ZGram - 6/9/2002 - "C-Span under the Gun!"

[irimland@zundelsite.org]

ZGram - Where Truth is Destiny

June 9, 2002

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

Ernst and I had actually made tentative plans to drive down to 
Washington, D.C. and attend an interesting press conference tomorrow. 
However, even though I had mentioned in my inquiry to the parties 
that were planning it that we possessed up-to-date press credentials, 
it turned out that we weren't exactly high on the list.

Rather than taking the risk to drive the long distance, only to be 
excluded at the last minute  - because, we thought, no doubt the 
place was going to be packed - we decided to kick back and watch what 
would surely happen - revisionists being the rookies in this game.

This evening I checked if the event was still going to be on - or if 
the participants had been sufficiently intimidated.  Both items below 
are posted on www.whatreallyhappened.com.

My only comment is that now the families and friends of the victims 
of 9/11 are finding out what Holocaust Revisionists have known for 20 
years - that certain news is simply sabotaged by those who are 
protecting their illegal turf.

First item:

SUNDAY, JUNE 9.  Tomorrow, an independent group of investigators, 
lawyers, and private citizens will hold a press conference in 
Washington at the National Press Club.  The subject?  Unanswered 
questions about 9/11.

Catherine Austin Fitts, the former assistant secretary of housing, 
will host.  Mike Ruppert will present his findings via 
teleconference-video from Canada.  Tom Flocco will discuss insider 
trading just prior to 9/11.  In other words, DYNAMITE.

C-Span showed much interest in carrying the event--right up to the 
last minute, when they said "no" and opted for extended snooze 
coverage of the administration's plans to make Homeland Security a 
cabinet post.

If it wasn't that, C-Span would have found another excuse.  Ant races 
on tablecloths from Georgia.  A previously unaired interview with the 
ghost of Ulysses S Grant from a popular watering hole on NYC's upper 
east side.

Email is:  viewer@c-span.org

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Second item:

CITIZEN ALERT:

C-SPAN denies public TV access to 9-11 victims' families and 9-11 
panel seeking answers and accountability.

**A public plea to citizens interested in fair and balanced media 
coverage -- please forward as appropriate**

Since mid-May, organizers of the 9-11 and the Public Safety press 
event, June 10th, at the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington, 
D.C, have been campaigning for media coverage. This past week, 
co-chair, Tom Flocco has solicited C-SPAN for coverage hoping for a 
live TV broadcast, or at minimum a taped and delayed broadcast.

C-SPANs web site says: "Certain events, like speeches at the NPC and 
news conferences by Congressional leaders, automatically receive 
coverage."

The site also details pre-conditions that an event must meet to be 
selected for coverage:

1) The event should be of a public affairs nature.

2) The subject should be an issue of national importance.

3) Event should be selected to show balance between different sides 
of a particular issue.

4) Speakers participating should be closely related to the topic 
under discussion.

Initial reaction was positive; "this is very interesting, something 
we want to consider" said Rob Harleston, Assignment Editor, a 
sentiment echoed by Karen Gaither, another assignment editor. They 
requested that we keep them updated on any new developments and 
confirmations.

Friday was D-Day. The editorial/camera shoot committee met Friday 
afternoon after a few last minute calls to Tom requesting updates as 
to panelists and other media coverage, still expressing enthusiasm.

Tom and co-chair Kyle F. Hence expeditiously dispatched confirmation 
updates and a detailed minute by minute agenda and timeline of 
presentation -- clearly indicating that positive momentum and 
significant interest was building for the event.

We were particularly pleased that representatives from the group 
organizing the June 11th Rally on Capital Hill (Families of September 
11th) were planning on attending our conference and offering their 
own questions to our 9/11 investigative panel.

We now felt the people and the press were eager to hear the 
unaddressed issues and unanswered questions to be raised at our 
Monday event. And we felt somewhat confident based on their expressed 
interest that they would at the very least tape the show for a later 
broadcast given our focus on key issues with regard to the pubic 
safety.

But we were wrong!

Tom called C-SPAN at 5:30 pm to inquire about their TV coverage 
decision. He learned they had decided NOT to cover Monday's 
Unanswered Questions press event. They have instead scheduled 
detailed coverage of Bush Administration officials (VP Cheney, 
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge) and others promoting President 
Bush's new plan to centralize major national and domestic security 
and border agencies under the auspices of one government official -- 
administration events all afternoon.

Tom offered this response to his contact Ms. Gaither. He said, 
"C-SPAN has fallen for the Administration's 'damage control' and 
their effort to keep the FBI whistleblowers and the real, unanswered 
questions totally off the radar screen."

"We are standing by our decision to cover Bush Administration 
events," Ms. Gaithor said, adding "I could not persuade the other 
editors to cover your program."

C-SPAN's bias toward airing the Homeland Defense restructuring issue 
is part of an ongoing diversion and reticence to address gross 
government failures and negligence surrounding 9-11, without 
responding to the general public call for full accountability.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

If you feel that the American people, and especially the family 
members who lost loved ones, deserve real answers, open 
investigations, and access to secret government documents; we are 
urging you to do the following:

1) Between 8AM and 2PM on Monday take a half hour to an hour to phone 
(most important), fax and email C-SPAN asking them why they are 
refusing any coverage or taping of such critically important subject 
matter. (If the phone is continually busy, that means others share 
your outrage and concern.)

2) Send an email and a fax if you have access to a fax machine. 
Please be courteous and concise in expressing your views.

KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER IN EXPRESSING YOUR VIEWS:

C-SPAN's website says that their editorial staff strives for balance. 
Why are they ignoring a press event at the easily accessible and 
prestigious National Press Club -- one that will cover key questions 
and critical information thus far not addressed by our national 
leaders? These issues include air defense and airport security 
failures, profits from pre-attack insider trading, anthrax attacks, 
encroachment on guaranteed constitutional rights, and the withholding 
of secret document, etc.

C-SPAN is refusing any coverage or taping of the press event on these 
9-11 issues even though two of the three C-SPAN channels became open 
with no required congressional programming since the House of 
Representatives is not even in session on Monday afternoon.

Please urge C-SPAN to reconsider their decision and send a team to 
videotape the conference to be sure that substantive 9/11 issues, new 
information important questions are fully addressed that help build a 
case for a full and independent investigation.

KEY CONTACTS AND EDITORIAL STAFF MEMBERS:

Main number: 202-737-3220
Assignment editor: 202-626-7965 (Rob Harleston)
Assignment editor: 202-626-7965 (Ellen Schweiger)
Fax number: 202-737-6226
Viewer services: 765-464-3080
dceditor@c-span.org (Rob Harleston, Assignment Editor)
congress@c-span.org (Karen Gaither, Assignment Editor)
journal@c-span.org (producers of Washington Journal, shown daily)
viewer@c-span.org
events@c-span.org (C-SPAN established venue to suggest a public event -
polling email address)
radio@c-span.org (C-SPAN radio)

We are disappointed that C-SPAN has chosen not to cover unanswered 
questions, un-addressed issues, and hidden information pertinent to 
public safety and national security. However, we are hoping that the 
response of many Americans willing to phone, fax and email C-SPAN 
will convince them to reconsider their position and cover our event 
so many others will have the benefit of evaluating previously 
un-addressed issues.

The goal of our event is to raise glaringly obvious and disturbing 
questions that remain unanswered in the wake of 9/11. In its 
prejudiced decision not to cover this important event, C-SPAN is in 
effect taking our money (taxpayer cable-funded fees) and using it 
against us to deny public access to legitimate and credible inquiry 
regarding issues of paramount importance to the public safety and 
national security.

If we should fail in our attempt to have C -SPAN reconsider, we will 
call on concerned citizens and victim families to take the initiative 
to research civil procedure regarding C-SPAN's actions..."

[ 06-09-2002: Message edited by: peacey_nyc ]

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