A lot of people have asked me how 9/11 conspiracists have responded to my book. The predictable one-word answer is: negatively.
So far as I know, the most ambitious response to my book from the conspiracist community was this jaw-droppingly long online filibuster by Canadian Truther Anthony Hall. And in at least one case, a Truther actually got his review published in a mainstream Canadian newspaper. But for a more representative response, I would direct readers to this article from a web site called 911Grassroots.
In the article, the author, James Hufferd, makes two arguments that appear again and again in Truther reactions to my book: (1) That I don’t deal at length with “evidence” that 9/11 was an inside job (which is true — since the debunking has been done by other authorities, such as Popular Mechanics, to which I point my readers); and (2) That I engage in “name-calling” and ad hominem attacks Truthers.
Except to the extent that I use the term “conspiracy theorist” to describe people who are, well, conspiracy theorists, I reject the second accusation, as well. In fact, I am proud to have made a point of sketching 9/11 conspiracy theorists in the most affectionate possible light. In its review of my book, The Wall Street Journal pointed this out, in fact: “Reporting without mockery, Mr. Kay has a knack for making even the silliest conspiracist sound sympathetic.”
