9:06 AM the NY
Police broadcast:
" 'This was a terrorist attack. Notify the Pentagon.'"
--'Daily News' (New York) 12 September 2001 (1)
'American Forces Press Service' reported that ordinary people
working at the
Pentagon worried they could be next:
"'We were watching the World Trade Center on the television,'
said a Navy
officer. 'When the second plane deliberately dove into the
tower, someone
said, 'The World Trade Center is one of the most recognizable
symbols of
America. We're sitting in a close second.'"
--'DEFENSELINK News', Sept. 13, 2001 (2)
U.S. air safety and air defense emergency systems are activated
in response
to problems every day. On 9-11 they failed despite, not because
of, the
extreme nature of the emergency. This could only happen if
individuals in
high positions worked in a coordinated way to make them fail.
Such operatives would almost surely have failed if they tried
to disrupt and
abort routine protection systems without top-level support. The
failure of
the emergency systems would be noticed immediately. Moreover,
given the
catastrophic nature of the attacks, the highest military
authorities would be
alerted. Acting on their own, the operatives could expect that
their orders
would be countermanded and that they themselves would be
arrested.
The sabotage of routine protective systems, controlled by
strict hierarchies,
would never have been contemplated let alone attempted absent
the involvement
of the supreme U.S. military command. This includes at least
U.S. President
George Bush, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the
then-Acting
Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General Richard B.
Myers.
In the following summary of evidence we will demonstrate
probable cause for
charging the above-named persons with treason for complicity in
the murders
of thousands of people whom they had sworn to protect.
The summary of evidence covers the following areas:
* Andrews Air Force Base and the myth of 'no available planes;'
* The air safety/air defense systems and the myth that they
were not prepared;
* The actions of George Bush on 9-11 that clearly violated his
positive legal
and constitutional obligations and demonstrated consciousness
of guilt;
* The testimony of General Richard B. Myers at Senate hearings
on his
nomination as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In these
hearings, the
contents of which were reported accurately by one lone
journalist, General
Myers attempted to cover up what had happened 9-11 when he was
Acting
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He offered three mutually
contradictory cover
stories and demonstrated consciousness of guilt;
* The cover story floated by CBS evening news, September 14th.
Until that time, officials reported that no planes had been
'scrambled' to
intercept the hijacked planes. But following Gen. Myers
disastrous Senate
testimony, CBS broadcast an improved version of 9-11. In the
new script,
fighter jets from Otis and Langley Air Force Bases did try, but
failed, to
intercept the hijacked planes. This is now presented as the
official NORAD
story and has been repeated uncritically by media and
government officials
alike. We will demonstrate that this cover story is both weak
and
incriminating.
SECTION 1, PART 1: Why did no fighter jets 'scramble' to
protect Washington
D.C.?
LIE #1: 'NO COMBAT READY FIGHTERS WERE STATIONED NEAR THE
PENTAGON'
As noted, Andrews Air Force base is 10 miles from the Pentagon.
The media has
mainly avoided talking about Andrews. An exception is 'USA
Today,' the
second-highest circulation newspaper in America. On one day it
published two
contradictory stories to explain the failure to scramble jets
from Andrews
prior to the Pentagon crash:
FIRST 'USA TODAY' STORY:
"Andrews Air Force Base, home to Air Force One, is only 15
miles [sic!] away
from the Pentagon, but it had no fighters assigned to it.
Defense officials
won't say whether that has changed."
--'USA TODAY,' 17 September 2001 (3)
SECOND 'USA TODAY' STORY:
"The District of Columbia National Guard maintained fighter
planes at Andrews
Air Force Base, only about 15 miles [sic!] from the Pentagon,
but those
planes were not on alert and not deployed."
--'USA TODAY' September 17, 2001 (4)
Both stories are false.
Only one newspaper told the truth. That was the 'San Diego
Union-Tribune':
"Air defense around Washington is provided mainly by fighter
planes from
Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland near the District of
Columbia border. The
D.C. Air National Guard is also based there and equipped with
F-16 fighter
planes, a National Guard spokesman said.
"But the fighters took to the skies over Washington only after
the
devastating attack on the Pentagon..."
--'San Diego Union-Tribune' 12 September 2001. (5)
Andrews Air Force Base is a huge installation. It hosts two
'combat-ready'
squadrons:
* the 121st Fighter Squadron (FS-121) of the 113th Fighter Wing
(FW-113),
equipped with F-16 fighters;
* the 321st Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-321) of the
49th Marine Air
Group, Detachment A (MAG-49 Det-A), equipped F/A-18 fighters.
These squadrons are served by hundreds of full-time personnel.
THE 121st FIGHTER SQUADRON, 113th FIGHTER WING
"...as part of its dual mission, the 113th provides capable and
ready response
forces for the District of Columbia in the event of a natural
disaster or
civil emergency. Members also assist local and federal law
enforcement
agencies in combating drug trafficking in the District of
Colombia. [They]
are full partners with the active Air Force"
--DC Military (6)
THE 321st MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON (VMFA-321)
"In the best tradition of the Marine Corps, a 'few good men and
women'
support two combat-ready reserve units at Andrews AFB.
"Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 321, a Marine Corps
Reserve squadron,
flies the sophisticated F/A-18 Hornet. Marine Aviation
Logistics Squadron 49,
Detachment A, provides maintenance and supply functions
necessary to maintain
a force in readiness. "
--DC Military (6)
So Andrews AFB had at least two 'combat-ready' squadrons.
The above quotes are from www.dcmilitary.com, a private Website
authorized by
the military to provide information for members of the armed
forces. We
discovered it 24 September. A month later we found that the
address had been
changed and the Andrews information posted in the smallest type
size.
Similarly, the official Andrews AFB Website has been 'down'
since
mid-September. Fortunately, it can be accessed by going to
www.archive.org
and entering www.andrews.af.mil .
On the Andrews main page, front and center there is a direct
link to DC
Military. The information on the Andrews Website confirms the
information on
DC military. We urge everyone to check these links and download
the pages as
soon as possible because they may be moved or removed yet
again. For Andrews,
go to www.archive.org and then enter www.andrews.af.mil
Our research has been carried out mainly by volunteers.
Newspapers and TV
news departments have full-time research staffs. The important
media have
bureaus in Washington DC, just a few miles from the Andrews
airbase. Why
haven't newspapers and TV news programs reported the truth:
that Andrews job
was to protect DC?
This failure is especially striking because some media did
report that
fighters scrambled from Andrews, but only after the Pentagon
was hit. Thus
they were aware that Andrews was supposed to defend D.C.:
For example:
" Within minutes of the attack American forces around the world
were put on
one of their highest states of alert - Defcon 3, just two
notches short of
all-out war - and F-16s from Andrews Air Force Base were in the
air over
Washington DC."
--'Sunday Telegraph,' (London), 14 September 2001 (7)
And:
"WASHINGTON - ...an audible gasp went up from the rear of the
audience as a
large black plume of smoke arose from the Pentagon. Terrorism
suddenly was at
the doorstep and clearly visible through the big glass windows
overlooking
the Potomac River. Overhead, fighter jets scrambled from
Andrews Air Force
Base and other installations and cross-crossed the skies...
"A thick plume of smoke was climbing out of the hollow center
of the
Pentagon. Everyone on the train understood what had happened
moments before."
--'Denver Post,' 11 September 2001 (8)
And:
"It was after the attack on the Pentagon that the Air Force
then decided to
scramble F-16s out of the DC National Guard Andrews Air Force
Base to fly
cover, a--a protective cover over Washington, DC."
--NBC Nightly News, (6:30 PM ET) 11 September 11 2001 (9)
The media should have demanded to know the truth about why
fighter jets
assigned to protect Washington didn't scramble an hour BEFORE
the Pentagon
was hit.
Besides fighters, tanker planes and AWACS were also readily
available.(An
AWACS is a flying communication center equipped with radar
which can scan at
least 250 miles. This is almost the full distance from the
West-Virginia/Ohio/Kentucky border, where American Air Flight
77 turned
around before flying back to DC.) Both General Myers and Vice
President
Cheney admit that these planes did not go into the air over
Washington until
after the Pentagon was hit.
Here is General Myers, testifying 13th September:
"When it became clear what the threat was, we did scramble
fighter aircraft,
AWACS, radar aircraft and tanker aircraft to begin to establish
orbits in
case other aircraft showed up in the FAA system that were
hijacked."
--Gen. Richard B. Myers at Senate confirmation hearing 13
September 2001 (10)
And Richard Cheney on 'Meet the Press:
"VICE PRES. CHENEY: Well, the--I suppose the toughest decision
was this
question of whether or not we would intercept incoming
commercial aircraft.
"MR. RUSSERT: And you decided?'
"VICE PRES. CHENEY: We decided to do it. We'd, in effect, put a
flying combat
air patrol up over the city; F-16s with an AWACS, which is an
airborne radar
system, and tanker support so they could stay up a long time."
--NBC, 'Meet
the Press' (10:00 AM ET) 16 September 2001 (11)
As we shall see, Mr. Cheney's statement that "the toughest
decision was this
question of whether or not we would intercept incoming
commercial aircraft"
is a lie. Publicly available FAA documents prove that fighter
jets routinely
intercept commercial aircraft under certain designated
circumstances without
requiring or asking for approval from the White House.
Summary of evidence is CONTINUED IN SECTION I, PART II
FOOTNOTES:
(1) 'Daily News' (New York), 12 September 2001, Wednesday, NEWS
SECTION; Pg.
24: 'THE TRAGIC TIMELINE The sad events of the day.'
the full text is available at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/dn912.htm
(2) 'DEFENSELINK News,' "It Was Business as Usual, Then 'Boom'"
By Jim
Garamone, 'American Forces Press Service,' Sept. 13, 2001
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2001/n09132001_200109132.html
Backup at http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/def.htm
(3) 'USA TODAY,' 17 September 2001, Pg. 5A, "Military now a
presence on home
front," by Andrea Stone. Web version is at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/16/military-home-front.htm
Backup at:
http:/.emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/usa-1.htm
(4) 'USA TODAY,' September 17, 2001 Monday, FINAL EDITION, Pg.
5A,
"Shoot-down order issued on morning of chaos," by Jonathan
Weisman, WASHINGTON
Web version is at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/09/16/pentagon-timeline.htm
Backup at http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/usa2.htm
(5) 'San Diego Union-Tribune,' 12 September 2001. Homepage at:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/ Article at:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/main/document.html?QDesc=&FMTS=FT
&QVPID=&
FrameName=&QCPP=&QIID=000000080620146&FMT=FT
Backup at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/sd.htm
(6) Current link is:
http://www.dcmilitary.com/baseguides/airforce/andrews/partnerunits.htm
l:
Backup at :
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/dcmil.htm
(7) 'Sunday Telegraph,' (London), 14 September 2001
Article at:
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/16/wcia1
6.xml
Backup at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/tel16.htm
(8) 'Denver Post,' 11 September 2001
To view this article on the Web, search for Article ID: 1075896
on:
http://www.denverpost.com
Or look at backup at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/dp11.htm
(9) 'NBC Nightly News,' "Attack on America," (6:30 PM ET) 11
September 11
2001, "Tuesday President Bush returns to White House on Marine
One," Anchor:
Tom Brokaw, Jim Miklaszewski reporting.
See transcript at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nbc911cover.htm
(10) Gen. Richard B. Myers at Senate confirmation hearing 13
September 2001
Full text at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/mycon.htm
This particular quotation was also reprinted by many mainstream
media sources.
(11) 'NBC, Meet the Press' (10:00 AM ET) Sunday 16 September
2001.
Full transcript at:
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/629714.asp?cp1=1
Backup transcript at:
http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nbcmp.htm
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