Friday, September 14, 2012

Cover ups

DIE HARD III
Herman Tiu Laurel
9/14/2012



The greatest cover up in human history of 3,000 years is finally discredited, thanks to the A/E for 9/11 Truth. It's most recent documentary presentation aired unexpectedly by PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), entitled 9/11: Explosive Evidence — Experts Speak Out has become the top watched video over the public TV network funded from sources such as state and local governments, colleges and universities, corporations, foundations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (from US Congress). A/E (Architects and Engineering) of 9/11 Truth is composed of 1,500 highly-accredited engineers, architects, scientists, physicists, defense and explosive experts, military officials, 9/11 victims' families and firemen and other rescue workers on the 9/11 scene in, all calling for a new investigation of the 9/11 terror attack.

The 1,500 top ranked scientific analysts point out the discrepancies with science of the official investigation, and protest the blatant violation of law in the destruction of evidence — hundreds of millions of tons of concrete and metal debris carted off to China and melted away, the entire grounds of the Pentagon were covered over with tons upon tons of soil. Only with a handful of debris picked up as mementos by ordinary citizens were later submitted to the A/E for 9/11 Truth, and used for forensic examination leading to discovery of nano-thermite, a military incendiary and explosive in the 9/11 remains. The A/E for 9/11 Truth points out that Building 7, a football field away from Buildings 1 and 2, collapsed at the speed of gravity onto its own footprint, without a plane crashing into it; impossible, from Physics' point of view.

9/11 was the Pearl Harbor for the 21st Century intended to lead to World War III. The US and its defense industry have profited hugely. From 2010 to 2011 alone with expansion of the war to Libya and Syria, and the threat on Iran, the US increased military sales to the Middle East alone from $20 billion to $60 billion. The US pivot to Asia increased sales to Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and even to the poor man of Asia, the Philippines. It is the saddest commentary on the state of mind of so many to accept the US pivot as being in the interest of regional stability and "rebalancing." The 9/11 Terror Attack was a deliberate incident staged to kick off the plan to achieve the Project for a New American Century (PNAC) written by neo-con thinks tanks. Will the plan still succeed with the cover up of the 9/11 "inside job: now uncovered?"

Cover ups are essential for hidden plots of the powerful to succeed. Frequently, the cover up reveals more than the event, as we can see if former DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno had not moved in to "lock down" Robredo's condominium unit where apparently delicate papers were. If not for this suspicions of foul play, it would not have become as prevalent today among ordinary citizens. I had brushed off speculations of foul play when it was first suggested, but with the scandal of the unseemly hurried cordoning off of Robredo's papers and the even more unseemly defense of Puno by the Chief Executive of the land, BS Aquino III, the Pandora boxes of questions are now opening in full glory. Speculations now abound, such as the contention now that the ill-fated light plane was arranged by Puno and now by Robredo himself.

One question leads to another. Now inquisitive minds and media are revealing new questionings, such as the chockfull of guns imported for the PNP violating government procurement procedures and authorizations. Investigation will be conducted by the Senate, which may be all for show but will stoke more speculation. Despite these, BS Aquino III is reaffirming his trust and confidence in Puno, appearing to the public as a futile attempt to stop speculations and covering up for the actions of Puno. BS Aquino III's damage control appears to be doing more damage to him that will contribute to his final collapse.

One approach to covering up is diversion. The Meralco and ERC charge against Psalm (Power Sector Asset Liabilities Management) of P9.1 billion over charging is an example. Psalm's overcharging had been known since 2010 and caused the public two years of unnecessary payments and actual loss amounting to P9.1 billion. By diverting focus to Psalm, Meralco and ERC cover up their continued unjustified rate increases, slow and deceitful refunds of their own such as the P 30-billion refund of 2003 which is being taken from consumers' payments and not from the equity of Meralco, so consumers are paying the refund themselves, the 900 percent overprice of asset base items, ad nausea. But, as in the 9/11 attack, in the Robredo case, and in all cover ups, the truth will out. It's only a matter of time.

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