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11. The "Angel is Next" code threat on 9/11 that seemed to spook even the neocons(who, according to truthers believe were running 9/11)
8bitagent wrote:But I must ask...when all is said or done, what were some of the more strange facts about 9/11 you uncovered?
82_28 wrote:Oh, wow. Interesting as hell. That's one detail I'd completely forgotten about. They went on and on and on about the "impossibly blue late summer skies" -- whilst a hurricane was barreling north just a few hundred miles off shore. Noting the inability to accurately predict where hurricanes go, had Erin situated itself a little further west, the gig would be up as all flights would have been grounded. Hmmmm. . .
2012 Countdown wrote:82_28 wrote:Oh, wow. Interesting as hell. That's one detail I'd completely forgotten about. They went on and on and on about the "impossibly blue late summer skies" -- whilst a hurricane was barreling north just a few hundred miles off shore. Noting the inability to accurately predict where hurricanes go, had Erin situated itself a little further west, the gig would be up as all flights would have been grounded. Hmmmm. . .
Highly 'speculative', but one I would entertain as well. Yes, pure, clear skies as the storm sucked all the clouds into it offshore. Then, the very dramatic turn just on that date, to the opposite direction. We know about weather weapons/devices.
They needed that storm gone! ...anf the video clip of local wether report. If that was barreling toward the NE, there should have been hype and coverage to prepare for it. Nothing. Facinating.
September 11
Jennings anchored ABC's coverage of the September 11 attacks for seventeen straight hours, an effort described as "Herculean" by television critics.[72] Like other network news anchors, he was widely praised for guiding Americans through the tragedy. At one point, Jennings broke his composure after receiving phone calls from his children. "We do not very often make recommendations for people's behavior from this chair," he said, "but...if you're a parent, you've got a kid in some other part of the country, call them up. Exchange observations."[73][74]
His coverage was not without controversy though. After conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh criticized Jennings for supposedly denigrating President George W. Bush on-air during September 11, ABC was flooded with more than 10,000 angry phone calls and e-mails. Jennings, however, never made the remarks, and Limbaugh later apologized and made a retraction.[75] On September 13, Jennings received more criticism from conservatives — this time for hosting a forum for Middle East experts that included his former girlfriend, Hanan Ashrawi.[76] In the summer of 2002, Jennings and ABC refused to allow Toby Keith to open their coverage of July 4 celebrations with "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue", prompting criticism from Keith and country music fans, who highlighted the anchor's Canadian citizenship.[77]
The events of September 11 added new meaning to In Search of America, the project Jennings and Brewster started after the success of their previous collaboration. The two began writing the book in early 2001; after the terrorist attacks, they revisited many of the people they had interviewed to see how the events had affected them.[78] To promote the book, the anchor and World News Tonight started a 50-state tour of the United States in April 2002 as part of a yearlong project, 50 States/One Nation/One Year. Jennings also anchored a six-part television series in September 2002, which featured the same name as the book. Despite the success of the TV series and heavy promotion by the book's publisher, In Search of America failed to generate much interest or sales.[79]
His work on In Search of America and the September 11 attacks contributed to his decision in 2003 to become a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. "I think that 9/11 and the subsequent travel I did in the country afterwards made me feel connected in new ways," he said. "And when we were working on the America project I spent a lot of time on the road, which meant away from my editor's desk, and I just got much more connected to the Founding Fathers' dreams and ideas for the future."[80] His work had prepared him well for the citizenship test, which he easily passed. "Can you imagine I, who just finished a whole series on America and had been an anchorperson for an American broadcast...could you imagine if I had failed?" he asked. "It would have been horrendous."[81] The anchor's formal pledge of allegiance took place at a regular citizenship ceremony on May 30 in Lower Manhattan. The occasion overwhelmed him. "I went in the front door and came out the front door. They were regular people. They were very touching. And I cried a little bit — my kids didn't cry, but I cried a bit — but I'm a fairly emotional character anyway."[80]
2012 Countdown wrote:Not sure I am understanding why the idea of steering the storm thows a monkey wrench in CD. Its fine. As you say, all this stuff was in place. That pesky storm had to get out of here, and they knew just how to get rid of it, hence no weather report storm hype. They knew it wouldn't be an issue.
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82_28 wrote:
Oh, wow. Interesting as hell. That's one detail I'd completely forgotten about. They went on and on and on about the "impossibly blue late summer skies" -- whilst a hurricane was barreling north just a few hundred miles off shore. Noting the inability to accurately predict where hurricanes go, had Erin situated itself a little further west, the gig would be up as all flights would have been grounded. Hmmmm. . .
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