On Point: 9/11 theories burst - do they ?

Vincent Carroll would have us believe so in his Rocky Mountain News article:

August 29, 2006

" With the anniversary of 9/11 just a couple of weeks away, it's time to strike a blow for sanity and, yes, truth. If the polls are accurate, someone you know is flirting with 9/11 denial - or perhaps has succumbed already to the contagious delusion.

The symptoms are unmistakable. For starters, the victim uses the phrase "the official version" when referring to events of that day - or more likely, "the government version" - and utters the words with unconcealed contempt.

Maybe the skeptic has e-mailed you a video of a lecture by Brigham Young University physics professor Steven Jones, or a column by Morgan Reynolds or Paul Craig Roberts, accompanied by a note of wonder: "Have you seen this?"

Or perhaps your friend/relative has sent you a link to one of the dozens of Web sites dedicated to explaining why this or that critical aspect of the accepted version of 9/11 is allegedly full of holes.

There is no time to waste. You must purchase Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts, a paperback just released by Hearst Books, and get it to the afflicted person in time for the fifth anniversary of the terrorists' attack.

Debunking is the product of editors, writers and researchers at Popular Mechanics magazine, and is an expanded version of their March 2005 issue on the topic. Edited by David Dunbar, the magazine's executive editor, and Brad Reagan, a contributing editor, the book provides a sober, concise review of the major allegations and the consensus rebuttal of experts and eyewitnesses. "
Continued at: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23972_4951907,00.html

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I responded to Mr Carroll thus:

Vincent, I am just terribly curious to know what you mean by the term "9/11 denial" ...

Yes, there are "fraudulent claims" and some individuals are grabbing coattails of so-called "911truth movement" for numerous reasons - maybe they feel powerless, betrayed, or maybe just want to start a fight, or maybe derail a proper investigation.

What hurts worst about what happened September 11, 2001 (yes, it did happen) is NOT loss of Twin Towers or damage to Pentagon ... no - it was the LIVES of thousands of innocent Americans LOST forever.

Families and relatives of those victims asked for, even demanded, an independent investigation into what happened that day, but we did not get one.

Instead, we taxpayers paid for a report that is inconclusive because of top-level (including WH) stonewalling, a report drafted by some of the same people who played roles in events leading up to 911 - which may have in fact helped allow the so-called hijackers accomplish their task.

Not everyone is in denial, Mr. Carroll, but there are two brands of "denial" in this issue.

As Americans, and as taxpaying citizens, we have a right to know what happened, and our government has a responsibility to US to deliver what can nearly as possible be established as truth - something made difficult by quick removal of evidence from the crime scene btw.

Muddying the waters further, as both you and PM seem to be doing, will not get us where we need to be in this country.

911 was NOT an intelligence failure since it has been established that U.S. agencies tracked the so-called hijackers for years prior to 911, knew where they were and what doing, even helped them exit and reenter the U.S.

911 was a failure to ACT on what we KNEW... so we want to know WHY 911 happened regardless of the FACT that we knew. We just want the truth. Will you help ?