by Jim Marrs
First published 2006
Jim Marrs examines the government's account of September 11th and finds it wanting. He argues that while officials describe a conspiracy involving nineteen Middle Eastern hijackers who crashed planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon under direction from Afghanistan, this narrative raises serious questions. Marrs uses government documents and mainstream news reports to build his case that the Bush administration may have played a role in the attacks. His investigation extends beyond that single day to explore how American foreign policy operates behind the scenes. He connects the dots between the attacks and subsequent military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq, suggesting these wars serve a hidden government agenda. The book offers readers a journalist's attempt to uncover what really happened and why.
Genres: political-science, terrorism, non-fiction, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: World Trade Center, Pentagon, Afghanistan, Iraq
Period: September 11th
482 pages · Paperback · Disinformation Books