Bob Bowman - discussing activism

Col. Bowman has sent out this message;

Dear friends in 9/11 Truth,

A word of caution. A few days ago here in Melbourne, FL, we had an event
for Amy Goodman with about a thousand people in attendance. During her
speech, a young man disrupted the proceedings, by trying to get Amy to say
9/11 was an inside job. He even used a bullhorn. Amy was cooperative,
and promised to answer his questions if he would sit down. Everyone
around him struggled with him, and he eventually left the hall. The
whole thing was counterproductive. It embarrassed those of us who are
demanding a new investigation, and it made all us 9/11 Truthers look like
the kooks we are accused of being. We don't change minds that
way. I am quietly trying to get folks like Amy to start demanding a new
independent investigation ... without prejudging the result. The same
for Dennis Kucinich. This guy is one of our best friends in Congress.
We don't need to embarrass him and ourselves. Indeed, ask our
questions, but in a respectful way. If we do it right, we can win Dennis
to our side. If we do it wrong, we will just alienate him, and the
audience as well.

Here's an example. The young man in Melbourne yelled at Amy,
"You know 9/11 was an inside job. Why won't you say it? Say
it now! '9/11 was an inside job!'" Then he just kept
yelling the same thing. This convinces no one of anything except that
we're a bunch of rude, obnoxious, nuts. Instead, he could have
waited for a Q&A and asked something like, "Kean and Hamilton say
they were lied to by NORAD about 9/11. The government's story
doesn't add up. Will you support a new, independent investigation
of 9/11 so the American people can learn the truth?" or
"There is a mountain of evidence that World Trade Center 7 was
'pulled' in a classic demolition, and it wasn't even hit by
an airplane. Will you support a new, independent investigation to find
out what really happened on 9/11?" Such questions get a bit of
evidence out there to people who may not have heard it, and they do it
without alienating anyone. Another approach is, "We don't know
the truth about how 9/11 happened, but we DO know that evidence was
confiscated and destroyed, investigators were lied to, and the 9/11 Report
doctored. If you don't want a new 9/11 investigation, will you at
least support an investigation of the cover-up?"

Nixon wasn't ousted because of the Watergate burglary, but because of
the cover-up. Martha Stewart didn't go to jail for insider trading,
but for lying about it. Clinton wasn't impeached for getting a blow
job, but for stretching the truth about it. Libby isn't on trial for
revealing Valerie Plame's identity, but for not telling the truth
about when he learned of it. The easiest path to impeachment may be to
attack the cover-up. We may not be able to prove whether the government
is covering up guilt or incompetence, but we can darn sure prove there HAS
been a cover-up. And I think people like Dennis Kucinich will support
us. And I'll bet that as we investigate the cover-up, we will find
out just what they were covering up, and the whole mess comes out in the
open.

Please, my friends, the purpose of our activities is to win hearts and
minds and actually prevail. It's not just to make us feel good.
If we want accountability, we must first gain credibility. Let's
conduct our actions with that in mind. And let's not alienate
potential allies. We need all we can get. Thanks!

Bob Bowman

Scholars for 9/11 Truth, Veterans for 9/11 Truth, Pilots for 9/11 Truth,

President, "The Patriots"



I for one don't agree with Dr Bowman. Amy Goodman is as bought and paid for as Ralph Nader. If he wasn't yelling obscenities at her I don't see a problem with the person using his first amendment.Everyone knows she has dodged the issue while taking corporate money. For Dr bowman,who i respect to to have an event with amy goodman and be involved in the 9-11 truth movement and not expect someone to call her out is absurd. We need more folks calling out these left gatekeeping shills and I think dr bowman may have made an error in judgement mixing together his crouds of association.

Lets discuss it.