The Truth Movement Network wants to continue sending our prayers to all the families and friends and students stuck in between.

We will NEVER forget

Many lost dear life long friends and amazing professors who fought to save as many as possible. The families have suffered the most. I pray for strength for this community. I witnessed the unity that is Virginia Tech as I video taped the ROTC flag lowering ceremony during the Virginia Tech shooting aftermath. I had been up all night mostly on my feet walking and talking and crying and yelling. By sunrise I had calmed and after walking home last night at 2:00am from downtown past media circus it actually seemed to be growing..... this morning as I walked towards the flag raising ceremony it was quite. I didn't go video or take any pictures on April 17. The day after. I just paced and talked and worked to get my mind off it... and maybe just get some sleep....impossible.

I decided to go back to work because that seemed be the only thing that helped. As Jamel, who now is no longer just Jamel at the River Mill on Friday nights...told CNN, I am keeping busy and that seems to help. I broke down when I heard that... I couldn't believe it. Later as the River Mill had consoled and comforted as long as the law would allow...We all went out front and hugged and cried and said goodnight. I look over and there is Jamel across the street... I went to talk and thank him for being heroic in the face of danger for sake of journalism... true pure grass roots journalism. We shook hands and said goodbye and I yelled across the street "Keep busy Jamel" He looked tired but wide awake... I am betting that like me he probably only had no sleep since it happened.

I headed out to video the raising of the flag ceremony trying to be strong and get something with meaning and value as to crystallized that the campus is united.

I arrived a bit late... but it was powerful. I thought I would have to fight through all of the world media to get a glimpse of the brave that were left behind to try and pick up the pieces after most students on campus left after the the services were over. It was a calm and crisp morning and as I walked towards the ROTC where the flag raising ceremony would be I thought I might early because no one was there. After spending 2 days with the international media in this small town no media circus no photographers, no video cameras....

I could not believe my eyes when I realized that I was late and there was NO media to capture such a honorable moment to signify that the campus finally obtained the order out of the chaos.

The trumpet was sounding as I ran up to see the flag carriers exited the building and I knew for sure I was late...The sun was rising and a lone man was there who knew as I what time the ceremony starts with one exception... he was on time. He held his hand over his heart and I could feel the strength of this community as the soldiers started towards the flag pole.

I tried my best to steady my hand and calm my nerves and be strong for all who were affected by this and will be forever. We will never forget.We are now awake to the illness growing in this world.

The ROTC was getting in to formation and it seemed that the shock factor was still in the air but honor in the face of tragedy from this community is present.

What has happened to our youth when they can go insane within a few years usually the first 2 years of college. This community stood strong when a local man turned evil and shot 3. Worst of all the most cowardly thing in the world sneak up on a cop after he passes on the Huckleberry trail in the early morning, to shoot him dead.. Classes were instantly canceled on the first day of the semester when that killer struck. It was amazing professors who spoke out and held vigils and pulled us together and the facts unfolded. That was a flag raising ceremony that I missed. Not this one.

I knelt down and tried to steady my hand as the trumpet sounded again.

Weeks away from the graduation we are stuck again by evil. This time it was so much more calculated and with the videos that the killer mailed to NBC it just gets worse. This community will stand strong and will unite as one. You have to understand that Take Back the Night, just happened weeks ago and this campus is vigilant against sexual predators. Campus just spoke out and marched in the streets weeks ago to a huge support group and protectors against "CAMPUS STALKING" and "RAPE" and Womens Rights. To even start to think that strong campus Professors had this kid pegged by 2005, the Professors did there job. WHO DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB?!?

This is what I was thinking as I heard that trumpet salute for the last time.. as before it was perfect. I am not sure her name but that young woman is honorable.

As I focused on the trumpet player I thought about the videos of Cho that Alex Jones described  the day before CNN, NBC, CBS even mentioned it.  I hear an account  with complete details of the contents of the videos and pictures, from Alex Jones a day before the video's broke nationally. The photo's and video's were sent by Virginia Tech students.  At that moment it couldn't be confirmed so the infowars team decided to wait until NBC announced it. At that moment I was actually wondering if Alex Jones report about the video's and pictures would be real or fake...and it turned out 24hours later that he was right the video's are real... Cho is completely evil.

After the salute sounded, I noticed that for the first time a cadet actually seemed to glance at me...and it was just a glance... I turned around to find the flag was already unwinding and again I was late. I think that strong young cadet warned me that I should turn my camera to the real reason were there.  I commend her for letting me know.  It was a powerful moment for Virginia Tech, and I felt honored to have witnessed it.  The healing process has begun. 

I filmed the flag raising and then I watched it lower to half mast. It was a very powerful world moment...and its unfortunate for commercial news media that no one from the networks bothered film it. Instead a local, independent journalist had to go home,charge up his home video camera, and literally run to capture the moment with any kind of Grace.

It Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear,
And Grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.

Please continue to pray for the families

Blacksburg pulls together and honors the victims of this tragedy with candlelight vigils and prayer groups on Henderson lawn, in front of the Chappel on the Drill Field a short distance from the police line. The entire campus is mourning. All of our prayers are with the families and friends and the entire community of Blacksburg Virginia. I will never be the same, no one who was here today will forget the moment they heard that for the second time in one school year, Virginia Tech was locked down because of a gunman loose on campus. As a community we have been ripped apart by tragedy and as night fell it was obvious that we are still in shock in the small community of Blacksburg. People prayed and sang Amazing Grace as the world wide media was arriving. Friends met at the local taverns comforting each other fighting back tears that could not be held, hugging and calling loved ones to say they are alright. As the hours past the questions raised and anger met tears as others calmed and consoled each other. Why did they not sound the alarm on campus at 7:15 or even 8:15 or even 9:15... no it took until 9:50 for the campus alarm to sound. "there is a gunman loose on campus, seek shelter and stay away from windows and doors!" This repeated for over 2 hours as our worst nightmare as a peaceful community came true 4 days before the 8 year anniversery of Columbine.continued

update: Two friends of mine were shot. Matt Webster survived a shot to the head and arm. Julia Pryde a local activist for Mountian Justice was killed. I will be writing a full article on both. Julia and many others will be missed dearly.

This story isn't over we will be posting many more details in weeks to come.

If you have any information, no matter how small, on the events that unfolded in the weeks leading up to and after 4.16.07 please let us know at: info@thetruthmovement.net

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Local authorities were told to take no action to pursue killer

Police and EMT workers at Virginia Tech tell us that campus police were given a federal order to stand down and not pursue killer Cho Seung-Hui as Monday's bloodshed unfolded.

Though wishing to remain anonymous for obvious reasons, we have received calls from police and EMT's who tell us that a stand down order was in place, and this is also confirmed by eyewitness Matt Kazee, who is a Blacksburg local.

Bush comes to Virgina Tech to speak 2 days after the tragedy.

Flashback: KATRINA

Bush waits 8 days before going to New Orleans after one of the worst national disasters

"Good Job Brownie"

No accountability for the failures that wasted so many good lives... Have we forgotten?

The decision was made at Virginia Tech to NOT cancel classes and evacuate. The failures made on 4/16/07 will haunt this communiy forever. We demand accountability. Have we forgotten?

We want the TRUTH not the MYTH.

The same logic that was the failure during the Katrina aftermath is the same logic behind not warning students at Virginia Tech on 4/16/07

3 students shot inside a dorm room at 7:15 and classes were NOT canceled. 32 people died from the hands of a MADMAN, 30 people could have been spared or at LEAST warned.  Many on campus that morning saw the Police driving and running guns drawn to West AJ.  Many saw the campus search and warn people through word of mouth.  The President of Virginia Tech said they thought it was "a domestic dispute" and the killer had "left the state" and we did not want "mass panic", the local Police Chief says the same thing. Really?

The first day of classes Will Morva killed a Police Officer 3 miles from the student center on the huckleberry trail around 7:00am and students evacuated and classes were canceled.  CNN showed video of students running from Squires and SWAT running in.  What happened on 4/16/07?   Over the course of the year and after Freedom of Information Lawsuit's the truth will come out.  Will there be accountability?  Will there be Justice.

Virginia Tech Professor Niki Giovanni, who pulled us together and healed the community after  Will Morva killed local hero's.  It was Giovanni who had the strength to say the words to heal the campus.  Virginia Tech was nursed back to a healthy campus because of the brave words of an amazing Professor... and it was Virginia Tech administration who turned their back on one of the most valued  Professor on campus.  They wouldn't act on her multiple warnings.  She said if they don't protect the students from this "mentally ill" student who stalked and stalked and stalked.  The world hasn't a clue that  Virginia Tech just came together to protest against rape, sexual harassment, and STALKING.  The much valued Womens Resource Center and local brave and honorable women, spoke to a huge crowd on the Drill Field about coming together and speaking out against the crimes of abuse to women and the lack of accountability of the deranged men who commit crimes against women.  "Take Back the Night" is held annually on the Drill Field.  The community comes together and bands together to "END THE SILENCE"  they march across campus and downtown Blacksburg to "STOP THE VIOLENCE".  This happened a few weeks before the shooting.   Have we forgotten?

Professors warned, and pleaded.  Students warned and spoke out.  The police arrested Cho twice and Montgomery County found him "mentally ill".  There are other students who know things about Cho and will eventually come forward.  Will we forget? We will NEVER forget the hero's who tried to save us, who tried to right, wrongs.  They did their job and trusted the system.

Who didn't do their job?  Why does this feel very similar to Katrina? Why does it resemble the decisions made by a FEW in the federal government who  ignored the warnings and paid NO attention the scientific data that the levies were going to break.  Ask Spike Lee what he thinks about way that the fed's handled the Virginia Tech massacre.

Ask Bush how the administration, and the police chief handled the Virginia Tech massacre.

"Good job Steger"     "Good job Flinchum"

KATRINA TIMELINE

The Truth Movement Network covers the Virginia Tech school shooting live in Blacksburg Virginia for Genesis Communications Network

Matthew Kazee from The Truth Movement Network is the on ground reporter as the Virginia Tech School Shooting unfolds live on the Alex Jones Show 4/16/07

Listen to the coverage as it unfolded on 4/16/07

Listen to the 4/18/07 Alex Jones Show cover the unfolding events at Virginia Tech

Pictures and video from outside my door during the Virginia Tech tragedy as I reported for GCN

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