The Anatomy of a Great Deception

Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance:

In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.

Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance focuses on how humans strive for internal consistency. When inconsistency (dissonance) is experienced, individuals tend to become psychologically uncomfortable and are motivated to attempt to reduce this dissonance, as well as actively avoiding situations and information which are likely to increase it.

David Hooper - the excellent director of this intriguing documentary - came to doubt the official narrative about 9/11 relatively recently. But he made a thorough investigation and has valuably chronicled his journey in this film.

There is not much here that is entirely new to those who have had their doubts for years, but the way he has marshaled his arguments is powerful. He successfully demonstrates the weakness of the NIST case. He demonstrates the duplicity of those who claimed "no-one heard explosions" by referencing the 118 separate instances of those who did. Some of the footage of this was new to me. He points out that the molten metal pouring from WT1 or 2 has never been adequately explained. And he adds that fires remained burning underwater for days after the collapse (that was new information for me too). There is no explanation from the 9/11 Commission or NIST that explains that phenomenon. Nor are there explanations offered for the presence of the chemical signature of nano-thermite (which cannot be produced by burning paint as argued by some 'debunkers') His ending is powerful, suggesting those so motivated need to continue their own research. He gives enough hints to suggest this 'conspiracy' is darker and more widespread than most realise. It is an odd synchronism for me that I received my copy of his DVD the same day I found out a film has been made about the sinking of the USS Liberty in 1967 - a cut and dried case now of a false flag event.

The Anatomy of a Great Deception (2014)

*** (out of 4)

David Hooper directed, wrote and hosts this conspiracy documentary that takes a look at the various issues he had with the 9/11 Commission Report.

It seems that before long there might be more 9/11 conspiracy documentaries than JFK ones, which is saying quite a bit since the terrorist attacks were so much more recent. This one here is rather well-made and especially considering how cheap most of them are. With that said, I really could have used less talk about Hooper's family life and what damage his investigation had on his life.

Whenever the documentary is focused on the actual terrorist attack is when it works best and thankfully this is the main focus throughout. The film offers up its evidence in a believable fashion and there's even a classy moment where he shows clips from the mainstream media bashing people like him. Considering how the mainstream media can't agree on anything it is pretty strange that they all agree that 9/11 isn't suspicious on any level.

If you're a firm believer that there was a conspiracy then you'll certainly love this movie. If you're one of those who don't believe everything presented here and in other films then it's doubtful what you watch here is going to change your mind. As was the case with most films like it, this one here presents some interesting evidence but at the same time it never really states who was behind the attack and why it was done. Still, as far as 9/11 videos go, this here is a good one.