Congratulations to Richard, Lon, James and Jeannon, and a huge thanks to everybody who wrote to Althouse, the UW, and/or the local newspapers. This must be by far the biggest flood of 9/11 truth every published in the letters section of any mainstream US newspaper!

Ann Althouse, a law professor who seems to have a very high opinion of herself, needs to find the courage to defend her assertion that 9/11 skeptics are "nutty." If our arguments are that weak, it should be a piece of cake for an experienced law professor to take them apart...right?

Scroll down for a list of places to write and call to keep the pressure on her, and on the UW. We DEMAND a 9/11 debate in 2008!

-KB

PS I'll discuss this during the second hour of today's radio show (first hour guest Jarek Kupsc, writer-director of The Reflecting Pool). 4-6 pm CT http://www.gcnlive.com Network 4 Call-in number 866-582-9933 Complete schedule & guest list: http://www.mujca.com/airwaves.htm

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/270287

Richard C. Lowe: "Nutty" belief? Let's put that to debate
Letter to the editor — 1/31/2008 9:35 am

Dear Editor: Ann Althouse wrote recently on her blog: "I don't know why the University of Wisconsin has not rehired 9/11 conspiracy believer Kevin Barrett to teach a course on the history of Islam. But if we know a person believes something truly nutty, are we not entitled to use that as evidence of his intelligence, judgment and trustworthiness?"
Really!?

Having carefully researched the evidence for three years I have come to believe without a shadow of a doubt that 9/11 was orchestrated in part by criminal elements within the White House.

Hundreds of intelligence professionals, engineers, architects, military, first responders, pilots, aviation professionals and victims' families agree with me. See www.patriotsquestion911.org or www.ae911truth.org.

If Althouse has any intellectual integrity, she will be willing to debate Barrett publicly.
Do you really want someone with her flimsy grasp of this subject matter representing your university? Let's see Althouse's intelligence, judgment and trustworthiness.

I eagerly await the debate.

Richard C. Lowe
Lafayette, Colo.

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/270289

Lon Ponschock: Althouse should be willing to debate
Letter to the editor — 1/31/2008 9:35 am

Dear Editor: On the subject of the truths and half-truths of the 9/11 issue, it is time to once again address the subject in terms of academic freedom for Kevin Barrett based on the documented evidence.

The presumptive attack on Barrett by UW law Professor Ann Althouse in her recent blog while at the same time refusing to engage in debate on the issue is my paramount concern.

Several years ago I suggested to Kevin Barrett that he speak at UW-Oshkosh on the topic of academic freedom as related to the 9/11 issue. The suggestion was taken up by members of the campus and community. A packed lecture hall received Barrett's lecture along with a documentary film on the subject.

Numerous times I have sought local speakers to engage in this debate and have come up wanting as was the case at UW-Oshkosh.

For this reason I am once again calling for a face-to-face debate on the issue without hiding behind a computer screen. This challenge is to Ann Althouse and any other individual who would make attacks and then refuse to let the facts on both sides be presented in full public view.

Lon Ponschock
Appleton

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/270291

James Buels: Has academia become the new Inquisition?
Letter to the editor — 1/31/2008 9:35 am

Dear Editor: Have American universities become the new Inquisition? Is the academic establishment so afraid some of their number might deviate from the "accepted" norms of discussion and investigation that they must attack their suspect colleagues at every opportunity to keep them in line?

Professor Ann Althouse's remarks about Kevin Barrett are not only cruel and uncalled for, they are unethical! Isn't it the responsibility of an academic to challenge conventional wisdom when they feel it is warranted, as a growing number of academics are doing worldwide in the case of the 9/11 attacks? Are they not obliged by their profession to continually question, investigate and report their findings, even when they know they may be attacked for it? Don't their colleagues have an obligation to respect them for this, especially if they disagree with them?
Above all, shouldn't they teach their students to do the same not only through admonition but through example?

Althouse should either agree to debate Barrett in a public forum about the attacks of 9/11, or she should resign!

James Buels
El Paso, Texas

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/270286

Jeannon Kralj: Barrett is the "best thing" for UW

Letter to the editor — 1/31/2008 9:35 am

Dear Editor: Don't judge law professors by their truly nutty beliefs but do judge law professors by their writings and the tone of those writings and by what they have done and by what they have failed to do.

Kevin Barrett is the best thing that has ever happened to the University of Wisconsin.
UW law Professor Ann Althouse might benefit from the famous Wisconsin admonition:
"Whatever may be the limitations which trammel inquiry elsewhere, we believe that the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage the continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found."

If the lovers of the nation and the lovers of truth and justice do not speak out (and continually sift and winnow) for 9/11 truth and justice, there is no more sovereign constitutional republic of the United States of America.

Jeannon Kralj
Austin, Texas

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