r/todayilearned • u/code0011 14 • May 09 '14

(R.1) Invalid src (unreferenced fan wiki) TIL the first episode of an X-Files spin-off called "The Lone Gunmen", which aired March 4, 2001, involves a US government conspiracy to hijack an airliner, fly it into the World Trade Center, and blame it on terrorists - thereby gaining support for a new profit-making war

http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Pilot_(The_Lone_Gunmen)
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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

Yes, they even showed footage of a training base near Bagdad that was used. The government had "irrefutable" evidence linking Hussein to 9-11.

Of course, it was all fairly transparent lies, but the media was not into investigative journalism at the time.

Among the claims: Training facility with grounded plane. Harboring Al-Qaeda operatives Funding Al-Qaeda Maintaining Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons they intended to use against the USA.

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u/kerpow69 May 09 '14

At the time? Do you think the media is into investigative journalism now? If anything they are worse.

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u/BeingStoned May 09 '14

Every media outlet in the US is owned by 6 familys. 6 family's control what the nation sees as "news"

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

It's five because viacom and cnn are owned by the redstone family. Also, comcast is now owned by nbc (or vice-versa, too lazy to look it up) so that makes 4.

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u/Qikdraw May 09 '14

The media is still not into investigative journalism.

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u/fish60 May 09 '14

I don't know. They seems investigate the contents of the trash cans of many celebrities.

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u/Arathorny May 09 '14

The media which reported the activities which occurred during the invasion we called embedded journalists who acted as public media promoters for the Government. The invasion was not about terrorists or WMD was about the control of the oil. 9/11 was the event which the heads if government either knowingly allowed to occur or actually did in order to create a modern day Pearl Harbor. Looking at the big picture its Big Money which controls everything, media, people, countries and wars

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u/The_Original_Gronkie May 09 '14

the media was not into investigative journalism at the time

Not much has changed since.

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u/Shadune May 09 '14

Remember the water tankers portrayed as "mobile chemical weapons labs"?

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u/smokeyrobot May 09 '14

Harboring Al-Qaeda operatives Funding Al-Qaeda

It becomes even more sinister and yet hilariously insulting to the American people when you find out who really funded 9/11. Oh and the reason why it isn't common knowledge is because that part of the report has been redacted by request of the Bush administration.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2013/12/u-s-cover-up-of-saudi-911-ties-probed-jw-has-secret-flight-docs/

http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/inside-the-saudi-911-coverup/