Just for the record...Ellen Mariani's open letter for
the _resident...
Ellen Mariani, widow of 9/11 victim: "In the court of
public opinion Mr. Bush, your lies are being uncovered
each day. My husband, all of the other victims and
their families and our nation as a whole, has been
victimized by your failed leadership prior to and
after 9/11! I will prove this in a court of law!"
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911 Victim Ellen Mariani Open Letter To The President Of The United States
Thursday, 27 November 2003
Mr. Bush,
This ''open letter'' is coming from my heart. I want
you to know that I am neither a Republican nor a
Democrat and that this is not an attempt to ''bash the
Government''.
You Mr. Bush should be held responsible and liable for
any and all acts that were committed to aid in any
"cover up" of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
As President you have a duty to protect the American
people. On September 11th you did not instruct your
staff to issue a nationwide emergency warning/alert to
advise us of the attack on America. We had to receive
the news of the attacks via the news networks.
In the months leading up to the attacks you were
repeatedly advised of a possible attack on American
soil. During your daily intelligence briefings you
were given information that had been uncovered that
the very real possibility existed that certain
undesirable elements would use commercial aircraft to
destroy certain "target" buildings. You never warned
the American people of this possible threat. Who were
you protecting?
When you took no responsibility towards protecting the
general public from the possibility of attack, you
were certainly not upholding the oath you spoke when
you took office. In that oath you pledged to uphold
the Constitution of the United States of America.
On the morning of the attack, you and members of your
staff were fully aware of the unfolding events yet you
chose to continue on to the Emma E. Booker Elementary
School to proceed with a scheduled event and "photo
op". While our nation was under attack you did not
appear to blink an eye or shed a tear. You continued
on as if everything was "business as usual".
In the days following the attacks all air traffic was
grounded and Americans, including myself, were
stranded wherever they had been when the flight ban
was imposed. I was stranded at Midway Airport in
Chicago, unable to continue on to California for my
daughter's wedding. Imagine my surprise when I later
found out that during this "no fly" period a number of
people were flown out of the country on a 747 with
Arabic lettering on the fuselage. None of these people
were interviewed or questioned by any local, State or
Federal agencies. Why were they allowed to leave and
who exactly was on that flight. We know for a fact
that some of the people on the flight were members of
(or related to) the royal family of Saudi Arabia and
members of the Bin Laden family. Were these people
allowed to leave because of the long-standing
relationships that your family has with both families?
It is my belief that you intentionally allowed 9/11 to
happen to gather public support for a "war on
terrorism". These wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, have
not accomplished what you stated were your goals. Why
have you not captured Osama Bin Laden? Where are
Saddam's weapons of mass destruction? All that has
happened is a bill that is passed before Congress for
87 billion dollars to rebuild what you ordered blown
to bits. As an American who lost a loved one in the
"war on terror" I do pray and support our troops who
were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq by you. These troops
have and will continue to die for your lies. As an
American I can make this statement as it appears that
associates of your family may stand to prosper from
the rebuilding of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr. Bush the time has come for you to stop your
control over us. Stop blocking the release of certain
evidence and documents that were discovered by the
9/11 Investigation Commission if you have nothing to
hide proving you did not fail to act and prevent the
attacks of 9/11. Your reason for not releasing this
material is that it is a matter of "national
security". When in fact I believe that it is your
personal credibility/security that you are concerned
with. You do not want the public to know the full
extent of your responsibility and involvement.
After 9/11 the Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act
were passed. Both of these allow the government to tap
your telephone, search your home, and seize whatever
they feel they need to do on a whim. They can do this
without a judge's review or a warrant. I feel that
this is in direct conflict with our rights as stated
in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
We the families of 9/11 victims need to have answers
to the following questions:
1. Why were 29 pages of the 9/11committee report
personally censored at your request?
2. Where are the "black boxes" from Flight 11 and
Flight 175?
3. Where are the "voice recorders" from Flight 11 and
Flight 175?
4. Why can't we gain access to the complete air
traffic control records for Flight 11 and Flight 175?
5. Where are the airport surveillance tapes that show
the passengers boarding the doomed flights?
6. When will complete passenger lists for all of the
flights be released?
7. Why did your brother Jeb (the Governor of Florida)
go to the offices of the Hoffman Aviation School and
order that flight records and files be removed? These
files were then put on a C130 government cargo plane
and flown out of the country. Where were they taken
and who ordered it done?
It has been over two years since hundreds of our lost
loved ones "remains" have still yet to be identified
and their remains placed in a landfill at Fresh Kill.
We want our heroes brought back and given a public and
proud resting place where we all can pay our respects
and honor them. These innocent people never had a
chance as they were taken from us on that sad
September Day.
In the court of public opinion Mr. Bush, your lies are
being uncovered each day. My husband, all of the other
victims and their families and our nation as a whole,
has been victimized by your failed leadership prior to
and after 9/11!
I will prove this in a court of law!
Ellen M. Mariani