Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by David Dunbar (Editor), The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Brad Reagan (Editor), John McCain (Foreword by)

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Conspiracy theories are the fast food of the Internet: instantly appealing; easy to prepare; created for mass consumption. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, conspiracy buffs of both the left and the right have constructed scenarios that contradict the accepted story of four teams of al Qaeda hijackers taking over commercial jets. According to some of these theories, the World Trade Center was brought down not by planes but by internal explosives; an airplane did not hit the Pentagon; a heat-seeking missile hit Flight 93. In 9/11 Myths Debunked, David Dunbar and Brad Reagan report on the in-depth findings of the practical scientists at Popular Mechanics.

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A Groundbreaking, meticulous, and scientific analysis of the 9/11 conspiracy theories

The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. Today, nearly five years later, hundreds of books and thousands of Web pages are devoted to the idea that the U.S. government encouraged, permitted, or actually carried out the attacks. These theories claim to be based on hard evidence. But an in-depth investigation by POPULAR MECHANICS--first published in the magazine's March 2005 issue, and now greatly expanded into book form--definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false.

The original article in POPULAR MECHANICS caused a huge groundswell of interest, setting off online debates that continue to this day. Debunking 9/11 Myths expands that investigation to include the 20 most prominent and persistent claims underlying the conspiracy theories, focusing on concrete, physical facts rather than political hypothesizing. Among the issues examined: claims that air traffic control violated standard operating procedures by not immediately intercepting the stricken jets; that the fire caused by the crashes wasn't actually hot enough to melt steel and cause structural damage in the World Trade Center; that the holes in the Pentagon were too small to have been made by a Boeing 757; and that Flight 93 was actually shot down by an Air Force plane.

The fascinating and in-depth findings come from leading experts in all the relevant fields, including aviation, air defense, air traffic control, civil engineering, firefighting, metallurgy, and geology.

What People Are Saying

Richard Clarke
"9/11 Myths is a reliable and rational answer to the many fanciful conspiracy theories about 9-11. Despite the fact that the myths are fictitious, many have caught on with those who do not trust their government to tell the truth anymore. Fortunately, the government is not sufficiently competent to pull off such conspiracies and too leaky to keep them secret. What happened on 9-11 has been well established by the 9-11 Commission. What did not happen has now been clearly explained by Popular Mechanics."
—former White House anti-terror advisor

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