Stop Belittling the Theories About September 11

A very interesting critique of this article has been published at 911Review.com:
CIA Alum Endorses No-Plane Theories
Critique of Bill Christison’s
‘Stop Belittling the Theories About September 11’

The author of this essay pulished in DISSIDENT VOICE, Bill Christison, is a former senior official of the CIA (which means that his essay was probably vetted by the CIA). Now Christison wants to give three cheers to “Webster Tarpley and other mistakenly labeled conspiracists.” But wait a minute, if 9/11 was a domestic covert operation as most alternative theories imply, why is a former senior official from the agency that specializes in covert operations telling us to take those theories seriously? Has the leadership at the CIA seen the light? Should we expect to see new whistleblowers turning up in the CIA, and maybe even some indictments of insiders, given the newfound acceptance of 9/11 Truth in official circles?

I’ll call the idea that Christison genuinely wants to expose the cover-up the Strange Bedfellows Theory, and I’ll leave its exploration to those who are uncritically promoting his essay. Here I’ll explore a different theory: that Christison’s essay is designed to undermine the work of serious independent investigators, primarily by promoting false claims and pairing them with real ones. I’ll call it the Trojan Horse Theory.

If the Trojan Horse Theory is correct, then the essay may be a study in the use of disinformation. In the following review, I assume that the hatchet job Christison does on the case for official complicity is the result of applying a series of disinformation rules, perhaps from some rulebook published by Christison’s former employer. [Continued…]