But why didn you talk about U.S. foreign policy, corporate imperialism, oil empire, Bush family ties, Halliburton, the Mossad, the CIA, the Freemasons, the Illuminati or Opus Dei?
We’re not trying to be flip here. Each of those supposed “root causes” has been cited by critics of PM’s work. We didn’t concern ourselves with the various geopolitical theories that conspiracy fans offer about September 11. We only looked at the physical evidence theorists cite in support of their theories. So far, that evidence has not held up to scrutiny. PM is not a political magazine. We focus on science, technology, engineering, aviation and related topics. Every concrete, verifiable claim regarding the events of September 11 falls within our areas of historical expertise. The key questions include such issues as the performance of concrete and steel in fires, the technology and protocols of air traffic control and air defense, and the nature of jet aircraft crashes. All of those questions have answers, answers that are backed up by hard, tangible evidence–photos, transcripts, eyewitness accounts–as well as by expert opinion.
