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Sept. 11, 2001 at the Firehouse: Democracy Now! Broadcasts
Blocks From Ground Zero on 9/11
EXCLUSIVE...9/11 Debate: Loose Change Filmmakers vs. Popular
Mechanics Editors of "Debunking 9/11 Myths"
Sept. 11, 2001 at the Firehouse: Democracy Now! Broadcasts
Blocks From Ground Zero on 9/11
Five years ago today, nearly three thousand people were
killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001. On this fifth
anniversary we begin our coverage by going back to 9/11 to
replay an excerpt of Democracy Now!'s radio broadcast from
the firehouse studio on the morning of the attacks. [includes
rush
transcript]
Five years ago today, nearly three thousand people were
killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Ceremonies are
set to take place today in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania
and elsewhere around the country to remember those killed.
President Bush launched the anniversary events Sunday in New
York by visiting Ground Zero where the twin towers of the
World Trade Center once stood. Millions of people across the
US are planning vigils, walks and other commemorations to
remember that fateful morning.
We begin today's coverage by going back to September 11th,
2001. Broadcasting for over six hours, Democracy Now covered
the attacks just blocks from Ground Zero. This is an excerpt
of our radio broadcast from the firehouse on 9/11.
- Amy Goodman reports from the firehouse on the morning
of Sept. 11th, 2001.
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to the full Democracy Now! radio broadcast on Sept. 11th,
2001.
EXCLUSIVE...9/11 Debate: Loose Change Filmmakers
vs. Popular Mechanics Editors of "Debunking 9/11 Myths"
September 11, 2001 - five years after the attacks many people
are asking questions about what happened on that day in New
York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Websites, articles, books
and documentaries have put forward a variety of alternate
theories to the government's account of what happened. The
most popular of these is a documentary called "Loose
Change." Now, a book dealing with many of these theories
has just been published by the magazine Popular Mechanics,
it's called "Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories
Can't Stand Up to the Facts." In a Democracy Now! national
broadcast exclusive, we host a debate between the filmmakers
of Loose Change and the editors of Popular Mechanics on 9/11.
[includes rush
transcript - partial]
We continue with our 9/11 coverage today on this fifth anniversary
of the attacks. Last week we heard from New Yorkers calling
on the federal government to stop ignoring the health effects
of the attacks on the World Trade Center. A major new study
of 9/11 finds that nearly seven out of every ten first responders
at Ground Zero now suffer from chronic lung ailments. We also
spoke with a man whose brother was killed at the World Trade
Center and is now spearheading a movement against President
Bush's war on terror. And we looked at September 11th 100
years ago, when Gandhi launched Satyagraha, the modern non-violent
resistance movement that continues to this day.
Today, a debate about 9/11. Ever since the attacks took place,
many people across the country have raised a number of questions
about what actually happened on that day in New York, Washington
and Pennsylvania. Websites, articles, books and documentaries
have put forward a variety of alternate theories to the government's
account of what happened.
The most popular of these is a documentary called "Loose
Change." The 80-minute film first appeared on the
web in April 2005. Since then, it has had at least 10 million
viewings and is described by Vanity Fair as "the first
Internet blockbuster." As the popularity of "Loose
Change" has soared, a book dealing with the questions
it and others have raised about 9/11 has been published. It's
called "Debunking
9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to
the Facts" put together by the editors of the magazine,
Popular Mechanics.
Today, we talk about some of the 9/11 theories and the arguments
against them.
- Dylan Avery, writer and director of "Loose Change."
- Jason Bermas, researcher for "Loose Change."
- James Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics. Part
of the editorial team that produced "Debunking 9/11
Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts."
- David Dunbar, executive editor of Popular Mechanics.
Part of the editorial team that produced "Debunking
9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the
Facts."
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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