Daily Archives: 11. September 2025


11.09.2025 - 20:51 [ luogo commune ]

„September 11 – The New Pearl Harbor“

(2013)

„September 11 – The New Pearl Harbor“ is a 5 hour documentary that summarizes 12 years of public debate on 9/11. While aimed primarily at a general, uninformed audience, the film also contains some new findings that may be of interest to advanced researchers.

This film is intended as an educational, non-profit operation, and must remain so in order to fulfill all the requirements for the usage of copyrighted material. As such, the entire film is made available online for free from day one.

11.09.2025 - 20:41 [ Nicolas J.S. Davies / Mintpress.com ]

Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen: Calculating the Millions-High Death Toll of America’s Post-9/11 Wars

(26.4.2018)

As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have “become the evil we deplore.” But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by “information warfare” to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a “disguised, quiet, media free” way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.

After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our country’s wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them – before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.

11.09.2025 - 20:38 [ Central Intelligence Agency / Archive.org ]

CIA Document 1035-960 – Concerning Criticism of the Warren Report

(01. April 1967)

Presumably as a result of the increasing challenge to the Warren Commission‘s report, a public opinion poll recently indicated that 46% of the American public did not think that Oswald acted alone, while more than half of those polled thought that the Commission had left some questions unresolved. Doubtless polls abroad would show similar, or possibly more adverse results.

(…)

Innuendo of such seriousness affects not only the individual concerned, but also the whole reputation of the American government. Our organization itself is directly involved: among other facts, we contributed information to the investigation. Conspiracy theories have frequently thrown suspicion on our organization, for example by falsely alleging that Lee Harvey Oswald worked for us. The aim of this dispatch is to provide material countering and discrediting the claims of the conspiracy theorists, so as to inhibit the circulation of such claims in other countries. Background information is supplied in a classified section and in a number of unclassified attachments.

3. Action. We do not recommend that discussion of the assassination question be initiated where it is not already taking place. Where discussion is active, however, addresses are requested:

a. To discuss the publicity problem with liaison and friendly elite contacts (especially politicians and editors), pointing out that the Warren Commission made as thorough an investigation as humanly possible, that the charges of the critics are without serious foundation, and that further speculative discussion only plays into the hands of the opposition. Point out also that parts of the conspiracy talk appear to be deliberately generated by Communist propagandists. Urge them to use their influence to discourage unfounded and irresponsible speculation.

b. To employ propaganda assets to answer and refute the attacks of the critics. Book reviews and feature articles are particularly appropriate for this purpose. The unclassified attachments to this guidance should provide useful background material for passing to assets. Our ploy should point out, as applicable, that the critics are (I) wedded to theories adopted before the evidence was in, (I) politically interested, (III) financially interested, (IV) hasty and inaccurate in their research, or (V) infatuated with their own theories.

(…)

4. In private to media discussions not directed at any particular writer, or in attacking publications which may be yet forthcoming, the following arguments should be useful:

a. No significant new evidence has emerged which the Commission did not consider. The assassination is sometimes compared (e.g., by Joachim Joesten and Bertrand Russell) with the Dreyfus case; however, unlike that case, the attack on the Warren Commission have produced no new evidence, no new culprits have been convincingly identified, and there is no agreement among the critics. (A better parallel, though an imperfect one, might be with the Reichstag fire of 1933, which some competent historians (Fritz Tobias, AJ.P. Taylor, D.C. Watt) now believe was set by Vander Lubbe on his own initiative, without acting for either Nazis or Communists; the Nazis tried to pin the blame on the Communists, but the latter have been more successful in convincing the world that the Nazis were to blame.)

11.09.2025 - 18:59 [ Archive.org ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 13, 1962)

c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.

The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.

11.09.2025 - 18:57 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(19. November 1997)

“We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

11.09.2025 - 18:25 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

DER 11. SEPTEMBER: Langer Marsch eines Molochs

(10.09.2014)

Die Kommission

Auf dem langen Marsch der Institutionen in den 11. September gab es manchen großen Sprung nach vorn. Einen zentralen davon repräsentiert die unter Bill Clinton 1996 formierte „Kommission des Präsidenten zum Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur“. In der Kommission waren, fast schon klischeehaft, die Bausteine des heutigen imperialen Molochs, des „lebenden, atmenden Organismus“, „jeder Kontrolle entwachsen“, des “elektronischen Polizeistaates”, des “sicherheitsindustriellen Komplexes” vertreten, der fünf Jahre später durch den 11. September entfesselt und über die Welt herfallen sollte, obwohl er angeblich dafür gezüchtet worden war genau solche Attentate zu verhindern.

Neben den Konsortien AT&T (früher das landesweite Telefonmonopol Bell Company, s.o.) und dem vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg als „Computing Tabulating Recording Company“ gegründeten IBM Konzern saßen NSA, CIA, FBI, Militär, Pentagon, das Justizministerium, hochrangige Bürokraten des Präsidentenpalastes der heute „Weißes Haus“ genannt wird, die Zentralbank Fed, das Finanzministerium, das Transportministerium, das 1934 aus fünf Industrie-Vereinigungen verschmolzene Eisenbahn-Trust „Association of American Railroads“, das Handelsministerium, die Eliteuniversität in Georgetown, usw, usw.

Den Vorsitz hatte der 1925 geborene Robert T. Marsh, ein Vier-Sterne-General, bereits seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in der Air Force, später im Kalten Krieg als Stabsoffizier im Strategischen Kommando zuständig für die Infrastruktur gebunkerter Atomwaffen, sowie u.a. Leiter der Produktions- und Entwicklungsstätte elektronischer Systeme der Air Force auf der Luftwaffenbasis in Hanscom.

In ihrem am Oktober 1997 überreichten Bericht machte die Kommission eine endlose Reihe von „Empfehlungen“ für Gesetze, Behörden und Bestimmungen, sowie dazu gleich eine ebenso lange Reihe von Rechtsbegriffen bzw Definitionen, die später durch den Präsidenten eins zu eins umgesetzt wurden, u.a. in den geheimen Präsidentenbefehlen PDD 62 und PDD 63.

Bereits zu diesem Zeitpunkt, in 1997, betonte die Kommission:

„Wir müssen unser neues Denken der Cyber-Dimension anpassen. .. Mit das Wichtigste ist zu erkennen, dass die Besitzer und Betreiber unserer kritischen Infrastruktur nun an den Frontlinien unserer Sicherheitsbemühungen stehen. Sie sind diejenigen, die gegenüber Cyber-Attacken am Verwundbarsten sind. Und diese Verwundbarkeit setzt unsere Nationale Sicherheit, unsere globale wirtschaftliche Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und unser heimisches Wohlergehen auf´s Spiel.

Es ist in diesem Sinne, dass wir unseren Bericht vorstellen.“

Leider ist die nächste Seite des Berichts „absichtlich leer gelassen“. So ganz öffentlich war der Bericht nicht.

Ebenfalls in weiser Voraussicht formulierte die „Kommission des Präsidenten zum Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur“:

„Das Transportministerium hat den Gesetzentwurf H.R. 1720, Surface Transportation Safety Act of 1997, übermittelt, der entworfen wurde um Passagiere und Angestellte in Schienenverkehr und Massentransportsystemen und die Bewegungen von Fracht durch Schienenverkehr vor terroristischen Angriffen / Terroranschlägen („terrorist attacks“) zu beschützen. Die Kommission empfiehlt diesem Gesetzentwurf starke Unterstützung durch Administration und Kongress zu geben.“

Eine „kritische“ (entscheidende, „critical“) Infrastruktur im Transport-Sektor definierte die Präsidentenkommission als

„charakterisiert durch das physische Vertriebs (Beförderungs-)system, das kritisch ist in der Unterstützung der Nationalen Sicherheit und dem ökonomischen Wohlergehen dieser Nation, eingeschlossen das nationale Luftraumsystem, Fluglinien und Flugzeuge, und Flughäfen.“

Auch was die Sicherheit im Flugverkehr anging, sprach man, vier Jahre vor 9/11, schon durchaus miteinander.

„Mehrere Bundesbehörden stellen Besitzern und Betreibern von Infrastruktur Information(en) zur Verfügung. Das ´Awareness of National Security Issues and Response´ (ANSIR) Programm des FBI gibt über 25.000 Mitgliedern der Industrie Auskunft („information“), die Einblicke in Bedrohung und Verwundbarkeit gibt. Enger gefasste Programme sind die Benachrichtigung des Transportministeriums über terroristische Bedrohungen an die zivile Luftfahrtindustrie und die informationssicherheitsbezogene Verwundbarkeits-Einschätzung („INFOSEC Vulnerability Assessment“) der National Security Agency, das informationssystem-bezogene Daten Partnern im privaten Sektor zur Verfügung stellt.“

Dem Transportministerium und seiner Luftfahrtbehörde FAA („Federal Aviation Administration“) konstatierte die Präsidentenkommission in 1997:

„Die Sicherheit (in) der zivilen Luftfahrt bleibt die erste Priorität und der Schwerpunkt des Transportministeriums. Die FAA hat die Verantwortung und die Autorität Notfallmaßnahmen für Luftfahrtunternehmen und Flughäfen anzufordern, um schnell und effektiv mit unmittelbaren Bedrohungen gegen die zivile Luftfahrt umzugehen.“

Aber:

„Das Luftfahrtkontrollsystem der FAA basiert auf Jahrzehnte alter Technologie. Das Ersatzsystem, obwohl zweifellos effizienter, wird verwundbarer sein, wenn keine speziellen Sicherheitsmaßnahmen eingefügt werden.“

Und deshalb:

„Empfehlen wir: Die Bundesluftfahrtbehörde (FAA) handelt sofort darin, ein umfassendes Nationales Luftraum-Sicherheitsprogramm zu entwickeln, etablieren, finanzieren und zu implementieren, um das modernisierte Nationale Luftraum-System vor informations-basierten und anderen Störungen, Eindringungen („intrusions“) und Angriffen zu beschützen. Umsetzung durch Programm sollte geleitet sein von den Empfehlungen, die man im ´Vulnerability Assessment of the FAA National Airspace System Architecture´ findet, die für diese Kommission vorbereitet wurde.“

Man empfahl dem Präsidenten also etwas, was einem empfohlen worden war.

Das neue System der Luftfahrtbehörde FAA

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11.09.2025 - 18:13 [ Jacobin.de ]

Mit dem Krieg gegen den Terror hat der Westen das Völkerrecht ausgehebelt

Der 11. September lieferte den USA den Vorwand, geopolitische Interessen unter dem Deckmantel der Terrorabwehr zu verfolgen. Der »War on Terror« führte zu einer gefährlichen Erosion des Völkerrechts, die unsere Welt heute prägt.

11.09.2025 - 18:04 [ Fox News ]

WATCH LIVE: New York City marks 24 years since the September 11th terror attacks

Families and guests gather at Ground Zero for a ceremony to pause and remember the lives lost during the terror attack on September 11, 2001.

11.09.2025 - 05:59 [ Saudi Gazette ]

Saudi Arabia stands by Qatar against aggression; Crown Prince asserts

„Saudi Arabia rejects and condemns the Israeli aggression against Qatar and would mobilize all its capabilities in supporting the neighboring country,“ he said while inaugurating, on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the activities of the second year of the 9th session of the Shoura Council in Riyadh on Wednesday. “We reject and condemn the aggressions of the Israeli occupation in the region, most recently its brutal attack on the State of Qatar. This aggression requires Arab, Islamic, and international action to stop the occupation and deter its criminal practices aimed at destabilizing the region,” he said.

11.09.2025 - 05:50 [ thePeninsulaQatar.com ]

Saudi Crown Prince affirms Kingdom‘s unlimited support for Qatar

He also noted that the Kingdom‘s diplomatic efforts have led to a growing number of countries recognizing the State of Palestine. He highlighted the success of the recent High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution held in New York, calling it an unprecedented gathering that has significantly strengthened international consensus around the peace initiative.

11.09.2025 - 05:19 [ CNN ]

Qatar hopes for „collective response“ from regional allies to Israeli strike on Doha

“There is a response that will happen from the region. This response is currently under consultation and discussion with other partners in the region,” Al-Thani said.

Al-Thani stated that an Arab-Islamic summit will be held in Doha in the coming days, where the participants will decide on a course of action.

11.09.2025 - 05:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours

In just three days, Israel has carried out strikes in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar and Yemen.

11.09.2025 - 04:46 [ Fox News ]

Trump releases video statement on Charlie Kirk assassination

„This is a dark moment for America,“ President Donald Trump declared after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a college event in Utah.

11.09.2025 - 04:33 [ theGuardian.com ]

Another notable addition in Trump’s post is the claim that “I immediately directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did, however, unfortunately, too late to stop the attack.”

Earlier, the statement read out by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made a similar claim but did not include the line that the warning came “too late to stop the attack”.

Following Leavitt’s press briefing, Qatar said that reports that it was given advanced warning from the US of the Israeli attack on Doha are false and that US officials first warned Qatar of the attack 10 minutes after it had begun.

It’s therefore unclear what Trump means, as my colleague Robert Mackey notes, in that he seems to suggest that he both has the power to stop Israeli strikes, but for some reason did not have the power to stop the one that took place today.

11.09.2025 - 04:03 [ Fas.org ]

Popeye Turbo

In May 2000 Israel is reported to have secretly carried out its first test launches from two German-built Dolphin-class submarines of cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missiles launched from vessels off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean are said to have hit a target at a range of about 1,500 kilometers [about 930 statute miles]. Israel is reported to possess a 200kg nuclear warhead, containing 6kg of plutonium, that could be mounted on cruise missiles. (…)

The Popeye Turbo missile is probably similar to if not identical with the Israeli submarine-launced cruise missile carried on the Dolphin-class submarines.

11.09.2025 - 03:58 [ U.S. Naval Institute ]

Dolphin-class Submarines: Israel’s Undersea Arsenal

(June 2024)

Shrouded in secrecy, the Dolphin- and Dolphin II–class submarines are the primary naval assault power of the Israeli Defense Force. They provide the often-beleaguered nation an array of capabilities, ranging from intelligence collection and special operations support to antisurface warfare and deterrence patrols. Shayetet 7, the navy’s submarine unit, operates the current fleet of five (soon to be six) submarines out of Haifa. The first two boats—the Dolphin and Leviathan—were fully funded by Germany, while the cost for the third, the Tekuma, was shared equally between the two countries.

11.09.2025 - 03:39 [ Middle East Eye ]

Blast site of Israel‘s attack on Qatar does not match narrative of operation, experts say

Officials and analysts say that the small scale of damage photographed in Qatar disqualifies all but a few types of missiles that would be used in a “stand-off” strike – where war planes fire missiles in the air from a distance to their target.

11.09.2025 - 03:30 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Questions mount over how Israeli strike bypassed Qatar’s US-made air defenses

Yet Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Tuesday that “the Israeli enemy used a weapon that was not detected on radar.” He did not specify the type of weapon, but regional analysts believe Israeli warplanes may have fired long-range missiles from outside Qatari airspace, possibly over the Persian Gulf, similar to past strikes in the Middle East.

11.09.2025 - 03:00 [ New York Post / Youtube ]

Charlie Kirk Shot: Viral Videos Capture Horrifying Moment

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Charlie Kirk was shot while on stage during an event during a stop at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour Wednesday. The conservative influencer jerked back and appeared to grab at his neck as the shot rang out, a video from the scene shows, but the extent of his injuries are unconfirmed. Kirk was conducting a Q&A session from a pop-up tent on campus when the incident occurred, sending thousands of spectators into a panic, according to a flurry of social media posts.

11.09.2025 - 02:49 [ APNews.com ]

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot in act of ‘political assassination’ at Utah college

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop. A person of interest was in custody, officials said.