William Rodriguez 9/11 Puerto Rican Janitor For Truth

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  William Rodriguez, is a native of Puerto Rico, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the State of New Jersey. On September 11, 2001, and for approximately ...

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  William Rodríguez was a janitor at the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks and was in the basement of the North Tower when ...

  William Rodriguez

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  For the cricketer, see Willie Rodriguez. For the Chicago socialist politician, see William E. Rodriguez.

  

  William Rodriguez
  William Rodriguez at American Scholars Symposium: 9/11 and the NeoCon Agenda in Los Angeles, California, June 24-25, 2006
  Born	Puerto Rico

  William Rodríguez was a janitor at the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks and was in the basement of the North Tower whenAmerican Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the building. After the attacks he received several awards for heroism for helping in the evacuation of many survivors.^[1] TheBirmingham Mail said about Rodriguez: "He bravely led firefighters up the stairs, unlocking doors as they climbed and helping hundreds of survivors"^[2] and TheLancashire Telegraph added: "He then went back into the building in a bid to rescue his friends at the top of the tower, on the 106th floor. But he kept finding others who needed his help as well."^[3]

  Rodriguez became prominent in the Latino community for helping to institute an economic amnesty program for victims of 9/11 who were undocumented workers.^[4]

  In 2004 Rodriguez unsuccessfully sued President Bush and 155 others in the federal court alleging Bush's complicity in the 9/11 attacks.^[5][6]

  Subsequently, Rodriguez traveled around talking about conspiracy theories and his experiences on 9/11, giving motivational lectures and discussing disaster management.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]} The Herald newspaper of Glasgow characterized him as "the poster boy for a movement currently sweeping the globe… the 9/11 Truth Campaign."^{[citation needed]} He titled his website "911keymaster", appearing on TV and having himself photographed frequently with a 'master key' to the World Trade center,^{[1][13][14][15][16]} which, he has alleged on BBC and Dutch TV and C-SPAN, saved hundreds of lives. He also used the title "Last Man Out", touring in the UK and the US with that phrase.^[17][18] Rodriguez has also employed the "Last Survivor of the World Trade Center" slogan.^[19][20]

  He claimed in federal court documents that he single-handedly rescued fifteen persons.^[5] His website william911.com more modestly puts it "helped fifteen (15) persons from the WTC to safety." Newspapers articles claimed that he raised 122 million dollars for the victims of 9/11.^[21][22]

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  • 1 Biography
    • 1.1 Magician's assistant
    • 1.2 WTC janitor
    • 1.3 September 11 attacks
  • 2 RICO lawsuit
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

  Biography

  Magician's assistant

  As a young man, Rodriguez worked under the stage name "Roudy" as an assistant to magician James Randi.^[23][24] A December 2005 article published on the Internet claimed that Rodriguez was adroit at insinuating himself into the good graces of Randi's targets and eliciting incriminating information, and that he had previously been featured on television in Puerto Rico escaping from a chainedstraitjacket while hanging from a burning rope.^[25]

  WTC janitor

  Rodriguez moved to New York from Puerto Rico and, according to the Internet article linked above, he "found himself a small fish in the big pond of New York magicians." He took a day job as a custodian at the World Trade Center. The article goes on to say that Rodriguez's show business aspirations fell by the wayside when his responsibilities for cleaning the office of Governor Mario Cuomoat the WTC expanded to include organizing Governor Cuomo's press conferences, and that after Cuomo left office in 1994, Rodriguez was re-assigned to cleaning the windowless emergency staircases of the North Tower, where he remained until September 11, 2001.^[25]

  September 11 attacks

  Rodriguez said he usually clocked in at 8:00 a.m. and rode an elevator to the 106th floor, where Hispanic employees of the Windows on the World restaurant fed him a free breakfast. However, on the morning of September 11, 2001, Rodriguez was half an hour late and so reported directly to a basement office of his employer, American Building Maintenance.^{[citation needed]} On September 11, Rodriguez told CNN that shortly before the plane hit the tower he was in the basement when:

  ...we hear like a big rumble. Not like an impact, like a rumble, like moving furniture in a massive way. And all of sudden we hear another rumble, and a guy comes running, running into our office, and all of skin was off his body. All of the skin. We went crazy, we started screaming, we told him to get out. We took everybody out of the office outside to the loading dock area.^[26]

  Rodriguez's early accounts repeatedly mentioned a large fireball that shot down the elevator shafts and exploded through the doors, causing serious burn injuries to a man who happened to be standing in front of one of the freight elevator doors. This was consistent with similar reports by numerous other witnesses who saw fireballs erupting and blowing out elevator doors and burning people.^[27] In September 2002, Rodriguez said in an CNN interview:

  ...and at that terrible day when I took people out of the office, one of them totally burned because he was standing in front of the freight elevator and the ball of fire came down the duct of the elevator itself, I put him on the ambulance.

  He did not identify the name of the victim in this interview,^[28] but he did identify the name of the victim as Mr. Felipe David (a native of Honduras, working for the American catering company Aramark) in several other interviews.^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]} Mr. David was released after spending 10 weeks recovering in the hospital; first in the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center burn unit, and then in Mount Sinai Medical Center's rehab program. He had suffered third degree burns covering 40% of his upper body while escaping from the basement of 1 World Trade Center.^{[citation needed]}

  The fire, the ball of fire, for example, I was in the basement when the first plane hit the building. And at that moment, I thought it was an electrical generator that blew up at that moment. A person comes running into the office saying 'explosion, explosion, explosion.' When I look at this guy; has all his skin pulled off of his body. Hanging from the top of his fingertips like it was a glove. And I said, what happened? He said the elevators. What happened was the ball of fire went down with such a force down the elevator shaft on the 58th (50A) – freight elevator, the biggest freight elevator that we have in the North Tower, it went out with such a force that it broke the cables. It went down, I think seven flights. The person survived because he was pulled from the B3 level. But this person, being in front of the doors waiting for the elevator, practically got his skin vaporized."^[36]

  At that same NIST meeting, however, Rodriguez told investigators that he was "the last survivor pulled from the rubble". In fact, there were at least 18 survivors pulled from the rubble of the North Tower long after Rodriguez walked out of the building unharmed. The last survivor was Jenelle Guzman-McMillan, who was rescued some 26 hours later at approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 12, 2001.^{[citation needed]}

  Though Rodriguez' October 2004 lawsuit Rodriguez v. Bush alleges that bombs were planted in the sub-basement and the Twin Towers brought down by controlled demolition, no claim is made there that Rodriguez witnessed any explosives or incendiary devices himself.^[5] Nor are any of Rodriguez' claimed 14 corroborating witnesses named or quoted, though the Complaint quotes dozens of others. Of the 27 witnesses Rodriguez claims he offered to the 9/11 Commission, which witnesses the Commission allegedly refused to interview and not one of them was quoted or identified in the lawsuit. None of the fifteen persons alleged in the first paragraph of the suit to have been "single-handedly rescued" by Rodriguez were identified either.

  By August 17, 2007, after more than two years of telling his story to enthralled audiences, he told C-SPAN:

  All of a sudden at 8:46… we hear 'BOOM!' An explosion so powerful and so loud that push us upward in the air coming from below! It was so powerful that all the walls cracked, the false ceiling fell on top of us, the fire sprinkler system got activated and everybody started screaming in horror: 'HELP! HELP! HELP!'^[37]

  He claimed that he used a master key to let people out from behind locked emergency exit doors, saving hundreds of people,^[3][37][38] and that he turned down Hollywood movie deals worth millions and book contracts "from every publisher" because he "wanted to maintain [his] integrity."^[3]

  Rodriguez also claimed to have seen hijacker Mohand al-Shehri scoping out the building prior to the attacks, in June 2001. A Daily News article says he told the FBI and the 9/11 Commission that he recognized the man after a brief, chance encounter months prior to the terrorist attacks. "It is believed that American Airlines Flight 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta cased New York City targets, including the Diamond District, but Rodriguez may have given the 9/11 panel the first eyewitness testimony about a hijacker inside one of the towers before the terror strike.^[39]

  Rodriguez gave evidence to the 9/11 Commission. As was the case with the vast majority of the more than 1200 witnesses^[40] who gave evidence to the Commission, Rodriguez's evidence was not given in public and was not specifically itemized in the Commission Report. Of the 1200+ witnesses whose testimony was taken by the Commission, approximately 160 were conducted publicly.^[40][41]Rodriguez complains that his testimony never appeared in the Commission Report^[42] and that many of the survivors were not called to testify. However, the Commission acknowledges that its report is only a summary of the work that it did, and that it specifically cites only a fraction of the sources it consulted. It acknowledges that due to the scope of the events touching so many issues and organizations, it did not interview every knowledgeable person or find every relevant piece of paper, but that its report is a foundation for a better understanding of a landmark in the history of the United States.^[40]

  RICO lawsuit

  In October 2004, Rodriguez sued the President of the United States and 155 other parties, accusing them of complicity in the 9/11 attacks.

  His 237-page civil lawsuit included allegations pursuant to the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) againstThe United States Of America, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald H. Rumsfeld,and numerous others, totaling 156 defendants^[43] in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

  In his lawsuit, Rodriguez made hundreds of allegations including allegations that the Twin Towers were destroyed by means of "controlled demolitions;" that members of the FDNY were ordered, on instructions of the CIA, not to talk about it; that the FDNY conspired with Larry Silverstein to deliberately destroy 7WTC; that projectiles were fired at the Twin Towers from “pods” affixed to the underside of the planes that struck them; that FEMA is working with the US government to create “American Gulag” concentration camps which FEMA will run once the federal government’s plan to impose martial law is in place; that phone calls made by some of the victims, as reported by their family members, were not actually made but were "faked" by the government using "voice morphing" technology; that a missile, not American Airlines Flight 77, struck the Pentagon; that United Airlines Flight 93 was shot down by the US military; that the defendants had foreknowledge of the attacks and actively conspired to bring them about; that the defendants engaged in kidnapping, arson, murder, treason, conspiracy, trafficking in narcotics, embezzlement, securities fraud, insider trading, identity and credit card theft, blackmail, trafficking in humans, and the abduction and sale of women and children for sex. In his Complaint, Rodriquez also alleged that he "single-handedly rescued fifteen persons from the WTC".^[5]

  The matter was transferred to the Southern District of New York on May 2, 2005.^[44] In January 2006, Rodriguez swore and filed a 51-page affidavit in opposition to a motion to dismiss, which reiterated and expanded upon his conspiracy allegations.^[45] On June 26, 2006, the court dismissed Rodriguez's claims against the USA, DHS, and FEMA, and gave Rodriguez until July 7, 2006 to show cause why his lawsuit should not be dismissed with respect to the other 153 defendants.^[46] Rodriguez failed to do so, and the court dismissed all of his claims against all of the remaining 153 defendants on July 17, 2006.^[47]

  References

  1. ^ Jump up to:^a b Wintle, Angela (February 26, 2007). "Interview: The untold story of September 11". The Argus. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  2. Jump up^ Collins, Tony (February 1, 2007). "Twin Towers hero to make city visit". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  3. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Shale, Samantha (July 7, 2007). "Twin Towers hero speaks in East Lancs". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  4. Jump up^ "The Citizen". Gotham Gazette. August 22, 2002. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  5. ^ Jump up to:^a b c d "Rodriguez v Bush Documents from PACER".
  6. Jump up^ "Rodriguez Complaint" (PDF).
  7. Jump up^ "William Rodriguez, sobreviviente del atentado del 11-S, cuenta su historia en los micrófonos de Caracol". Caracol.com.co. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  8. Jump up^ "El último hombre en salir - Actualidad". Terra. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  9. Jump up^ 00:00 / 00:00 (September 19, 2008). "Terra TV - Videos - NotiTerra | Desgarrador relato de sobreviviente del 11 de septiembre". Terratv.terra.com.co. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  10. Jump up^ "Llega un invitado especial, William Rodríguez un sobreviviente y héroe nacional del 11-S" (in Spanish). Estereofonica. September 11, 2008.
  11. Jump up^ "William Rodríguez · El Boomeran(g)". Elboomeran.com. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  12. Jump up^ "De Las Torres Gemelas, A Guatemala « Cgn Noticias De Guatemala". Cgnnoticiasdeguatemala.wordpress.com. August 25, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  13. Jump up^ "10 Aniversario de Know How". Entretenimientoplus.com. October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  14. Jump up^ "原宿新聞 - 原宿エリアの最新ニュース - 9.11同時多発テロ WTC生存者ウィリアム・ロドリゲスの証言（2） 「『対テロ戦争』の欺瞞」". Harajukushinbun.jp. October 15, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  15. Jump up^http://www.goodkarmapr.com/press%20releases3/images/WILLIAM-WITH-KEY.gif
  16. Jump up^ Govier, John (January 29, 2008). "JG's Best Bits!". BBC. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  17. Jump up^ "William Rodriquez". September 11, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2009.^{[unreliable source?]}
  18. Jump up^[url=http://www.goodkarmapr.com/press%20releases3/press%20releases3.htm "William Rodriguez"] (Press release). Good Karma Public Relations. August 17, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  19. Jump up^ http://www.william911.com/
  20. Jump up^ "Key 9/11 survivor in Lancaster". The Visitor. January 24, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  21. Jump up^ "EL MUNDO | Suplemento cronica 517 - EL ROBIN HOOD DEL 11-S". Elmundo.es. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  22. Jump up^ "encuentro digital con William Rodríguez". elmundo.es. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  23. Jump up^ The Faith Healers, by James Randi, Prometheus Books; 2nd edition (1989) ISBN 0-87975-535-0 p. 133.
  24. Jump up^ Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, by James Randi. Prometheus Books (June 1982) ISBN 0-87975-198-3, pp.293, 306, 323.
  25. ^ Jump up to:^a b "UQ Wire: Russ Wellen - The Magic Man". Scoop. December 30, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  26. Jump up^ "Airplanes Hit The World Trade Center". CNN. September 11, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  27. Jump up^ "NIST NCSTAR1: Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers". National Institute of Standards and Technology. December 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2009.sections 2.4 and 3.4
  28. Jump up^ "Interview With David Lim". CNN. September 11, 2002. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  29. Jump up^ "Sept 11 Attacks Investigation". C-SPAN.org American Perspectives (Washington, DC, US). March 22, 2004.
  30. Jump up^ "World Trade Center Survivor". C-SPAN.org American Perspectives & Good Karma Public Relations (Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, US). August 17, 2007.
  31. Jump up^ "William Rodriguez: 9/11 Hero". American Scholars Symposium (Austin, TX, US). June 25, 2006.
  32. Jump up^ "The Ground Zero Grassy Knoll". New York Magazine(New York City, US). March 19, 2006.
  33. Jump up^ "9/11 hero brings his grim story to region". Western Morning News: The Plymouth (Devon, England, UK). November 30, 2006.
  34. Jump up^ "The 9/11 Conspiracy: Secrets, Lies and a Global Campaign". The Herald (Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK). February 16, 2007.
  35. Jump up^ "Interview: The Untold Story of September 11". The Argus(Brighton, England, UK). February 26, 2007.
  36. Jump up^ "Transcript of NIST Public Meeting in New York City". February 12, 2004.
  37. ^ Jump up to:^a b "World Trade Center Survivor". C-SPAN. August 17, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  38. Jump up^ Jaeger, Carl (April 23, 2007). "Trade Center custodian shares story". The Badger Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  39. Jump up^ Meek, James Gordon (June 15, 2004). "Janitor tells 9/11 panel of brush with WTC thug". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 21, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
  40. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "Preface". 9/11 Commission Report. xv–xvii.
  41. Jump up^ "National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States". 9/11 Commission. August 21, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  42. Jump up^ "William Rodriguez and the Key to 9/11". American Chronicle. September 24, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
  43. Jump up^ "Rodriguez v Bush Documents from PACER".
  44. Jump up^ "Order Granting Motion to Transfer" (PDF).
  45. Jump up^ "Rodriguez Affidavit January 2006" (PDF).
  46. Jump up^ "Order Dismissing Complaint against USA, DHS, and FEMA" (PDF).
  47. Jump up^ "Order Dismissing Complaint against Balance of Defendants" (PDF).

  External links

  • Rodriguez v Bush Documents from PACER
  • US 9/11 group seeks aid of Dr M, June 13, 2006
  • William Rodriguez, a 9-11 Survivor By Deanna Spingola
  • William Rodriguez, Rosie O'Donnell Radio Show Interview 11/6/2009
  • William Rodriguez :: Official Website

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  William Rodriguez worked on the basement level of the north tower and was in the building when the first plane struck his building. "We heard a loud rumble, ...