911: The Truth is Not Enough

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by Ken Jenkins How many times has this happened to you? You
are explaining to someone some of the rational,
logical reasons why the official story of 9/11
can’t be true, perhaps explaining how WTC 7 fell in the exact
manner of a professionally planned controlled demolition – a
job which would typically take weeks to prepare – when out
comes a ‘thought stopper’ phrase like:
“That’s just another conspiracy theory!” or …
“Do you also believe in Big Foot and tin foil hats?”
Or perhaps the person gets angry and/or agitated. Facts
no longer matter at that point, and you can tell the person
does not want to hear any more. For example, the following
response came from someone after they were given a 20-
minute summary of 9/11 Truth information:
“I wouldn’t believe that, even if it were true!”
That reaction defies all logic and
reason. But it clearly illustrates just
how irrational some peoples’ defenses
can be. Here are a few more honest
responses/defenses:
“As long as my wife and kids are
fine and we can live the life style we
have, the truth is, I don’t really care
what happened on 9/11.”
“I would not want to live in a world
where such a thing could be true.”
“You can’t expect someone to
listen to information that turns their
world upside down.”
“I’m not sure I want to know. If this is true, then up
would be down and down would be up. My life would never
be the same.”
“Look, I have to admit that I seriously resist anyone
messing with my worldview!”
Why So Much Resistance to 9/11 Truth?
Such reactions are emotionally based. 9/11 is a very emotionally
charged issue. The source of the denial and resistance
is FEAR. The implications of 9/11 Truth are very scary for
most people to take in. Given that a part of our government’s
job description is keeping its citizens safe, it’s terrifying to
consider that a secret rogue part of our government will do
just the opposite – mass murder those very citizens, in order to
advance dark agendas – like wars for corporate empire. To further
consider that associated ‘secret teams’ would then put out
corporate media cover-up stories, in the form of an elaborate
fantasy story backed up with planted evidence, and to think
that story was nearly universally accepted without question
– this is the stuff of nightmares.
Then there is the difficulty of accepting the self-image
shattering realization that we were duped by such cover story
lies. 9/11 Truth suggests a very uncomfortable and disturbing
worldview, especially to those new to such concepts. The
intensity of fear brought up by these vast implications
causes defense mechanisms to take over our rational thought
processes. Such denial most often overrides rationality.
What’s a 9/11 Truth Activist To Do?
How can we overcome such powerful denial? What
knowledge about these emotional barriers can empower us
to be more effective in reaching larger numbers of our fellow
citizens?
Start out by asking questions to find out what the person
you are addressing currently thinks and feels about the 9/11
Truth message. Adjust your approach based on what you hear.
Based on their responses, reach out and connect though empathy,
to express to them an understanding of their difficult
position. It’s not that hard to do – after all, most of us went
through a similar process of conversion
at some point, when we were in denial
and uninformed about 9/11. Let them
know about your own doubts, how you
had a difficult time believing that the
official story was false. Explain how
upsetting it was for you to consider the
alternative – those very inconvenient
truths. Even for those of us who were
not upset by the idea of 9/11 being an
inside job, there was often a difficulty
in wrapping our heads around the enormity
of it all. Talk about your own difficulties
in rejecting the official story.
Reasons for Resistance to the Truth
There are a number of valid reasons why many of us
resist the truth of 9/11. What follows are some major ones.
A. The Big Lie: I’ll start with the ‘Big Lie’ because it was
the main barrier that kept me from fully accepting the truth of
9/11 as I was researching it in the weeks after the event. The
sheer audacity of pulling off something so outrageous in broad
daylight, thinking they would get away with it, and the large
scale of it all kept me doubting for weeks. My turning point
was learning about what really happened at Pearl Harbor – the
many warnings that were ignored, the Japanese secret codes
that the US had broken, etc. This new understanding, that the
attack on Pearl Harbor was clearly allowed to happen, was
what finally had me fully accept 9/11 Truth. The comparable
number that were deliberately mass murdered, the scale of
the event, the audacity, and the 60 years of largely successful
cover-up all showed me that a Big Lie had happened before,
and worked to fool most of the public, and not all that long
ago. It was only later I discovered these quotes:
“The individual is handicapped by coming face to face
with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.”
~ J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI

“The masses indulge in petty falsehoods every day, but
it would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal
untruths. ... The bigger the lie, therefore, the likelier it is to
be believed.” ~ Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
B. Major Paradigm Shift: Questioning the official story
of 9/11 threatens the foundations of our society, or at least
seems to. It challenges our fellow citizens’ belief systems
regarding the nature of our government, and even the very
nature of our nation. Such questioning is far more profound
than, say, questioning a war. Accepting the truth of 9/11
is, for many, a major paradigm shift, an inverting of their
worldview. Such shifts risk a period of chaos and uncertainty,
which many find scary.
C. Blind Nationalist Faith: 9/11 Truth is a confrontation
with the self-image that many Americans have – of their
country and of themselves. The self-image Americans have
been sold though our school systems and media is that we are
the exceptional nation, the good guys wearing the white hats,
the bringers of democracy and freedom. Such nationalistic
faith can exceed religious faith in its dogmatic blindness.
David Ray Griffin has an article on this subject elsewhere
in this issue. [See article ps. XX-XX] and, Dr. Griffin also
addresses these issues in a DVD titled “9/11 and Nationalist
Faith.”
D. Projecting Parental Duties on Authorities: In
his book As If We Were Grownups, author Jeff Golden’s
thoughtful assertion is that, “We consistently elect [political]
candidates who tell us what children would want to hear.
Children want to hear that everything is okay, that little is
required of them, that they can go out and play or watch TV,
and that they’ll be taken care of and protected. In exchange,
they are expected to be seen and not heard, to pay their taxes,
to take their flu shots, and to not question the authorities.”
E. Admission of Gullibility: Anyone we are introducing
9/11 Truth to now has believed the official story for years. To
accept 9/11 Truth they have to admit they were duped, deceived,
and manipulated for all that time. That brings up questions of
gullibility, naiveté, lack of perceptiveness, obliviousness, etc.
Most of us have resistance to admitting such shortcomings.
Astronomer Carl Sagan sums it up nicely:
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve
been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence
of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out
the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is simply too
painful to acknowledge – even to ourselves – that we’ve been
so credulous [i.e. gullible].”
F. The Rabbit Hole Effect – Wider Implications:
To believe 9/11 Truth, one also has to believe many other
difficult truths, such as:
• Parts of our corporate media must be incredibly corrupt
to be complicit in such a massive cover-up;
• There must be a powerful, secret, hidden government
that is capable of planning and executing such a horrible
and unthinkable act;
• Some of our leaders are more corrupt and malicious
than most of us would want to believe.
But one has only to remember the words of philosopher
and statesman, Edmund Burke, to understand how corruption
tends to prosper especially in good times:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for
good men to do nothing.”
G. Apathy and Complacency: Radio talk show host,
Mike Rivero, sheds some light on why so many people are
apathetic and complacent about changing their beliefs:
“Most people prefer to believe their leaders are just and
fair even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once
a citizen acknowledges that the government under which they
live is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or
she will do about it. To take action in the face of a corrupt government
entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose
to do nothing is to surrender one’s self-image of standing for
principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that
choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the
critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not
to think at all.”
H. PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: 9/11 was
first and foremost a Psyop, shorthand for a Psychological
Operation. It is a term used by secret services like the CIA to
describe a class of operations that are intended to manipulate
the emotions of populations; it is a form of mind control.
The specific intention of 9/11 was to terrorize the American
people into supporting the so-called “war on terror,” which
is a replacement for the cold war’s “war on communism.”
It’s a blank check for the US government and the American
military-industrial-complex to attack anyone, anywhere they
want, anytime they want – to support the empire.
The psy-op initially worked for a vast majority of US
citizens, and for many, it is still working.
The terror that so many felt during and after the attacks
left many people, particularly in New York City, with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD. To revisit those events,
as is necessary to expose the truth of 9/11, can retrigger
that stress and add to the other discomforts that are already
intrinsic to that same truth we are revealing. The desire to
minimize re-experiencing that trauma causes people to back
away. We need to go easy on those who exhibit such stress.
I. Lack of Knowledge of Historical Parallels or Patterns:
While not strictly a emotional issue, the ignorance most
people have about the many false flag events used to justify
wars throughout history also has a psychological component.
Our ability to conceptualize new information is dependent
on having a frame of reference, that is, already knowing
something similar, in order to be able to anchor a new thought.
The lack of such historical reference points, therefore, can be
yet another source of resistance. This blockage is perhaps the
easiest one to deal with – by educating people about the long
history of false flag events used for triggering wars.

The Awakening Will Take Time
These are most of the major reasons why so many people
resist 9/11 Truth. By understanding them, we can meet people
with empathy and understanding, and have more patience with
them. Patience is so important because for most, awakening to
9/11 Truth is a gradual process, often taking weeks, months, or
even years. In light of that, try to be sensitive when presenting
evidence, so as to notice when a person is ‘full’ – when they
have heard enough for the moment, and need space to digest
and absorb the new, and often, disturbing concepts.
The good news is that with all that is happening now in
our post-9/11 world, particularly with the public knowledge of
the lies about WMDs and Saddam being linked to al Qaeda and
9/11 that led us into war with Iraq, people’s minds are opening
wider every day. More and more people are waking up to the
degree of corruption and deception that is routine in our government.
Every day they learn more about how the corporate
media have been complicit in lies and cover-ups. Trust in such
corporate and governmental institutions is now at an all time
low, and dropping. This makes people far more open to the 9/11
Truth message. In a very real sense, our job is getting easier.
The truth alone is not enough, but the truth plus strategic
thinking, planning and educating is enough to convince most
fence-sitters. As David Hutton, author of The Change Agents’
Handbook, says: “You do not have to spend a lot of time and
effort on those who strongly resist change. You only have to
help and protect those who want to change.” Understanding
the various emotional obstacles is an essential part of such
a strategy.
It’s been over seven years for some of us who have been
working to expose the truth about 9/11. It will likely take
several more years, but we will win – as long as we work
smart and don’t give up. The truth will be revealed, and the
resultant awakening will lead to the kind of deep changes
that are so necessary to create a more positive future.
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9/11 activist and video producer Ken Jenkins has a degree
in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University,
and has done extensive postgraduate study in psychology.
A pioneer in the 9/11 movement, Ken started presenting his
PowerPoint and video productions on 9/11 Truth in early 2002,
and has since spoken at five national 9/11 conferences. His first
video, “Perspective on 9/11” was originally made for those
early presentations. He has since produced ten DVDs with
leading 9/11 Truth author David Ray Griffin, including “9/11
– The Myth and the Reality”. He is also a partner in 9/11 TV
(911TV.org), which has documented speakers from many 9/11
conferences and events. The resulting DVDs are distributed
partly through local cable access channels nationwide.
By revealing the “false flag” nature of the 9/11 attacks,
it is Ken’s intention to not only help end the current bogus
“war on terror” but to also open the way to ending war as a
political option on this planet.
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Not Enough by Ken Jenkins
by Ken Jenkins What follows are concise answers to the most
frequently asked questions and objections
related to the 9/11 Truth message.
1. “9/11 is ancient history – it’s time to move on.”
Our entire world took a radical and dark turn as a direct
result of 9/11. As things stand, the phony “war on terror”
will continue to last “for a lifetime” as we were promised,
wasting resources – human, natural and economic – while
justifying empire, repressive police state policies, and
keeping people afraid. The Obama administration is shifting
the “war on terror” from Iraq back to Afghanistan, and is
also now bombing Pakistan. Only 9/11 Truth can reverse this
trend of endless war.
2. “Yes, but Bush & Company have left office. Not
much we can do, is there?”
9/11 Truth has less to do with the perpetrators than with a
corrupt set of systems, which allow psychopaths like Cheney
and the neocons to pull off a scam like 9/11. The problems
are far more deep and profound than a few bad actors.
3. “How could the whole of the mainstream media be
complicit?”
A few gatekeepers at the top control the corporate media.
Consider this quote from former CIA Director William Colby:
“The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) owns everyone of
any significance in the major media.” Google “Operation
Mockingbird” to learn some of the history of the controlled
corporate media. Mockingbird was a secret CIA campaign
to influence domestic and foreign media in the 1950s, made
public in 1975 during the Church committee investigation.
Soon after Mockingbird was implemented, it was assessed
to be a ‘spectacular success.’
4. How could such a large conspiracy be kept secret for
so long? It must have involved thousands of people?
The conspiracy was not all that large. Most likely,
only a few dozen people were central to the plot. Others
involved were compartmentalized dupes who were not in
on the planning. Also, our government has kept many far
bigger major operations secret for many years, such as the
Manhattan Project (1939-1946.) That Top Secret program
was designed to develop the first atomic weapon before the
Nazi’s did during WWII and employed 130,000 people

5. “What about the guys who you claim ‘wired’ the
buildings? Wouldn’t they have spoken up by now?”
They are guilty of being part of a mass murder and would
likely get the death penalty. They were likely well paid and
now living in luxury, most likely outside this country. What
would be their incentive for speaking up? If they did so,
they’d be instantly silenced by the others.
6. “What happened to all the passengers?”
They died. That part of the official conspiracy theory is
true.
7. “So, if you don’t believe the official story, what really
happened then?”
All we know for certain is that the official story cannot
be true. We don’t know all the details of
what happened. That’s why we want a
real investigation – with subpoena powers
– to find out what really did occur.
8. “Not even the Bush administration
would do something so evil.”
These are the same guys responsible
for over a million deaths in Iraq and
Afghanistan, plus hundreds of deaths
of first responders at Ground Zero. A
few thousand more mean little to such
psychopaths.
9. “The Bush administration was
too incompetent to pull off such a
complex plan.”
The Bush administration only ordered
the operation; it was designed and
implemented by professionals behind the
scenes. Plus, these are the same people
who pulled off the major scam of taking
us to war with Iraq based on lies, with
help from the complicit corporate media.
They avoided impeachment for over 50
impeachable offenses. They stole two
elections. This is hardly incompetence.
10. “But isn’t terrorism a real threat?”
The answer to this is best described by former British
Foreign Secretary Robin Cook: “The truth is, there is no
Islamic army or terrorist group called al Qaeda. And any
informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a
propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the
presence of an identified entity representing the ‘devil’
only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified
international leadership for a war against terrorism. The
country behind this propaganda is the US …”
11. “Didn’t Osama bin Laden confess to doing 9/11?”
No. Right after 9/11 he denied any involvement, and
later repeated this message. The one alleged confession
video has been shown to be a fake, with an imposter, a lookalike
playing bin Laden.
Also, bin Laden is not even wanted by the FBI for 9/11,
due to “a lack of evidence”, according to FBI spokesperson,
Rex Tomb.
12. “This sounds like just a conspiracy theory to me.”
The official story is a conspiracy theory. It’s by definition
a conspiracy because more than one person was involved in
planning a crime. And the official story is just a theory because
it has never been proven, in a court of law or anywhere else.
13. “Didn’t the 9/11 Commission prove the case?”
No, not at all, it didn’t even attempt to. The 9/11
Commission Report started with the
assumption that the official story was
true. Commission Director and Bush
administration insider, Philip Zeikow,
wrote a detailed outline for the report
before the Commissioners even met,
and was in charge of every aspect of the
Commission, including writing the final
report. They did not consider alternative
theories. The report did not even mention
the collapse of WTC Building 7.
14. “What possible motivation
would the Bush administration have
for ordering the 9/11 scam?”
The motivation is revealed by the
very results that were implemented
right after 9/11 (qui bono? – who
benefits?). It is now known that the Bush
administration started discussing how
to start wars with Afghanistan and Iraq
during their first month in office. 9/11
gave them the pretext for those wars
(with some additional lies about WMDs
to kickstart the invasion of Iraq). They
wanted and got far more power and control. They got all the
things that the PNAC (Project for a New American Century)
said they wanted in the year 2000. Rumsfeld, Cheney, and
Jeb Bush, as well as most of the leading neocons were
all members of the PNAC, and signatories on the paper
Rebuilding America’s Defenses, which specially called for
“a catalyzing event like a new Pearl Harbor.”
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If we are well prepared to answer these types of
questions whenever they come up, we can then be more
effective in educating skeptics about the real truth. The most
ardent skeptics often make the best Truthers once converted.
And once converted, a person rarely, if ever, turns back to
believing the big lie that is called the ‘official story.’ ■