Judicial Watch filed the FOIA request that led to the tape’s release—delayed until now, according to the Pentagon, because of the Moussaoui trial.
But we know better. More likely, this is an effort to distract us from the indictment of Karl Rove, which, though it hasn’t yet happened, will be coming soon enough.
Anyway, as Allah wryly notes, this could be a “bad day for conspiracy theorists of all stripes.”
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(h/t Allah; Hot Air will carry the video; see also, STACLU)
Aint FOIA grand? good on for judicial watch suing and getting this released. Hope they enjoy their attorney’s fees.
Just remember – it’s all Bush’s fault.
This will be a devastating blow to the tin-foil-hat brigade.
What were the conspiracy theories about this? Does someone actually beleive it wasn’t a plane hitting the pentagon?
Don’t underestimate the power of the people that think the X-files is a documentary series, not a drama. they will simply shrug and say “it’s a fake” or point to some minor thing and say it is evidence of a cover-up, blah, blah, blah.
Personally, I think if you play the tape backward, it will say that Ringo killed Paul on behalf of Halliburton.
Naw, the conspirazoids will just say it’s faked.
Because, you know, faking VHS-quality video of that would take the Federal Government’s Sneakiness Conspiracy Labs four and a half god-damn years. Which is why the Fake Evil Tape Of Lies wasn’t released immediately or almost immediately, you know.
Or maybe they’re releasing the fake now because the Brave Truthtellers are approaching a Tipping Point Of Truthtelling and Need To Be Stopped?
Beats me. But it’ll be something like that.
Laser,
Some French dude had a best seller claiming it was a missle, launched by our own military. WTF?
Since I don’t want to honor the nutjobs with a link, here’s a link instead to Snopes’ takedown of the conspiracy theory: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/pentagon.htm
You might also find some additional info on the Popular Mechanics website. They seem to be about the only publication around that’s doing any real reporting these days. God knows the daily newspapers have given up on it.
Of course the Bushies launched a missile. How else could Jr. launch a war to steal the M.E.’s oil? Duh. The video’s release is merely a ploy to try to bolster’s Bushitler’s poll numbers.
IMO, releasing the video at this late date is pretty much a moot point. I mean, the conspiracy guys will say it’s a fake; and it really won’t mean much to anyone else since they probably fall on the other side of the argument.
Carin,
That is the worst imitation of a moonbat I’ve ever seen. There were no spelling mistakes. You used punctuation correctly. You didn’t even mention Haliburton.
And “Jr.”? “Chimpy McHitlerburton” or “Dear Leader” is so much more fashionable.
Remember: to truly imitate the left, you must FEEL THE RAGE!!!!!
IGNORE ACTHOLE
This has been a public service announcement on behalf of the sanity of regular PW commenters.
Jay, I’m embarrassed by my sophomoric attempt. Next time, I will try harder.
(off to dKos to brush-up)
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MAN! Go brush up, not commit sepuko.
Here’s a hint, the tinfoil hat is there to keep deadly “reality rays” out. These “reality rays” are emitted by actual events and cause discomfort, fear, nausea, scurvy, rickets, and receding gums in conspiracy theorists.
THEY MUST BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS. Line your entire outfit with tinfoil. Coat the inside of your walk-in closet and bathroom with tinfoil to avoid undue exposure.
This public service message has been brought to the conspiracy community by the Martial Arts Council, the number 7, and the letters S, T, F, and U.
Judicial watch’s server is swamped, it appears. I can’t even get through to their main page, much less the video. Has anyone gotten through yet?
“Meeeeee neither…”
kind of hoping someone grabbed it. Give it a few hours and I’m sure it will be up on several different sites.
That’s the thing that’s so fucking cool about a good conspiracy theory. If there’s no evidence to support it, than certainly there’s no evidence that can debunk it. I’m skeptical that this tape will result in much soul searching.
– FOX showed some of it. Viewed same.
– Prediction. the two stop motion security cams this material is from shows such sparse detail, if anything it will be used to expand, not deter the conspiracy crowd. There are even some details, like evidence the plane hit the ground and bounced up into the building, that will really have the LGM worshippers vibrating.
– Not a better situation, just even more of the same.
Holy SHIT!
typity typity type type type type type…
:peter
Tip o’ the day: buy Alcoa stock.
:peter
Saw the video, and it won’t settle anything. There’s no there there.
Was this the ONLY camera trained on our Pentagon building? Amazing.
– Yeh…. Pre 9/11 every cam was trained on Pamala…. Oh how the world has changed….
Y’know, the gummint puts impurities in the tinfoil to let the mind-control rays through. I know a guy whose brother had a roommate whose drinking buddy knew a guy who worked for Alcoa, so you know it must be true!
the second video looks more missle than 747. just my opinion based only on that video.
…and so it starts…. We’ll need lots of popcorn…. Oh… and suspended beliefs…. very suspended….
TW: “The truth is out there” (where the buses don’t run)
Couldn’t make out the plane but I’m pretty sure I saw Chandra Levy walk past in one frame.
Bad month for Charlie Sheen. First his ex-wife Denise Richards exposes him as an abusive, gay child-porn viewing druggie, then his dad Martin’s show is cancelled and now his recent ramblings about 9/11 conspiracy theories are debunked.
Oh well, he probably still has Heidi Fleiss’s cell number, so nothing here a couple hookers dressed up in cheerleading uniforms (“Charlie, Charlie, he’s our man, If he can’t do it, no one can!”) can’t help him work thru….
I’m just curious, could one of you nutjobs (the lefties) please explain to me what happened to Flight 77 if it didn’t crash?
Oh, and what happened to the people on board the plane that “didn’t crash”. That would be most helpful for those of us that believe a plane did crash and believe the eyewitnesses that said it did and also believe our eyes when we see engine parts, etc. in photographs.
Much appreciated.
There is no such thing as a bad day for conspiracy theorists. Evidence schmevidence. It’s all part of the conspiracy.
“Our” in the we-hate-our-imperialist-overlords sense, Brian, and clearly need more cams trained on all gubmint installations, or “our” in the we-support-the-WOT taxpaying sense and clearly need more cams trained on all gubmint installations?
Please be clear. Possessive terms referring to Warshington always make me nervous.
Don’t feed the acthole!
The latter.
I would like to think that our Pentagon, the home of our national defense apparatus, would have some more cameras in the mix, you know, monitoring things.
I’ve seen more cameras trained on customers at a Blockbuster video store.
On another note, for a couple seconds in the video, I thought Flight 77 was a Ford dressed up as a security vehicle.
Y’all are way off. Tinfoil actually serves as a waveguide to help focus the mind-control rays into the crania of the gullible souls who wear them.
Darth Rove and the Halliburton/Alcoa Axis of Evil are more diabolical than you realize.
Flight 93 was reduced to shards, as were 11, and 175, why do the conspiracy theorists demand large place pieces at the Pentagon? And where is Barbara Olson, may God comfort Ted and all the Pentagon plane families?
george bush is a terrorist… You must watch this full Movie, Befor this i was on Bush`s side and now i wouldnt evin consider this to be anything but Bush, After this it will realy change what you think about 9/11 http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?p=1704141#post1704141
Hell, and just for what i posted dont be surprised if some how they “accidentaly” bomb florida.
God damnit wrong link… http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848&q=loose+change Thier