The "Patriots and 9/11" Trap (tags)
Morgan Reynolds and David Shayler are "former" government officials who say they believe that real planes didn't hit the WTC towers on 9/11 -- need we say anymore? People have tried to email the webmaster of the web site "Patriots Question 9/11," but get no response to the promotion on there of these individuals as Patriots who "Question" the official version of the events of 9/11. But how hard is that to figure out? Not all who describe themselves as "patriots" are really the type of patriots we think they are. The push by some in the so-called 9/11 truth movement to follow and spread the word of "celebs" has only been shown to tank credibility -- celebs and big names have been shown all too often to function as bait for the explicit promotion of "no planes" theories.
Interview: Filmmaker Barbara Kopple (tags)
SEIU employee and filmmaker interviews two-time Oscar winning director Barbara Kopple on her film about striking coal miners, "Harlan County, U.S.A." The film comes out on DVD this month.