As you well know, today commemorates the fifth anniversary of 9/11.  Even though its been five years this still hasn't put the conspiracy theorist to rest.  A professor at Brigham Young University is on paid leave for suggesting the government is responsible for the destruction of the World Trade Center.  The man on paid leave is Dr. Steven Jones.  He's a physics professor involved in the so-called "9-11 Truth Movement." Jones believes unnamed government agencies orchestrated the fall of the twin towers, and he says there's evidence to back it up.  Two weeks ago he published his theory in a paper called "Why Indeed did the World Trade Center Buildings Collapse?"  In it, the professor says the towers fell not because of planes hitting them but rather pre-positioned demolition charges.  He cites research conducted at BYU on materials from ground zero, asserting those materials show evidence of thermite, a compound used in military detonations.  He says terrorists could have never set those charges.

Dr. Jones began his career at the university in 1985 and has been known for his cold fusion research. Other professors will teach his classes while he's on paid leave. He will be allowed to conduct research in his field, but the university is reviewing his actions.

This man just like anyone of us is entitled to his own opinions.  Under our Constitution he has that right granted to him by the First Amendment and cannot be taken away from him.  He should not be silenced nor should he be removed from his professorship at the university.  His views on the World Trade Center bombing is a little more radical than mine, but he should not be reprimanded for his personal opinion on the matter.

The 9-11 conspiracy theory has been a rather hot topic among the blogosphere in the past few years.  The word is really starting to get around that perhaps the twin towers didn't fall because of a plane crash.  Many people are theorizing that outside help was used to take these towers down.  If you are interested in learning more about this September 11th conspiracy theory, please visit my blog post entitled "9/11 Conspiracy Video".  On it shows a video proving that the towers were taken down by controlled explosions, and later I give my opinion of the whole conspiracy video.  This is really something to see and should be viewed by everyone.