Sept. 12, 2001: Van Jones Blamed America For Terror Attacks at Rally That Cheered Pentagon Attack

Saturday, September 5, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

"The bombs the government drops in Iraq are the bombs that blew up in New York City," said Van Jones, director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, who also warned against forthcoming violence by the Bush Administration. "The US cannot bomb its way out of this one. Safety at home requires justice abroad."

Oakland, CA (September 13) - Hundreds of people gathered at Snow Park in Oakland tonight to mourn, provide support for each other, and speak out against violent United States policies at home and abroad, which they say are the underlying reasons for unprecedented terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Organizing against a growing climate of racism, nationalism and anti-Arab bigotry was a focus of the rally.

Organized by youth and people of color in Oakland and San Francisco, solidarity speakers included supporters of Palestine, people returning from the WCAR in South Africa, police brutality activists, anarchists and socialists, anti-gentrification activists and other people representing dozens of cultures and ethnicities. International solidarity was the theme as community and activist groups stood together against the threat of more US violence. Michael Franti of Spearhead also spoke, saying that "we need to be in a war against war."

In addition to an open mic, people at the rally talked with friends and strangers, cried, and began coming to terms with the events of the last three days. Many people who attended have family members still missing on the east coast. And many others have been the target of increased racism and discrimination during times of crisis in the United States, like the Oklahoma City bombing or Gulf War.

A recurring theme of the speakers was the brutal violence committed by or supported by the United States government on a daily basis. "The bombs the government drops in Iraq are the bombs that blew up in New York City," said Van Jones, director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, who also warned against forthcoming violence by the Bush Administration. "The US cannot bomb its way out of this one. Safety at home requires justice abroad."

In a diverse international community shocked by recent world events, deep feelings about the United States government were expressed. A young Puerto Rican person said that "the belly of the beast had something back to eat." A young Filipino human rights activist said that "when we found out what kind of place got hit, we were kind of glad to see the Pentagon burning. But we also know that thousands of Puerto Ricans, Haitians and other workers were in those buildings." An African-American man who works on gentrification issues in West Oakland said that "we're always seeing Americans drop bombs on people. We watch the Vietnamese get bombed, Iraqis get bombed, Palestinians get bombed, now it has come home to roost." Japanese-Americans spoke about internment camps and the nuclear holocaust brought on by US militarism.

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From a report at Indybay.org Sept. 13, 2001.

People Of Color Groups Gather to Stand In Solidarity With Arab Americans and to Mourn the East Coast Dead

[Yaelle]

I was sent an email within a couple of days after 9/11 by a liberal that all American women should please walk around with a scarf over their heads in support of the poor Muslim women who were afraid to walk the streets of America in their hijabs.

The first thing some liberals did after 9/11 was to pity the evildoers.

[penelopesire]

Yep.. the Palestinians were dancing in the streets while Obama’s man Van Jones was expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Oakland and hanging out with people in America that were dancing over the Pentagon attacks the very next day. Mr. Van Jones had to know that the Palestinians had been dancing in the streets the day of the attacks(it was all over the news)..yet he went out the very next day defending them and blaming America.

IT IS TIME TO IMPEACH BARACK OBAMA!!

[TigersEye]

I don’t believe those people actually believe Bush ordered the attack..
I believe they say that to foment hatred amongst their followers.

Oh, then Van Jones isn't a nutball.
With a sound mind he was intentionally inciting sedition.
Now he's a key player in the 0bama WH.

[headsonpikes]

Van Jones is just a mainstream progressive Democrat.

What the H did people expect from Obama and his crowd?

His anti-capitalist, anti-American rhetoric is MAINSTREAM!

Get used to it.

[charmedone]

You got it!

[BusterBear]

We didn’t go to war in Iraq until March of 2003. I must be misreading something??

. When he talks about the bombs falling on Iraq, he might be thinking about the Clinton Administration - Clinton bombed Iraq in 1998, ostensibly for Saddam's kicking out the UN inspectors. (There was a lot of speculation at the time that Clinton did it to take attention away from the Monica Lewinsky mess.)

Or he might even be thinking about our operation in 1991 to get Saddam out of Kuwait.

[PghBaldy]

GREAT work (as always). Thanks for finding this.

[Cincinna]

Thank God for the internet. A radical communist like Jones, or any other commie can no longer get away with anything . Anything these people have said is on the record somewhere, probably going all the way back to Kindergarten.

[PghBaldy]

We had been bombing Iraq occasionally since the first Gulf War, and had patrolled the no-fly zones, and had sanctions. Lefties even protested during the Clinton years. I know cause the fliers were all over my neighborhood then.

[charmedone]

He should make Jones Ambassador to Israel!

[Cincinna]

GREEN IS THE NEW RED.

BAIT AND SWITCH, THE OLDEST GAME IN THE BOOK.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“..the hope unleashed in Seattle...”

That’s funny. What I saw of Seattle looked more like the “fear” you talk about than any “hope”.

SOP for liberals, though. “Hope” = “fear”, “peace” = “violence”.

[popdonnelly]

People like Jones deserve their own country. Just not this one.

[jveritas]

That is scary beyond belief. Van Jones is Obama new reverend Wright. A communist, anti-American, hateful racist.

Kristinn, you are doing a great job in exposing this scum Van Jones. Please keep the great work.

[popdonnelly]

So now we can understand Jones’ real purpose in organizing this stupid September 11th dog and pony show. He wants us to forget that Arab terrorists attacked us on 9/11 - because, after all, it’s really our fault. Very subtle, these extreme leftists and Marxists.

[popdonnelly]

The Democratic news media needs to go along with Jones.

[penelopesire]

How are we getting your excellent information to the media? We need to get this stuff out ASAP!! Especially this latest one. The anniversary of 911 is coming up and the American people need to know what kind of people and values are inhabiting OUR White House! This is the man that Obama tasked with turning the memory of 911 into a ‘Green Day’ for Christ’s sake! It is critical that they know that this man was expressing solidarity with America’s enemies the very day after 911!

NEVER FORGET!!

LET’S ROLL!!

[Jeff Head]

Here's the truth and most important part about the whole Jones issue.

Look at Obama's inner circle throughout his life...and the picture is clear.

Van Jones = Frank Davis = Bill Ayers = Bernardine Dohrn = Jeremiah Wright = Tony Rezko = Rashid Khalidi = Raila Ordinga = Carol Browner = Rahm Emanuel = Henry Gates = John Holdren = Rosa Brooks = Eric Holder = Ezekiel Emanuel = BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

This is who the man is. A cauldron of corruption, greed, marxism and communism...with disturbing ties to Islam.

...he is also now the President of the United States of America, and he is going about, with a will, and very methodically destroying the free market and fundamental republican principle within our nation.

OBAMA IS AN ABJECT MARXIST IDEOLOGUE

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[FDNYRHEROES]

Perhaps 0bama will make Van Jones the Master of Ceremonies at his 9/11 “Day of National Service” state parade.

Hey Obama,...Service This!

[rockinqsranch]

Agree totally with your post.