Philosopher John McMurtry notes that 9/11 is appropriately recognized as a major turning point in modern history, perhaps western civilization. It is therefore of great importance that 9/11 be properly understood. McMurtry calls attention to the most prominent left gatekeeper, Noam Chomsky, who is 'normally critical of established official stories,' but holds on to the official conspiracy theory, the 'least plausible conspiracy theory,' despite its many 'gaping holes.' As such, McMurtry states, left gatekeepers 'are blocking out the same things the official mainstream media and governments are blocking out which is...what in fact went on on 9/11?' The absolute falsity of the official story is undeniable, the philosopher says. "It's scientifically confirmable; we have evidence for it and we don't have good evidence against it...it's a scientific hypothesis...we can regard as valid.'
McMurtry recalls during the Reagan administration he watched those in power telegraphing their intentions by accusing others of doing what they were doing or planning to do to 'the enemy-of-the-day.' There are real conspiracies, McMurtry notes: there has 'in fact been a conspiracy to rule the world, indeed, but whose conspiracy has it been? Who is now ruling the world, and how have they come to do so? So the fact that we get projected onto a conspiracy theory is just another repetition of an ancient operation which is predictable on the part of this regime. A key element in the continuity of anti-communist or anti-terrorist conspiracy is making the public afraid of being called a 'conspiracy theorist' -- telling the truth or even thinking about such matters. McMurtry touches on some of the gaping holes in the official story, then turns his attention to qui bono, who benefits? In whose interests was it that this crime occurred? [part 2: a structural analysis of why 9/11 happened when it did: the crisis faced by the Bush administration]. McMurtry's presentation was prepared for the Vancouver 9/11 Truth Conference, June 22-24, 2007] John McMurtry, professor of philosophy and university professor emeritus, University of Guelph, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His most recent books are Unequal Freedoms: the global market as an ethical system; The Cancer Stage of Capitalism; Value Wars: the global market vs the life economy, and The 9/11 Conspiracy: the scamming of America (James Fetzer, ed.).
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