I
think that if we are able to move forward with a process of truth and
reconciliation, that it can move us towards uniting the Country again. But, as long as we don't know the truth, as
long as we're in the fog as to how things happen and why they happen, we're
going to continue to stumble along with these debates about "Woulda, coulda,
shoulda," instead of standing on the firm ground of truth to rebuild our
relationship the world and with each other.
Rob Kall: Well, when you're talking about truth, you
know, there is a group who talks about 9/11 Truth, that 9/11 was not covered
adequately in it's investigations.
What's your take on that whole way that 9/11 was used by the Bush
Administration and covered up, really, afterward?
Dennis Kucinich: Rob, there's a couple of elements here. There is no question that 9/11 was used to
drag us into a war against Iraq, a nation that had nothing to do with
9/11. That's another reason for the need
for truth and reconciliation. Another
thing in post 9/11 America: we've seen a sharp decline in trust in government.
So the people then don't believe what the government says, what they describe
as happening. That has led people of
good will and intelligence to raise questions about what happened on 9/11. Look.
I've heard from people on all sides of this, and I could not get much
support at all in the Congress for an inquiry beyond what the commission
did. I think that there's always going
to be elements in the narrative of 9/11 that people will be able to point to
and say "Well, that doesn't fit." But I
would say that the larger question right now is "How can we as a nation try to
repair the tear in the fabric of society and the tearing of trust which
happened at 9/11?" On September 10th
2001, there was an America that existed that was a little bit more sunny, a
little bit more forward-looking, a little less fearful; we need to remember who
we were. We need to shake this funereal pall that dropped over this country on
September 11, 2001, and reclaim a deeper truth of who we are as Americans! And in a way, in order to do that, Rob, we're
going to have to go back to the town hall, and to talk to each other again
about what we think happened, and why it happened, and how does America go
forward? How can we reclaim what's best
about this country, and how can we reunite with the World? Because 9/11 was used to separate us from the
world at a time when we could have responded in a way that would have captured
the sympathy and love of the world (which is there for all of America), we
chose a path of aggression which separated us from the rest of the world.
Rob Kall: I need to take a station ID real quick, and
then we'll get back to talking about that.
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I'm
speaking with Dennis Kucinich. He's left
the Congress, he's moving on to some exciting new projects; and Dennis, you
just said that at 9/11, we separated ourselves from the world. I want to hear about that, but I also want to
make sure that we've covered how my listeners and readers can help and support
you in your future and current endeavors?
What can we do to help you? We
love you!
Dennis Kucinich: Well, the love is returned, and I feel the
abundance of support over a period of sixteen years in the House of Representatives. I never take that for granted. I'm very humbled by the opportunity, not just
to be on this show and talking to you Rob, but the fact that people care, and
they pay attention, and they love America.
Kucinichaction.com is a website where people can
participate in our political efforts, and if you could sign up there it would
be great. In a couple weeks, I'll be
announcing a slightly new endeavor to people who have signed up, and they'll be
able to learn about that. I will
continue to reach out to people and give them a point of view that maybe
they're not getting from other places.
I
guess it's back to this: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask
what you can do for your country." So
I'm always interested in where I can continue to make a contribution. I'm not a member of Congress right now, and
I'm OK with that. I'm not OK with how
redistricting worked. (laughs) But I'm
ready for a new chapter in my life, and to continue to make a
contribution.
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