I wish to say a few words about the new project Professor Leroy Hulsey has launched at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (You may listen to my statement here.)
Many of you may have wondered why all the universities and high schools have been silent about the collapse of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers on September 11th, 2001. At our universities, we have a constant flow of seminars, conferences, symposia, presentations, defenses, lectures, etc., where everything is discussed in assemblies of peers.
Security chiefs are trying to block the release of documents that would shed fresh light on how Britain and the US came close to provoking a Soviet nuclear attack. They are insisting that a report, The Detection of Soviet Preparations for War Against Nato, must remain secret. The report was drawn up by the joint intelligence committee (JIC) after a Nato military exercise codenamed Able Archer 83.
Alex Beam’s portrayal of “architect truthers” is yet another disappointing example of a journalist resorting to ad hominem attacks and avoiding the facts when discussing the destruction of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers on Sept. 11, 2001 (“The ‘truthers’ and 9/11,” Opinion, Nov. 16). . . . The physical evidence shows that scattered office fires could not have caused the 47-story WTC 7 to collapse symmetrically into its footprint. (Imagine Boston’s 52-story Prudential Tower completely collapsing in seven seconds from small fires — it’s hard to, isn’t it?) The evidence also shows that the twin towers were not leveled by the airplane impacts and ensuing fires. The implications are indeed far-reaching, and that is why we urge people to study all the evidence before reaching a conclusion.
While circumstances of the recent shoot-down of the Russian SU-24 by a Turkish F-16 in the border region of Turkey and Syria remain murky, this is best analysis that I have seen to date. Be warned, however: I am biased, both the interviewer and the interviewee are good friends of mine. The map below may help you to follow the discussion.