--- In [email protected], "Michael Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 7/8/06 11:56:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > > babajii_99@ writes: > > > > Barrett's view, expressed on WTMJ-AM, that the government orchestrated the > > Sept. 11 attacks. Barrettt teaches an introductory course on Islam. The UW is > > reviewing his past teaching performance.
> Does this mean that you think the government didn't orchestrate the 9/11 destruction? > > In a recent zogby poll 42% of those questioned felt the government and the 9/11 > commission were covering up the true story. I would say his views whether correct or not > are certainly not lunatic or fringe. In reading the poll questions, adjacent post, its clear that there is a huge chasm between the poll and the Madison guy. Its two quite separate questions but, IMO, blurred by conspiratorialist mind-sets or just weak thinkers. Q1) -- based on lecturer's POV: Do you beleive that the government orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks? Q2) --per zogbey "Some people believe that the US government and its 9/11 Commission concealed or refused to investigate critical evidence that contradicts their official explanation of the September 11th attacks, saying there has been a cover-up. Others say that the 9/11 Commission was a bi-partisan group of honest and well-respected people and that there is no reason they would want to cover-up anything. Who are you more likely to agree with?" For Q2) I probably would have answered "the former" It doesn't ask, do you beleive the goernement covered up. It asks "Who are you more likely to agree with?". Thats quite different. One can tend to think one side sounds more correct, but not have a particularly strong or informed opinion. But even if asked, " do you agree that the US government and its 9/11 Commission concealed or refused to investigate critical evidence that contradicts their official explanation of the September 11th attacks," I probably would have said yes. The "Four Wives" among others raised a lot of compelling points. I think the commission was partly driven and distorted by politicaal pressures on both sides of the aisle. It was not a pure, rational, objective, truth seeking endavor. THAT IS A TOTALLY DISTINCT POSITION FROM saying that "I beleive that the government orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks." To equate the two positions is lunacy. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
