Letter from a friend

Letter...
Subject : You decide
We would all like to hear your opinion -
Please hit "reply all" when responding to this letter.

This letter is not meant to cause dissent but to spark conversation.

Be civil in your response, we are all patriots.
I simply prefer not to be a slave to nationalism.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848

After mailing the video (above link) to 20 friends, my friend John responded...

Re: You decide-
A very close friend of mine has told me on a number of occasions that there was a government conspiracy behind 9/11. Although I might have believed it with regards to the Oklahoma bombing, I could never bring myself to believe that they would do it to the World Trade Center, the epitome of the U.S. and an economic icon.

What I found truly fascinating in this pseudo-documentary was the testimonies of the firefighters that were there that fateful day & survived. I must also admit, although no expert by far, that I thought those towers came down very, very quickly and systematically; much like those buildings that are demolished from within by explosives.

At the very end of the program, the narrator claims that America was hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, but not by Al-Qaeda...
The sad, sad truth is that it happened long before that, in fact, it happened in the days or months leading up to Nov. 22, 1963. Our country has never been the same since.

I have served my country and have seen first hand how our government can place a veil over the truth under the guise of "National Security." Although I'm not certain just exactly how I feel about this information, or propaganda as some may refer to it, I do like that fact that it gives us another perspective, albeit an unpopular one. It is wise for us to consider all the facts and information at our disposal and not go through life with our blinders on, accepting the explanations that the powers that be would have us believe.

It is our choice to question authority... I, for one, choose not to live my life as an ostrich and bury my head in the sand, believing some of the garbage that our government might feed us. We are fortunate enough to live in the greatest country on this beautiful planet of ours. However, if we fail to question the ideas or situations that are thrust upon us and that we believe ar unjust, then we are guilty of an injustice that this wonderful country was founded upon. Remember our great forefathers and why they came to this country and established it as such!

Another good friend of mind, a conservative republican no less, who I recently argued with about our current situation in Iraq, reminded me of Rome and that all great things at sometime must come to an end... all I can hope and pray for is that 9/11 wasn't the beginning of the fall. I must admit however, that this is how I feel with regards to our current administration and the path that they are leading us down.

If there are those of you with any great ideas of how we can make a difference and "right the ship," in a peaceful manner, of course, than I am all ears.

Johnny~