Jane Christensen: Holocaust Denial and 9/11 Investigation
Back on 3/10/05, I posted a story called, Poli Sci 495: 911 The Road to Tyranny. Since then, Mark Robinowitz looked into the sources that Professor Christensen planned to use in her class. Mark sent the following email to her:
Saw your course referenced on "cryptogon.com"
You have some great articles listed, and some that are promoting hoaxes. It is also offensive to have Holocaust Denial publications / websites listed -- since it discredits the serious investigations into Cheney's complicity in 9/11.
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Spring 2005
(POL 495) 911 The Road to Tyranny
Professor Jane T. Christensen
Office: HBB Hardee Bldg., Tel. 252-985-5118
Office Hrs.: Monday 10:10-12:00, Tuesday/Thursday 11:10-1:00, and by appointment
Homepage URL: http://faculty.ncwc.edu/Jchristensen/email: jchristensen at ncwc.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The events of September 11, 2001, indisputably changed the course of American politics and history. This course is offered so students may examine various events and policies leading to 911. In particular, this course will focus largely on the specific destruction in lower Manhattan and the Pentagon. We will examine the official story and analyze it critically. We will consider alternative explanations of what occurrred as well. 911 was a catalyst for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the attack on civil liberties in the United States. We will examine each of these with a critical eye. The goal of this course is to arrive at a solid understanding of how 911 has shaped our political future and to promote critical analysis by students of this catastrophic event and its aftermath.
This course is outside the scope of traditional "political science" in many ways. First it is "unscientific" in that it relies much on eyewitness accounts and speculation. Secondly, there is not yet a solid literature on the September 11 "attacks" or on the war on terrorism. This literature is emerging, particularly on the latter. Thirdly, this course will rely somewhat extensively on alternative news media accounts and a variety of films and videos in lieu of literature.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
2 exams 25% each
Paper 25%
Participation 25%
It is expected that students will attend class regularly and on time. An excess of 4 or more absences results in a loss of your participation grade or 25% of your grade. That's two and a half letter grades! No food, drinks, gum or cell phones will be tolerated in class! Exams are identification and essay in format and consist of a midterm and final.
PAPER
The paper for this course will focus on some aspect of 911 or the war on terrorism. It will consist of 10-12 typewritten pages, double-spaced with one-inch margins and with footnotes and bibliography. Specific details will be discussed in class.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Michael Parenti, The Terrorism Trap. San Francisco, City Lights Books, 2002.
George Humphrey, 9/11: The Great Illusion. Austin, Texas, George Humphrey Publications, 2003.
This is referencing some hoaxes promoted by the neonazi publication American Free Press (whose "Barnes Review" subsidiary is a nasty Holocaust Denial site - see http://www.oilempire.us/holocaust.html )
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
William Cooper, Behold A Pale Horse, Flagstaff, AZ, Light Technology Publishing, 1991.
I haven't read this, but several experts who have warned me it's a mix of real and fake. Use caution!
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES (These sites should be visited on a daily basis!)
Rense is a site that has admitted they don't do any fact checking.
see http://www.oilempire.us/counterpunch.html
Alex Jones has been caught promoting a variety of hoaxes -- he is not credible, even if some of the material on his site is real.
http://www.wsws.org/index.shtml
A very good site.
The most important site re: 9/11.
Another list of best 9/11 sites: http://www.oilempire.us/911.html#best
REQUIRED READINGS
Infowars 911 archive, Alex Jones. Alex Jones' Infowars.com. Use this site for reference. It's one of the best on the web!
No, it is not one of the best. He has a long list of hoaxes that he's been promoting over the past few years.
Selections from William Cooper, Behold A Pale Horse, Flagstaff, AZ, Light Technology Publishing, 1991. (Bill Cooper was shot down by Arizona troopers in the doorway of his home, probably for what he revealed in this book.)
Bette Stockbauer, "'Rebuilding America's Defenses' and the Project for a New American Century", Antiwar, June 18, 2003. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/stockbauer1.html
Jason Vest, "The Men from JINSA." The Nation, August 15, 2002. The Nation | Article | The Men From JINSA and CSP | Jason Vest http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020902&s=vest
United Press International. Arnaud de Borchgrave interview with Pakistani General Hameed Gul September 26, 2001. http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/hameedgul.html
Michael Chossudovsky, The Mysterious Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill, Globalresearch, August 4, 2003. Mysterious September 11 Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill, Michel Chossudovsky http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO308C.html
That is a VERY important article.
Michael Collins Piper, "FBI Admits No Evidence Links Hijackers to 911", American Free Press. FBI Admits: No Evidence
Piper is an editor for "Barnes Review," a Holocaust denial publication (part of "AFP"). No thanks.
BBC News, "Hijack Suspects Alive and Well", Sept. 23, 2001. Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
Yes, they reported this -- there hasn't been any followup as far as I know to determine if this is true or not.
Rowland Morgan, Global Echo, Dec. 2, 2004, "Barbara Olson's Call
>From Flight 77 Never Happened." GlobalEcho - Alternative Media
This is extreme speculation that might or might not be true. It's also a big distraction, and a great way to keep the 9/11 skeptics separate from the family members.
Mark Weber, IHR.org, December 30, 2004, "Iraq--A War for Israel?" Iraq - A War For Israel?
Infowars.com August 1, 2004. "Senator Dayton: NORAD Lied About 911" Transcript of Sen. Dayton's remarks. Senator Dayton: NORAD Lied About 9/11
It's also archived at http://www.911truth.org -- a much more reliable source.
Rep. Ron Paul, "It Can't Happen Here", Rense.com, Dec. 21,2004. It Can't Happen Here
Elaine Cassell, "They Say They Can Lock You Up for Life Without a Trial", Counterpunch, Jan. 4, 2005. http://www.counterpunch.org/cassel01042005.html
American Patriot Friends Network, "Why? An Extraordinary Series of 911 Questions". Why? - An Extraordinary Series Of 911 Questions
Alex Jones, infowars.com, Nov. 22, 2004. Brief Analysis - Domestic Security Enhancement Act 2003 Also Known As USA Patriot Act II
Mike Ruppert exposed Jones's shoddy work on this at the time ...
Wayne Perry, Associated Press, Jan. 1, 2005. Man Charged Under Patriot Act - Feds Admit Not A Terrorist!
Rep. Ron Paul, Antiwar.com, August 10, 2004. Police State USA.
Michael Meacher, The Guardian, Sept. 6, 2003. This War On Terrorism Is Bogus The 9/11 Attacks Gave The US An Ideal Pretext To Use Force To Secure Its Global Domination
One of the best articles.
Douglas Valentine, Counterpunch, August 11, 2003. Homeland Security for Whom?
Valentine's work is also excellent.
Alex Jones, infowars.com, Feb. 11, 2003. Secret Patriot Act II Destroys Remaining US Liberty Total Police State Takeover.
The Olympian, Dec. 4, 2002. CIA can kill Americans
World Socialist Website, Sept. 28,2004. An open letter to Michael Moore
Interview with Thierry Meyssan, April 8, 2002. Presentation by Thierry Meyssan
Meyssan's "no plane" claim was debunked as BS a long time ago by 9/11 truth activists. It's all a distraction from the evidence that Flight 77 was hijacked via remote control and flown into the empty part of the Pentagon.
http://www.oilempire.us/pentagon.html
The "no plane" theories are used to discredit 9/11 skepticism and distract from proven evidence of complicity.
http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/pentagontrap.html
The Pentagon No-757-Crash Theory: Booby Trap for 9/11 Skeptics
http://911research.wtc7.net/pentagon/evidence/witnesses/bart.html
perhaps the best list of eyewitness accounts
http://www.911review.com/errors/pentagon/index.html VERY detailed analyses of how the "no plane" claims are fake, compiled by a writer who formerly believed they were real.
http://www.questionsquestions.net/blog/041116pentagon.html
another 9/11 skeptic stops buying the "no plane at Pentagon" claims
http://www.questionsquestions.net/blog/041116walter.html
Jimmy Walter (reopen911.org): A sugar daddy with poison pills
www.questionsquestions.net/blog/050225pentagon_cnn.html
25 February 2005: Jamie McIntyre CNN Pentagon footage
www.questionsquestions.net/blog/050224pentagon_eberle.html
24 February 2005: Another Pentagon distraction
http://www.pressaction.com/news/weblog/full_article/mickeyz12062004/
You had rush hour traffic on I-395 that saw the plane hit, you have 100 eyewitnesses compiled in the pamphlet published by Penny Schoner. Where the hell did this theory come from? Thierry Meyssan's book "The Horrible Fraud" was the original source. Meyssan wrote his book from Paris, he didn't travel over here. The book is highly imaginative, and in the middle of a trauma, people are searching for answers. A lot of people in the 9/11 truth movement glommed onto this one and I think it's hurt our credibility over all. You have to wonder if that was by design.
"Sander Hicks and the 9/11 Truth Movement" -- Michael Pugliese