Today is Pope Benedict XVI's birthday. Happy Birthday Pope Benedict XVI. May all your dream and wishes come true.
I was reading this Blog by one of my favorite actors Bentley Mitchum. Bentley had the courage & honor to stand up and ask President Bush the questions that we have all been thinking. He challenged President Bush on the lies that he is telling about 9-11, The Iraq & Afghanistan Wars as well as other issues. The Blog is at http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=54748431&blog.... You will need a MySpace account to view the Blog because it is on Bentley's MySpace account. If you can't view it, it is also been copied and pasted below. I honor Bentley for having the courage to challenge President Bush on his lies.
Bentley Mitchum's Original Blog on this subject as he wrote it.
"Friday, December 01, 2006
Dear Mr. Bush
Category: News and Politics
Open Letter To The President Of The United States
Mr. Bush,
This ''open letter'' is coming from my heart. I want you to know that I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat and that this is not an attempt to ''bash the Government''.
You Mr. Bush should be held responsible and liable for any and all acts that were committed to aid in any "cover up" of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. As President you have a duty to protect the American people. On September 11th you did not instruct your staff to issue a nationwide emergency warning/alert to advise us of the attack on America. We had to receive the news of the attacks via the news networks.
In the months leading up to the attacks you were repeatedly advised of a possible attack on American soil. During your daily intelligence briefings you were given information that had been uncovered that the very real possibility existed that certain undesirable elements would use commercial aircraft to destroy certain "target" buildings. You never warned the American people of this possible threat. Who were you protecting?
When you took no responsibility towards protecting the general public from the possibility of attack, you were certainly not upholding the oath you spoke when you took office. In that oath you pledged to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America.
On the morning of the attack, you and members of your staff were fully aware of the unfolding events yet you chose to continue on to the Emma E. Booker Elementary School to proceed with a scheduled event and "photo op". While our nation was under attack you did not appear to blink an eye or shed a tear. You continued on as if everything was "business as usual".
In the days following the attacks all air traffic was grounded and Americans were stranded wherever they had been when the flight ban was imposed. Many were stranded at airports throughout the country, unable to continue on. Imagine my surprise when I later found out that during this "no fly" period a number of people were flown out of the country on a 747 with Arabic lettering on the fuselage. None of these people were interviewed or questioned by any local, State or Federal agencies. Why were they allowed to leave and who exactly was on that flight. We know for a fact that some of the people on the flight were members of (or related to) the royal family of Saudi Arabia and members of the Bin Laden family. Were these people allowed to leave because of the long-standing relationships that your family has with both families?
It is my belief that you intentionally allowed 9/11 to happen to gather public support for a "war on terrorism". These wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, have not accomplished what you stated were your goals. Why have you not captured Osama Bin Laden? Where are Saddam's weapons of mass destruction? All that has happened is a bill that is passed before Congress for 87 billion dollars to rebuild what you ordered blown to bits. As any American who lost a loved one in the "war on terror" I do pray and support our troops who were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq by you. These troops have and will continue to die for your lies. As an American I can make this statement as it appears that associates of your family may stand to prosper from the rebuilding of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr. Bush the time has come for you to stop your control over us. Stop blocking the release of certain evidence and documents that were discovered by the 9/11 Investigation Commission if you have nothing to hide proving you did not fail to act and prevent the attacks of 9/11. Your reason for not releasing this material is that it is a matter of "national security". When in fact I believe that it is your personal credibility/security that you are concerned with. You do not want the public to know the full extent of your responsibility and involvement.
After 9/11 the Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act were passed. Both of these allow the government to tap your telephone, search your home, and seize whatever they feel they need to do on a whim. They can do this without a judge's review or a warrant. I feel that this is in direct conflict with our rights as stated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
We the families of 9/11 victims need to have answers to the following questions:
1. Why were 29 pages of the 9/11committee report personally censored at your request?
2. Where are the "black boxes" from Flight 11 and Flight 175?
3. Where are the "voice recorders" from Flight 11 and Flight 175?
4. Why can't we gain access to the complete air traffic control records for Flight 11 and Flight 175?
5. Where are the airport surveillance tapes that show the passengers boarding the doomed flights?
6. When will complete passenger lists for all of the flights be released?
7. Why did your brother Jeb (the Governor of Florida) go to the offices of the Hoffman Aviation School and order that flight records and files be removed? These files were then put on a C130 government cargo plane and flown out of the country. Where were they taken and who ordered it done?
8. Why are as many as 9 of the "terrorists" listed by the FBI found to still be living?
It has been years since hundreds of our lost loved ones "remains" have still yet to be identified and their remains placed in a landfill at Fresh Kill. We want our heroes brought back and given a public and proud resting place where we all can pay our respects and honor them. These innocent people never had a chance as they were taken from us on that sad September Day.
In the court of public opinion Mr. Bush, your lies are being uncovered each day. All of the other victims and their families and our nation as a whole, has been victimized by your failed leadership prior to and after 9/11!
This can and will be proved in a court of law!"".
Joe's thoughts on this:
Bentley is right. These are the questions that should be asked by every American and anybody else who if fighting for freedom. Congratulations Bentley. You have asked the questions that have been on my mind since this has happened. I love my country but as a former United States Federal Government Employee, I know that President Bush and the United States Government have lied about this. It is the same thing with Iraq. If Saddam Hussein had "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" he would have used them. I feel that this war is unjustified and that President Bush INVADED Iraq because he dad "Former President George H.W. Bush" never caught Saddam Hussein. This was a personal vendetta for President Bush. I am not saying that Saddam did not deserve to be caught and spend the rest of his life in prison but now that Saddam Hussein is dead another dictator has risen up in his place. That dictator is the President Of Iran. Iran uses the United States to catch Saddam because while Saddam was in power, he had Iran under his thumb so Iran could not do anything. President Bush and most of the America people don't realize that Iran is the country that we should be fighting against because they are the threat. However President Bush doesn’t get all the blame because Congress and other politicians are to blame as well. I believe that the President Of Iran would use "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" against us. The President Of Iran should be in prison because he is a dangerous dictator. However President George Walker Bush has done a couple of good thing since he has been President such as he created "The NO Child Left Behind Act" which is one of the best laws that has ever been created. What do you think? Post your comments.
