Congresswoman Eshoo Defends "Global Police State" Legislation

A bit of background... when Congresswoman Eshoo first emailed me that she was a Co-Sponsor of H.R.4104, I was outraged and began organizing-

Want a Global Security State?
Built for the same team that orchestrated 9-11 in their scheme for World Dominance?
H.R. 4104, the Intelligence Transformation Act is being rushed through Congress with the help of Bush, Kerry, The “9-11 Cover-Up Commission”… if you liked the SS, the KGB, the CIA, the PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security; you’ll LOVE it!
If not, Join us! Say-

No to The Police State!
No to War! No to Lies!
No State Sponsored Terrorism!
Stop the 9-11 Cover-Up!
Yes to Truth, Peace, Justice,
Repeal the PATRIOT Act!
Compassionate Impeachment!

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004, Rally in downtown Palo Alto at “Listening for a Change” between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. at Lytton Plaza, (University and Emerson.)
1:00 PM. March to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office to show our opposition to the 9-11 Cover-Up and her committee’s H.R. 4104’s Police State Proposal.

Saturday, September 11th, 2004, Rally 10:00 AM in San Francisco in solidarity with people throughout the world join us in a Global Day of Action in support of the 9-11 Truth and Peace Movements. The Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance will hold a rally against Lies, War, the Police State, & State Sponsored Terrorism, for Truth, Peace & Justice, Compassionate Impeachment at the Panhandle (between Oak and Fell at Ashbury),
10:15 AM march/parade up Ashbury to Haight Street through Golden Gate Park to Speedway Meadow (about two miles) to arrive at the
6th Annual 911 Power to the Peaceful Concert featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead beginning at 11:00 AM, concert & social justice festival lasts until 5:00 PM and is free to all.
Music, Art, Humor, Endorsements welcome

I sent her this letter- http://www.communitycurrency.org/Eshoo.html and gave her office the latest 9-11 books, videos, DVDs...We also put a full page ad in the San Francisco Bay Guardian http://www.deceptiondollar.com/news/WhitleBlow.htm.

We expected some sort of response from her on the day of our rally and march- she knew that we were coming. (Usually we get television coverage on our marches). One of the most senior writers from the Palo Alto Weekly was with us at her office. No response.

Today I received a letter from her. Here is my reply to it. The complete letter from her is posted beneath this:

August 30, 2004

Dear Congresswoman Eshoo,

I appreciate your response to my August 25th Rally/March on your office, with the media at my back, although I had hoped you would have responded sooner, since your staff knew we would be visitng your office that day.

I have visited your office with the press and marches behind me on other occasions, since I have been demonstrating, publicly, weekly, in Downtown Palo Alto, for almost three years; I have made a point of visiting your office regularly to bring you information, books, videos, invitations to your staff to attend the educational events we have organized over the years. I have also been trying to meet with you for over two years without success. There has been no acknowledgement of the materials, information, I have given you during this time, nor have you responded in a significant way to the questions we have raised nor our demands.

I do acknowledge that I do get emails and letters from you on a variety of issues, and it was an email from you on the issue that most concerns me which prompted me to organize the most recent rally and march on your office.

You wrote: “I do not believe that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were orchestrated by the U.S. government or Porter Goss. I visited the wreckage myself within hours of the attack and I can personally confirm that it was an aircraft, not a missile that hit the building, killing and wounding so many.”

But you did not answer these questions that I have been trying to raise for three years-

Why was the “money man behind 9-11,” (who had $100,000 sent to Mohammed Atta- identified by the FBI as the lead pilot in the attacks), head of Pakistan’s I.S.I (Inter-Services Intelligence Agency)., Lt. General Mahmoud Ahmad, meeting with top U.S. officials from September 4th through September 13th? (Porter Goss and Bob Graham met with Ahmad on the morning of September 11th and headed the official 9-11 Inquiry)

Why did the Bush Administration seek Pakistan's ‘cooperation' in the "war on terrorism," despite the fact that the ISI was financing and abetting the 9-11 terrorists? (It’s like "asking Al Capone to help in going after organized crime.")

Why did the military fail to intercept the hijacked planes on September 11th, in violation of the most standard operating procedures?

Why did officials react in such a bizarre manner to news of the attack, with Bush, Rumsfeld, and Myers carrying on as if nothing unusual was occurring?

Why were the men most responsible for the military failure on 9-11 rewarded with promotions and increased budgets?

Who was in charge of coordinating the multiple War Games on September 11th? Why did Brigadier General Winfield, Deputy Director for Operations at the National Military Command Center, ask a junior officer, Navy Captain Charles J. Leidig, Jr., on September 10th, to stand his watch on September 11th from 8:30- 10:30 AM, and where did he go during that time, when by 8:30AM it was clear that planes had been hijacked?

These are very specific questions neither you nor the 9-11 Inquiry nor the 9-11 Commission addressed fully. If you will recall, Bush and Cheney wanted to limit the investigation and the parameters were very narrow- they simply assume the official narrative is true, without substantiating it with solid evidence; they conveniently omit, mislead, manipulate the story to justify the abominable PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security, the proposed changes in the military/intelligence agencies which will increase the secrecy, unaccountability of government, while allowing them to spy on everyone and take drastic, deadly actions against anyone they choose to label “a threat.”

I am not alone in my concerns. Today a Zogby Poll revealed that “On the eve of the Republican National Convention, half (50%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some US leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act.". The poll of New York residents was conducted from Tuesday August 24 through Thursday August 26, 2004. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.5.

The poll is the first of its kind conducted in America that surveys attitudes regarding US government complicity in the 9/11 tragedy. Despite the acute legal and political implications of this accusation, nearly 30% of registered Republicans and over 38% of those who described themselves as "very conservative" supported the claim.

Less than two in four (36%) believe that the 9/11 Commission had "answered all the important questions about what actually happened on September 11th," and two in three (66%) New Yorkers (and 56.2% overall) called for another full investigation of the "still unanswered questions" by Congress or Elliot Spitzer, New York's Attorney General. Self-identified "very liberal" New Yorkers supported a new inquiry by a margin of three to one, but so did half (53%) of "very conservative" citizens across the state.

I am not a Zogby employee, but I have been questioning the public about 9-11 in Downtown Palo Alto for three years at my weekly "Listening Project," and I have found great support amongst the public for my work, and the questions that we raised when we first marched Demanding a Congressional Investigation of 9-11 in January 2002..

You wrote: “On the issue of the 9-11 Commission, I think the Commission provided an invaluable service to our nation. Their bipartisan, unanimous report on the investigation of the attacks on our country is thorough, identifies failures and recommends necessary reforms. The American people have been served well by the Commission, which would never have happened were it not for the families of the victims of September 11th.”

I and others disagree, and feel that this is the worst whitewash/cover-up in American history. The 9-11 Omissions Dossier- A Compendium of Unanswered Questions, Neglected Issues, Distortions and Discrepancies from the Kean Commission Report will be presented at public hearings in New York City on Sept. 9, 2004 and at a Town Hall Meeting at the Manhattan Center Ballroom on Sept. 11, 2004 (see http://www.911truth.org/dossier/dossier0.html for the latest beta version). A copy of the rough draft was presented to your office prior to our march.

You wrote: I’m a co-sponsor of H.R. 4104, the Intelligence Transformation Act of 2004, because the tragic failures of 9-11 which the Commission exposed must be the basis for concrete reforms to help ensure that such disasters are averted in the future. A Director of National Intelligence with real budgetary authority over the intelligence community will bring accountability from one person to the intelligence community. It’s a good bill and I welcome other reform ideas as well."

I believe that the Project for a New American Century was quite explicit in stating that, they believed that-

“America has a vital role in maintaining peace and security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

we need to increase defense spending significantly if we are to carry out our global responsibilities today and modernize our armed forces for the future;

we need to strengthen our ties to democratic allies and to challenge regimes hostile to our interests and values;

we need to promote the cause of political and economic freedom abroad;

we need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.

…”Further, the process of transformation is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a New Pearl Harbor.”

The military “transformation” that PNAC called for required a “9-11,” in order to pass the PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security, and your Intelligence Transformation Act.

I ask you- Does this really serve the interests of the American people? Or does this serve a corporate elite that profit from wars, and securing the world’s resources for the benefit of multinational corporations?

I truly believe that if the United States wanted to stop terrorism, it could, overnight, and save money, as well- just by stopping to fund terrorists, closing the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (School of the Americas) where, for decades, the worst abusers of human rights have been taught how to torture and terrorize people. The US is the world’s #1 bully that uses force, terror, sanctions to force other nations to concede to its will.

When I ask the public what they think/feel about the attacks on September 11, 2004, and how we might defuse terrorism, and how we can create a safer, better world for our children, and all children; I get some excellent responses. Most people believe that violence begets violence. The simplest thing the US could do to achieve true security for itself, and the world, would be to stop bullying and threatening the world with violence, and begin treating other countries with respect.

That means we should not bomb, invade, terrorize other nations; we should not interfere with their governance through covert or overt means. We should not aid and abet multinational corporations to steal their resources, and exploit their people. We should honor and respect the rights of all people, and honor and respect the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, not trash them or allow them to be trashed, as Hitler trashed democracy in Germany in the wake of the Reichstag Fire- when he forced The Enabling Act (a mirror to the PATRIOT Act) upon Germany. That is the greatest historical parallel to our own time.

Do you realize that Prescott Bush, the current President’s grandfather, was convicted under the Trading with the Enemy’s Act, and was a major financier of Hitler? The Nazis were not defeated; they moved to the US and were absorbed into the CIA. Their dream/nightmare of global domination is being carried forward by those who seek to “transform” our “Republic” into an “Empire.”

Goss has already introduced legislation that expands the CIA’s ability to act within the US, and Bush has via Executive Order (the day after our march) increased the power of the CIA director. I am concerned that in order to maintain power, another “9-11” might be orchestrated; the “façade of democracy” cast aside in favor of blunt military rule. I am concerned out of my own love of life, for my children, for my family, for my friends, for my country, for my world.

I believe our greatest hope lies in getting out the truth about September 11th, holding the real culprits responsible. I believe that means asking and answering the hard questions; I believe that means impeachment. You are my Congressional Representative; I would hope that you would be our ally in the struggle for truth, justice and peace.

I will do all I can to oppose H.R.4104 which I term “the Global Police State” Legislation. I know how the CIA has assisted dictatorships throughout the world to assassinate, terrorize, crush dissent, and I don’t want them to be unleashed upon those of us in the US who challenge government or corporate policies. The PATRIOT Act has already allowed anyone to be labeled a "terrorist," and the "Counter-Terrorism" task forces aren't after "Al-Qaeda;" they are going after "Peace Fresno" and other non-violent peace activists.

Sincerely,
Carol Brouillet
Organizer of the San francisco International Inquiry into 9-11, Phase One http://www.911inquiry.org

August 27,2004

Dear Ms. Brouillet,

Thank you for coming to the Palo Alto office on August 25th to express your views on the 9-11 Commission and its report. I always welcome the perspectives and ideas of my constituents and I take them seriously.

I do take issue with your complaint that I haven’t been responsive to you. For almost twelve years I’m proud of the fact that I’ve responded to each and every inquiry from my constituents throughout the 14th Congressional District in a timely manner, and never doing ‘canned’ mail.

What is particularly surprising to me about your complaint is that this letter is the 119th correspondence you have received from me over the years.

On the issue of what you believe about the events of September 11th, 2001, I respectfully disagree. I do not believe that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were orchestrated by the U.S. government of Congressman Porter Goss. I visited the wreckage at the Pentagon myself within hours of the attack and I can personally confirm that it was an aircraft, not a cruise missile that hit the building, killing and wounding so many.

On the issue of the 9-11 Commission, I think the Commission provided an invaluable service to our nation. Their bipartisan, unanimous report on the investigation of the attack on our country is thorough, identifies failures and recommends necessary reforms. The American people have been served well by the Commission, which never have happened were it not for the families of the victims of September 11th.

I’m a co-sponsor of H.R. 4104 the Intelligence Transformation Act of 2004, because the tragic failures of 9-11 which the Commission exposed must be the basis for concrete reforms to help ensure that such disasters are averted in the future. A Director of National Intelligence with real budget authority over the intelligence community will bring accountability from one person to the intelligence community. It’s a good bill and I welcome other reform ideas as well.

I appreciate hearing from you and ask that you continue to inform me on issues you care about.

Sincerely,

Anna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress