Was Wellstone assassinated? The first question really was, how could anyone be crazy enough NOT to ask the question seriously? It has become quite fashionable to heap instant disdain and superior ridicule on any talk of foul play and conspiracy in high places as a sign of "mania" or "paranoia", but as some have pointed out, the fact that so many people were quick to raise suspicions is nothing but a healthy sign, regardless of what the story turns out to be! Perhaps the public is starting to wake up to reality and understand, "it DOES happen here"? What is undeniable is that politics by airplane crash is an old tradition and has been practiced around the world. Many people quickly recalled other shady "accidents" from the past. Some pointed out by Mike Ruppert:
In a recent investigative piece at FTW, Ruppert draws the following conclusions, which are supported by other researchers: • icing or adverse weather conditions were not to blame. • pilot error was very unlikely. Two very experienced pilots were on board. • the King Air 100 is a remarkably reliable and safe aircraft. Also, Ruppert reports off-the-record Congressional sources who believe Wellstone was murdered. The following, after some interesting local opinion from Twin Cities, as well as a re-post of the important FTW article: WELLSTONE 911 PARALLELS OF PEOPLE WAS PAUL WELLSTONE MURDERED? Democrats Twice As Likely to Die In Crashes The following article nails the fundamental problems with the mass media's instant mantras about "bad weather" and "icing", as well as other forensic anomalies.
Wellstone Plane Was Out Of Control — Media Survey (Rick Ensminger, 30 Oct 02) It is quite clear that icing was not a major issue that day, and that the King Air should not have had any problems in those conditions. This was verified by testimony from other pilots and airport personnel. Nonetheless, the media tried to use innuendo to keep the idea alive, as with this article from CNN. A good summary of some of the most incriminating facts:
How Very Convenient (John Bottoms, 31 Oct 2002) An early article from Portland Indymedia contained what is still one of the most apt observations about the whole affair:
The Trotskyist World Socialist Web Site noted that although Wellstone was a standard "bourgeois politician", there are ramifications and dangers resulting from his death that are of importance even to more radical thinkers who don't share his liberal view: The death of US Senator Paul Wellstone: accident or murder? (WSWS 29 October 2002) Interesting info & speculation here about the polticial connections of Raytheon, maker of Wellstone's aircraft, the possibility of electronic jamming in the crash, and — very importantly — reports of a televised witness who saw a bright WHITE FLASH, similar to witness testimony in the suspicious crash of JFK, Jr: Letters from readers on the Wellstone plane crash (WSWS, 2 November 2002) • The plane's wings were detached in the crash, but it was the fuselage that burned and disintegrated in an intense fire. Since the Beechcraft's fuselage contains no fuel -- only the wings do -- how did the fuselage burn up, while the wings stayed partially intact, as seen in photos? Why did witnesses "blue-gray" smoke instead of the usual thick black smoke from aviation fuel fires? Wellstone and Sept. 11: The Uncanny Connections (Christopher Bollyn, AFP. 1 Nov 02) TWIN CITIES IMC — which has played an important role in getting info out. The NTSB says it could take a "long time" to discover the cause of the crash. Does this mean, for example, they will take as much time as they have spent covering up the truth about Flight 800? at least one witness heard an explosion: http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/102802/sne_1028020018.shtml Was there a previous assassination attempt on Wellstone when he visited Columbia? History Of Assassination And Poisoning Attempts On Senator Wellstone (links) Wellstone was an opponent of "Plan Columbia" and a fierce critic of military aid to Columbia. Concerning incident of the pesticide spraying, it's worth a tangential mention that the spraying program is run by the very notorious Dyncorp. Many were surprised to see the following show up at Yahoo News. In addition to a frank discussion of the possibility of Wellstone's assassination, Ted Rall brings up some of the contradictions about the black boxes: THE
(POSSIBLE) ASSASSINATION OF PAUL WELLSTONE Many of the arguments about Wellstone's politics and what kind of threat he posed to the Bush administration miss this critical fact, pointed out by Al Martin:
Will the Stupidity of the American People Ever End? (Al Martin, 28 Oct 2002) Salon.com tries to ridicule assassination suspicions... Idiocy of the week AlterNet, Ted Rall and the Wellstone-was-murdered conspiracy. (Andrew Sullivan, 30 Oct 02) Of course,this is fitting behavior for Salon, which recently knucked under to establishment media pressure and screwed investigative reporter Jason Leopold, who has been writing hard-hitting material about Enron... While the conspiracy-phobic left/liberal press awkwardly struggles with raising questions about Wellstone, the right-leaning World Net Daily, often a mouthpiece for ridiculous neocon agitprop, has run a remarkably even-handed and respectful piece. An amazing juxtaposition... Was Wellstone assassinated? (WND, 31 Oct 02) a little background reading... Sherman Skolnick: THE SECRET HISTORY OF AIRPLANE SABOTAGE part one / part two / part three / part four Other misc. commentaries on Wellstone's death: Was Paul Wellstone Murdered? (Michael
I. Niman, AlterNet. 28 Oct 02) Did EMP Device Crash Wellstone and JFK Jr. Planes? (Jackson Thoreau) THE COINCIDENCE THEORY'S FATAL FLAW (R.B. Ham, 28 Oct 02) The Murder of Paul Wellstone: Is It the Beginning of the End for America? (Cheryl Seal, 30 Oct 02)
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