Source: Intelligence Daily - Joel S. Hirschhorn

The failure to rebuild the World Trade Center site in Manhattan has received endless attention. But public anger about this failed reconstruction should not been seen so negatively. After all, mental
reconstruction has also still not been successful and is surely more
needed, with too many Americans still accepting the official government
story about 9/11. This, despite a huge amount of compelling evidence
that elements of the US government played some role, despite a very
large, active 9/11 truth movement, and despite an impressive number of
highly credible people demanding a new investigation as documented at
patriotsquestion911.com.

In the recent Angus Reid Public Opinion survey of a representative national sample of American adults, 62 per cent of respondents disagree with the view that the “Sept. 11 incident was a big fabrication as a
pretext for the campaign against terrorism and a prelude for staging an
invasion against Afghanistan.” Far more Republicans disagree at 80
percent, compared to 66 percent of Independents and 55 percent of
Democrats.

Consistent with this is that two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) agree with the government commission that investigated the events of Sept. 11, 2001, which concluded that an attack was carried out by 19
hijackers who were members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, led
by Osama bin Laden. Though 12 per cent of respondents reject the
commission’s findings, one-in-five Americans (21 percent) are
undecided. In particular, 35 percent of Independents and 34 percent of
Democrats do not accept the official version, compared to just 20
percent of Republicans.

These figures translate to about 100 million Americans that question or find fault with the official 9/11 story, far from a trivial number and far too many to dismiss as conspiracy nuts and part of the
lunatic fringe. This is the important message that merits public appreciation.

That the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge this kind of public sentiment reflects on their lack of courage to dig deep into the role of the government and face the truth. This behavior does nothing to
improve American democracy and trust in government. True patriots must
acknowledge that government through the terrible acts of some
individuals can carry out hideous acts; there is a bipartisan history
of this. Truth is the best way to stop such behavior.

Clearly, Republicans have blocked out the painful possibility that the Bush-Cheney administration played a role in 9/11. This may also explain why the large tea party movement that results from strong
disillusionment with government does not embrace the 9/11 truth
movement.

Here is my perspective: If far more Americans rejected or questioned the official government story and demanded a new investigation, we would get the mental reconstruction sorely needed to ensure that the
government never again uses a false flag operation to advance a policy
(wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) that would not otherwise receive public
support, especially one that kills thousands of Americans, both
civilians and soldiers.

That the reconstruction at ground zero in Manhattan has still not succeeded symbolizes that the wounds of 9/11 are not healed, which means that we still have some chance of demanding and discovering the
full truth, regardless of how painful it is. The cost of a first-rate
new investigation might be $50 million, far less than the billions of
dollars to reconstruct the Manhattan site.

In the end, truth is more important than new buildings. Worse than a hole in the ground is a hole in our national soul. We need Congress to authorize and fund a new 9/11 investigation. The highly fragmented 9/11
truth movement must unite behind a political strategy to make this
happen. The only reason to fear a new investigation is the likely
unsettling finding that, indeed, the US government was a lot more than
incompetent and negligent.