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This webpage is meant to be a comprehensive resource for anyone attempting to understand 9/11, the anthrax attacks, and the “war on terrorism.” Once you start reading, I think it will become clear that there is much more going on than the “official story” claims. The mainstream media is the one that’s failed to “connect the dots.” There are an amazing amount of intriguing news stories that have squeaked into the media but not reached a wide audience, and/or have not been properly followed up or placed into context. You might call some or all of this “conspiracy theory.” The term “conspiracy theory” is bandied about to discredit ideas that run counter to what is widely believed. But sometimes the official story turns out to be a lie—look at what the Nixon Administration was claiming and the press generally reporting when the Watergate story was in its early stages, for instance. The alternative to conspiracy is “coincidence theory.” At some point, when enough “dots” line up, the thought that everything is just coincidence becomes the wildest theory of all. I don’t know exactly what happened on 9/11. I have my theories and hunches, but it’s an extremely complicated plot, and there are a number of plausible explanations for part or all of the story’s aspects. Also, I don’t want to force my ideas down your throat. I’m using the timeline to draw attention to interesting stories that you may not have read. I have tried to let the stories speak for themselves, and reduce my voice as much as possible. I hope you come to your own conclusions. This timeline is extremely long. It’s chock-full of information and may be difficult to get through. You may want to tackle a bit at a time (and if you’re impatient, start from around July 2001 to get to the “good stuff”). But 9/11 was possibly one of the most pivotal events in world history, and it’s impact will be felt on everyone for years to come. You owe it to yourself to go beyond the sound bites and the simplified official story. This is an extremely complicated story with numerous players and motives. Not everything makes sense or fits neatly together. It’s a story full of espionage, deceit, and brazen lies. We must not remain ignorant and passive when so much is currently at stake. Credits and sources I began working on this timeline after I saw the excellent timeline at the From the Wilderness website and began adding to it. I found that timeline to be a great resource, but it wasn’t as comprehensive as I wanted. My version has since grown into something of a monster, but the inspiration still lies with From the Wilderness. I also have a slightly different approach to this timeline than they do. I am limiting my sources to only those one might call “mainstream.” Why? It’s not because I believe one can only trust the mainstream media. In fact, I feel the opposite is true—much of the best reporting today is coming from the alternative media. But many people are initially very skeptical when they see an article by From the Wilderness or a similar source. A lot of material I found looking around the web seemed very hard to believe when I first saw it. So my goal is to use mainstream sources to generally open eyes to new possibilities. Then, at the bottom of this document, I’ve provided a list of so-called “alternative” or “conspiracy” websites you can access to learn more. By the way, what do I mean by “mainstream?” My goal was to use sources that are not generally considered blatantly partisan (regardless of how correct they might be). Most people would call Rush Limbaugh or Greenpeace partisan; a newspaper like The Los Angeles Times is presumably at least trying to be “neutral.” I’ve used a large amount of foreign sources, especially since these stories have often received much more attention in Europe than in the US. But I’ve tried to use common sense. For instance, a story in a Pakistani newspaper that reflects poorly on Pakistan would be much less likely to be propaganda than the same story coming from an Indian newspaper (and vice versa). Though in a few cases I’ve used partisan sources to add more detail to some stories. Of course, a mainstream source doesn’t guarantee the story will be all or partly true. Everyone these days knows how politicians and others “spin” events, and there can be many accidental errors too. But with so many entries, even though there may be red herrings, there still should be enough material to allow you to see overall patterns. Click on any of the links to read the source articles to judge for yourself and learn more. I have tried to include direct links to the original websites wherever I can but oftentimes this isn’t possible, since webpage addresses frequently change or expire, and some have never been on the web in the first place. Mirrors Current Mirrors I owe a special thanks to Miles Thompson for mirroring the timeline at Unanswered Questions, and Bill St. Clair for mirroring the site as well. Please let me know if you’d like to mirror all or part of this webpage, as long as you properly credit and link back here (we’d especially like to have mirrors outside the US). How you can help This timeline is a work in progress. If you have additional articles from “mainstream” sources (preferably with weblinks), I’d be happy to consider including them. Links and/or corrections to existing articles or statements that need supporting would be great too. But please only send new articles that fit into the below categories. There are many interesting events I could include, such as post-9/11 and post-anthrax terrorist attacks and warnings, the coming war with Iraq, the Afghanistan war details and so on, but the timeline is already way too big to handle a wider scope. There are certain articles I’m looking for and haven’t been able to find. If you can find these, your help is greatly appreciated. Feel free to send me constructive suggestions and comments using the contact page.
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