Village Voice: Timeline of Tragedy (article on my 9/11 timeline!)

[paulthompson]

Hi,
I'm happy to say the Village Voice has published an article today about my 9/11 timeline. DUer makes good. :) The reporter wants to work with me in the future on shedding light about more unanswered questions regarding 9/11.

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0416/mondo1.php

Timeline of Tragedy

Picking up the pieces of 9-11, putting them in order, trying to make sense

WASHINGTON, D.C.—From his outpost on New Zealand's South Island, overlooking the stormy Tasman Sea, Paul Thompson, a young American, might seem like the most unlikely of detectives trying to sort through the historical debris of another hemisphere.

But this former California environmental activist is one of a handful of freelance, unpaid, amateur sleuths who have become a 9-11 Information Central—what amounts to an intelligence apparatus aimed at pinning down what the Bush administration knew and didn't know about 9-11, before and after the attacks. The results of this sleuthing often find their way to the 9-11 families, and in particular, to the by now mythic Jersey Girls, as the leaders of the survivors' families have come to be called.

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Also, there's this sideline article, that looks at some of the warnings from foreign governments:

Earth to D.C.! Earth to D.C.!

Hindsight or foresight, we still were told the attacks were coming

It may take a long time for a thorough history of the events leading up to 9-11 to be written, but since the attacks on Manhattan and D.C.,
some intriguing information has dribbled out of governments around the world. Much of it has been reported in mainstream news outlets, but rarely has it been collated and categorized and chronologized in the way Paul Thompson has done it. More importantly, not all of it can be dismissed as Monday-morning quarterbacking. Some examples, again from Thompson's timelines:

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0416/mondo2.php

[Barrett808]

1. Very cool, Paul. n/t

[proud patriot]

2. Yayyyyyyyy!

Thanks for your dedication on this issue Paul .

:loveya:

[SpiralHawk]

3. Props to Paul Thompson.

and to the Village Voice. !

[truthspeaker]

4. awesome!

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Congratulations

and thanks for all your hard work.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Excellent!

Going to read now....

[hedda_foil]

7. Bravo, Paul!!! It's about time a mainstream outlet recognized your work!

I hope you know how much we all appreciate what you have done and continue to do!

[Skittles]

8. I read your Flight 11 timeline today

absolutely incredible.

[KoKo]

9. Great News Paul! The Village Voice, no less! Here's a Toast for

keeping this going when others have given up. :toast:

:party:

[sadiesworld]

10. Cheers to you!

:toast:

[grasswire]

11. congratulations, Paul!

...from an old Table Talker.

[seemslikeadream]

12. Congratulations

:toast:

[fryguy]

13. bravo

keep up the good work.....

[lightbulb]

14. best news of the week so far

Nice one Paul!

[Minstrel Boy]

15. A great beachhead into popular consciousness.

Congratulations Paul, and good for the Voice to look at 9/11 skepticism without the usual mainstream snort of derision which accompanies any whiff of "conspiracy theory."

[enough]

16. I have always imagined you as a wise old gray-haired sage.

And overlooking the Tasman Sea -- who knew -- sounds wonderful.

Congratulations!

[leftchick]

17. Fantastic Paul!!

Congrats!!! :toast:

[Lori Price CLG]

18. Congratulations, Paul, and linking to CLG site...

Your time line is here (already)http://www.legitgov.org/9_1_1_oddities.html
and I am linking the 'Village Voice' article to our news page
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news

:)-Lori

[lebkuchen]

19. Fantastic!

The planned attack was hardly a "secret." Gees, everybody knew about it.

[skip fox]

20. Tres cool! 3 weeks prior: Moussaoui & FISA story:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x45821

Ledbetter did a column for Village Voice on some work of mine and Jack Gillis's on the talking points, the document by which Starr got his authority extended by the DoJ to look into the "Lewinski affair."

[Melodybe]

22. Way to go Paul, the Villiage Voice! You should be very proud!

Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication!

You are one of my new heros.

I love you for fighting the good fight!

:kick:

:loveya:

[joycep]

21. Great job!

n/t

[orwell]

23. Congrats

Congrats Paul! I love your timeline. It's the best. The first time I saw it I stayed up till the wee hours in amazement.

As an aside, how do you like living in New Zealand? If * slimes his way back in my wife and I are talking about leaving the US.

Congrats again.

O

[paulthompson]

35. Living in NZ

It's great in NZ. It seems that for half the people in the US I tell that I'm living in NZ, they say, "Hmm, intriguing idea. Maybe I should do that." It's a really great country, great people. Everyone is well educated and liberal.

[Just Me]

24. You earned it and deserve it!!!

WOW for you!!!

:yourock:

[worldgonekrazy]

25. Hats off to you sir

Without dedicated individuals like yourself I suspect many on this board (myself included)--and now hopefully some Village Voice readers as well--would be in the dark on 9/11.

[cally]

26. Congrats!!

and great research. :bounce:

[Jazzgirl]

27. Great job!

You've done a lot of hard work and should be commended. I'm commending you! :yourock:

[Lorien]

28. A toast to you Paul!

:toast: may the Truth set all of us free!

[paulthompson]

29. thanks!

Thanks for all the positive words. It helps keep me inspired to do more. I could always use help too - proofreading, editing, XML skills, etc...

I'm excited not only about this article but also by the fact that James Ridgeway at the Village Voice seems serious about doing more articles in the future looking into some 9/11 mysteries. Did some hijackers train in US military bases? Are some people the FBI said were the hijackers still alive, etc?? Finally a mainstream journalist wants to know!

[symbolman]

33. Congrats Paul

Keep getting the word out there, together we can all shove this "conspiracy theory" crap back where it belongs..

I'm pretty sure I used some of your info when I did my "Bush Knew - An American Requiem" flash linked below -- I created it exactly one year after the horror.

We're going to need people like you when the Humans take over... :)

[Lisa]

30. way to go, Paul!

This is very encouraging news. Glad to see your efforts bearing fruit.

[Whoa_Nelly]

31. Absolutley the best news heard today!

I went to your website and it's very well done! Hope more info re: put options on the ailines' stocks can reveal more dots to be connected.

Congrats, Paul!! :party:

[JohnOneillsMemory]

32. Your now an official 'elitist.' Keep using your powers for good! n/t

[paulthompson]

43. shucks

I was hoping to use them for evil. Like to take over the world or something. :)

[paulthompson]

44. shucks

I was hoping to use them for evil. Like to take over the world or something. :)

[susu369]

34. Congratulations!

Well-deserved recognition for your brave work.

This is great news.

[RainDog]

36. you've done the entire world a service, Paul

thank you for using your skills to seek some truth.

[bpilgrim]

37. wow

great work PT :toast:

peace

[leesa]

38. Congrats Paul. You're a hero.

You have raised the stakes a little higher. The media cannot deny the questions much longer.

[G_j]

39. fantastic job!

thanks for helping keep track of our history, future generations will thank you also! This is a fine article and well deserved.

[colorado_ufo]

40. Good on ya, Paul!

You are a true hero!

[VolcanoJen]

41. wtg Paul!!! Your website is a "MUST-CLICK!"

You deserve this widespread recognition.... the more people who learn of your exhaustive and educational site, the better.

[drfemoe]

42. Thanks! Well Done!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

45. It's about time you got the recognition you deserved, Paul!

:toast:

[ellie]

46. You rock Paul!

Way to go!