From a member of the 9/11 Truth Movement Community, what follows is a unique yet growing perspective on 9/11 and it's relevance in contemporary politics and culture.

We live in a moment of unparalleled opportunity and lethal imperative. The 9/11 Truth Movement propels the paramount impetus for initiating a global movement with the power of transforming fundamental human precepts and systems. That this revolutionary potential exists within the context of the present power structure is a cause for doubt that the movement will manifest fully, as the formidable threat the prospect of success poses to those in power those responsible for sustaining the conditions in which 9/11 was cultivated is such that it jeopardizes the entire pursuit and maintenance of Empire, with greatly profound implications for humanity.

Clearly, the road ahead is uncertain. We see steps taken by the U.S government attempting to suppress this swelling movement, which, if it were to continue uninterrupted, would, at the very least, prompt a reinvestigation of 9/11, resulting in the appropriate trials and sentencing of those found guilty of treason and mass-murder. Obvious steps assume the form of legislation and administrative action which may serve to identify those involved in this and other dissident movements. The USA PATRIOT Act and NSA wiretapping programs are useful in this regard. The Military Commissions Act of 2006 has suspended habeas corpus (the right to contest the charges of ones arrest and detention) for all those deemed to be "enemy combatants," while qualifying US citizens to be considered as such. Lastly, as the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 revises the Constitution's Insurrection Act, effectively facilitating Martial Law, and as Homeland Security has given Kellogg Brown and Root 385 million dollars to build detention centers in the United States, the U.S government is preparing for any widespread civil uprising that may result from organized masses demanding accountability and change. Such is the imperative.

Our government and the dominant groups that work with it may find it necessary to implement and continue to use the above means of control because any threat that may halt or hinder the expansion Empire and their power, as this movement has the potential to do, would need to be stopped. We should be asking ourselves what then are our true objectives? Will those composing and that will compose the 9/11 Truth Movement be satisfied

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