Toronto

Conspiracy conference: A Canadian university is hosting a three-day conference of the world’s top 9/11 conspiracy theorists this week to explore “alternative explanations” for the events of that day and their consequences. Theories to be discussed include that no plane actually hit the Pentagon, that the twin towers were destroyed by controlled demolition rather than by the impact of hijacked airplanes, and that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were planned in advance of the attacks. These theories have been repeatedly debunked. James Gourley, a U.S. lawyer and founder of the International Center for 9/11 Studies, which is sponsoring the conference, said the Toronto venue was chosen because Canadians seem “a bit more open to skepticism of 9/11 than people in America.”

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