Palast is a sellout. But if I want to understand how one of my heroes suddenlt became a trader I need to think what caused this dramatic shift in his investigative intellect. First to mind is that he's suddenly being threatened or blackmailed. Next, and most likely, he's in deep with the coming investigation of Voter Fraud and he is in possession of key evidence proving the Bush administration fixed the vote. Perhaps, Gregg is simply positioniong himself as far away as possible from the controversial issue of 9/11. I personally disagree with backin g down on 9/11 even in the midst of the soon coming heated investigation into Voter Fraud. But to each his own. And on Gregg Palast's own, he's all alone now. He's off my list. I'm not offering an excuse for Palast turning into a sellout, I'm simply trying explain how a man might turn his back on justice.

Greenback, I think you meant traitor in the context of your post but it is probably an appropriate Freudian slip here and I couldn't help but point it out. The voter fraud issue would be a big thing if it can be proven. I am not so sure Palast will get it done. If he is positioning himself he didn't need to do it on the back of the 911 Truth movement and especially did not need to impugn the integrity of Professor Jones. There is simply no excuse, not even blackmail.

as GW the clown was inthroned via the events of 911 and his stolen election 2000 was forgotten.
See the yellow entries in my timeline from August to October 2001.

http://dirk-gerhardt.homepage.t-online.de/Bilder/Timeline3.pdf

i dont think its an either/or thing for him. he gets away with his reporting on voter fraud because he does it in England(plus its safe in american "leftwing" circles). its good work, but it hardly gets picked up here thus it really doesnt make a difference. more likely he wont touch 9/11 because he knows damn well that he would be branded with the dreaded "conspiracy theorist" label and Amy Goodman and other leftwing darlings wouldnt take him as seriously, he wouldnt get his C-Span spots, liberal magazine ads etc. i understand the tendency to want to believe that hes doing this for the greater good or something but sadly it looks like Greg Palast is just a fucking coward. and when the time comes, i dont really want to hear his excuse. i dont want to hear anyones excuse. silence is betrayal, but this shit? fruitcake? come at me? oh boy, we are NOT gonna forget this one Greg. i hope he reads this thread, everyone should send it to him now.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

but here's my take. this whole thing about him fleeing to Britain to be able to report, come on. He goes to the BBC? Which we now know is full of crap as much as any American media outlet? Sure he reported on a bunch of stuff that he probably knew full well no mainstream outlets would pick up. Why? Well, maybe precisely to gain credibility in left wing circles in order to more effectively deny the truth about 9/11. His history is suspect too--he apparently went to UChicago with a bunch of neocopnservatives and makes a big show of giving us the "inside scoop" about them. But to what end? How has anything he has ever reported made any kind of dent in the schemes of the criminal conspirators? I'm sorry, I just have no need to keep on believing in someone I did in fact once think was legit. Now that he is out as an active denier (good point there Chris, this isn't just disagreeing, it is mockery) I don't think it matters if he is sincere, a liar, or being blackmailed. It just doesn't. Greg Palast, come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price of Betrayal is Eternal Damnation! We will not let the world forget your role in this Mr. Palast. Guess what? You chose.... poorly.

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oh no, i agree that the BBC is just as cowardly as our media here, but my point was that since it was OUR elections he was covering the BBC has no reason to stop him from reporting on it. like you said, it has had no real effect and gives him a certain credibility with lefties in this country. and no, it doesnt matter what his reasons are at this point, Palast has indeed chosen and like everyone else who has chosen wrong he wont hear the end of it. i have to admit though, like you i once thought the guy was legit and just being a coward in not covering 9/11. now i see hes worse than a coward.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

He is a Left Gatekeeper - That is his function, either deliberate or incidental. He knows he fills that role and has maneuvered his career to fill a space that should exist: American Journalist abroad who highlights US Government corruption. That is his function.

His behavior over 9/11 Truth is indicative of a controlled gatekeeper, by greed or fear.

Just my 2 cents.

add your voice and send him this thread(and/or 9/11 info. though since he seems to be so stuck on himself he would probably be more likely to read a thread about himself than actually look at the evidence):

http://www.gregpalast.com/contact/

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

Greg,

I wanted to tell you that I attended your presentation at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, OR several weeks ago, and I enjoyed your brief talk. I am amazed by your inane statements about the events of 9-11-01, and I love that you have challenged Steven Jones in the childish way you did (rather GOP, if you want the truth!!), and that he has accepted and counter-challenged. You will get your ass handed to you, and I wonder if you will further show your GOP colors by attempting to smear the 911Truth movement, rather than admit you were wrong.

Also wanted to tell you that when I arrived at the 1st Unitarian Church a bit late, because I was out on the corner with protest signs (I was there after the event, too, but you didn't even acknowledge??), an interesting thing happened as we tried to find seats in the balcony. A woman strode by heading for the stairs and somewhat under her breath, but loud enough for people to hear, she said, "...way too melodramatic for me!!" I sat down with an open mind though, and I too found your style to be overblown and rife with ego. It definitely affected your delivery of very important, and significant information on the election fraud(s) America has suffered under the Bush Admin.

After hearing your attack on the science of Steven Jones' and other analyses of the events of 911, I am very inclined to dismiss you as a disinformation specialist working for the GOP. I will filter accordingly anything I hear of your "studies" or assessments of crimes of the Bush Administration.

Styve

As much as I've always found Palast interesting and provoking, I always had a problem with him and his 1940's era hat and psuedo tough guy talk - as if he was character from an old movie. I always thought the motif cheapened him but I gave him the benefit of doubt and figured it was his way of setting an identity for himself in a competive market. Thinking about it now, I guess Palast is simply some actor posing as a tough as nails journalist, a two bit act at that

haha, very well put.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

It's a bummer that he is avoiding the obvious 9/11 truth.
It could be that he wants to keep his BBC job-- they'd probably fire him if he attempted to cover this....

Folks, these are some great posts, but it's extremely important that people train themselves to use the proper term: ELECTION FRAUD. The election fraudsters love it when anyone says "voter fraud," because that's what they've been trying to make people believe is happening. VOTER FRAUD is when a voter votes more than once, etc. There have been only a handful of these cases proved nationwide, in spite of massive efforts by the ELECTION FRAUDSTERS (Rove & Co) to frame people for VOTER FRAUD. On the other hand there have been many numerous cases of ELECTION FRAUD, many of them successfully prosecuted, and hopefully many more to be. Election fraud is, famously in Ohio, Florida, etc: Diebold (and other rigged voting machines/systems), intimidation of voters by threatening to prosecute them on frivolous grounds, restricting number of voting booths in Democratic voting precincts, etc. ad infinitum

Sorry about that. Posting too many comments at too many sites opens the way for sloppiness. Again, you are 100% correct

jesus man, im sorry. i think they knew what i meant. :-)

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

. . . he's just convinced that the world is flat and that to suggest otherwise is so utterly ridiculous and without merit that no serious examination of the available evidence is required.

But give him some time. He'll learn . . .

GREAT LETTERS!

the good ol' laws of physics, and empirical physical proof...

Palast, you're done buddy. Hang it up. say hi to Randi Rhodes for me, you're meant for each other.

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Randi has bigger balls than Greg. she doesnt go nearly far enough on the 9/11 issue but at least she mentions WTC7 fairly regularly and doesnt outright attack us.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

People who are afraid or whatever don't have to join the frikkin disinfo chorus. They can either tread carefully like Randi or just shut up. Anyone who thinks their career or even their life is more important than doing the right thing about the 9/11 crimes needs to take a remedial course in morality.

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Reminds me of other funnies...
...like some GOP candidate saying he would send Bush on the talk circuit to lecture America's youth on honesty and integrity,
...or the one where DeLay was going to be in charge of some ethics program?!?!

I agree with you that it is totally irresponsible to defend the Bushit re 911, but I believe that the constant barrage of factual information showing the rampant mendacity of the Bush Admin., will soften people to the notion that 911 was self-inflicted terrorism. They are so arrogant that they don't acknowledge that repeatedly using false flag events to precipitate the Neocon agenda will eventually make the BushCo signature easily recognizeable.

In many ways the 9/11 position of the foundation-funded pseudo-left is more sinister than the right.

She is actually one of the very few that are in the "almost mainstream media" that talk about 9/11 truth.
She makes it pretty clear that she thinks this administration is guilty.

As for Palast I have to believe he has been threatened or maybe believes he will be if he tells the truth, if not then he is clearly a "complete and utter fraud" and a "fruitcake."

I'm not too thrilled with the term of 'left gate-keeping' and I am not criticizing your post here...it's just that I see intellectual snobbery more than anything else. Gate-keeping implies that they are somehow blocking the truth from emerging when in fact they won't even entertain any other interpretation other than the official narrative it seems. Any alternative is dismissed a priori as DRG likes to say. They put themselves on such intellectual pedestals that they cannot even be bothered to do any real investigative work. Put bluntly, these people, Goodman, Palast and the like, are snobs and prisoners of their own belief systems.

i understand it, and he better get used to it. being the type of "investigative reporter" that he is, im sure hes been flooded with truther e-mails from the start. you can see the same frustration from the likes of Cockburn,Chomsky,The Nation and other left gatekeepers. eventually they get sick of it, so they lash out like little children while ignoring the facts and saying things like "fruitcake". it really is pathetic. its one thing to be a coward and not face the facts but when you lash out like this you are going to pay a certain price. lets make him pay it, he should never hear the end of it.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

"for someone who has been a guest the Alex Jones' Radio Show many times "

Go ahead and vote me down, but here goes. It is not surprising that Greg Palast and Alex Jones share a comfort zone. Both are gatekeepers of a story much bigger and more serious than 9/11. I know that most 9/11 bloggers either haven't studied peak oil or are in denial, but it is a geological fact. In fact, delaying the collapse of Anglo-American-Israeli civilization due to energy shortages was one of the several motivations for 9/11 and the "War on Terror".

If political corruption was the only problem, then regime change could sort out that problem. But there will be no negotiations with geology. Oil production will be down about 30% by 2017 according to Ali Samsam Bakhtiari, former Iranian oil minister, a guy in the know. Many independent geologists agree and make similar predictions: http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article2656034.ece

And yes, the PTB would rather have us thinking about only 9/11 (now 6 years in the past) or election frauds from 7 and 3 years ago than looking forward. If we looked forward we might stop buying SUVs, and going into debt. We might begin downsizing our lives, start getting to know our neighbors, and planting fruit trees and vegetable gardens instead of going to the mall. That would be bad for business.

So Greg Palast is clearly a shill for the PTB - albeit perhaps the neoliberal George Soros wing of the NWO. And Greg Palast is a Peak Oil denier. Makes you wonder about fellow peak oil deniers like Mike Rivero and Alex Jones. Who are they really working for?