Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory (Paperback)

by David Ray Griffin (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. An emeritus professor of theology with no previous interest in conspiracy theories, Griffin has dedicated himself since 2003 to the "9/11 truth" movement, a group committed to "exposing the falsity of the official theory about 9/11," and this book is a thorough, highly detailed attempt to do just that. As Griffin aptly notes, "the assumption that conspiracy theories are inherently irrational" has recently taken root in American culture, making any attack on the official government record instantly dismissible, but Griffin takes to the difficult task with solid reasoning and true zeal. All but the most dogmatic readers will find Griffin's evidence-from the inconsistencies between NORAD tapes and the 9/11 Commission Report to rigorous exploration into the physics of the collapse-detailed and deeply unnerving. For instance, Griffin considers the fact that firefighters were told, five hours before the fact, that building WTC 7 was going to collapse, despite "the fact that WTC 7 was not hit by a plane, that the available photographs show no large fires, and that fire had never caused a steel-frame high-rise to collapse." Another chilling passage looks at the Pennsylvania crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 through the testimony of those first to arrive, who were unanimous in finding "no recognizable plane parts, no body parts." For anyone who doubts the government's truthfulness regarding the WTC terrorist attack, this well-researched volume will give you a trough full of ideas to chew on.
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"An emeritus professor of theology with no previous interest in conspiracy theories, Griffin has dedicated himself since 2003 to the '9/11 truth' movement, a group committed to 'exposing the falsity of the official theory about 9/11,' and this book is a thorough, highly detailed attempt to do just that. As Griffin aptly notes, 'the assumption that conspiracy theories are inherently irrational' has recently taken root in American culture, making any attack on the official government record instantly dismissible, but Griffin takes to the difficult task with solid reasoning and true zeal. All but the most dogmatic readers will find Griffin's evidence-from the inconsistencies between NORAD tapes and the 9/11 Commission Report to rigorous exploration into the physics of the collapse-detailed and deeply unnerving. For instance, Griffin considers the fact that firefighters were told, five hours before the fact, that building WTC 7 was going to collapse, despite 'the fact that WTC 7 was not hit by a plane, that the available photographs show no large fires, and that fire had never caused a steel-frame high-rise to collapse.' Another chilling passage looks at the Pennsylvania crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 through the testimony of those first to arrive, who were unanimous in finding 'no recognizable plane parts, no body parts.' For anyone who doubts the government's truthfulness regarding the WTC terrorist attack, this well-researched volume will give you a trough full of ideas to chew on." -- Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"Considering how the 9/ll tragedy has been used by the Bush administration to propel us into immoral wars again and again, I believe that David Ray Griffin's provocative questions about 9/ll deserve to be investigated and addressed." -- Howard Zinn

"David Ray Griffin has established himself--alongside Seymour Hersh--as America's number one bearer of unpleasant, yet necessary, public truths." -- Richard Falk, Professor of International Law, Emeritus, Princeton University

"Until we get a complete, honest, transparent investigation--not one based on 'confession' extracted by torture--we will never know what happened on 9/11. David Griffin will never let this go until we get the truth." -- Robert Baer, former CIA case officer and author of See No Evil and Sleeping with the Devil.

After reading David Ray Griffin's previous books on the subject, I was over 90% convinced that 9/11 was an inside job. Now, after reading Debunking 9/11 Debunking, I am, I regret to say, 100% convinced. -- John V. Whitbeck, author of The World According to Whitbeck

Considering how the 9-ll tragedy has been used by the Bush administration to propel us into immoral wars again and again, I believe that David Ray Griffin's provocative questions about 9-ll deserve to be investigated and addressed. -- Howard Zinn

David Ray Griffin hits another one out of the park by taking on the left gatekeepers and the mass media for the lies and cover-up called "the official story of 9/11/01," which is the greatest conspiracy theory ever perpetrated on the American public. I highly recommend this book for all thinking Americans. -- Meria Heller, producer host of the Meria Heller Show (www.meria.net)

David Ray Griffin's Debunking 9/11 Debunking is a superb compendium of the strong body of evidence showing the official US government story of what happened on September 11, 2001 to be almost certainly a monstrous series of lies. Tragically, the entire course of US foreign and domestic policies since that date has grown out of these almost certain falsehoods. This single book could (and should) provide the basis for the United Nations International Court of Justice, or some specially constituted global body (independent of the US) to investigate with highest priority, and publicly report its findings about, the charge that unknown elements within the US government, and possibly some individuals elsewhere closely allied to the US, caused or contributed to causing the events of September 11 to happen. -- Bill Christison, former senior official of the CIA

David Ray Griffin, author of 30 books and professor of philosophy of religion and theology, emeritus, systematically challenges the principal official and semi-official defenses of the standard account of 9/11 events....Throughout the book's 391 pages, including 61 pages of references, Griffin exhibits exceptional skill in detailed scholarly analysis. He concludes with a call to the reader, and all of us, to bring these issues into full public discussion and to expose the truth about 9/11, whatever it may be. Indeed, such "truth" has certainly not yet been revealed due to extensive gaps and contradictions in official theories that he documents in detail. -- ALA's CHOICE

Professor Griffin is the nemesis of the 9/11 cover-up. This new book destroys the credibility of the NIST and Popular Mechanics reports and annihilates his critics." -- Paul Craig Roberts, assistant secretary of the US Treasury during the Reagan administration

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Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Olive Branch Press; Revised and updated edition (March 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156656686X
• ISBN-13: 978-1566566865
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The official conspiracy theory of 9/11 & the war on terror is officially debunked., May 4, 2007

By	P. Gill (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

David Ray Griffin has produced another fine work, once again meticulously researched and documented. All of the statements made by Dr. Griffin in this book are of high academic merit as you would expect. This is a work worthy of great praise; it is truly enlightening, educational and inspiring. After reading this book, you will walk away with the feeling that you have acquired knowledge, wisdom and understanding as well as new skills in critically evaluating evidence.

The official 9/11 conspiracy theory as authorised by the government and produced by Philip Zelikow and the Keane- Hamilton 9/11 commission is the political and social myth of the 21st century. David Ray Griffin has exposed it once more for being nothing more than a fable and a most repugnant form political propaganda.
The war on terror/war of terror is based on the 9/11 political myth; its purpose is to secure the military-industrial complex, full spectrum dominance over the socio-political-economic life of the peoples of this world and their resources.
The official account of the events of 9/11 simply can not stand up to scientific scrutiny; neither can the claims regarding Al-Qaeda.
Al-Qaeda is simply a delusional concept, the ranks of which are filled with provocateured patsies and misinformed fanatics, sadly neither of whom are hard to find. You only have to look at the recent show trials of Moussaoui in the US and the British fertilizer bombers in the UK. You will see that the war on terror and Al-Qaeda consists of individuals nurtured by informants and agent provocateurs. The only real terror is the fear of terror, and that which is staged, provocateured & officially sanctioned by rouge criminal elements within the governments themselves. These elements use the powers of the state to carry out the atrocities of 9/11 and 7/7 for example, all the while representing the interests of the criminal military-industrial complex.
The official conspiracy theory of 9/11 and the war on terror/war of terror is officially debunked.

69 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A controlled demolition of the official story, May 23, 2007

By	E. Woodworth (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Once in a while a book comes along that has the power to change history. This is such a book, clad as it is in its modest title.

The writing, like fine porcelain, is delicate, strong, and clear.

The work manifests a steady and unrelenting drive towards truth. Informed by indisputable facts and unassailable logic, it proceeds to a complete unmasking of the official story behind the events of September 11th, 2001.

It is important to understand the issue of 9/11 within the context of its author's career. Dr. Griffin spent 30 years (in over 20 books and 150 scholarly articles) expounding the views of Alfred North Whitehead, whose process theology provides a unifying platform of spiritual values which harmonize with the world's great religions.

In 2003, while Griffin was writing a major book on world democracy based on Whiteheadian principles, he was persuaded by colleagues that the official story on 9/11 was completely implausible. The result was his bestseller, "The New Pearl Harbor", which was followed by 5 more books on the subject, each reflecting his rigorous scholarship, disciplined logic, and attention to detail.

Following a May 2006 opinion poll showing public skepticism over a 9/11 coverup, the official proponents launched, in August 2006, a 4-pronged attack on 9/11 truth claims, while simulating new but undocumented evidence to patch up the holes that had been blown in the official account by Griffin and other scholars.

In "Debunking 9/11 Debunking", Griffin, aided by emerging testimonies from air traffic controllers, closes in for the kill, methodically dismembering these shifting official claims, and proving them exponentially more bizarre than the original 9/11 Report.

To counter suspicions of a military stand-down against the 4 hijacked aircraft, the official camp had completely reinvented its story by claiming the FAA had consistently failed to notify the military in time. The military, which had supported the earlier timeline showing it had been notified in time, was now accused of lying. The FAA was suddenly subject to charges of gross incompetence, but strangely enough no one was disciplined.

In another example, Griffin details how NIST "tweaked the data" for its computer simulation model until it matched its own hypothesis that fire had melted the steel, causing the "progressive collapse" of the Twin Towers at freefall speed into their own footprints. But how did the 47-storey steel-framed WTC 7 building collapse at freefall speed into its own footprint without being hit, and with only minor fires?

Griffin notes, "The burden of proof should be placed on any claim that WTC 7 was brought down by something other than explosives, because this is the wild, empirically-baseless hypothesis devoid of historical precedent." And though Pentagon flight 77 was supposedly "... vaporized... this claim was wildly incompatible with the assertion that the bodies of the plane's occupants were later identified by their DNA." The plane's hitting the Pentagon was "'... like taking a Coke can and smashing it against the wall. The back and the front become one'... but smashing a Coke can does not reduce its weight. So why has no one reported finding a 100,000-pound piece of steel and aluminum in the wreckage?"

This is but the tip of the iceberg. There is far too much evidence to review here; suffice it to say that the book itself bears the classic hallmarks of a controlled demolition: precision, balance, control, superb planning and flawless execution. What it demolishes is the official account of the world-changing events of 9/11.

If global calls for an impartial investigation succeed, Griffin's reference works will help guide the investigators through the growing maze of lies and cover-ups to an understanding of what actually happened that day. The resulting truth could well relieve the world of the fear, hatred and ugliness the event has spawned, and free us to pursue the kind of enlightened future Griffin has spent a lifetime envisaging.

And therein, history could change for the better.

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, May 6, 2007

By	PTTurboe "A nation of sheep soon begets a gov... (Tropics) - See all my reviews

This is the seminal book on the 911 subject. Griffin easily tears apart the "debunking" books and articles of the reality of what happened on 911. This book along with Tarpley's "Synthetic Terror" are all you need to expose someone to the Truth - which then will lift the veil from their eyes. And make them see the world for what it really is.

And any student of history just sees that this whole false flag operation is just more of the same for the NWO slave masters.

The kicker for me is the fact that according to Bush and the Neocons - The "terrorists" struck to take away our Liberty. Then the Bush regime takes away our Liberty with the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, etc. (And yes - I have read them all.) Now, how can that be logically explained? Where is the critical thinking? How do people not see this?

For me, now with Griffin's newest book, I am moving on to try and see how we can stop the madness that is destroying the USA, our Constitution, and the world. 911 is just a smoking gun after all. It is not the end. It is the scary prelude to what they have in store for us.

Please people of the world. Please awaken from your slumber...