Today I heard of one of the most despicable, hard-core plutocratic moves ever made by the mafia that calls itself our government. Seems that some of the remains of those who perished in 9/11 ended up in a landfill. This happened because right-wing-proclaimed "America's Mayor" Rudolph Giuliani decided he wanted the mess cleaned up as quickly as possible from the 9/11 crime scene. Never mind that it was evidence, never mind that the bodies of the dead lay in parts, broken among steel shrapnel, plaster dust and suicide glass. Just wipe the stain as soon as possible.

As previously mentioned, said body parts ended up in a pile destined to become the filler for potholes, a metaphor in living color for how our beloved corporatocracy treats human beings. If you're as outraged as I am over the travesty, please go to the following link, sign their petition and by all means, CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES in Congress:

http://www.wtcfamiliesforproperburial.com/

According to the organization, The Worst President in American History ™ has been contacted and refuses to remark on the controversy. Giuliani, who fancies himself Presidential material, is tight-lipped as ever and his successor, Mayor Bloomberg, has mirrored his stance. The corporate media, as usual, has covered the issue on a Page 28 basis, burying the story below Anna Nicole, Britney, American Idol and who won the latest sporting spectacle. Since the families' battle has been stalled in the court system for a few years now, I guess 9/11 news isn't "sexy" anymore. Reprehensible. Let's make an issue of it- contact Keith Olbermann at countdown@msnbc.com. He led he fight to expose the Walter Reed Veteran's Hospital scandal, this fits his crusading brand of journalism.

MBT

I actually think Olbermann discussed this not so long ago ever so briefly. Maybe I read too many blogs - but I know that it's a story that is out there, it's just not mentioned as much as it should be.

Giuliani's numbers have gone down - this story is beginning to stick to him. Being so good at cleanup may be an asset when the cleanup is purely trash. But in this case, getting it done so quickly overlooked the fact that it should have been treated with extreme respect.

Thanks for posting the petition and the story, Tank.

I visited the site in the summer of 2002. At that time, the "job" of cleaning it up had just been accomplished. It was shocking to me how "clean" it was - sanitized. At that time, I wondered how this could have been done so quickly - especially since so many lives had been lost.

Now we know.

And the landfill is called Fresh Kills - how odd is that - I always thought it was eerie that they didn't rename it out of respect for what had happened on 9/11.

Good to see again, Tank. Here is the KO!

I'm glad to hear he did mention it. I think it's a bigger story than just a "Worst Person In the World" entry. This is HUGE. It illustrates more clearly the lack of respect our "elected leaders" have for people. The very action that killed those people has been utilized to decimate our freedoms and create political gain for the right. This travesty of the very basics of human decency needs to be more publicized, and NOW.

Tank