May 16, 2002

Several weeks ago, I called for a congressional investigation into what warnings the Bush Administration received before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. I was derided by the White House, right wing talk radio, and spokespersons for the military-industrial complex as a conspiracy theorist. Even my patriotism was questioned because I dared to suggest that Congress should conduct a full and complete investigation into the most disastrous intelligence failure in American history. Georgia Senator Zell Miller even went so far as to characterize my call for hearings as "dangerous, loony and irresponsible."

Today's revelations that the administration, and President Bush, were given months of notice that a terrorist attack was a distinct possibility points out the critical need for a full and complete congressional investigation.

It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence. If committed and patriotic people had not been pushing for disclosure today's revelations would have been hidden by the White House.

Because I love my country, because I am a patriot, and because the American people deserve the truth, I believe it would be dangerous, loony and irresponsible not to hold full congressional hearings on any warnings the Bush Administration had before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to silence my voice. I've been told to "sit down and shut up" over and over again. Well, I won't sit down and I won't shut up until the full and unvarnished truth is placed before the American people.

-US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney

 http://www.house.gov/mckinney/news/pr020516.htm

Bearing in mind the President was forewarned by the CIA of Middle Eastern pilots training in America to hijack planes, after the first plane struck the twin towers, all Air Force jets should have been scrambled, but they never left the ground till after the fourth plane crashed into the Pentagon, hours later. At the very least, Bush is guilty of gross incompetence, reading to schoolkids, while thousands of innocent lives were being lost, but what really needs investigation is Bush and Bin Laden's ties to the Carlyle Group, who are profitting from this "war on terror."