August 19, 2015
First, before you read this I’d like to clarify a couple of things: 1) I’m not a debunker and I’m not trying to disprove anything. I absolutely and firmly believe that 9/11 was an inside job because a literal mountain of evidence suggests it; 2) I don’t believe the evidence I’ve presented here settles this once and for all, though my opinion is clear. The only way to know for sure is to get the Secret Service log of Mineta’s arrival through a FOIA request. I’m only showing what I discovered upon my own examination of the photos and analyzing what it means. I think it’s very important for the Truth community to be aware of this new evidence so people can openly discuss and debate the possible implications.
After carefully reviewing the new Dick Cheney photo series on the Flikr website, I’ve discovered some which appear to completely disprove my previous theory about Norman Mineta going to the PEOC with Cheney at about 9:36 on the morning of 9/11, however, it still leaves open the possibility of Mineta lying about the time of his arrival, except for reasons which may be entirely of his own.
The photos I will now present appear to show Norman Mineta’s arrival to the PEOC, and that the time was approximately 10:15! This new evidence directly contradicts Mineta’s own testimony to the 9/11 Commission in which he stated he arrived at the PEOC, the underground bunker, at 9:20.
If you look closely at this photo, in the upper right corner you can see Mineta entering the PEOC. Cheney is already there, in discussion with Scooter Libby and Eric S. Edelman:
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta entering the PEOC on Sept. 11, 2001.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/19728909970/in/album-72157656213196901/
In this next photo, you can see that Mineta is directly in front of the camera, about to take a seat opposite Cheney, who is looking at him:
Norman Mineta about to sit opposite Dick Cheney in the PEOC.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/19728908390/in/album-72157656213196901/
With this next photo, I will explain how we know approximately what time this was. First, you can see that Cheney has his left hand up to his face as he ponders the events of the morning or watches a TV screen. In the previous photos showing Mineta entering and taking his seat, you can see Cheney also has his left hand to his face. Next, the woman standing behind him is on the phone (likely trying to get a hold of Bush for Cheney to speak with), the same as in the previous two photos. And finally, Scooter Libby has moved from Cheney’s right side to his left, and if you look closely at Libby’s wristwatch, you can see the time is almost 10:20, possibly 10:18:
Scooter Libby’s wristwatch reads approximately 10:18.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/19295952933/in/album-72157656213196901/
The next two photos are closeups of Libby’s watch, rotated to show his perspective:
Dick Cheney and Scooter Libby in the PEOC at approximately 10:18.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/19295952103/in/album-72157656213196901/
Norman Mineta sits across from Dick Cheney in the PEOC. This photo was taken at either 10:21 or 10:22 according to the live TV video on the far wall (which shows the Pentagon on fire; link below). The 9/11 Commission stated Cheney spoke to Bush at 10:18 for two minutes. Cheney is not on the phone here, and the woman in the previous photos has moved, suggesting the phone call has just ended. Therefore, if the Commission’s timeline is accurate, this indicates Mineta was present when Cheney received confirmation from Bush of a shoot-down order. This photo is also in the time range when Mineta was hearing updates about an incoming plane which he stated was the one which hit the Pentagon. However, take special note that Mineta could have seen the Pentagon ALREADY on fire on the TV screen!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/19916909065/in/album-72157656213196901/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oNuVlSJqA (fast-forward to 1:28:25)
Conclusion
From the time of the first photo of Norman Mineta’s arrival, to the photo of Libby’s watch showing almost 10:20, could not have been more than 5-10 minutes at most. Which means that Mineta arrived to the PEOC by approximately 10:10 or 10:15, almost an hour difference from what he testified to the 9/11 Commission!
Who could have ever guessed that Scooter Libby’s wristwatch would finally appear to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of 9/11?!
Mineta never stated in his testimony that he ever left the PEOC after entering it that morning. I don’t know the layout of the underground bunker or corridor leading to it, but I assume that the only thing outside the bunker’s blast door is the corridor leading back up to the White House. Once inside the PEOC, Mineta would not have a reason to leave and come back, at least none that I can think of. Also, in the chronology of the PEOC photo’s, Mineta is not previously seen in any of them. Therefore, the only logical conclusion to be drawn is that they accurately present us with his initial arrival.
Mineta stated to the 9/11 Commission:
MR. MINETA: I didn’t know about the order to shoot down. I arrived at the PEOC at about 9:20 a.m. And the president was in Florida, and I believe he was on his way to Louisiana at that point when the conversation that went on between the vice president and the president and the staff that the president had with him. (emphasis mine)
“At that point”, meaning at that point in time. If Mineta arrived at the PEOC at 9:20, as he said, almost an hour before these photos were taken, the president had not yet left the school in Florida. At that point, he was not on his way to Louisiana, and Mineta should have known this because of Bush’s televised speech at the school at 9:30. However, when Cheney spoke to Bush about a shoot-down order an hour later at 10:18, the president was aboard Air Force One on his way to Louisiana. Also, Mineta couldn’t have been talking about the conversation Cheney had with Bush in the tunnel leading to the PEOC from 9:45 to 9:56, as he was not present and it occurred after his stated time of arrival.
Mineta’s slip of the tongue tells us that he’s referring to Cheney’s phone call at 10:18. He’s inadvertently confirming that, instead of 9:20, he’d actually arrived an hour later and was present for Cheney’s call to Bush, as the photos show.
Finally, the TV screen in the last photo shows the Pentagon on fire and the evacuation underway, something Mineta could have seen as the images were only a few feet away from him, or at the very least he would have been informed of it once in the room. But Mineta claims that the conversation he overheard between Cheney and a young officer, which would have been taking place at this time, was about an incoming plane which had not yet struck the Pentagon.
What are we to make of this?
This blog entry will be continually updated with my attempt to explain the reasons why Mineta may have lied or been so very confused about the time of his arrival to the PEOC…
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