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63 Letters

Translations of Fourteen Points Paper

Quattordici Punti di accordo con i rapporti ufficiali governativi sulla distruzione del World Trade Center (May 9, 2008)
Translated by Riccardo Pizzirani and Massimo Mazzucco

Veertien Punten van Overeenstemming met Officiële Regeringsrapporten over de Vernietiging van het World Trade Center (May 9, 2008)
Translated by Frank Ho

Čtrnáct bodů, v nichž lze souhlasit s oficiálními vládními zprávami o zřícení Světového obchodního centra. (May 2, 2008)
Translated by Petr Kral

WTC Towers & WTC 7 Destruction

WTC 1 Collapse – What if the Columns Miss? (April 1, 2008)
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Response to NIST on Energy and Momentum (January 29, 2008)
Crockett Grabbe, Ph.D.

Non-animated Visualization Aids to Assist in Understanding the Demolitions of the World Trade Center Twin Towers (November 27, 2007)
Anonymous

9/11 – A Letter to a Die-Hard Supporter of the Official Explanation (Oct. 30, 2007)
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

Report on Weidlinger Simulation (August 7, 2007)
Michael H.

Collapse Time Calculations for WTC 1 (May 9, 2007)
Dr. Kenneth Kuttler, Professor of Mathematics

Analysis of Mass and Potential Energy in the World Trade Center Twin Towers (April 25, 2007)
Gregory H. Urich

9/11 - The Twin Towers and Common Sense (Feb 27, 2007)
Frank Legge, Ph.D.

International Contributions

Der Erbitterte Streit um den 11.September (The Bitter Debate over 9/11) (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Ganser en Francais (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Prof. Ganser article in English (February 29, 2008)
Prof. Daniele Ganser

Japanese Translation of Paper on WTC Collapses (May 3, 2007)

Geschmolzenes Metall am Ground Zero! (Mar 6, 2007)
Dirk Gerhardt

French Translation of Steven Jones' Paper on WTC Collapses (Updated 28 March, 2007)

Spanish Translation of Paper on WTC Collapses, Anton Montsant (Updated 29 March, 2007)

Letters to US Representatives and Senators

Open Letter to John Conyers, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee (December 5, 2007)
MIchael Fury

Open Letter to Jane Harman, Re: Terrorism and the Internet (November 19, 2007)
Reprehensor

Responses to Mackey, Bazant &Greening, Palast, etc.

The Short Reign of Ryan Mackey Dec. 4, 2007
Kevin Ryan

Greg Palast apologizes to Dr. Steven Jones: "An apology and hope for reasoned discourse" Sept. 7, 2007
Dr. Steven Jones (including emails from Greg Palast)

Sonic Booms in the Collapse of the Twin Towers? June 12, 2007
Prof. Graeme MacQueen

Response to "Anonymous": Partial Logic - Partial Answer June 12, 2007
Gordon Ross

Letter to Gordon Ross June 12, 2007
Anonymous (NB: Anonymous letters are strongly discouraged)

What are the goals in the 9/11 Truth community? (Including scholarly exchanges)

Burden of Proof (November 19, 2007)
George Washington's Blog

Response to, and comments upon, the paper “Cumulative Arguments and Smoking Guns” (November 14, 2007)
Barrie Zwicker

"Cumulative Arguments and Smoking Guns" (November 14, 2007)
Prof. Mark Vorobej

"What are the Goals in the 9/11 Truth Community?" (Updated Mar 7, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones

"The way forward through published papers and letters" (January 29, 2007)
James Gourley

"Mission Accomplished" (March 23, 2007)
Neil Patel

What Hit the Pentagon? Why was an advanced USAF plane circling area about that time?

Update on: "Why Did the World’s Most Advanced Electronics Warfare Plane Circle Over The White House on 9/11?" (Oct. 23, 2007)
Mark Gaffney

Official Account Of 9/11 Flight Contradicted By Government's Own Data (March 28, 2007)
Pilots for 9/11 Truth

Discussion of the Military-Industrial-Financial Complex, PNAC, etc.

Financing Fascism: The Military-Industrial Complex and the Rise of Neo-Conservatism (Oct. 3, 2007)
Andrew G. Marshall

Response to Garcia, Cockburn in Counterpunch

"Comments on Garcia's Sept. 12, 2007, article in Counterpunch" (Sept. 15, 2007)
Francisco González

"Into the Ring with Counterpunch on 9/11: How Alexander Cockburn, Otherwise So Bright, Blanks Out on 9/11 Evidence" (Sept. 3, 2007)
Prof. Michael Keefer

"Manuel Garcia Sees Physics That Don't Exist" (Feb 2, 2007)
Kevin Ryan

“Hand Waving” the Physics of 9/11 (Feb 8, 2007)
Dr. David L Griscom

No Planes Hit Towers?

Rebuttal of Ace Baker's "Chopper 5 Composite" Analysis (August 1, 2007)
Eric Salter

Interpreting the Boeing-767 Deceleration During Impact with the WTC Tower: Center of Mass Versus Tail-end Motion, and Instantaneous Versus Average Velocity (April 11, 2007)
Gregory S. Jenkins, PhD

Letter added to A Critical Review of WTC 'No Plane' Theories (March 21, 2007)
Eric Salter

Responses to Stephen Phillips, James Fetzer and James Bennett

A Response to the Bennett/Manwell Exchange July 25, 2007
Steven W. S.

Correspondence from James Bennett to Laurie Manwell with Responses June 27, 2007
Laurie Manwell and James Bennett

Steven Jones Replies to James Fetzer June 12, 2007
Dr. Steven Jones

Reply to Stephen Phillips (“A physicist critiques Steven Jones' new paper”, May 21, 2007) May 28, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones

An Open Letter to Dr. Steven Jones by James Bennett, with replies by Steven Jones April 23, 2007)
James Bennett and Steven Jones

Discussion of Disinformation/Misinformation

9/11 Disinformation and Misinformation: Definitions and Examples June 12, 2007
Arabesque

Molten Metal at the World Trade Center

Molten What? May 16, 2007
Jerry Lobdill

Glowing Aluminum Disinformation (Feb 8, 2007)
Brian Vasquez

Discussion of Issues Raised by Wood, Reynolds

INTERVIEW WITH DR. JUDY WOOD AND DR. GREG JENKINS (May 15, 2007)
Analysis by Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

Responses to "Interview" Letter, by Judy Wood; Greg Jenkins and Arabesque (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Judy Wood; Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

A Brief Analysis of Dr. Judy Wood’s Request for Correction to NIST: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

Responses to "Brief Analysis" Letter, by Judy Wood; Greg Jenkins and Arabesque (May 15, 2007)
Dr. Judy Wood; Dr. Greg Jenkins and Arabesque

"A study of some issues raised in a paper by Wood & Reynolds" (January 11, 2007)
Dr. Frank Legge.

"“Thermite Hypothesis” versus “Controlled Demolition Hypothesis”: a response to “The Scientific Method Applied to the Thermite Hypothesis” " (April 17, 2007)
Arabesque

9/11 Commission, Dick Cheney, Norman Mineta, WTC Hard Drives

Further evidence that Vice President Cheney’s order on 9/11 regarding Flight 77 was not a shoot-down order, but a standdown order - an order NOT to shoot the plane down. (May 9, 2007)
John C. Ekonomou

The Ghost in the Machines: Mystery of the WTC Hard Drive Recoveries (April 23, 2007)
Michael Fury

Norman Mineta and Richard Clarke Contradict the 9/11 Commission Report (April 11, 2007)
Adam Letalik

Involvement of a Third Jet During 9/11 Attacks?

The Flying Elephant: Evidence for Involvement of a Third Jet in the WTC Attacks (Updated March 22, 2007; retracted by original author/see After the Circus Letter below)
Scholars for 9/11 Truth

Flying Elephant or Routine Takeoff? Evidence for Involvement of a Third Jet in the WTC Attacks Evaporates Under Scrutiny (March 22, 2007)
Jim Hoffman

Threats and a Pilot: A Message In Response to Jim Hoffman’s Letter Entitled: Flying Elephant or Routine Takeoff? (March 27, 2007)
Robert Moore

After the Circus (April 9, 2007)
Reynolds Dixon

Was a “star-wars” beam weapon used at the WTC?

“Scientific Critique of Judy Wood’s Paper “The Star Wars Beam Weapon” (January 9, 2007)
James Gourley

Why the damage to WTC Bldgs. 3 and 6 does not support the beam weapon hypothesis and some correspondence with Dr. James Fetzer about it (Updated March 20, 2007)
Tony Szamboti

"Introduction to and Interview with Dr. Judy Wood conducted at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. regarding the use of Directed Energy Beams in the Demolition of the World Trade Center Towers" (Febuary 9, 2007)
Dr. Greg Jenkins

Were “mini-nukes” used at the World Trade Center?

“Hard Evidence Repudiates the Hypothesis that Mini-Nukes Were Used on the WTC Towers” (January 16, 2007)
Dr. Steven Jones