9-11 Literature Review

· 9/11 Commission Report. (August 23, 2004). Inside the Four Flights.Dwyer, J. (2006, September 2). U.S.

The article “Inside the Four Flights” explains how each hijacker got through airport security with no problems and gives some detail on the terrorist actions that were partaking in the air crafts. At each security check point the hijackers walked through a metal detector, were hand wand detected, and all their belongings went through an x-ray machine detector. Each plane had five hijackers with flight 93 only reporting to have four. Airport security said there was nothing out of the ordinary, actually most of them don’t even remember checking them or thinking anything was suspicious about anyone. On every flight that was hijacked no one knows how the hijackers got into the cockpits of the four air crafts. 911 calls reported that on American Airlines flight 11 that one man was injured from having his throat being slit and two flight attendants were reported to have been stabbed. The hijackers told everyone to be quiet that they had a bomb and they used mace and pepper spray to gain control over passengers in the air crafts. On United airlines flight 175 one passenger and one flight attendant was reported stabbed. On American Airlines flight 77 hijackers were reported to have box cutters and moved all passengers to the rear of the plane, but there was no mention of knives or mace in this aircraft. In flight 93, passengers were recorded to have said that several people have made calls about the hijacking and had learned of the previous attacks on the twin towers. Passengers said that the hijackers did not seem to care much that they were making phone calls, I guess because they knew it wouldn’t matter anyways.
· Counters 9-11 Theories of Conspiracy. The New York Times.Heine, M. (2006, July 31). Lecturer Explains 9/11 Theories. Knights Ridder Tribune Business News.
In the article “9/11 Theories of Conspiracies,” provides a small argument about if bombs were placed in the twin towers or not; and if the government had anything to do with the September eleventh attacks. Many people, in fact, 1/3 of people polled believe that the U.S. government had some part in the 9/11 attacks. These people believe that our government conducted an inside job to justify our military actions in a way to conduct a type of world domination. Some people claim that the planes alone were not able to bring the twin towers down that a controlled demolition using pre-implanted bombs is what caused the towers to collapse. One expert claims that from evidence in the rubble that bombs had to have been in the twin towers, because from the pieces in the rubble the building endured high levels of heat that a plane's fuels could not generate alone. Some, however; go against this theory and say that bombs could not be implanted in such a high security building with out there being at least one witness, I guess that gives us even a more reason to think that government officials had something to do with this, because we couldn’t imagine someone that did not have a lot of connections could implant bombs without a word being said. Just because someone doesn’t see it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen!

· Heine, M. (2006, July 25). Controversial UW Professor to Lead 9-11 Theories Lecture. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News.
Kevin Barrett a part-time teacher for an Islamic class is the speaker of this lecture. He states that after two years of rigorous research and study that he has come to the conclusion that September 11, 2001 was in fact an inside job by our United States Government. He said the attacks were contrived through military superpowers feting on the possibility of going to war. Scientist have concluded that the rubble on ground zero could have only happened because of explosives and not solely the planes crashing into the buildings. This had to be a controlled demolition. Hijackers of the 9/11 planes are said to be a broad network of terrorist sponsored by the United States government and their Western allies. He's teaching is not to make his students believe that his way is the only way, he just wants to inform them on the possibilities and maybe test their knowledge through a few argumentative essay questions.

· Murphy, J. (2006, February 22). Conspiracy 101. The Village Voice, 51, 8., p. 24.

The article "Conspiracy 101," explains many different conspiracy theories throughout history such as the assassination of JFK, and of course the 9/11 conspiracy theory. It says the twin towers fall completely straight down and that just might be the first time ever in history that has happened. Witnesses have reports of explosions, and some even believe that the planes might have fired missiles as well. Another thing most people don't know about is world trade center tower number seven fell eight hours after the other two towers fell. This building fell straight down just as the twin towers did, however, it was not hit by a plane; therefore, bombs must have been implanted. Flight 93 was said to be shot down by military officials and some even think that it may have landed in Cleveland, but I think that is irrelevant to the point. Other conspiracies also point the finger to the U.S. Government, if so many events seem to be blamed on the government then they must be doing something that is not ethical according to our cultural views.


· Grossman, L. (2006, September 11). Why the 9/11 Conspiracy Won't Go Away. Time, 168, 11., pp. 46-48. In this article the 9/11 conspiracy theory is explained and questioned. Psychological experts say that with any traumatic event there is bound to be a conspiracy theory that because the 9/11 attacks were witness by so many people but little is know about the details of the attacks it makes it a glue for conspiracy theories. Psychologists say that conspiracy theories are a way of mourning in our country. The theorist in the article explain that the puffs of smoke from the twin towers is only the result of explosions and that Al Qaeda is not responsible for the attacks. It claims that the Pentagon was not hit by a jet but a cruise missile, but why are there so many witnesses of a plane flying into the building. This article claims that flight 93 was shot down my U.S. air force jet. There is a video mention several times in which this author gets his information called “loose change,” I plan to try to find it and watch it to get more information. Another shocking detail is that 36% of Americans claim to believe that the government either knew about the attacks and let them happen or conducted them their selves.

· Wikipedia. 9/11 Conspiracy Theories. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 29, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories UCA Library.

This article "9-11 Theories of Conspiracies" provides in great detail all of the evidences for the government being responsible for the attacks on 9/11. When the government undertakes an underground or inside operation it is called a false flag operation. The media claims that there were nineteen terrorist who hijacked four planes. Two crashed into the twin towers, one into the Pentagon, and on in an open field in Pennsylvania after passengers had stormed the cockpit. Another building that most people don't know about also collapsed, World Trade Center building 7. The media claimed that the attacks were brought out by Al Queda with Osama Bin Laden as the leader. On the other side of things, the World Trade Centers were claimed to have been a controlled demolition because the buildings couldn't have collapsed straight down as they did if bombs were not implanted in the buildings. As for the Pentagon, FBI agents will not show security camera footage of the attacks. Some theorist believe that this might be because the Pentagon might have been hit by a missile other than a plane, and no parts associated with a plane having had crashed into the building were found. Flight 93 was to have said to have actually been shot down by a U.S. fighter jet. Witnesses claim that a white jet was seen in the area soon after the crash, and argument of the actual crash time is another issue. Donald Rumsfield said him self that the plane was shot down, but someone later claimed that he has "miss spoken". Another thing that is hard for conspiracies to believe is the amount of successful phone calls by the people in the planes. There was a total of 13 passengers that made a total of thirty calls to both emergency and family, a 2003 Canadian study shows that the success rate could not have been that high at such a high altitude. The article then goes on to talk about the war on terrorism and how Bush decides to go to Iraq, when Iraq supposedly had nothing to do with the attacks. It all boils down to the ability to take over the world, addiction to oil, and money; which all describes George Bush.


· Wikipedia. September 11, 2001 Timeline for the Day of the Attacks. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 29, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_timeline_for_the_day_of_the_attacks UCA Library.

This source provides a timeline of the events on September 11, 2001, this timeline is a representation of the government's portray on what happened. At about six in the morning the terrorist arrive at the air ports and board their planes around seven. In the eight o'clock hour air flight commands are starting to fail and calls are made from passengers to family members and to emergency hot lines. Toward the end of the hour flight 11 crashes into world trade center tower number one. About 30 minutes later flight 175 crashes into the second world trade center tower. The White House is then evacuated. At around ten o'clock flight 93 crashes in an open field in Pennsylvania. Later on that day around five o'clock world trade center tower number seven falls (this building is the emergency operation center; its purpose is to help in major disasters such as the 9-11 attacks. Throughout the night Bush debates on whether Osama Bin Laden is responsible for the attacks.


· 9-11 Truth Committee. Top 40 Reasons to Doubt the Official Story. 9-11 Truth. Retrieved March 1, 2008, from http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20041221155307646

The 9-11 Truth Committee provides forty reasons why the government implemented the attacks on that day. The air defense was at failure that day, the people in the cockpit did not take the actions in which they were trained to do in the moment of crisis, and the stories from each were very different as if they were lying. The Pentagon was struck in the just renovated side where few workers were, how was this by accident? On flight 93 the media tells us that it crashed at 10:06am but it actually fell at 10:03 am. Why would the media hide this from us? Is there something that happened in those three minutes that the government doesn't want us to know? Conspirators believe that the plane was shot down by military officials. What are the signs of cover up? Every plane has an indestructible black box that recorders everything that goes on in the plane two were found at the world trade centers, but the 9-11 commission denies they were ever found. Officials who were said to have "failed" were given promotions.