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Books on the "War on Terror" (5 posts)

  1. chrisc
    Member

    I noticed that the "War on Terror" page on this site, http://www.truthmove.org/content/war-on-terror/ links to a book on the subject, 9/11 Sythetic Terror: Made in the USA by Webster Tarpley.

    I haven't read this book but I'd hesitate to recommend it after his recent antics...

    I have read America's "War on Terrorism" by Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/globaloutlook/truth91... and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this or The War on Truth 9/11, Disinformation and the Anatomy of Terrorism by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, http://www.interlinkbooks.com/product_info.php?pro... which I should get around to finishing...

    I see the "War on Terror" as the latest justification for imperialism and a grab for some of the key energy resources in the world, The Global War of Terror article on UK Indymedia, http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/terror/ links to some more good material on this subject.

    Posted 17 years ago #
  2. truthmover
    Administrator

    Welcome to the forum chrisc, and thanks for the recommendation. As we are considering adding Tarpley to our Disinfo/Misinfo page over his recent behavior surrounding the Kennebunkport Warning, we might not want to be promoting his work elsewhere on the site. Personally, I don't want to be helping put money in his pocket.

    Anyone want to argue for the books inclusion? If not, we'll be making these changes soon.

    Posted 17 years ago #
  3. Arabesque
    Member

    I just happened to be reading the book a month ago. It promotes:

    1. Missile at the Pentagon
    2. False MIHOP/LIHOP dichotomy (used to divide the movement)
    3. Angel is next (Source: allegedly Karl Rove)
    4. Possible DEW scenarios for WTC and Flight 93
    5. Nico Haupt of the back cover

    It also has strong points, but I believe the book is over-rated. And that was before this controversy erupted.

    He tries to minimize the role of Cheney, who should be the #1 suspect.

    I'd like to make a review sometime.

    Posted 17 years ago #
  4. christs4sale
    Administrator

    I never completely bought in to him because he always made a point to denigrate people building bridges and doing hard research like Nafeez Ahmed, John Judge and Kyle Hence. In every lecture and radio show in the 2005 period when Tarpley was building credibility, he would always criticize how they would not take an overt MIHOP position. Forget that they were representing 9/11 Citizen's Watch, which is a non-profit and is not legally allowed to take a position like that as an organization. He criticized Nafeez Ahmed for quoting Gerald Posner, of JFK/Case Closed fame, in the "War on Truth," but Ahmed uses Posner as an example of a mainstream historical perspective rather than a source he fully agrees with.

    He also gains some credibility by maintaining a somewhat leftist stance on certain issues (ie. criticism of Ron Paul and free-markets). His overall political views are definitely Lyndon LaRouche, whether they are still linked or not. His focus on who to blame class-interest-wise is always Wall St. and never a serious attempt at looking at the intelligence agencies and military contractors (when it comes to these, they are always the "invisible government"). George Bush and George Schultz are individuals who he focuses on, he always puts down environmental causes similar to LaRouche, idealistic praise of FDR. When he begins discussing politics outside of 9/11 and false-flag terror, he sounds just like LaRouche.

    His approach is classic bait-and-switch. He brings you in with an interesting discussion of drills or Able Danger and then the solution is the bridge-destroying "100% MIHOP"

    I'd also like to point out that his book has no footnotes, just a bibliography.

    Excellent observation Arabesque about minimizing the role of Cheney. I remember in New York someone asked him about Minetta's testimony at the 9/11 Commission and he dismissed it as the "invisible government" putting focus on Cheney I believe.

    The video of that is: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-269984131...

    Sorry, I do not have the time to go through the video for the time point.

    Posted 17 years ago #
  5. christs4sale
    Administrator

    Here is an online book on LaRouche:

    http://lyndonlarouche.org/newamericanfascism.htm

    I actually bought the book yesterday and found it online after. Unfortunately, there are no references to Tarpley in it and the author thanks Chip Berlet, but the book is still very revealing. I have only browsed through it, but Chapter 10, Old Nazis and New Dreams, surprisingly goes into Mae Brussell territory linking LaRouche to Nazi Paperclip scientists that were brought to the US after WW2. I think a lot of the criticism of LaRouche should be put in the context of ruling class warfare, especially in the case of Chip Berlet.

    Someone should ask Tarpley about Star Wars or Project Paperclip if they get the chance.

    Posted 17 years ago #

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