“To Be Ignorant of what Occurred Before You Were Born is to Remain Always a Child,” Observed Marcus Tullius Cicero — Understanding 9/11

September 11, 2026

Today is the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington, D. C.

We should not only focus upon these pivotal, horrendous isolated events but also on understanding the crucial historical chain of post-WWII deep state history that have led us to this day.

It is imperative that the newer generation of post 9/11 readers and viewers become cognizant of, and acquainted with, the chain of historical events which led up to today’s National Security State and the American empire. From Harry Truman to Donald Trump, we have seen an out-of-control executive branch wage unconstitutional, undeclared wars by centralizing power in the presidency.

The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11

The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11

How did this all come about? Here are four exceptional documentaries which introduce that history.

The first film is the 1987 PBS documentary, The Secret Government: The Constitution In Crisis, narrated by Bill Moyers.

The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis

It explores the comprehensive background of the secret covert government established in 1947 by the National Security Act. In particular, this powerful video compares and contrasts the Iran-Contra affair of the Reagan era with that of the Watergate scandal of 12 years earlier which brought down Richard Nixon.

The second documentary is the exceedingly rarely seen 1988 Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair, narrated by Elizabeth Montgomery. As you watch this extraordinary story unfold, you will see precisely why this incredible film has been shoved down the Orwellian Memory Hole for many decades. It discusses not only the hidden dimensions of the Iran-Contra affair but also the October Surprise scandal of 1980; CIA complicity in the global narcotics trade; CIA assassinations and covert activities; and FEMA,
REX84, and the suspension of the U. S. Constitution.

Many of the Reagan administration criminals and nefarious characters featured in both of these first two documentaries will later turn up in the George W. Bush administration — “continuity of government.” A key component to the Iran-Contra affair was the secret shipment of cocaine from Central America to the United States under the cover of the National Security State.

The “Deep Politics” Reality of our Foreign Policy with the Third World since the end of World War II has been Narco-Centric, behind the Cold War/War on Terror Public Facade or Rationale

The “Deep Politics” Reality of our Foreign Policy with the Third World since the end of World War II has been Narco-Centric, behind the Cold War/War on Terror Public Facade or Rationale

One of the major delivery points of these narcotics was Mena, Arkansas. The third documentary, The Clinton Chronicles, details how then Governor Bill Clinton and his administration were up to their eyeballs in these illegal covert activities.

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Accordingly, here are several key background events to begin understanding.

Who Rules America: Power Elite Analysis, the Deep State, and American History

Who Rules America: Power Elite Analysis, the Deep State, and American History

The 1980 October Surprise Scandal Proven True

The 1980 October Surprise Scandal Proven True

Barbara Honegger on NYT Conceding 1980 “October Surprise” Reagan-Bush White House Whistleblower Vindicated—Four Decades Late.

Barbara Honegger on NYT Conceding 1980 “October Surprise” Reagan-Bush White House Whistleblower Vindicated—Four Decades Late

Historian Brion McClanahan on The Truth About the Iranian Hostage Crisis

Historian Brion McClanahan on The Truth About the Iranian Hostage Crisis

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