A few members of Columbus 9/11 Truth drove down to Miami University in Hamilton, Ohio on Wednesday night. We met up with Cincinnati 9/11 Truthers and saw Lee Hamilton, vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission give his speech “A Balanced View of American Power: How to Combat the Threats of the 21st Century.”
It was a rather predictable speech in which Hamilton praised our unmatched military power, flourishing democracy, strong economy, and our “durable Constitution.” Hamilton’s words were immediately contradicted by fascist elements such as the police and security officers flanking the aisles throughout the entire program. I had my bag searched before entering (a jar of hair product created a temporary stir), and Cody from Dayton 9/11 Truth had his camera confiscated and erased afterwards. A free and democratic society, indeed.
At one point Hamilton quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said:
“The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.”
Towards the end of the speech, Hamilton asked, “how do you solve problems without talking to people?” That, along with the MLK Jr. quote, was the foundation of the question I had prepared.
When the Q&A time came, 9/11 Truthers made up at least half of the people in line, if not more. Hamilton was questioned on the role of Saudi Arabia in 9/11, being that 15 of the 19 supposed hijackers were Saudis. He was also asked about Building 7 and its absence from the 9/11 Commission Report, to which he responded:
“…look, when you’re investigating an incident as complicated as 9/11 and you have literally thousands of people trying to contribute to your knowledge, you don’t make every call correct. And we included a lot of things that we thought were right. I believe we have basically told the story of 9/11, as we were charged to do by the statute, in a matter which has been widely– not unanimously– accepted. But there are questions that linger, and will linger. We’re still investigating Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. And we’ll be investigating the 9/11 Commission, I have no doubt at all, and our first draft of history many many years hence. We may not have gotten everything right, I think we got a lot of it right.”
I must point out that whenever a 9/11 Truther was at the microphone, Hamilton always had “trouble hearing the question.” How convenient!
Sherry and I were 4th and 5th in line when they decided Hamilton had had enough and they stopped the Q&A. Had I gotten the chance to speak, this was my question:
“Mr. Hamilton, earlier tonight you quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who spoke of justice being where the moral arc of the universe bends. In light of the hundreds of questions not answered by the Commission Report, as Vice-Chair of the 9/11 Commission, why aren’t YOU leading the push for a new investigation, something the families and survivors of 9/11 are asking for — don’t they deserve justice?”
To go back to a previously mentioned quote, how do you solve problems without talking to people? And what about that justice you spoke of, Mr. Hamilton?
Below is some video of the Q&A session, produced by Cody of Dayton 9/11 Truth, compiled from a few sources (thanks, you know who you are!) It’s been featured on 911Blogger.com, PrisonPlanet.com, and WeAreChange.org:
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