A badly phrased 9-11 question did get through. He
> first said "as to what actually happened on 9-11, I'm open to different
> theories, I have not seen any evidence" (to which I would of course say -
> well why don't you at least examine it!) - or something to that effect. At
> this point there was scattered clapping. Then he added "But, the problem
> with the idea that it was an inside job is that it suggests that brown
> people are not capable of such feats and gives all the credit to the white
> man, another master race fantasy". Many people seemed impressed by this
> facile analysis - although a couple of people shouted loudly "that's
> ridiculous!".
Some 9-11 conspiracy nut shouted the same thing at Ward's appearance at the bookfair on Saturday. Ward responded the same way to the heckler and effectively shut the nutcase up.
I totally agree with Churchill about the liberal 9-11 conspiracy theories being a load of racist nonsense. It's a shame that some folks on the left adhere to this fantasy that the U.S. state is all powerful and watching our every move. They ignore the more radical and profound interpretation of 9-11 as showing that the U.S. government is very vulnerable, even to a small conspiracy armed with weapons, a good plan, and plenty of zeal.
This was my immediate take on 9-11 as I watched it unfold in DC at the time. I still stick by that conclusion.
Chucko