It was a hot July day in 2013 as I walked across the campus of the University of Maryland at College Park. Few students were in evidence, save for the clusters of new prospects and their parents taking tours. There was little shade as I headed from the Journalism building on the western side of campus to McKeldin Library in the heart. In the cool of the library I made my way to the reservations desk.
“I need to pick up a book for my thesis research,” I told the student behind the desk as I handed him my ID card. He returned with the book, “Debunking 9/11 Myths.”
“Doing a thesis on 9/11?” he asked half-heartedly, as he checked me out.
“Why, yes I am,” I replied. “So let me ask you, do you think the government was behind the September 11 attacks?”
“I couldn’t say,” he answered. “There are strong arguments on both sides.”
“That’s what I’m writing about, why smart people still think there are strong arguments on both sides, when,” I paused, “actually there are not.”
With that I turned away and headed back into the summer heat.
“I need to pick up a book for my thesis research,” I told the student behind the desk as I handed him my ID card. He returned with the book, “Debunking 9/11 Myths.”
“Doing a thesis on 9/11?” he asked half-heartedly, as he checked me out.
“Why, yes I am,” I replied. “So let me ask you, do you think the government was behind the September 11 attacks?”
“I couldn’t say,” he answered. “There are strong arguments on both sides.”
“That’s what I’m writing about, why smart people still think there are strong arguments on both sides, when,” I paused, “actually there are not.”
With that I turned away and headed back into the summer heat.
