- Grad student declares BU "illegitimate" for
blocking legitimate inquiry into 9/11, war on terror, Bush/Cheney impeachment
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- Boston University graduate student Christian Tutschka's
efforts to initiate legitimate inquiry into impeachable offenses committed
by President Bush and vice-President Dick Cheney have been blocked by the
university's faculty. On March 31, 2008, Tutschka wrote a letter to the
university's president declaring the institution's illegitimacy, supporting
his contention with BU's own mission statement to "serve the future"
and higher education's purpose to "...tolerate all points of view..."
and subject them "...to vigorous criticism..." The university's
response was not to honor their student's legitimate concerns by facilitating
the inquiry he seeks, but to try fitting Tutschka with a "psychological
jacket" intended to brand him as mentally unstable. As you will see,
Tutschka is quite lucid. Following is the letter he sent to BU President
Robert A. Brown. In it, Tutschka, a member of Student Scholars for 9/11
Truth, places the university in a position where it must either concede
and approve the time and resources necessary to facilitate legitimate inquiry
into questions about 9/11, the subsequent war on terror and the war crimes
Tutschka and others are alleging against Bush and Cheney...or...refuse
to open its doors to such inquiry. Thus far, Boston University has chosen
the latter.
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- Letter to President of Boston University, March 31, 2008
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- Dear President Brown,
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- My name is Christian Tutschka and I am a M.A. candidate
in the International Relations and Environmental Policy (IREP) Program
here at Boston University.
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- I believe Boston University is an illegitimate "university"
or "institution of higher learning." Beginning today I will suspend
my participation in the IREP program at BU until I once again believe BU
is a legitimate institution. The following will explain this decision:
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- The Role and Purpose of the "University"
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- BU Website: "Forging our future More than any other
institution in our society, the modern university exists to serve the future.
Boston University does this by educating individuals for fulfilling, productive
lives and by creating solutions to pressing or anticipated problems through
research." [i]
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- John Silber, Former BU President (1971-1996): "A
university - whether publicly or privately funded - cannot pursue the truth
and advance knowledge unless it can proceed in freedom with toleration
of all points of view and with vigorous criticism of each" (Excerpt
from Silber's essay, "On the Purpose of a University," which
was, until recently, on display at Mugar Library).
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- Given this role and purpose, the "university"
acts as a "power center" of our society. A societal "power
center" is an institution dedicated to serving society with the ability
to influence the direction of a society.
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- The Failure of BU as a "University"
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- BU has failed to perform its role and purpose due to
the following three reasons:
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- 1) Impeachment: There is clear evidence that members
of the Bush administration have committed not only impeachable offenses,
but crimes against humanity, some of which include: lying to the public
about the threat of the Iraqi regime, the illegal invasion and occupation
of two sovereign nations (which has cost the lives of over 4000 U.S. soldiers[ii],
left thousands permanently disabled and has killed over 1,000,000 Iraqi
civilians[iii]), using illegal weapons of mass destruction, failing to
protect civilians in war zones, condoning torture, illegal spying on Americans,
and the list goes on.[iv]
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- The fact that Congress has not initiated impeachment
proceedings against members of the Bush administration is evidence that
each member of Congress is a political criminal for failing in their Constitutional
duty to protect the Constitution and act as a check against an abusive
and tyrannical executive branch.
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- In effect, our system of government has, over the years,
become completely corrupt and all of our public officials in Washington,
D.C. are corrupt political criminals. When this occurs, it is the duty
of the other "power centers" of society to demand their removal.
BU has failed to do this.
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- 2) 9/11: There are many legitimate professionals in various
disciplines that question the findings presented in the 9/11 Commission
Report concerning the events of 9/11 due to the uncontroversial evidence-much
of it not investigated by the Commission-that demonstrates various events
could not have occurred as described in the Report.[v]
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- As 9/11 was the event that launched the global "war
on terrorism" which continues to affect the global community, these
professionals are demanding a new, independent investigation. BU has failed
to publicly demand a new, independent investigation and rather has promoted
the conclusions of the flawed 9/11 Commission Report.
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- 3) My Experience: When sharing some of these ideas with
some professors, I have been ignored, dismissed, and even reprimanded.
This is incompatible with free, critical thought which is necessary for
determining truth and serving society.
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- Furthermore, I have witnessed statements and behaviors
from professors regarding these issues that have left me shocked and disappointed.
Some statements contained such false understandings or flawed reasoning
that the consequences could be described as dangerous given that these
individuals are professional educators. As the list is long, I have not
included it here, but I can provide it per request.
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- The Challenge for Re-Legitimization
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- I will consider BU to be a legitimate "university"
if:
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- 1) Congress has initiated impeachment proceedings against
members of the Bush Administration and a new, independent investigation
of the events of 9/11 commences and BU has been instrumental in causing
this.
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- OR
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- 2) I receive satisfactory answers to all of the following
questions:
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- For the Physics and Engineering Professors:
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- 1. How could World Trade Centers 1 and 2, both 110-story
steel-framed structures, collapse in an average of about 10 seconds which
is a rate at or exceeding free-fall speed from fire and the impact of the
planes? The 9/11 Commission Report explains these collapses as "pancake
collapses," however this type of collapse would take considerably
longer. Also, the "pancake collapse" theory cannot account for
the destruction of the interior steel-beam core, or the complete pulverization
of the buildings.[vi]
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- 2. How could World Trade Center 7, a 47-story steel-framed
structure, collapse in under 7 seconds in a controlled-demolition style
at around 5:20 p.m. on the afternoon of 9/11 when it was not hit by a plane
and received considerably less damage than other WTC buildings which were
left partially standing? The 9/11 Commission Report did not even mention
the collapse of WTC 7.[vii]
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- For the Law Professors:
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- 3. How can the various acts of the Bush administration
not be considered impeachable offenses and crimes against humanity?
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- 4. How can members of Congress not be considered "political
criminals" for not initiating impeachment proceedings against members
of the Bush administration (both Representatives for not initiating the
process and Senators for not demanding that they do)?
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- 5. How is this country not turning into a type of totalitarian
"police state," complete with concentration camps,[viii] given
the various unconstitutional acts passed by Congress and the various unconstitutional
National Security Presidential Directives, Homeland Security Presidential
Directives, and Executive Orders passed by the Bush administration?[ix]
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- For the Military and Intelligence Professors:
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- 6. Why were there military drills that occurred on 9/11,
some simulating very similar events as which occurred on 9/11? (The drills:
Amalgam Virgo, Vigilant Guardian, Northern Guardian, Vigilant Warrior,
Northern Vigilance, Amalgam Warrior, Global Guardian, Crown Vigilance,
Apollo Guardian, National Reconnaissance Office, AWACS, Fort Meyer - Virginia,
TRIPOD II - Manhattan, Timely Alert II.)[x]
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- 7. Professor Michel Chossudovsky has compiled a wealth
of evidence concerning the links between the CIA, Osama bin Laden, "Al
Qaeda," and the Pakistani ISI which supports the claim that Osama
bin Laden and the "Al Qaeda" network are agents of the U.S. military/intelligence
complex.[xi] Given this evidence, how can one claim that Al Qaeda is anything
but a manufactured "scapegoat enemy" working, at least in part,
for the U.S. military/intelligence complex?
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- For the History Professors:
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- 8. The U.S. entered major conflicts in the 20th Century
only after being provoked. There is evidence that some of these provocations
were either "false-flag attacks" (Sinking of the RMS Lusitania,
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident), or were allowed to happen (Pearl Harbor).[xii]
Given this history, how is it possible that 9/11 could not also be a false-flag
attack to launch the global "war on terror" and justify the invasion
of Middle Eastern states?
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- 9. How is the Bush Family, going back to grandfather
Prescott Bush and his involvement in building Hitler's Nazi regime, not
a crime family?[xiii]
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- For the BU Administration:
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- 10. Within hours of the attacks on 9/11, the Bush Administration
blamed Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. There was no investigation carried
out before this claim was made. Did BU demand an official independent investigation
into the events of 9/11 before or after this claim was made? If not, why
not?
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- 11. If I am mistaken, and BU is indeed a legitimate "university,"
I would like BU to explain to me how my reasoning is flawed.
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- If I do not receive a response from Boston University
regarding this letter, or this letter is dismissed or ridiculed in any
way, I will consider this a violation of the role and purpose of a university.
Furthermore, if I am dismissed from Boston University as a consequence
of this letter and the decision stated in this letter, I will also consider
this a violation of the role and purpose of a university and I will take
appropriate action against Boston University.
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- Sincerely,
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- Christian Tutschka
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- [Letter, references and comments at <http://www.studentforchange.blogspot.com>www.studentforchange.blogspot.com
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- Note: Tutschka spoke with BU Physics Professor and Associate
Dean Scott Whitaker about the letter on the morning of April 2. Attending
the meeting was Margaret Ross, a psychologist and director of Behavioral
Medicine at the BU Student Health Services. Whitaker and Ross were concerned
by what Tutschka meant by "appropriate action."
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- "I assured them that I am nonviolent and my actions
would be legal and civil," Tutschka said.
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- According to Tutschka, Ross commented that she was interested
in the 9/11 issue and invited the protesting student to come talk to her
about it at a later date. He also recalled that Whitaker evaded taking
a position on questions concerning 9/11 or the impeachment issue.
- We found this letter and the institutional actions that
prompted it to be extremely revealing of a major mechanism of control in
this country: Higher education. Tutschka posed legitimate questions to
relevant department heads at BU and they chose to remain silent about a
series of events that have justified the mass murder of innocents, the
wanton destruction of property and nations, the displacement of millions
of people and escalating public debt.
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- Tutschka's point is well made: When government fails
to check and balance its abuses, then the nation's "power centers"-universities,
churches and trade organizations-must step in to do the checking and balancing.
For any of these institutions, in this case an accredited university, to
fail us in this critical regard, they become accessories to the crimes
alleged.
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- This courageous and principled, 27-year-old graduate
student has inadvertently created a model for us all to follow.
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- · Based upon the FACT that 9/11 was not adequately
investigated and the government's explanations for the tragic events of
that day are not supported by the laws of natural science, the evidence
or witness testimony;
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- · based upon the FACT that the government's unsubstantiated
explanation for 9/11 justified its preconceived desire to wage a general
war on terrorism and target specific countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and
Iran;
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- · based upon the FACT that the war on terror has
been used to justify the most comprehensive government trespass on civil
liberties in our nation's history;
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- · based upon the FACT that the Bush administration
has used it's war on terror to justify unprecedented levels of public indebtedness
that is destroying our nation's economic stability...
- ...we should send open letters to the churches, schools,
professional organizations, labor unions and civic clubs and compel them,
as our country's power centers, to take a public stand on these issues
for the good of our nation and our world. In the absence of these organizations
taking a stand for truth, justice and the law, we should discontinue our
membership. Others will see the logic and may be compelled to discontinue
their membership in these organizations as well.
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- The Bush administration and its corporate friends in
oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, agribusiness, military industries and the
media is encouraged to continue its campaign to justify the spread of death,
destruction and misery, based upon the lies of 9/11, because our power
centers remain silent.
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- At this time, our choice is to demand that the organizations
to which we claim membership publicly demand investigations and indictments
of these matters where appropriate. If they fail to do so, we must be prepared
to sever our ties to them-at whatever cost.
- Christian Tutschka, an intelligent and passionate young
man with a bright future, made that choice. He decided that is was more
important to make a stand for his country's future-the future of his generation-than
it was to silently tolerate these heinous crimes in hopes that this spreading
evil won't affect him. The best way we can honor his decision is by duplicating
his efforts. (DWH)
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