Update: 2006

I put this page together in the weeks following 9/11, partly as an outlet for the shock and horror of the events. I've left the items originally posted as a record of that time, but in the ensuing years many of these pieces serve to highlight the naïveté experienced by large numbers of the public regarding what we were told about the disaster. Examination of videos of the collapse of the buildings by many experts bring into question the official story that they were brought down solely by the impact of the planes and the fires.

There have been many "conspiracy theories" floating around questioning whether there were actually planes involved, ascribing responsibility for the attacks to various persons and/or agencies, and most of these have been soundly debunked by the evidence. But the actual evidence, in the form of video footage and eyewitness reports, does raise some questions as to the nature of the buildings' collapse. Pre-collapse explosions were heard and reported by many people; the buildings fell at free-fall speed, which wouldn't have been possible if upper floors were actually collapsing the lower floors; the WTC owner stated publicly that a decision was made to "pull" WTC 7 (the term used in controlled demolitions).

Surveys have shown that most people believe we have not been given the whole story on the events of 9/11. Examine carefully the information presented at the following websites and you too might have some questions.

• PBS Documentary: Silverstein, FDNY Razed WTC 7
• 911TrueStory.com — a number of compelling videos and presentations
• Reopen 9/11 — collection of resources
• 9-11 Research — another collection

The events of 9/11/01 will be studied for many years, with the total truth possibly remaining as elusive as the facts of 11/22/63. But as years of study have shown in the case of the JFK assassination, the truth has a way of bubbling to the surface with sufficient perseverance.