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Bush's 9-11 testimony
displays faults of media
It seems to me that large-scale me
dia have abandoned objectivity in the
form of half-truths. The function of
the media have become nothing
more than a megaphone for politi
cians and businesses.
Here's a fine example: On April 29,
the president of the United States,
alongside the vice president, faced the
9-11 Commission for more than three
hours behind the closed doors of the
Oval Office. After the meeting with
the commission, the president walked
into the Rose Garden and made the
smiling announcement that he "an
swered every question that they
asked," just like a good president
would. No one involved in major me
dia really questioned this except for
fringe Internet sites and left-wing op
ponents of the Bush administration.
Since his testimony was not
recorded because he was not sworn
in, and since nobody was able to hear
anything that went on, how does any
one know if there were any questions
asked at all? What were some of these
questions? Nobody knows except the
9-11 Commission, Bush and Cheney.
For all we know, they could have been
playing Nintendo GameCube that en
tire time. The world will never know.
We do know the 9-11 Commission
was appointed to investigate the at
tacks of Sept. 11. And part of an inves
tigation is to ask tough questions. I
watched the public hearings. There
were no tough questions and no shin
ing answers. Just practiced press-re
lease phrases and boring details about
how bureaucracy works. And after
ward, there were no vibrant in-depth
looks or analysis of the events by
American media — except once
again, fringe Internet sites. I've been
searching for good information using
strong sources for this column for a
week, and I've come up with nothing,
except from, that's right, fringe Inter
net sites and whacko conspiracists.
Tlie mainstream media are buttoned
up like a straight jacket.
But since I am a twig on the massive
media tree, these are some questions
that I feel are important, that I would
ask Bush: Why weren't fighter planes
scrambled immediately upon seeing
flights moving off course all heading in
the same direction? Why were you in
Florida reading books to children when
the nation was being attacked? How
did the Pentagon get hit? What the hell
does Iraq have to do with Sept. 11?
What the hell is wrong with you?
Carl Sundberg
Reasoning with madness
OK, so maybe I shouldn't be on
the 9-11 Commission.
But the people who are on this
commission shouldn't be on there, ei
ther. According to the official Web site,
http://www.9-llcommission.gov, this
committee is an "independent, bipar
tisan commission created by congres
sional legislation and the signature of
President George W. Bush." What? Se
riously? Yes. The 9-11 Commission was
created by our president. In my mind,
this is the equivalent to Charles Man
son getting to pick his jury. The media
were all over that one — if you are re
ferring to fringe Internet sites, that is.
So, what about this committee?
Has any news program given an in
depth look at anyone on this board?
I've yet to see it. I'll bet most of you
out there couldn't tell me the names
of anyone on this thing.
I'll tell you two names that concern
me the most: Thomas Kean and
Philip Zelikow. Here's why: Kean,
chairman of the 9-11 Commission, is
a former New Jersey governor and, ac
cording to Fortune magazine, has
business ties to the bin Laden family.
11mm, that's interesting. Philip Ze
likow, executive director of the 9-11
Commission, is a former aide to the
national security adviser under the
first Bush administration. After leav
ing the White House, he wrote a book
with Condoleezza Rice called, "Ger
many Unified and Europe Trans
formed: A Study in Statecraft." A
month after Sept. 11, Bush Jr. appoint
ed Zelikow to the Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board. Nice.
It seems to me that these two peo
ple pose a conflict of interest. It seems
to me that this 9-11 Commission is
nothing more than a charade, a Wizard
of Oz-type distraction, to keep us from
seeing the man behind the curtain. By
having an "official" committee doing
this investigation, it quells the skeptics.
"Well, we did an investigation, son,"
the Bush administration will say. And
the media will nod and wag their tails
like the lapdogs they are.
In an honest world, this commis
sion would not be made up of key po
litical figures with connections to .
those who are being investigated. It
would be comprised of an amalgama
tion of various thinkers from multiple
backgrounds, disciplines, and per
haps, even multiple nations. Oh, and
Bush would not get to pick them. And
if you really wanted to make things in
teresting, you would have relatives of
the Sept. 11 victims on the committee.
Will the non-fringe media ever
come to this conclusion? I doubt it.
Their job is to report exactly what they
are told. Keep up the good work guys.
Contact the Pulse columnist
at carlsundberg@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
NEWS BRIEF
Har Mar Superstore hits
Agate Hall Saturday
The UO Cultural Forum brings
Har Mar Superstar to the Univer
sity on Saturday.
The rhythm-and-blues singer,
whose energetic performances
are widely known, plays with no
backing band, save a minidisc
player, and is currently working
on a third album.
"He was really popular on
KVWA," said Tiffany Dickson, Na
tional Music Coordinator of the
Cultural Forum. "We're trying to
diversify our offerings beyond in
die rock, and he's just a lot of fun."
Stop Sign Go and The Playskool
Foolz also will play. The perform
ance will take place at Agate Hall.
Advance tickets will be free for
University students and $5 for non
University students. Tickets will be
available for $2 for University stu
dents and $5 for non-University
students. Free advance tickets will
be available for those who show
their student identification at the
Cultural Fomm. Doors open at 8
p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show.
—Aaron Shakra
Thursday
2004 Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism Ceremony,
Chambers Electronic Media Center, Allen Hall, 11 a.m.
Piano performance featuring the "Gang of Four,” Beall
Concert Hall, 1-1:50 p.m.
InterSEXtions 2004 Lecture by Gilbert Herdt, San Fran
cisco State University Human Sexualities Program direc
tor, entitled “Social Oppression, Local Culture and the
Sexuality of Queer Youth,” EMU Fir Room, 3 p.m.
Ruhl Lecture by Los Angeles Times executive editor John
S. Carroll entitled "The Wolf in Reporter's Clothing: The
Rise of Pseudo-Journalism in America," Alumni Lounge,
Gerlinger Hall, 4 p.m.
Cressman Lecture by Ellen Dissayanake entitled “The
'Deep Structure' of the Arts,” Lawrence 177,7:30 p.m.
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