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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A brave and interesting insight into 9/11, 23 Jan 2006
This book is an accessible and well written introduction to the 9/11 "conspiracy theories", for want of a better phrase. Written with the British audience in mind, the book explores the various inconsistencies in the official 9/11 story, and the increasing strength of the 9/11 Truth Movement. The authors, while clearly "9/11 sceptics" , consider both points of view pretty fairly and are not over zealous in favour of one side or the other.The book is well structured, making it a quick but insightful read, and includes a number of pictures and diagrams that help put the arguments into context. The book is not very long, so dont expect an extremely thorough investigation of the events. It serves well as an introduction and, for example, has encouraged me to look further. I think it would also do a good job of opening the minds of "9/11 believers" and encouraging open discussion about the events, rather than just the blinkered accusations that "9/11 sceptics" are akin to Holocaust deniers. My only criticism is that the book is sometimes a little hard to follow for a British audience because of the various US agencies and political structures that are described. It takes a while to digest fully what all of these agencies do and so at times the book is a little hard going. However, it is a very worthwhile read, and raises some extremely important issues for the world we live in.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the read, but..., 30 Nov 2005
By A Customer
The authors here should be commended for writing a book with the British audience in mind, and producing one without (to my eyes at least) any glaring factual errors or disinfo that has plagued the 9/11 Truth Movement since it's inception. It's well worth buying for the friend or relative who dismisses alternative explanations of 9/11 as mere 'conspiracy theories', due to it's accessible format, and copious photos and illustrations.But the book isn't perfect - the tone can be slightly breathless in places, and you do get the impression straight away that the authors are firmly in the skeptic camp, rather than impartially weighing the evidence. This is not to discredit them, for I believe once anyone has digested the myriad loose ends, coincidences and downright strange goings-on surrounding 9/11 they will come out a skeptic, at least to some degree. But don't rely on this as your only 9/11 book - go to Ruppert, Ahmed, Chussudovsky, Griffin, Tarpley and others to flesh out your understanding of the event. One final thing - these authors do contribute their own research to the proceedings, so if you're a seasoned 9/11 buff, I recommend it. It's pretty cheap, too. ;)
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15 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't believe everything you read......, 4 Sep 2005
Henshall and Morgan have done a service in collating the lies, half-truths and evidence of sheer stupid incompetence that surrounds the history of 11th September in a comprehensive and clear little book that can read in an afternoon -- and leaves a disturbing and unsettling after-taste. But though they try hard not to be hysterical or gushy the authors of this book sometimes let their enthusiasm for conspiracy theories get the better of them. Some of the wilder stories they repeat have perfectly simple explanations that can be revealed by a moment's thought; but some do not..... And, unfortunately, excruciatingly bad editing also lets them down with repetitions of whole paragraphs and obvious cut-and-paste trails (like out of synch explanations) giving clues to to whole sections of the book having been shifted around. This leaves the reader occasionally slightly bewildered at times with new actors being introduced into the conspiracy plots with no warning or preparation. Or am I just being a bit paranoid?
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