Another Former Intelligence Official Blows the Whistle on 9/11

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/11/157236

Veteran Pentagon Middle East analyst Peter Molan speaks out on the invasion of Iraq, his work on the 9/11 investigation and why he is protesting in front of Walter Reed Medical Center today.

Peter Molan, Department of Defense Middle East analyst for 25 years. He began his military career with the US Army in the Middle East during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Went on to work at the Department of Defense until August 2001, when he retired. After the 9-11 attacks, he was recalled to duty because he speaks fluent Arabic. He was one of the people working on the bin Laden dossier for the Pentagon.

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TRANSCRIPT

AMY GOODMAN: Veterans' groups are holding a vigil today outside Walter Reed Medical Center. Among them, vets of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and other wars and conflicts. Their protest comes as reports are emerging that several thousand U.S. soldiers have been wounded and are being treated at a single military hospital in Germany.

Peter Molan is on the line with us now. He was a Department of Defense Middle East analyst for 25 years. He began his military career with the U.S. Army in the Middle East during the 1967 Arab/Israeli war. He then left the military, but came back to work at the Pentagon until August, 2001, when he retired. After the 9-11 attacks, he was recalled to duty because he speaks fluent Arabic. He was one of the people working on the Bin Laden case for the Pentagon. But today he stands in front of Walter Reed Medical Center. Welcome to Democracy Now!, Peter Molan.

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[kalazh]

1. Great

link thanks

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. Thank Democracy Now. This is an important interview, I hope to

see it kicked enough to allow more than a few to see this.

[Military Brat]

3. Another hole in bush's dam

Still waiting for the deluge to come.

Thanks for alerting us to this important story.

[RandomKoolzip]

4. Great link...I just read the trascript....

although isn't it weird how the guy's name is Peter Molan, and throughout the trascript, his name, when spoken by the interviewer, is spelled "Peter MOLON?" An odd typo...


Let's hope more vets get to hear this message on this important day.

[DUreader]

5. Could it be voice to text software?

it is atrange

[Qutzupalotl]

7. Maybe it's habit

from constantly correcting "moran" to "moron".

[TomNickell]

6. 7000 wounded?

I couldn't find documentation of the apparent claim that 7000 GIs have been wounded. Anybody know where that comes from?

'Wounded', of course is a bit ill-defined. Though if a soldier is evacuated thru Germany, the injuries must be significant.

[MissMarple]

8. It's from stories on the U.S. hospital in Germany over the weekend.

They've received over 7000 wounded, over 900 specifically from combat related injuries. I don't have a link, but it was in Sunday's (I believe) Denver Post.

[TacticalPeek]

9. Kick.

:kick:

[proud patriot]

10. I'm listening Now

:bounce:

[frank frankly]

11. drip drip drip

c'mon, whistleblowers!!!

don't you want to save the world?

[PassingFair]

12. Long Live Veterans for Peace!

LOVE those guys! Especially Bobby! He was the first to speak openly about PNAC (on CNN). Almost lost my lunch, and the dinner from the night before simultaneously.
KICK!