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Activism See other Activism Articles Title: North Carolina Wesleyan College Spring 2005 911 The Road to Tyranny > North Carolina Wesleyan College Spring 2005 (POL 495) 911 The Road to Tyranny Professor Jane T. Christensen COURSE DESCRIPTION The events of September 11, 2001, indisputably changed the course of American politics and history. This course is offered so students may examine various events and policies leading to 911. In particular, this course will focus largely on the specific destruction in lower Manhattan and the Pentagon. We will examine the official story and analyze it critically. We will consider alternative explanations of what occurrred as well. 911 was a catalyst for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the attack on civil liberties in the United States. We will examine each of these with a critical eye. The goal of this course is to arrive at a solid understanding of how 911 has shaped our political future and to promote critical analysis by students of this catastrophic event and its aftermath. This course is outside the scope of traditional "political science" in many ways. First it is "unscientific" in that it relies much on eyewitness accounts and speculation. Secondly, there is not yet a solid literature on the September 11 "attacks" or on the war on terrorism. This literature is emerging, particularly on the latter. Thirdly, this course will rely somewhat extensively on alternative news media accounts and a variety of films and videos in lieu of literature. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 2 exams 25% each It is expected that students will attend class regularly and on time. An excess of 4 or more absences results in a loss of your participation grade or 25% of your grade. That's two and a half letter grades! No food, drinks, gum or cell phones will be tolerated in class! Exams are identification and essay in format and consist of a midterm and final. PAPER The paper for this course will focus on some aspect of 911 or the war on terrorism. It will consist of 10-12 typewritten pages, double-spaced with one-inch margins and with footnotes and bibliography. Specific details will be discussed in class. REQUIRED TEXTS Michael Parenti, The Terrorism Trap. San Francisco, City Lights Books, 2002. RECOMMENDED TEXTS William Cooper, Behold A Pale Horse, Flagstaff, AZ, Light Technology Publishing, 1991. RECOMMENDED WEBSITES (These sites should be visited on a daily basis!) http://www.libertythink.com/ http://www.wsws.org/index.shtml REQUIRED READINGS Infowars 911 archive, Alex Jones. Alex Jones' Infowars.com. Use this site for reference. It's one of the best on the web! Selections from William Cooper, Behold A Pale Horse, Flagstaff, AZ, Light Technology Publishing, 1991. (Bill Cooper was shot down by Arizona troopers in the doorway of his home, probably for what he revealed in this book.) Bette Stockbauer, "'Rebuilding America's Defenses' and the Project for a New American Century", Antiwar, June 18, 2003. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/stockbauer1.html Jason Vest, "The Men from JINSA." The Nation, August 15, 2002. The Nation | Article | The Men From JINSA and CSP | Jason Vest http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020902&s=vest United Press International. Arnaud de Borchgrave interview with Pakistani General Hameed Gul September 26, 2001. http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/hameedgul.html Michael Chossudovsky, The Mysterious Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill, Globalresearch, August 4, 2003. Mysterious September 11 Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill, Michel Chossudovsky http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO308C.html Michael Collins Piper, "FBI Admits No Evidence Links Hijackers to 911", American Free Press. FBI Admits: No Evidence BBC News, "Hijack Suspects Alive and Well", Sept. 23, 2001. Hijack 'suspects' alive and well Rowland Morgan, Global Echo, Dec. 2, 2004, "Barbara Olson's Call From Flight 77 Never Happened." GlobalEcho - Alternative Media Mark Weber, IHR.org, December 30, 2004, "Iraq--A War for Israel?" Iraq - A War For Israel? Infowars.com August 1, 2004. "Senator Dayton: NORAD Lied About 911" Transcript of Sen. Dayton's remarks. Senator Dayton: NORAD Lied About 9/11 Rep. Ron Paul, "It Can't Happen Here", Rense.com, Dec. 21,2004. It Can't Happen Here Elaine Cassell, "They Say They Can Lock You Up for Life Without a Trial", Counterpunch, Jan. 4, 2005. http://www.counterpunch.org/cassel01042005.html American Patriot Friends Network, "Why? An Extraordinary Series of 911 Questions". Why? - An Extraordinary Series Of 911 Questions Alex Jones, infowars.com, Nov. 22, 2004. Brief Analysis - Domestic Security Enhancement Act 2003 Also Known As USA Patriot Act II Wayne Perry, Associated Press, Jan. 1, 2005. Man Charged Under Patriot Act - Feds Admit Not A Terrorist! Rep. Ron Paul, Antiwar.com, August 10, 2004. Police State USA. Michael Meacher, The Guardian, Sept. 6, 2003. This War On Terrorism Is Bogus The 9/11 Attacks Gave The US An Ideal Pretext To Use Force To Secure Its Global Domination Douglas Valentine, Counterpunch, August 11, 2003. Homeland Security for Whom? Alex Jones, infowars.com, Feb. 11, 2003. Secret Patriot Act II Destroys Remaining US Liberty Total Police State Takeover. The Olympian, Dec. 4, 2002. CIA can kill Americans World Socialist Website, Sept. 28,2004. An open letter to Michael Moore Interview with Thierry Meyssan, April 8, 2002. Presentation by Thierry Meyssan LA Citizens Grand Jury, Rense, Nov. 2, 2004. LA Citizens Grand Jury Treasonous Cabal For 911 COURSE OUTLINE Part I 9/11 Jan. 11-13 Why Study 9/11? Jan. 18-20 Who Are the Terrorists? Jan. 25-Feb.3 Official Lies and Conspiracy Theories Feb. 8-10 The Pentagon Optical Illusion Feb. 15-17 9/11 The Great Illusion Feb. 22-24 9/11 The Road to Tyranny 9/11 The Movie MARCH 1 MIDTERM EXAM SPRING BREAK Part II The "War on Terrorism" March 15-24 A Strategy for World Domination March 29-31 The War on Terrorism USA April 5-7 Police State USA April 12-14 The War on Iraq April 19-26 More Police State USA (Where Do We Go From Here?) FINAL EXAM (Please consult exam schedule) >
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#1. To: Itisa1mosttoolate, OKCSubmariner, Christine, Neil McIver, tom007, all (#0)
Is this a joke??? I mean... You can learn more from OKCSubmariner's posting than you could ever learn in a classroom.
What college course is okcsubmariner teaching? How many college students read okcsubmariner? How much difference does okcsubmariner really make? How much difference will a college teacher make? Think carefully before answering.
good point, but none of us knows the answer for sure. We'll keep trying anyway.
Why don't we put all the posts we know about 911 on this one and send it to the poor lady?
#11. To: Itisa1mosttoolate (#9)
She might enjoy getting them.
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