Here's the reply I got from Griffin when I e-mailed him my hypothesis:
Dear Kerry,
Nice to hear from you.
I assume that Building 7 (as well as the Towers) was indeed brought down by controlled demolition, which meant that it had to have been wired long in advance and then the explosives placed not long before 9/11. But whether this was under orders from the insurance company, Giuliani, Silverstein, the FBI, and/or the Port Authority I would not speculate. But I certainly hope that someday there is a real investigation, because I would certainly like to know.
I don’t know if you’ve seen the Afterword to the Updated Edition of NPH, in which I discuss the WTC at greater length.
Also somewhat in my new book (propaganda below). I’ll hope for another great review from you.
Cordially,
DG
THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: OMISSIONS AND DISTORTIONS
(A Critique of the Kean-Zelikow Report)
David Ray Griffin
“With this new book, David Ray Griffin establishes 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
Griffin shows that the final report of the 9/11 Commission, far from being the definitive account of 9/11 it was supposed to be, is riddled with omissions and distortions. Rather than genuinely asking how the attacks were able to succeed, the Commission merely defended the account provided by the Bush administration and its Pentagon. Any evidence that challenged this account--by suggesting instead that the attacks were enabled by the Bush administration itself--was either distorted or simply omitted.
“In this masterful sequel to The New Pearl Harbor, David Ray Griffin unveils a disparity between official 9/11 "spin" and independently researched 9/11 fact so glaring as to suggest the possibility of a constitutional crisis unlike anything our country has ever known. . . . [This book] seriously--and alarmingly--challenges the independence, impartiality, and thoroughness of the 9/11 Commission."--Burns H. Weston, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Iowa
"David is a national treasure. His first book was great. This book . . . is even better.”--Meria Heller (
www.Meria.net)
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THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT:
OMISSIONS AND DISTORTIONS
David Ray Griffin
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE THE COMMISSION’S OMISSIONS AND DISTORTIONS
1. The Alleged Hijackers
2. The Collapse of the World Trade Center Buildings
3. The Strike on the Pentagon
4. The Behavior of Bush and His Secret Service
5. Advance Information about the Attacks
6. Osama, the bin Ladens, and the Saudi Royal Family
7. The Saudi Flights
8. FBI Obstructions
9. Pakistan and Its ISI
10. Possible Motives of the Bush Administration
PART TWO THE COMMISSION’S DEFENSE OF THE US MILITARY
11. Problems in Earlier Accounts of the Flights
12. The Commission on Flight 11
13. The Commission on Flight 175
14. The Commission on Flight 77
15. The Commission on Flight 93
16. The FAA: Taking the Fall
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
Notes
Index of Names
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“This is a painstaking and devastating demolition of the lies transmitted by The 9/11 Commission Report . . . . Griffin’s book will strengthen the cause of those who believe that the best defense for democracy is not blind fealty to leaders, but the truth.”--Peter Dale Scott, author of Drugs, Oil, and War
“Through an incisive and carefully documented review, David Ray Griffin skillfully refutes the findings of the 9/11 Commission. . . .”--Michel Chossudovsky, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa
“David Ray Griffin’s latest book amply explains why the 9/11 Commission can now be placed in the same category as the Warren and Tower Commissions as dissemblers and varnishers of the truth.”--Wayne Madsen, syndicated columnist, investigative journalist
“This careful deconstruction of what many have called “The 9/11 Omission Commission” skewers, with academic rigor, both the official 9/11 story and its associated cover-up. David Ray Griffin's is one of the finest minds at work in the pursuit of truth about 9/11.”--Barrie Zwicker, Canadian Media Critic and Commentator
“It is rather obvious that the 9/11 commission aimed more to bring closure than to investigate the anomalies surrounding the event. . . . For those who still seek the truth and hope for a serious investigation of the facts, Griffin's careful analysis of the report is essential reading.”--John B. Cobb, Jr., Professor of Theology, Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions
A Critique of the Kean-Zelikow Report
By David Ray Griffin
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