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New 9/11 Probe Looks Headed for NYC Ballot

Group has enough valid signatures for Nov. referendum: city

By Will McCahill| Posted Sep 10, 09 8:43 PM CDT|

(Newser) – A New York City group has secured enough valid signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot to force a new investigation into the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A press release from the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now says city lawyers conceded today that at least a requisite 30,000 of some 52,000 collected by the group were legal.

“Although the City has an incredibly successful record of shooting down ballot initiatives, we will be arguing from a fresh perspective that reflects the unprecedented events of 9/11,” says a lawyer for NYC CAN, which was founded by first responders and survivors of and family members of victims of the attacks. Passage of the referendum, the release notes, would create “a local, independent commission with subpoena power that would be tasked with comprehensively reinvestigating the attacks.”

Firemen are seen in the burning shell of the World Trade Center in this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo. (AP Photo)

This image taken from video shows the second plane of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo)

In this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo, a jet airliner heads toward one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. (AP Photo)

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Netstorm2k10
Sep 10, 09 8:52 PM CDT

It'll be interesting to see where most of the opposition to this comes from. Reply

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Reader64481089
Sep 10, 09 9:02 PM CDT

Indeed

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SalParadise
Sep 11, 09 4:23 AM CDT

I would hope it'd be the people who think, just maybe, the middle of one of the worst economic downturns in our country's recent history is not the time for sating conspiracy theorists on the public dollar.

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justme
Sep 10, 09 9:40 PM CDT

Perhaps he is simply burned out by the level of mindless hatred aimed at him and others.

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Unaffiliated
Sep 10, 09 9:46 PM CDT

No, you're not the only one to notice, but why bring it up here?

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Reader64481089
Sep 10, 09 10:08 PM CDT

I for one would like to know what the primary focus of this new investigation would be IF they allow this to go to ballot and it is accepted. Reply

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LovinLife
Sep 10, 09 10:31 PM CDT

Isn't it the conspiracy theorists who believe that 9/11 was somehow sanctioned by the US government?

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WallyEFunk
Sep 10, 09 10:36 PM CDT

That's what I understand. They say nothing makes money or boost the economey, for a while.

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LovinLife
Sep 10, 09 10:37 PM CDT

I just read some of their website (NYCCAN.org) and it looks like parents of people who died, first responders, and others who think the 9/11 commission investigation was not valid and cannot move on. It's a sad day for America. (((USA)))

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godawgs
Sep 10, 09 10:46 PM CDT

if you go to the site www.nyccan.org they their mission and they are truthers, who think that bush planned this.

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Spydiggity
Sep 10, 09 10:53 PM CDT

you can't call them conspiracy theorists if all they want is some official explanations that don't defy physics. do some research on the subject before you make some bullshit outlandish claim. if all your info on the subject is what fox news told you, then you have no better idea of what happened than the rest of us. as for the potential for a REAL investigation...all i can say is...it's about damn time.

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godawgs
Sep 10, 09 11:16 PM CDT

@spy so you are truther too? do you really think that a sitting american president would do this to his own country? turn off msnbc and you do some research on the subject and use some common sense.

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lowstar
Sep 11, 09 12:00 AM CDT

@godawgs Well I wouldn't really expect that a sitting president would fabricate a story that would lead the nation to war but I'll be damned if he didn't Nor did I think that one would use an american base which technically isn't American soil to torture people. But once again, damned if it didn't happen. So tell me, if a President can do these things and cost tens of thousands of lives and insure that the war continues what make you think he's not capable of causing 9/11?

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godawgs
Sep 11, 09 12:14 AM CDT

@lowstar Military intelligence that the President had, lead us into the war in Iraq. As Sadaam Husseisien stated himsled, he lied and said he had WMD's. When Bush had those guys waterboarded, it was legal. Waterboarding didn't become illegal until 2005. So no there is no truth behind the accusations that the government had anything to with planning 9/11. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/60minutes/main3749494_page4.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

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Spydiggity
Sep 11, 09 5:05 PM CDT

godawgs, you're just a moron. where did i say that i think bush planned the attacks? i don't think they man could plan his own shower routine.

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UrUndertaker
Sep 12, 09 2:28 PM CDT

@ godawgs, I am not a "Truther" as you call it but I did read several reports by one of the Engineers sent to inspect the rubble by the Gov. He is now in South America after attempts to discredit him failed along with false police reports by what has been described as MIB's (?) and he states he has photos that would blow the lid off the so called explanation of what happened. All I can say is someone somewhere is working very hard to shut him up and I spent three tours in the damn desert. As to the little Racist who posted the jew slam at the top? 911 didn't start this conflict, GW Bush did this using 911 as the excuse to rape the American economy, grow up a bit and face reality...

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NewserScooter
Sep 10, 09 10:34 PM CDT

Obama must be so proud to be the leader of the truthers. What a bunch of nut cases. Reply

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Spydiggity
Sep 10, 09 10:54 PM CDT

and you're a conformist bitch. :(

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godawgs
Sep 10, 09 11:18 PM CDT

@spy so tell us your theories of how Bush was the mastermind of 9/11 now..if you look on the Internet you can find some birthers and you guys can hang out.

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matteo
Sep 11, 09 2:34 AM CDT

so the firemen are nut cases, the poor innocent families are nut cases?? go tell them in their face if you have the guts .....the only nuts in this world are those who are to ignorant to understand what goes on around following religion, political ideals or some other pathetic excuse ...id be ashamed if i were you ....

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godawgs
Sep 11, 09 10:24 AM CDT

@matteo so the person that is called the dumbest president of all time was able to orchestrate a massive government cover up, keep thousands of people quiet, have another group take credit for the attack, start a war with the group that took credit for the attack as well? what is he kazer sosce? the left can't have it both ways with bush or conspiracy theories. If bush did this, then he is the smartest person in the world, and if the birthers are idiots because their story doesn't make any sense, neither does this.

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IndependentThinker
Sep 11, 09 11:39 AM CDT

@godawgs@ Just because they rime doesn't mean they go together. Truthers want the truth, facts and reason. Birthers want to bitch about a black man in spite of the truth, facts and reason. Way too many questions that haven't been answered for the Truthers to rest.

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Shannonals
Sep 11, 09 11:31 PM CDT

@NewserScooter: Exactly where did you come up with the ignorant notion that the President is the leader of truthers?

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LovinLife
Sep 10, 09 11:20 PM CDT

Atomick - There are not many things we can do to heal this nation when it comes to 9/11, but for me, your idea could work...

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wwwonderer
Sep 11, 09 10:38 AM CDT

It could probably be the pay-per-view event of the century. I'd buy the DVD/blu-ray WAY in advance. Why won't Cheney help stimulate the economy? He must hate freemocracy.

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zentenai
Sep 11, 09 12:48 AM CDT

I facepalmed IRL. Reply

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Scrambles
Sep 11, 09 3:01 AM CDT

wonder how far those "subpoena" powers will go... Reply

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metalworldorder
Sep 11, 09 5:36 AM CDT

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html This debunks the 9/11 conspiracy theories. I also think it shows a certain level of maturity in a person when they're able to say "Yeah, ___ happened," without doubting it constantly like a kid. All the "proof" these truthers have is anecdotal, and for there to be a conspiracy theory it'd have so many variables--mainly the amount of people involved in congress, the WTC, what have you--that to even consider the notion is childish. There wouldn't be one snitch that leaks the info? Not one relative of a person involved that says to her husband that this is wrong? Wake up. If these "truthers" want to waste money by having another commission, by all means. But I hope they one day learn how stupid they are. Reply

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Thinker
Sep 11, 09 7:21 AM CDT

The editor of Popular Mechanics is related to one of the high-ups in the Bush administration. I heard him on NPR debunking the fact that the hijackers were seen alive later, explaining that they knew who hijacked the planes because they found DNA! He is a moron and this article was a fabrication.

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SomeGuyInNC
Sep 11, 09 8:49 AM CDT

To LovinLife , yes, of course today is a sad day for america it is the anniversary of 911. But to say that an independent investigation requested by the people who were there on 911 is not a sad thing. If you believe so much in the Government story then go and watch a new documentary "National Security Alert" which is a documentary featuring the witnesses in Washington to the pentagon attacks. Everyday will continue to be a sad day for america until people realize that the government is lying, has lied, and will continue to lie about 911 because they do not want the truth to come out. Look at the fact that 2/3s of the 911 commission has said they know they were lied to in the 911 investigation. Or find out who Sibel Edmunds, an FBI translator, is and why she has become the most gagged person in US history because of what she knows about 911. But to suggest that this is a sad day because first responders and survivors of and family members of victims of the attacks want a new investigation well that is absolutely wrong. If the government has nothing to hide, why have they fought so hard to keep independent investigators from re-investigating 911. If you believe the 911 commission report was real then consider the fact that the government paid more money to investigate Bill Clinton's blowjob than 911. Or find out what Dept. of transportations Norm minetta had to say about Dick cheney's lies on 911. Or go to the website 911patriotquestions.com and look at all the senior military, intelligence service, law enforcement, government officials, engineers, architects, pilots and aviation professionals, professors, 911 survivors and family members, artists, entertainers, and media professionals and see what they think about 911. and to metalworldorder sure you like to read Popular Mechanics but did you realize the article was wriiten by Ex-Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoffs nephew. then go and find a documentary by architct Richard Gage called 911 Blueprint for Truth. you can watch it on youtube. Do some real research if you are so sure that 911 was not an inside job and stop saying that the evidence that the "truthers" (as you want to call them) is purely anecdotal because it is much more than anecdotal. If you have a few minutes to lie about "truthers" then take a few minutes and and watch this interview ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjtfkeSvqH8 )of a chemist who is studying the dust left over after 911. So look at the "anecdotal" evidence for yourself and see what educated professionals are saying. And if your not willing to give a few minutes of your time to look at what people are really saying and look at the evidence of what "truthers" are presenting, then shut the F*@K up and stop lying about people you want to cal "truthers". Because if you really believe the evidence is anecdotal then either you haven't looked at the evidence or your a complete idiot. ( sorry about the length but this is the most important event of most of our...

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IndependentThinker
Sep 11, 09 11:58 AM CDT

@SomeGuyInNC: Well said. I must say that you have put in words what I have thought. I especially liked "And if your not willing to give a few minutes of your time to look at what people are really saying and look at the evidence..." Once again the those that know the truth but don't want to see it stick their heads in the ground.

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Observer
Sep 11, 09 8:47 AM CDT

It is absurd to think that our Government created the 9/11 attacks. Even cynical Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld are not obvious traitors. They may be devious liars but they are not traitors. Reply

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LovinLife
Sep 11, 09 10:16 AM CDT

SomeGuy - I didn't say it was a sad day for the reason you assume. It's a sad day for our country because we were attacked 8 years ago and innocent people died. I've also never called anyone a truther - I think labels do nothing to help resolve conflicts and only serve to further polarize us as a nation. Take care today...I hope someone is extra kind to you. Peace and Blessings. Reply

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SomeGuyInNC
Sep 11, 09 2:04 PM CDT

God bless you and I am sorry that I misunderstood your words. The truther coment was not directed at you. I would hope the scope of a new investigation would just be an honest forthright investigation that would come to the truth no matter what that may be. I sincerely wish a new investigation would exonerate the Bush admin. and the government, but I have spent a lot of time looking at 911, watched documentaries of all kind for both sides of the argument and I truly believe the government was involved and continues to this day to be hiding the truth. Lovinlife, you are exactly right about labels further polarizing our nation and when we can get rid of the divisions caused by this polarization then we can all grow as a people.

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wwwonderer
Sep 11, 09 10:47 AM CDT

The first casualty of war is the truth! Reply

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cognitivefilter
Sep 12, 09 12:35 AM CDT

high five Reply

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