The War on Freedom Activism

Now you've read the bad news - the good news is that you CAN do something about it!

A small band of activists have been playing a key role in launching the War on Freedom message to the mainstream from the start. If you would like to join in, one current need is for more publicity to overcome media self-censorship. We have targeted talk radio and newspaper book reviews as good potential channels. Two lists follow: a short list of some of the country's top radio talk shows, and a long one of more than 200 newspapers that have received review copies of the book.

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9/11 anniversary events are being planned by UnansweredQuestions.org (sponsored by Nafeez) in New York and by activists in the SF Bay Area, including www.communitycurrency.org , a supporter of our book. I will attend some events in the San Francisco Area. A good website listing on 9/11 anniversary peace events ("176 peace events in 7 countries") is www.unitedforpeace.org . By the way, Bushdidit.org , have done a great poster for the demonstrations on Sept. 7 and 11.
See also allpeeps.org and the sf indymedia events calendar.

A couple weeks ago KPFK, the Los Angeles listener-supported radio station, contacted us and did phone interviews with both Nafeez and me during their fundraiser. It netted them 720 requests for the book, raising 25,000! Stations KPOO and KBOO in SF and Portland also came forward and will interview Nafeez on 9/11. That convinced me to hire a publicist to get us more radio and TV airtime. I don't know of any such service for book reviews, though.

To date, I do not know of a single newspaper that has reviewed the book. Are they waiting for the Sept. 11 anniversary? I sent review copies to almost 300 newspapers, of which at least 120 consider themselves "alternative." If you have the time and inclination, I would welcome it if you can contact one of these newspapers in your area.

All around it looks like our message is gathering momentum and the truth will break through. On Aug. 30 our Amazon sales ranking hit 180, generally it moves between 400 and 2000.

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Talk Radio.

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Host~Caller line~Fax~Show E-Mail~Email/website~Time Slot

Rush Limbaugh~ 800-282-2882~ ~ rush@eibnet.com~ ~ 10 am-1pm~

Art Bell~ 800-525-5033~ 407-661-1940~ artbell@aol.com or artbell@mindspring.com~ "King of Overnight Radio" ~ Nights~ lines open 1am-5am

Bruce Williams~ 800-723-4697~ ~ bruce@brucewilliams.com~ ~ Nights~

Geoff Metcalf~ (415)(510)(408)(707)-808-5600. 415-658-5401~ ~ gmetcalf@worldnetdaily.com~ ~ weekend afternoons

Doug Stephan~ (800) 510-TALK, (800) 510-8255 ~ 202-408-1087~ dougstephan@radioamerica.org~ ~ Varies~ [?4-10 a.m.800-807-4704]

Jeff Rense~ (800) 876-4123~ ~ jr@rense.com~ ~ Nights~

Tom Leykis~ 800.5.800.TOM~ ~ tomleykis@earthlink.net, tomsproducer@earthlink.net~ ~ Afternoons~

Mike Gallagher~ 800-655-MIKE~ 800-821-MIKE~ rmitchell@mikeonline.com~ ~ Varies~

Laura Ingraham~ 800-DR-LAURA~ 213-487-6678~ kevin_delany@westwoodone.com~ www.DrLaura.com~ Nights~

Michael Savage~ 800 449 8255~ ~ michael.a.savage@abc.com, paulreveresociety@yahoo.com~ ~ Varies~ 4-7 pm

Jim Bohannon~ 800-998-JIMBO~ ~ jim@jimbotalk.com~ jimbohannon.com~ Nights~ 9PM-12 am

Michael Reagan~ 800-468-MIKE (1-800-468-6453)~ 888-226-4430~ silva@premrad.com~ ~ ~ MF 3p-7p

Don Imus~ 800-370-IMUS~ 718-706-6481~ bmcguirkwfan@yahoo.com or Imus@msnbc.com~ ~ 5:30-10AM~

Howard Stern~ 800-44-STERN~ 212-314-9340~ sternshow@howardstern.com~ ~ 6-10AM~

Matt Drudge~ 800-848-9222.~ ~ matt.drudge@abc.com or drudge@drudgereport.com~ ~ 9:30-Midnight (Sun)~

Sean Hannity~ (415)(510)(408)(707)-808-5600~ 415-658-5401~ hannity@foxnews.com~ ~ 3-6PM ~

Neal Boortz~ 1-877-310-2100 ~ 404-607-TALK~ royal.marshall@wsbradio.com~ nealznuze@cox.com, www.boortz.com~ 8:30AM-1PM~

Glenn Beck~ 888-727-2325 ~ 407-661-1940~ glennbeck@clearchannel.com or me@glennbeck.com~ ~ 9-11:30AM~

Online talk-show directories

http://www.nomanagedcare.org/megalink.htm excellent tabulation of talk shows
http://www.kgal.com/schedule_mf.asp

http://freedomkeys.com/ontheairindex.htm

http://www.makethemaccountable.com/links.htm has a short list of mainstream talk shows where you can call in, alternative shows at http://www.makethemaccountable.com/listening/

http://www.aim.org/get_involved_index.html offers a 47-page directory of talk shows by state

Book Reviews in Major and Alternative Newspapers

Incredibly, The War on Freedom has yet to receive any book reviews, although we have sent copies to the top 100 dailies, 118 alternative weeklies and 50 regional papers that requested copies - although the book was recently #5 in the True Stories category on Amazon.com!

These newspapers are listed here by state. It is usually best to write a letter to papers in your vicinity. You could write urging the editors to review the book, or write your own review and offer it for publication.
A lot of good reviews you can get ideas from are at Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0930852400 ); a selection of these is included below.
Contact information for 95 major dailies is at majorpapers.html , for 118 alternative weekles at alternativepapers.txt .
Further address data is available at http://newsdirectory.com

Feel free to contact me at treol@earthlink.net to send me a copy of your letter, for suggestions or special tasks.

Top 100 Dailies

Arkansas: Little Rock Democrat-Gazette ~ Arizona: Arizona Republic, Arizona Daily Sun ~ California: Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Orange County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Daily News, Contra Costa Times, Riverside Press-Enterprise, Fresno Bee, San Francisco Bay Guardian ~ Colorado: Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Colorado Springs Gazette ~ Connecticut: Hartford Courant ~ District of Columbia: Washington Times ~ Delaware: Wilmington News Journal ~ Florida: St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Florida Times-Union, Palm Beach Post ~ Georgia: Atlanta Constitution ~ Hawaii: Honolulu Advertiser ~ Iowa: Des Moines Register ~ Illinois: Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune ~ Indiana: Indianapolis Star ~ Kentucky: Louisville Courier-Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader ~ Louisiana: New Orleans Times-Picayune ~ Massachusetts: Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram & Gazette ~ Maryland: Baltimore Sun ~ Michigan: Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press ~ Minnesota: Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press ~ Missouri: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star ~ North Carolina: Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News & Observer ~ New: Jersey: Newark Star-Ledger ~ New Mexico: Albuquerque Journal ~ Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal ~ New York: Buffalo News, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Times, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, White Plains Journal News, Syracuse Newspapers ~ Ohio: Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Daily News, Akron Beacon Journal, Toledo Blade ~ Oklahoma: Daily Oklahoman, Tulsa World ~ Oregon: The Oregonian ~ Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Philadelphia Daily News, Harrisburg Patriot-News ~ Rhode Island: Providence Journal ~ South Carolina: Columbia State, Charleston Post & Courier ~ Tennessee: Nashville Tennessean, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Knoxville News- Sentinel ~ Texas: Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram ~ USA: Washington Post, Newsday, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor ~ Utah: Salt Lake City Tribune ~ Virginia: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Journal Newspapers ~ Washington: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Spokane Spokesman-Review, Tacoma News Tribune ~ Wisconsin: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Book review Journals: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Book Links: Connecting Books, Library Journal, Today's Librarian, School Library Journal, Horn Book Magazine, Choice

Association of Alternative Newspapers

Alabama: Birmingham Weekly, Black & White ~ Arizona: Phoenix New Times, Tucson Weekly, Arkansas: Arkansas Times ~ California: Chico News & Review, Sacramento News & Review, North Bay Bohemian, Metro Silicon Valley, Metro Santa Cruz, Pacific Sun, East Bay Express, Urbanview, Palo Alto Weekly, SF Weekly, Monterey County Coast Weekly, San Luis Obispo New Times, Santa Barbara Independent, Ventura County Reporter, OC Weekly, San Diego Reader, Pasadena Weekly, Random Lengths News, Easy Reader, LA Weekly, New Times Los Angeles ~ Colorado: Westword, Boulder Weekly, Colorado Springs Independent ~ Connecticut: Hartford Advocate, New Haven Advocate, Fairfield County Weekly ~ District of Columbia: Washington City Paper ~ Florida: Folio Weekly, Orlando Weekly, Miami New Times, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Weekly Planet (Tampa), Weekly Planet (Sarasota) ~ Georgia: Flagpole Magazine ~ Hawaii: Honolulu Weekly ~ Idaho: Boise Weekly ~ Illinois: Chicago Reader, Chicago Newcity, Illinois Times ~ Indiana: NUVO ~ Iowa: Cityview ~ Kentucky: Louisville Eccentric Observer, Ace Weekly ~ Louisiana: Gambit Weekly ~ Maine: Casco Bay Weekly, Portland Phoenix ~ Maryland: Baltimore City Paper ~ Massachusetts: Valley Advocate, Worcester Magazine, Boston Phoenix ~ Michigan: Metro Times ~ Minnesota: City Pages (Twin Cities), Ripsaw ~ Missouri: Riverfront Times, Pitch Weekly ~ Montana: Missoula Independent ~ Nebraska: Omaha Reader ~ Nevada: Reno News & Review ~ New Mexico: Weekly Alibi, Santa Fe Reporter ~ New York: New York Press, Metroland, Syracuse New Times, Artvoice, City Newspaper, Ithaca Times ~ North Carolina: Independent Weekly, Creative Loafing (Charlotte), Mountain Xpress ~ Ohio: Columbus Alive, The Other Paper, Cleveland Scene, Cleveland Free Times, Cincinnati CityBeat, Impact Weekly, Athens NEWS ~ Oklahoma: Oklahoma Gazette ~ Oregon: Willamette Week, Eugene Weekly ~ Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia City Paper ~ Rhode Island: Providence Phoenix ~ South Carolina: Columbia Free Times, Charleston City Paper, MetroBeat ~ Tennessee: Nashville Scene, Metro Pulse, Memphis Flyer ~ Texas: Dallas Observer, Fort Worth Weekly, Houston Press, San Antonio Current, The Texas Observer, Austin Chronicle ~ Utah: Salt Lake City Weekly ~ Vermont: Seven Days ~ Virginia: C-Ville Weekly ~ Washington: Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, Tacoma Reporter, Local Planet Weekly, Pacific Northwest Inlander ~ Wisconsin: Shepherd Express, Isthmus, Wausau City Pages ~ CANADA: Georgia Straight, Monday Magazine, Montreal Mirror, Hour Magazine, Ottawa X Press, NOW Magazine

Reader Reviews

On Amazon.com:

This research will effectively recast history regarding 9/11 (July 30, 2002)

Reviewer: A reader from Washington, DC

I am going to be blunt: The research behind this book will effectively recast history with respect to September 11, 2001. This brilliant UK-based author has compiled the relevant research from over 700 resources in the mainstream media and methodically and meticulously presented what the U.S. media and our government has refused to do - provide a comprehensive analysis of the events that surround that tragic day in September.

I must confess, this is the most disturbing book that I have ever read, and the implications about this government are so dire that it will bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened of men. I am an American and a patriot, but what the current Bush administration has done is set this country on an unavoidable collision course into a national crisis the likes of which we have not seen since the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. This immensely important book is a virtual indictment of the current administration, and we will soon have a crisis of legitimacy, trust and confidence in our own government. I cannot begin to articulate the importance of this book to every American who wants to understand why 3,000 of our fellow citizens were murdered on that awful morning, thus I will simply post a few statements from the author and quotes from our founding fathers in the hope that God will bless this country during our impending national crisis:

"As far as the facts on record are concerned, the best explanation of them, in the opinion of this author, is one that points directly to U.S. state responsibility for the events of September 11th 2001. A detailed review of the facts points not only to Kabul, but to Riyadh, Islamabad and most principally, Washington. Furthermore, in the opinion of this author, the documentation presented in this study strongly suggests, though not necessarily conclusively, that significant elements of U.S. government, military and intelligence agencies had exclusive advance warning of the September 11th attacks, and were in various ways complicit in those attacks. This is certainly not a desirable inference, but it is one that best explains the available data. ... This study points to a host of unanswered questions and blatant anomalies that U.S. government, military and intelligence agencies must be forced to answer through a public inquiry. Such an inquiry is clearly a matter of the greatest urgency, and must be demanded as such by all sectors of society."

(From The War on Freedom, Conclusions, page 290.)

GREAT! July 29, 2002, Susan C Prock from Fort Pierce, FL

I received my copy and I have a hard time putting it down. The research is excellent. If I were a billionaire I would buy every copy published and send one to every household in the country. It's that important. I am going to buy a few copies and donate them to the library system that I work for. Every citizen should have access to this book!

One of the Scariest Books You'll Ever Read, July 30, 2002

Reviewer: Richard Everett (see more about me) from Friendsville, TN USA

I judge a book such as this one by the quality of its footnotes and this one is top grade. If you want to maintain your illusions about your place in the world, you might want to watch TV instead. But if you believe that an informed citizen is the first step toward freedom, read it. Something very foul is afoot in our land and this book helps you make sense of it all. Fascinating and frightening.

Required reading, July 30, 2002

Reviewer: A reader from Weymouth, MA

This is a very well-researched, detailed and important work on the evidence surrounding the events of September 11. It collates data from the world press, foreign intelligence experts, experts on central Asia, the Middle East and Islamism, etc. in trying to understand the background to 911. The conclusions are surprising and frightening. Should be required reading for the Senators who are investigating the events of 9/11.

The "Pelican Brief" of the 9-11 Terrorist Attack, August 2, 2002

Reviewer: A reader from Philadelphia, PA

It asks the right questions, lets the facts speak for themselves and gives some very controversial but credible answers. I recommend it highly for school teachers, students, activists, concerned citizens, serious readers and government officials. A must read. Not to have read this book is to have courted genuine ignorance about the true nature of the September 11 attacks and what it means.

It is a testament to a free society that such a revealing, yet unsettling book was written in such troubling times. Yet it is a sign of the need to critically question our governments and hold ourselves and our officials accountable for what we do in the name of freedom and democracy around the world. After reading this book, I am reminded of Benjamin Franklin's warning, we should remember never to sacrifice our freedoms in exchange for security; those who do deserve neither, since our security is only guaranteed by our freedoms. The fate of our democracy and republic depends upon it.

On Barnes & Noble Online:

Carol Brouillet (cbrouillet@igc.org), an activist., July 26, 2002,

The Best Book on 9-11!!!!

This is absolutely the best book I've read on the subject. Clear, coherent, well documented, makes a compelling case for the need for a real inquiry into 9-11. This makes it perfectly clear how and why America was 'attacked,' how the Bush Administration, the multinational oil companies, the military industrial complex were the clear beneficiaries of the attacks. This is the book that could, should, and perhaps will bring down the 'Evil Empire.'

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WarOnFreedom/message/125

Josh Salans, 7/31/02,

I just finished the book and put my jaw back in my face. I am in awe of the information in this book. Not surprised but eager to share it with complete strangers (and family). So I was sitting in a fast food Chinese restaurant in Sunnyvale, and I stopped a young couple and asked them what they would think, if they learned our government was complicit in the 9/11 attacks.

We know, they answered! When I shook off my surprise I asked them how they knew. They were in Puerto Vallarta on September 9, when they learned they would not be able to go home, because the US Embassy said: either the storm that is brewing, or because we have word that Osama Bin Laden may be hijacking airlines!

Get the word out - our government's top officials should be held on treason for allowing harm to come to its citizens!