Nutty professor

Once-respectable publisher prints conspiracy theorist’s wild accusations | Gene Edward Veith

Theologian David Ray GriffIn, professor emeritus at Claremont School of Theology, has written a book arguing that President Bush committed the 9/11 attacks. In his words, "9/11 was a 'false-flag' attack, orchestrated by forces within the U.S. government who made it appear to be the work of Arab Muslims."

According to Griffin's Christian Faith and the Truth Behind 9/11, the alleged terrorists who hijacked those planes were not really Muslims, were not on the planes, and are still alive. Osama bin Laden is a "legend," whom Griffin variously describes as a CIA agent or a framed innocent. The Osama bin Laden who took credit for the attacks is an American-sponsored Osama impersonator.

The planes, according to this theologian, did not bring the buildings down. That was done by demolition charges set by President Bush and his minions. Griffin goes so far as to deny that Flight 77 struck the Pentagon. (I know of someone on that flight. So where is he if his plane didn't crash?) He says that Flight 93 over Pennsylvania was shot down, at the orders of Vice President Cheney. (Why would he do that if he wanted the plane to crash into a building?)