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9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, Vol. 1

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Speaking as a middle-class, hard-working, sensible, sane and intelligent person, the referenced facts that are presented in this book provides evidence that is, quite frankly, shocking.

Being one who previously treaded very carefully over believing such consipracy theories as Princess Diana, Roswell etc, this book has certainly captured my imagination like no other.

The book tends to steer well clear of conspiracy stirring, instead asking some very basic common sense questions which, since 9/11 are staring us all in the face, and questions which most of us (myself included) had failed to address having been caught up in the horror of 9/11.

It also focuses on, and takes to pieces, the official 9/11 report with such surgical efficiency that you wonder how on earth it was ever allowed to stand as an 'offical account'.

This book asks all the questions, and I for one am very glad that these people have put their reputations on the line to bring us perhaps the most compelling read ever.

And to Seth J. Frantzman - You obviously feel that as an official Amazon reviewer, you somehow know more than phd qualified experts with years of specialist experience. The only lunatic ramblings have come from your dismissive, and totally inaccurate, review of this title.

The essays in this timely and essential volume are written by a variety of intellectuals from academia, the military, the sciences, and beyond. To read this book is to discover the reality that is kept from consumers of watered-down and even deceptive mainstream news sources (remember WMD?) There is no question that a conspiracy was involved in perpetrating 9/11--the government itself assures us this conspiracy involved 19 young Arab Muslims and a few ringleaders like Osama bin Laden (FBI says no hard evidence to link him, hence no indictment) and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (whose "testimony" was provided to the 9/11 commission by the CIA, and makes up most of the official case for the Muslim/Arab conspiracy theory.) The flimsy official story is contradicted by historical precedent of false-flag terror committed routinely by nations such as the U.S., Italy, and Israel, among others throughoiut history (search for the Lavon Affair, e.g.) This issue, as well as the inexplicable collapse of building number 7 and the twin towers are dealt with by examining facts surrounding the events, not speculation or conjecture. The conclusion that is evidently correct is that elements of the U.S. government with help from the intelligence services of Pakistan, Israel, and others engineered a spectacular attack in order to draw the U.S. into a war our people would otherwise never have supported. This issue is changing the world as I write these words and this book, which I own and will treasure as part of my collection of true 9/11 investigative work along with David Griffin's other books and books like the Terror Timeline by Paul Thompson, is an invaluable introduction to the issues for those just becoming aware of this historic hoax. Because of purposely deceitful "theorists" out there whose aim is to give the truth movement a bad name by for example claiming no planes hit the towers, volumes such as this are key to sorting fact from fiction and beginning on the path of restoring our democracy, exposing corporate media complicity in government corruption, and most importantly effecting a long-needed reconciliation with the Arab and Muslim peoples we have allowed to be unjustly persecuted for these crimes.

This is a very courageous and hard-hitting book about the 9/11 massacre, its global context and its catastrophic aftermath.
Beyond any doubt, the official account of the 9/11 incident is false; e.g. the 3 WTC towers (WTC 7 wasn't even hit) were brought down by controlled demolition (S.E. Jones).
The put options affair constitutes considerable evidence that some US officials had foreknowledge of the attacks.

Those attacks were used to support an agenda worked out in advance: the invasion of Iraq, `a supreme crime under international law'. Moreover, they served to heighten the existing `strategy of tension', spreading fear among the population for further terrorist attacks.
A strategy of `terrorist' killings of innocent civilians in order to achieve political objectives, to discredit opponents or to justify anti-freedom laws, is a very well-known policy all over the world, e.g. the Berlin `La Belle' disco or the Bologna railway explosions.

But, cui bono? The strategy generated fabulous pay-offs to the military and oil corporations.
The investigations of different authors unveil the existence of a US global dominance group of a good 200 people (the `deep' state) who are trying to impose a Pax Americana, a militarized world order under total US dominance. This group controls the military contractors and the media, constituting a watchdog of acceptable ideological messages, news and information contents.
They should also be behind fraudulent elections (P. Philips), because a deviation of more than 5 % between the exit polls and the ultimate results is a statistical impossibility.

The conclusion of this book is far from rosy: the US is on the brink of totalitarian fascist corporatism, based on a `deeply perverted value system' (D.R. Griffin) with anti-freedom laws, blatant lies, false witnesses, cynical thefts and indiscriminate killings.

This deeply black investigation is a must read for all those interested in the future of mankind.

...a very difficult choice, as they include books by Ahmed,Griffin,Tarpley, Zwicker and others! This collection of brilliant articles is hard to beat because it covers the key aspects of 9/11 truth and a wide range of connected important issues concerning our future. If you only have time for one book, read this!
Pekka Castrén

Chap 1 is overview. Chap 2,3,4 shread the government story. Chap 5,6 are about past US covert operations. Chap 7,8,9 are about why people are not open to exploring alternatives to the government conspiracy. Chap 10,11 are about who benefits from 9/11. This is a very credible presentation that challenges the 911 Commission myth. Outstanding! 10 PhD's including 9 college professors.

An extremely well written and well researched scholarly work, which will give you the kind of education you have to pay thousands of dollars for!! This book will not only explain that 9/11 was `an inside job' (in as much that it was carried out by clandestine elements within the military industrial complex under the umbrella of the alphabet security agencies) it provides a well grounded education into critical thinking. Reading this book is like attending a series of highly enlightening and educational lectures. The kind of lectures that give you knowledge upon which to build your own intellect and not take the information presented at face value. The book contains essays written by scholars who are all highly educated and previously published authors who have conducted original research, these can be interpreted as a series of mini-lectures which educate you, so that you continue to travel and not simply arrive.
Each chapter is well researched and presented methodically and logically, and is easy to read, you can investigate the citations/references as well as conduct your own research to simply confirm what you have read is true. You can compare this work to the pathetic narrow propaganda which is the official Zelikow-Keane-Hamilton 9/11 Commission Report or the comical popular mechanics work of fiction `Debunking 9/11 Myths'.
Ultimately the result of your investigation and reading will lead you to realise, that Al-Qaeda is a creation of the rogue elements of the CIA and 9/11 was simply the biggest hoax and is slowly being exposed as such. Not exposed in the main stream media who are in the pockets of the Military-Industrial complex, but in the minds of millions of people around the world.

There are several good, some average, and a few poor books on 9/11. This is one of the good ones. Instead of running over the same tired unanswered questions, the authors seek new directions of exploration and discovery. Since so much of 9/11 is shrouded in the mysteries of intelligence agencies and foreign policy, it can be difficult to do more than speculate and highlight inconsistancies in the official stories. However, researchers such as Steven Jones and Kevin Ryan are tackling issues related to the physical characteristics of the structures involved in the events of the day from a strong knowledge base. They are among the very few credentialed people I have found who are willing to take an objective look at the oddities of the WTC collapses.
There were some other good chapters also, but I'm working from memory because I accidently left my book on a bench in the subway. When I got back 10 minutes later it was gone. So, the topic was evidently interesting to someone else. The book is a great addition to your 9/11 library, and if you got your copy on the subway, can I have it back when you're done? I'd like to finish it.

David Ray Griffin's newest book is a must read for people who think. Each chapter is written by a different author to give the reader the "big picture" on 911, putting it into proper context. Most people are unaware of the credible information presented in this book which is well referenced in scholarly fashion. This work is most convincing that the actual conspiracy theory is the media's official account on 911. Any intelligent person that reads this book will understand that the actual facts and science contradict the official story and that 911 had to be an inside job. Thank you Dr. Griffin for your work in getting the truth out.
N. Monastero
Escondido, CA

"9/11 and American Empire" is written by an outstanding cast of authors, who put together an eloquent volume with tremendous references that addressed the unanswered questions about 9/11. They helped elucidate the haze surrounding this historic event, and debunked the myth that shrouded it. Read it and make your own decision.....

This is very interesting stuff folks. You have to actually read it (but first read the offical account and the NIST report and all that good stuff) to come to a conclusion. I own it. Seth is a loser. And you will just have to read it on your own. Later.