The
site includes a
facts page which lists my research in detail regarding all the leaks, particularly those tying Bush administration's leaking of Khan's name indirectly to London bombing.
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If you haven't done so, please check out the video.
Its not perfect but its the best I can do (right now) to spread the Khan leak = 50 dead londoners idea. I'm hoping to hook up with someone able to recycle it into a less "crude" piece, for targeting other audiences.
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Video is still the same, but now I'm hosting the splash page myself (thru a consumer ADSL connection) instead of webhopping to a blogspot page. Ah blessed port 86.
I've gotten some feedback, and of course the "tone" of the video is offputting to most. Altering the tone is a bit beyond my abilities, as it was a stretch for me to find some sort of structural framework to wrap around the news footage and articles.
If anyone into video editing is willing to retool this video (I don't mean replace it, I mean create a new one in parallel) then
please have a go at it. The MPEG-2 download is a decent starting point for retooling, and if there's any overlap, cross-fades or b-rolls that chap your hide, I can send you any piece of raw footage you need.
I think its
very important to get the "Bush administration is indirectly responsible for death of 50 Londoners" meme in circulation. A (crude) video is the only way I know how.
Can someone out there leverage what I've done so far?
Thanks,
-gordonmcdowell@gmail.com
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Key articles:
Bush Administration Leak Leads to 50 Dead Londoners (highlights from Khan leak sources) |
2004-08-02 |
New York Times |
Captured Qaeda Figure Led Way To Information Behind Warning |
Latest terror alert was prompted by rich lode of information obtained by Central Intelligence Agency from captured Al Qaeda figure in Pakistan several weeks ago; Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, described by Pakistani intelligence officials as computer engineer, was arrested July 13, reportedly with help of CIA.
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2004-08-03 |
MSNBC |
Pre-9/11 acts led to alerts |
Most of the al Qaeda surveillance of five financial institutions that led to a new terrorism alert Sunday was conducted before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and authorities are not sure whether the casing of the buildings has continued since then, numerous intelligence and law enforcement officials said yesterday.
More than half a dozen government officials interviewed yesterday, who declined to be identified because classified information is involved, said that most, if not all, of the information about the buildings seized by authorities in a raid in Pakistan last week was about three years old, and possibly older.
"There is nothing right now that we're hearing that is new," said one senior law enforcement official who was briefed on the alert. "Why did we go to this level? . . . I still don't know that."
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2004-08-08 |
Guaridan (/Observer) |
US apologises for terror news leaks |
President Bush's chief domestic security official yesterday apologised for the disruption of a big MI5 and police surveillance operation in Britain.
Tom Ridge, the homeland security secretary, said the leaking of intelligence in the US about alleged terrorist suspects here was "regrettable".
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2004-11-22 |
Newsweek |
The Real Target? |
New intelligence suggests that Al Qaeda was planning to attack London, not U.S. financial centers, in the run-up to the presidential election. A Kerry adviser blames politics for the timing of the government's summer alert.
According to a U.S. government official, fears of terror attacks have prompted FBI agents based in the U.S. Embassy in London to avoid traveling on London's popular underground railway (or tube) system, which is used daily by millions of commuters. While embassy-based officers of the U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs bureaus and the CIA still are believed to use the underground to go about their business, FBI agents have been known to turn up late to crosstown meetings because they insist on using taxis in London's traffic-choked business center.
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2005-07-14 |
ABC News |
London Bombers Tied to Al Qaeda Plot in Pakistan |
Officials tell ABC News the London bombers have been connected to an al Qaeda plot planned two years ago in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The laptop computer of Naeem Noor Khan, a captured al Qaeda leader, contained plans for a coordinated series of attacks on the London subway system, as well as on financial buildings in both New York and Washington.
"There's absolutely no doubt he was part of an al Qaeda operation aimed at not only the United States but Great Britain," explained Alexis Debat, a former official in the French Defense Ministry who is now a senior terrorism consultant for ABC News.
Security officials tell ABC News they have discovered links between the eldest of the London bombers, Mohammed Sadique Khan, 30, and the original group in Luton. Officials also believe it was not a coincidence the subway bombers all met at the Luton train station last week.
"It is very likely this group was activated last year after the other group was arrested," Debat said.
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2005-07-15 |
AmericaBlog.com |
Bush admin may be responsible for botching effort to thwart London bombing |
Recap of argument Bush administration is indirectly responsible for London terror attacks.
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