"There is no end to the variety of Truthers' claims, but most of them believe that the United States government perpetrated 9/11 in an elaborate conspiracy to bring about the decomposition of civil liberties and the fortification of the American empire in the Middle East. They think this because, since 9/11, we've witnessed the decomposition of civil liberties and the fortification of the American empire in the Middle East."
- This 2-year-old article from The Utne Reader, by Paul Constant of Seattle's excellent free weekly The Stranger, makes a few valuable points about why the 9/11 Truth Movement, despite its many failings, should not be dismissed by serious-minded people.