9/11 and the American empire; intellectuals speak out; v.1.9781566566599 9/11 and the American empire; intellectuals speak out; v.1 Ed. by David Ray Griffin David Ray Griffin (born 1939) is a retired professor of philosophy of religion and theology and a proponent of 9/11 conspiracy theories that implicate members of the United States government in the attacks.[1] Along with John B. Cobb, Jr. and Peter Dale Scott Peter Dale Scott (born 1929) is a Canadian poet and a former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley. The son of noted Canadian poet and constitutional lawyer F. R. Scott, he is known for his anti-war stance and his criticism of U.S. . Olive Branch Press 2007 247 pages $18.00 Paperback HV6432 Although it not entirely clear whether all of the contributors agree with the final conclusions of editors Griffin (emeritus, Claremont School of Theology The Claremont School of Theology is a graduate school located in Claremont, California, offering Master of Art, Masters of Divinity, Doctorate of Ministry and Ph.D. degrees in religion and theology. ) and Scott (U. of California at Berkely), these 11 essays collectively argue that attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001, have not been satisfactorily explained by government officials and that US government officials were complicit com·plic·it adj. Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime; having complicity: newspapers complicit with the propaganda arm of a dictatorship. in the attacks, motivated by the intention to exploit them to advance an imperial agenda. Some chapters cast doubt on the work of the 9-11 commission's presentation of the physical evidence, including the argument that the World Trade Center towers collapsed due to fire and not controlled explosives. Others discuss present historical background on the ties between oil companies and Islamic fundamentalist groups and on previous CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). staging of "false-flag" terrorist operations. Still others explore reasons for why (what they see as) transparent truths about 9-11 are so easily dismissed by the society at large. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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