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David Ray Griffin
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David Ray Griffin is a formerphilosophy andtheologyprofessor (specifically, emeritus at Claremont School of Theology in California) and currentmoonbatconspiracy theorist. He wrote a load of theology texts in his pre-truther days, mostly dealing with theology andpostmodernism. He claims to haveevidence of agovernmentconspiracy regarding the 9/11 tragedy andOsama bin Laden'sdeath, and he has written several books on the subject.
His first and most famous work of trutherism isThe New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About theBush Administration and9/11. Naturally, it's a book-lengthjust asking questions session (indeed, he never explains how the conspiracy would workin toto, but merely attempts to poke holes in the "official account" like most other conspiracy theorists), replete with the standardpost hoccui bono reasoning and citations of othercranks as "experts." All the old truther chestnuts are there as well, including WTC7,the Pentagon being hit by a cruise missile, thePNAC, and a number of the othergreatest hits.
He has also written some materialshoehorning Christian theology into trutherism (namely,Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action).
See also[edit]
- Cognitive infiltration
- Journal of 9/11 Studies, an occasional stomping ground of his
- Yukihisa Fujita, co-author ofSeeking 9/11 Truth at the Japanese Parliament
External links[edit]
- Griffin's homepage Long gone; was apparently run by some other guy
- An online edition ofThe New Pearl Harbor
- Getting Agnostic About 9/11, an interview with Griffin in the LA Times
- Chip Berlet's review ofThe New Pearl Harbor,Griffin responds,Berlet debates Griffin
- David Ray Griffin vs. Matt Taibbi
- On Debunking 9/11 Debunking, Journal of Debunking 9/11 Conpsiracy Theories
- The Truth Behind 9/11, Weekly Standard
- David Ray Griffin: How a Retired Theologian Became a High Priest of the 9/11 Truth Movement, AlterNet