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Conspiracy, Declassification, and the Fantasy of Bush/Cheney Confessing to 9/11

from Gash Digital · #56

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5 min

Tim muses on whether widespread declassification of government secrets would cause societal chaos, and jokes about how it would play out if Bush and Cheney held a press conference admitting they planned 9/11, comparing it to bombing on stage as a comedian.

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  • 34:51Tim imagines George W. Bush and Dick Cheney confessing on live television that they planned 9/11.
  • 35:29The confession bit is compared to bombing material in stand-up—digging yourself into a hole you can't get out of.
  • 36:02Even if Bush and Cheney admitted it, they could try to justify 9/11 by pivoting to Saddam Hussein and pipeline access.
  • 36:19In fifty years when everyone's dead, the real truth will probably surface as a vague online blurb about Saudi Arabia.
  • 36:37Shift to Seth Rich: a DNC staffer shot in what police called a botched robbery, despite his wallet and valuables left untouched.
  • 37:06A cop Tim spoke to explained that botched robberies happen—robbers get nervous and flee empty-handed.
  • 37:21Julian Assange hinted that WikiLeaks sources face great risks, implying Seth Rich may have been leaking DNC emails.
  • 38:05Fox News ran the story, citing private investigator Rod Wheeler attached to Breitbart, framing him as an ideologue.
  • 38:29Tim pictures the private eye as a guy in the Florida Keys eating conch fritters, drinking rum, and casually throwing beer cans at alligators.
  • 38:46Fox later claimed an unnamed FBI source said Seth Rich had committed malfeasance or was involved in something.
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Seth RichDick CheneyGeorge W. BushJulian AssangeDemocratic National CommitteeWikiLeaksFox NewsRod Wheeler

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