Sunday, October 22, 2006

 

Confirm or Deny


I just watched the controversial documentary Loose Change. The film Loose Change is a deeply concerning documentary that systematically pulls apart the details of September 11th providing a view point that clearly implicates the Government as the cause, catalyst and beneficiary of the Attacks. Some the the theories the film presents are not only plausible in its presentation but also quite alarming. The film maker never wavers in his point of view and never presents an alternative argument to his thesis. A lot of people are understandably pissed off about this film, but I have the feeling that was the intent.

This film is not a masterpiece by any means (the film has various versions due to legalities, fair use footage, copyright issues and an issue of Popular Mechanics which was devoted to debunking the whole film) and true this is only one of dozens of docs about 9/11 conspiracies. And of course whether or not you believe in the film makers 'conspiracy theory' is up to you. But what is refreshing is that now (more than ever) there is a willingness to question and consider new possibilities. And, I appreciate that this willingness is coming from a younger demographic.

Age of the film maker Dylan Avery: 22 years old
At the time of this post: 2,548,331 have dowloaded the film
According to a New York Times/CBS poll: only 16% of Americans believe the government is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks

watch the doc here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7866929448192753501&q=loose+change+recut

Comments:
The kid did a good job editing and cutting together video footage along with quotes taken out of context, but if the events of 911 are to be questioned(and they should be), so too should any documentary offering answers. Here's a long, but important analysis of Avery's piece:

http://www.911research.wtc7.net/reviews/loose_change/index.html
 
Very big article on this film written in Vanity Fair a few months ago. I need to see the film but the article I read on it siting some of the theories does make you think. I'm sure there is a ton of info they aren't telling us. It just never seems to make sense that the government couldn't take any precaution to avoid these attacks, but maybe they just didn't want to.
 
Be sure to check out the book “Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory” due out in March by Dr. David Ray Griffin.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781566566865&itm=2

http://www.amazon.com/Debunking-11-Mechanics-Defenders-Conspiracy/dp/156656686X/sr=1-4/qid=1168895874/ref=sr_1_4/102-3028549-2492937?ie=UTF8&s=books
 
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