Giuliani Faces Investigation Of 9/11 Radios

In the midst of his presidential candidacy, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani now faces a looming government investigation into his handling of the radios used by firefighters on 9/11.

The investigation, which will examine how the FDNY ended up using faulty equipment during the terrorist attacks and why Giuliani gave a no-bid contract to Motorola for that equipment, has been endorsed by New York City Councilman Eric Gioia, chair of the city's oversight and investigations committee.

"I will do everything in my power to get answers, to get the truth," said Gioia, a Democrat. "These families deserve answers and really the entire city and our country deserve answers."

Calls for an investigation were first proposed by filmmaker Robert Greenwald who has documented Giuliani's handling of 9/11 in a series of shorts for Brave New Films. In The Real Rudy: Radios, Greenwald documents how radios used by the FDNY on 9/11 were the same ones that malfunctioned during the 1993 attack on the Twin Towers. When - eight years later - Giuliani finally purchased new communications equipment for $14 million from Motorola, it was never field-tested. A week later, the equipment was recalled after a firefighter's mayday went un-heard. Giuliani reissued the old batch of radios. And on 9/11 when a police helicopter warned that the North Tower could collapse, more than 120 firefighters remained inside.

"To know that we had failing radios in 1993 and did virtually nothing until September 11 is shocking to say the least," said Gioia. "To watch this documentary and see the important questions that were asked and seemingly unanswered and ignored for so many years, it's disturbing."

More than 20,000 people signed a petition demanding an investigation into Giuliani's handling of the FDNY radios. In an interview posted on YouTube, Gioia confirmed that he will take the steps to initiate public hearings, including sending out letters to fellow council members and requesting pertinent documents. Greenwald praised the initial steps forward.

"Brave New Films is thrilled with Councilman Gioia's response to our petition for a City Council investigation into Giuliani's failure to equip firefighters with the radios they needed on 9/11," Greenwald told the Huffington Post. "The groundswell of support for our petition shows the depth of Americans' desire for accountability."

Comments

[noamjunior]

So Rudy's profiteering directly led to fireman deaths on 9-11
Rudy obviously sucks as a human being - but the MSM should be ashamed for not running stories like this

[thirteen13]

Rudy Giuliani got rich off of 911.

Rudy Giuliani said " THANK GOD GEORGE BUSH IS OUR PRESIDENT".

Rudy Giuliani will not speak with anyone he does not agree with.

Rudy Giuliani will not be our next president.

Rudy Giuliani continues to make money off of 911.

The All Mighty Dollar, In God We Trust, all up for the taking. The US Constitution purged
from our being.

The worst is yet to come United States of America. Have no fear, Black Water is here.

[dotmafia]

This scumbag and all of his Republican kind deserve to be lined up against a wall and shot. They only care about furthering their own careers and lining their pockets and bank accounts, and they don't care about who they step on and who suffers in the process. He and Bush/Cheney don't have any empathy or sympathy for anyone else but themselves. They question other people's patriotism? Let America question THEIRS!.
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[StillAmused]

This was common knowledge in NY a long time ago... just had to wait for Rudy's self-promotion smoke to clear (and all the right-wing dullards to come out of their "America's Mayor" coma) for the rest of the world to catch up.

Now arriving in flames, inverted and vertical over the landing strip, pedal to the metal, it's RooDee... let's have a big round of applause, loud enough for him to hear it just before he crashes and burns.

[eej]

Rudy = Mitt = George

Different wives. Otherwise, no difference.

[eej]

More salt poured on the wounds of the people who lost a firefighter on 9/11.

[AntiFascistMajority]

Hear about 9/11 from an eyewitness


For those with a sincere interest in learning what really happened on Sept. 11, 2001, I recommend attending a speech by William Rodriguez, who was working as a custodian at the World Trade Center at the time and helped evacuate hundreds of people using his master key.

Tonight (Thursday, Nov. 1) at 7 pm he speaks at Grand Lake Theater (510-452-3556) in Oakland, California. Special guests appearing with him will be Peter Dale Scott and Cindy Sheehan. For further information about his current speaking tour, “Last Man Out,” click the link below:

http://www.communitycurrency.org/nov1.html

Rodriguez reports that the collapse of the towers was preceded by a series of powerful explosions. He and others inside the North Tower thought at first that it was an earthquake.
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[Witchitalineman]

This makes me sick. I always knew this guy was a slease ball. I hope they do a thorough investigation into this matter.

[SouthpawSass]

Probably why Rudy's so pro-Bush... they seem to operate from the same ethics manual.

We've had enough corruption in Washington. It's time we move towards a more ethical policy mechanism.

A vote for Rudy, is a vote for corruption.

[BarryChamplain]

Okay, UNDERSTAND: this man was as responsible for the deaths of FDNY firefighters, as if he had put a gun to each of their heads, and pulled the trigger.

THIS WAS MURDER. Beyond "incompetence"... the deaths of the FDNY firefighters was THE DIRECT RESULT OF GIULIANI CORRUPTION.

After which, amazingly, Rudy told Congress that the firefighters had simply "stood their ground"... what is this, focking Iwo Jima?!?

And the orders to evacuate WTC DID get sent out... just not HEARD. Rudy testified, essentially, that the dead firefighters, in their zeal to "stand their ground", DISOBEYED ORDERS.

I don't "outrage" easily. This outrages me.

NOW... let's see Hillary Clinton (disclaimer: "... or any of the other candidates") come out and accuse Rudy Giuliani of MURDER by CORRUPTION.

Won't happen? Why not?

Oh, I know. Because it will open any candidates who dare to tell it like it is to FAUX "outrage" and attack. And I don't just mean from Republicans. Democratic lawmakers have demonstrated their complete willingness to eat their own, should they commit the mortal sin of being "shrill".

So, let us ask ourselves which is more important: remaining politically safe... or TELLING THE TRUTH, IN THE NAME OF THE DEAD FIREFIGHTERS?

Somebody PLEASE ask Hillary Clinton in front of a camera if she thinks Rudy Giuliani is responsible for the deaths of the firefighters in the World Trade Center. It's easy. Just DO it.

[ilpostino]

Rudy as President? No way. Put aside all this stuff about radios and crony ism and command HQ in the twin towers....voters will not stand for the famous "Judith", the First Lady wannabe. Read all about her in the latest Vanity Fair. Holy cow. She and Rudy make the deposed Ceaucescu's from Romania look good.

[AntiFascistMajority]

Did Giuliani know about 9/11 in advance? Was he a 9/11 insider? Find out for yourself by viewing the excellent two-minute video at the link below:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6357586375896950217

Check out the evidence while you still can. Censorship throughout the media is increasing and can be expected to intensify further if and when the Pentagon attacks Iran.
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[ajax2]

Did Rudy get a kickback from radios that killed?

[YEShavesome]

How did a helicopter know the tower was going to collapse?

[watchingthings]

As politicians "for the people" Rudy, Chimpy and Hillary are one and the same. Go Edwards.