| Five years on, I talked to Afshin
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| | into the death of the source used by my
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| Rattansi who worked on the Al Jazeera
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| | programme at the BBC, Dr. David Kelly, it
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| strand that first identified the 9/11
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| | was painfully obvious how the so-called
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| plot. His novel, The Dream of the Decade,
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| | establishment would go to the ends of the
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| deals with the issues of finance,
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| | earth to believe every statement made by
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| terrorism and the media.
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| | Prime Minister Tony Blair. Given the
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| What do you think about the conspiracy
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| | number of deaths in Iraq, it makes one
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| theories that linger about 9/11?
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| | shudder to realise that populations
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| "'I don't want to get into the conspiracy
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| | should not seek information from their
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| theories that maintain that 2,752 people
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| | elected officials, nor their media.
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| died because of deliberate action by U.S.
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| | Uranium from Niger, the outing of CIA
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| federal authorities. Those theories,
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| | officials, notes copied from the
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| along with scores of websites that
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| | internet..everything showed the parlous
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| catalogue seeming inconsistencies about
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| | state of modern journalism and how close
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| the attacks, are believed, however, by
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| | journalists have got to power. It is left
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| hundreds of millions of people around the
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| | to comedians, now, people like Jon
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| world. That is because the U.S. is so
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| | Stewart and Stephen Colbert to tell the
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| little trusted when it comes to truths in
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| | truth to power and to people."
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| the developed world. Worse is that the
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| | But what about the internet?
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| perception that the U.S. administration
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| | "It gets harder to find things. But,
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| invariably lies to its citizens and the
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| | certainly, United States TV is streets
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| people of the world catalysing hatred
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| | ahead of the UK when it comes to
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| for the U.S. and perhaps catalysing far
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| | television news. Channel 4 News in London
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| worse attacks in the future."
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| | and the BBC's Newsnight TV programmes in
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| What was it like to work with people who
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| | the UK are so boring that it is not
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| had met the masterminds of 9/11?
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| | surprising no one watches them. If I was
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| "When I heard that bin Laden's people
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| | Tony Blair, I would thank my stars (or
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| told my boss at Al Jazeera that it was
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| | his holistic healers) for the fact that
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| the rich Saudi who vetoed a strike on
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| | the UK has no show like Amy Goodman's
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| U.S. nuclear facilities using passenger
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| | Democracy Now, daily news programme,
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| planes, I felt a shiver for what may yet
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| | broadcast from New York. Even Fox News
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| happen if U.S. foreign policy continues
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| | which is blatant about its partisanship,
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| to inspire those ranged against United
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| | often gives a better more rounded
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| States."
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| | international picture of events in the
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| And what do you think of the U.S.
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| | world than the UK now receives, thanks to
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| response to 9/11?
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| | its boring selection of Reuters and
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| "Obviously, the biggest threat as far as
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| | Associated Press round-up wires."
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| premature death to U.S. citizens is not
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| | But there has been harsh criticism of
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| terrorism. It's poverty. If the Annie E.
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| | policy on Iraq in the press?
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| Casey Foundation is to be believed, 24
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| | "Since Iraq, liberal newspapers and
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| million U.S. children are living in
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| | broadcasters have steadily moved to the
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| households with adults without full-time
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| | far right when it comes to economic
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| employment. Massive cuts in welfare by
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| | policy. As for foreign policy, criticism
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| the Clinton administration were
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| | of the Iraq war, both in the UK and the
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| compounded by President Bush. You have
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| | U.S. seems often enough to be based on
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| worsening economic indicators, greater
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| | partisan politics. But I'm not sure Al
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| power exerted by private equity firms -
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| | Gore wouldn't have invaded Iraq. Here in
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| Business Week had a great piece about
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| | the UK, it is left to the Conservative
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| "The Merchants of Red Ink" -
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| | Daily Telegraph to regularly lambast the
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| "Tom Herz and the the liberal think tank,
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| | Blair government. But I'm absolutely sure
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| Center for American Progress (CAP), have
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| | that a Conservative government would have
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| shown,a child born into a poor family,
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| | acted just as Blair's did. The only
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| defined as the bottom 20 percent of the
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| | anomaly is why trade unions that back
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| income distribution, has an
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| | Tony Blair's Labour Party, should so
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| one-in-a-hundred chance of making it into
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| | readily support the wanton destruction of
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| the top five percent income level.
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| | countries such as Lebanon and Iraq, thus
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| Poverty is generational and very
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| | aiding the 7/7 plotters that killed 52 in
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| dependent on race but it's not that
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| | London's worst ever terrorist attack."
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| different for those who think they'll
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| | So if it is the global economy that is
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| make it rich through hard work. Children
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| | killing so many more than the terrorists,
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| born in the middle quintile, that's to
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| | how is that going to perform?
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| parents whose incomes is between $42,000
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| | "Luckily, for those with credit cards and
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| and $54,300 also have only a 1.8 percent
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| | properties, debt financing of the UK and
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| chance of reaching the top five percent,
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| | U.S. economies have saved a lot of people
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| a likelihood not much higher than in poor
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| | from the abyss. This triumph of optimism
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| families. We know that millions of
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| | over economic theory has succeeded in
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| Americans - men, women and children - are
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| | keeping things ticking over for decades.
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| dying because of something far more
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| | Alan Greenspan - the Fed Reserve Chairman
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| dangerous than Al Qaeda."
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| | who helped send South East Asia into an
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| But that is surely a long term goal - to
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| | economic tailspin and nearly destroyed
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| end poverty?
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| | the world economy famously said that
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| "Given that according to UNICEF, it would
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| | theory and not kept up."
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| only take an estimated $40 billion a year
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| | To conclude, what should one think, five
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| to achieve and maintain universal access
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| | years after the attacks on New York and
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| to basic education for all people in the
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| | Washington?
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| world, basic health care for all,
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| | "Well, worse crimes are committed every
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| reproductive health care for all women,
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| | day. And that the zero sum game of the
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| adequate food for all, and clean water
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| | world' superpower's need for Middle East
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| and safe sewers, the response to the real
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| | Oil and its backing of the main
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| killer of most Americas is pretty
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| | recruiting sergeant for Al Qaeds (Israel)
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| obvious, not least when you realise that
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| | needs to be solved."
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| $40 billion is less than 4% of the
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| | And are we closer to a solution?
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| combined wealth of the 225 richest people
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| | "I can currently see no progress on
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| in the world."
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| | either of these two axiomatic plates upon
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| But combatting terrorism has been the
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| | which the political techtonics of the
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| main task that the Bush administration
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| | world rest. As the IMF and the World Bank
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| have set themselves. How have they done?
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| | and the UN grind away, an ever connected
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| "Hundreds of thousands have died because
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| | world allows the disgruntled to continue
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| of U.S. military adventures since 9/11,
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| | their deadly theatrical events. Let's
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| all sanctioned by democratically
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| | hope that next time, they don't use the
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| accountable U.S. institutions, on the
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| | nuclear option."
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| basis of lies.
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| | Thanks.
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| "Obviously, during the UK investigation
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