The 9/11 Conspiracies

This History Channel documentary does a great job of pitting various 9/11 conspiracy theorists (nutcases), whose only credentials seem to be the fact that they have a lot of free time, against real life experts.

Sunday, September 09 at 6:00 PM (link)

Can be purchased online (link)

The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (2 hours)

• Based in large part on a breakthrough exposé by Popular Mechanics.


• Experts in engineering, intelligence and the military scrutinize 9/11 conspiracy theories.


• Produced by the authoritative NBC News Productions.

Examines the various conspiracy theories espoused on the Internet, in articles and in public forums that attempt to explain the 9/11 attacks. It includes theories that the World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled demolition; that a missile, not a commercial airliner, hit the Pentagon; and that members of the U.S. government orchestrated the attacks in hopes of creating a war in the Middle East. Each conspiracy argument is countered by a variety of experts in the fields of engineering, intelligence and the military. The program also delves into the anatomy of such conspiracies and how they grow on the Internet.