This piece (from a Scottish newspaper) summarizes some of the
information that points toward Israeli prior knowledge of the 9/11
atrocities. Most of this information became public in 2001 but has
since sunk into the memory hole. It's simply taboo. Since simply
pointing out the neoconservatives' leading role in the war on Iraq
brings on the lethal charge of "anti-Semitism," even though all of the
evidence comes from published sources, it is clear that it would be
absolutely verboten to move into more secretive areas. Obviously, the
circumstantial evidence of an Israeli connection to 9/11 is strong; in
fact, I would say it is obvious. The fact that Israelis, with apparent
Mossad connections, managed to take photographs from across the Hudson
River of the jet liners hitting the Twin Towers and that Israeli spies
(some posing as "art students") lived in close proximity to the 9/11
Islamic terrorists obviously points to some connection. [See my essay
on the subject from April 2002, "The Israeli spy ring and September
11," http://www.thornwalker.com/ditch/towers_5.htm ]
As the following article points out: "But there is more than a little
circumstantial evidence to show that Mossad -- whose motto is By way
of deception, thou shalt do war' -- was spying on Arab extremists in
the USA and may have known that September 11 was in the offing, yet
decided to withhold vital information from their American counterparts
which could have prevented the terror attacks."
Now this article states that Israeli intelligence simply knew about
the attacks, not that Israel in any way facilitated such attacks. The
intrepid Justin Raimondo made a more reasonable assessment of the
information when he wrote: "At the very least, the mechanics of what
is obviously a covert operation directed by Israel imply a certain
degree of foreknowledge. At worst, the details of this complex and
by-no-means completely uncovered spy ring may wind up pointing to
active (albeit one-sided) Israeli collusion with the mass murderers of
9/11. While the first conclusion is a virtual certainty, the second
is, admittedly, speculation. What's scary is that such theorizing is
not without a certain basis in fact."
[http://www.antiwar.com/justin/j032202.html ]
There is an old adage that when a crime is committed, the first
question to be asked is 'Cui bono? Obviously, Israel has been the big
beneficiary from 911.
The neocons began the effort to implement the war on Iraq immediately
after 911 took place. Was it simply a case of serendipity? Would
Israel allow such an event to take place, if it were aware of it?
Would Israel dare to try to facilitate such an event?
For years stories have circulated that Israeli agents--especially its
foreign intelligence agency the Mossad--have infiltrated Arab
terrorist networks and have sometimes actually been involved in
deceptive terrorist activities intended to appear as the work of
Arabs. For example, it has been alleged that the Mossad had thoroughly
infiltrated the nefarious terrorist group Abu Nidal and even
facilitated some of its terrorist activities for Israel's benefit.
[Patrick Seale, Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire (New York: Random House,
1992)]
In the notorious Lavon Affair, Israel's deceptive terrorism was
actually acknowledged by the Israeli government. In July 1954 Egypt
was plagued by a series of bomb outrages directed mainly against
American and British property in Cairo and Alexandria. It was
generally assumed that this was the work of Arab nationalists, which
had the effect of heightening tensions at a time when Egypt was
negotiating with Britain over the evacuation of its military bases in
the Suez Canal Zone. Egyptian police were able to capture and identify
one of the bombers, which in turn led to the round up of an Israeli
spy ring, consisting of Israeli and Egyptian Jews. Israel responded to
the spy scandal by declaring it an "anti-Semitic" lie. As the public
trial progressed, it was evident that Israel had indeed been behind
the bombing. Eventually, the spying was admitted in Israel and
Israeli's Defense Minister Pinhas Lavon was brought down by the
scandal, although he may have largely been a scapegoat.
The belief that Israel might engage in such deceptive terrorism
against the United States was expressed in a 2001 study by the Army's
School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). A poignant reference to
this study appeared in a front page article in the Washington Times on
September 10, 2001, one day before the horrific attack The article
read: "Of the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS
officers say: 'Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to
target US forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act.'"
[http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline/2001/washingtontimes091001.html
]
Since significant circumstantial evidence points to a connection with
Israel, one might think it would be investigated thoroughly. But, of
course, such an investigation is precluded by the "anti-Semitic"
taboo. Note that this whole story is much too dangerous for the
American media and any investigative reporter to handle. Contrast this
with all the publicity given to wild charges about Saddam's possession
of WMD or his connection to al-Qaeda. As a matter of fact, evidence of
Israeli malevolence is even too taboo to be investigated thoroughly by
organs of the US governmentas was the case of the Israeli attack on
the USS Liberty in 1967, in which in which 35 American sailors were
killed, Therefore, it would seem that the fear of being caught would
not exist to deter Israel from engaging in actions harmful to the US.
The only thing that would possibly restrain Israel would be some love
for the United States. But, of course, such "love," did not prevent
Israel from attacking the Liberty nor of selling American intelligence
secrets obtained from Pollard to the Soviet Union, which endangered
(and, in fact, cost) American lives. In short, Israel is willing to
take measures destructive of American lives to advance its own
interests.
The only major media outlet that gave attention to the Israeli "art
student" spying was, ironically, the pro-war Fox News, in articles
presented by reporter Carl Cameron. Some telling quotes from Cameron.
"Evidence linking these Israelis to 9/11 is classified. I cannot tell
you about evidence that has been gathered. It's classified
information." -- US official quoted in Carl Cameron's Fox News report
on the Israeli spyring.
[http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/spyring.html ]
"Investigators within the DEA, INS and FBI have all told Fox News that
to pursue or even suggest Israeli spying ... is considered career
suicide." Carl Cameron, as quoted in The Spies Who Came In From The
Art Sale,
[http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2002-03-13/fishwrapper.html]
Fox was under intense pressure from pro-Israeli lobbying groups, such
as the Anti-Defamation League and the Orwellian-named Committee for
Accuracy in Middle East Reporting, to stop reporting on the issue of
Israeli spies. Fox obliged and removed the Cameron reports from its
web site.
[http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2002-03-13/fishwrapper.html]
A final intriguing tidbit regarding Israel and 9/11 that might not
mean anything, but then . . .
A private security company called ICTS, owned by an Israeli, Ezra
Harel, is said to have provided security services to all the airports
where the 911 planes were hijacked. Many of its personnel are said to
be ex-Shin Bet officers. (Israel's internal security service.)
[http://afrocubaweb.com/news/israelispying.htm ]
Not all Israelis, Jews support the Zionists...
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