Robert Steele Endorses

Author: Duane Johnson

19 Oct

Robert D. Steele, “former Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer for twenty years and … the second-ranking civilian (GS-14) in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence from 1988-1992,” [wikipedia] recently reviewed Webster Griffin Tarpley’s “Synthetic Terror: Made in the USA” on Amazon.com. In his review of the book, he reports:

It is with great sadness that I conclude that this book is the strongest of the 770 books I have reviewed here at Amazon, almost all non-fiction. I am forced to conclude that 9/11 was at a minimum allowed to happen as a pretext for war (see my review of Jim Bamford’s “Pretext for War”), and I am forced to conclude that there is sufficient evidence to indict (not necessarily convict) Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and others of a neo-conservative neo-Nazi coup d’etat and kick-off of the clash of civilizations (see my review of “Crossing the Rubicon” as well as “State of Denial”).

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I sit here, a 54-year old, liberally educated, two graduate degrees, war college, a life overseas, 150 IQ or so, the number #1 Amazon reviewer for non-fiction, a former Marine Corps infantry officer, a former CIA clandestine case officer, founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Center, and I have to tell anyone who cares to read this: I believe it. I believe it enough to want a full investigation that passes the smell test of the 9/11 families as well as objective outside observers. I believe it sufficient to indict Dick Cheney and other neo-cons. Sadly, the Executive is now in the service of corporations that benefit from high crimes and misdemeanors, rather than in the service of the American people who suffer great ill from these terrible mis-deeds.

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4 Responses for "Robert Steele Endorses"

Brad October 20th, 2006 at 7:34 am 1
Robert D. Steele might be a really smart guy and may have accomplished a lot, but listing off his credentials does nothing to support his position (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_authority). It’s easy for someone who is less versed in the facts to read such a review and say “Gee, look at this guy, he obviously knows what he’s talking about, and since he believe it, I’d better believe it too.” Granted, I haven’t read the book, so I don’t know all the supposed “evidence” that “forces” him to make these conclusions. However, I find it disturbing that this guy is using his IQ level, among other things, as a reason to get others to believe (or at least read) this book.

Maybe he is right, and maybe one day all of these conspiracies will actually be proven correct conclusively through science and other valid, investigative means. At that point I will be happy to say that Robert D. Steele was correct in his belief of what this book claims, but it will have had nothing to do with his entire paragraph of credentials (unless he has been involved in the evidence gathering and fact proving as a result of his expertise derived from said credentials, but from what I can tell his position in all of this is simply “book reviewer”).

Sooner or later there has to be hard, scientifically proven evidence to support the conspiracy claims, otherwise they are just that–claims. I support the quest for truth, not the quest for claims.
Joe Friendly October 21st, 2006 at 5:19 pm 2
It is to Steele’s credit that he has demonstrated the strength of character to publicly admit error in his earlier rejection of the 911 Truth propositions.

We can look forward to his eventually moving on from LIHOP to MIHOP.

The evidence of controlled demolition of the World Trade Towers and Building 7 across the street, for example, has by now become so abundant that it can be deemed obvious, as revealed in http://www.911mysteries.com with a clearly visible diagonally severed core pillar that is definitely the result of an expertly placed cutting charge.

Further, the enduring pools of molten iron at each rubble pile, rather than molten steel, argue strongly for building collapse from cutting charges, with the molten iron a normal byproduct of thermate cutting charges that sliced thru the massive steel columns like butter by achieving temperatures around 5000 degrees Fahrenheit which instantly vaporized the steel.
Duane Johnson October 22nd, 2006 at 10:14 pm 3
Hi Brad! Thanks for your comment. I think you’re absolutely right with your thoughts on “appeal to authority.” Authority is by no means an end to conversation. In fact, I think of it as an invitation to begin searching.

Knowing what Mr. Steele believes lends validity to the range of possibilities in this quest we are making for truth. It seems to me that we often limit our sense of what is “possible” based on our exposure to the range of beliefs other people hold.

With regard to Mr. Steele’s reference to IQ, I think it’s all valid information to present when giving a book review–it’s valuable to be able to assess a stranger from their credentials when, under normal circumstances, introductions like that would otherwise seem boastful.
Robert Steele October 28th, 2006 at 9:56 am 4
You guys have it largely right. I will eliminate the paragraph of credentials, good point. Am just so frustrated that tens of million Americans are not inquisitive.