Book Review: Two Truthful Books (2004, 2005)

The New Pearl Harbor New Pearl Harbor
Disturbing questions about the Bush administration and 9/11
by David Ray Griffin

2004, Olive Branch Press, 168 pages

911 Omissions and DistortionsThe 9/11 Commission Report
Omissions and Distortions
by David Ray Griffin

2005, Olive Branch Press, 295 pages

“What makes [Dr. Griffin’s books on 911] so special
is they explore the most sensitive and controversial terrain—the broad landscape of official behavior in relation to the tragedy of 9/11—in the best spirit of academic detachment, coupled with an exemplary display of the strongest scholarly virtue: a willingness to allow inquiry to follow the path of evidence and reason wherever it leads.  And it leads here to explosive destinations, where severe doubts are raised about the integrity and worldview of our leadership in those parts of the government that exercise the greatest control over the behavior and destiny of the country, particularly in the area of national security, which includes a war overseas and the stifling of liberties at home.”—Richard Falk, from the Foreword
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