(10) Brigham Young University (BYU), an LDS-owned institution, continues to retain Dr. Steven Jones, a prominent and often-referenced member in the 9/11 Truth Movement, even though it publicly forced Dr. Jones to "retire". The claim by BYU was that it, "[P]lanned to review the [9/11 controlled demolition] paper to see if it met scientific standards of peer review. The university also expected to look at statements made by Jones at conferences and in the media and determine if Jones was appropriately distancing himself from BYU when he spoke about his explosives theory," - http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,650200587,00.html .
The review was never completed because it became part of Dr. Jones' private retirement package negotiations.
(11) BYU continues to support Dr. Jones by providing him an office, access to its facilities, and access to its labs, even though it had "forced" his retirement - http://www.physics.byu.edu/directory.aspx?personID=36 .
Well... what do all these references mean when viewed collectively? While there's a range of possible theories or hypothesis, I'm proposing the following but realize it has yet to be "tested":
I hypothesize that a "group" exists within LDS that believes the Book of Mormon revealed the events of 9/11. This group also believes that the cause of the 9/11 attacks was by the government using the 19 hijackers as patsies (listen to Dr. Jones' discussion for confirmation). This group appears to have either the consent of LDS leadership (e.g., the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) or at least its neutrality because the publication of "The Shell Game" was not only promoted by a publisher of LDS works (in the form of CFI) but was further encouraged by the offering of a hefty advance to Mr. Alten.
The LDS leadership is very much a command and control structure and regulates its affairs tightly. "A great deal of effort is made to ensure that the [LDS leadership] organizations are united in purpose and policy," - click here . Thus, this group as a matter of Mormon faith MUST pursue the exposure of "truth" as it's been revealed in the Book of Mormon - http://www.greaterthings.com/News/911/BookofMormon/index.html .
This Mormon group, though, is cognizant of the negative perception that most Americans have of 9/11 Truthers. Dr. Jones' public and "forced" retirement by BYU certainly serves as an example on this point of perception - http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=117840 . The Mormon Church cannot be seen associating with "silly" people –not yet anyway.
Therefore, the group has taken due care in promoting its Book of Mormon inspired "revelations" by using third-party and seemingly "neutral" sources (e.g., Mr. Alten). The use of the Sweetwater Books label instead of the more realistic CFI, the retention of Ascot Media Group, Inc. to "quietly" promote the book via friendly (i.e., progressive) web sites, and the use of an "ownerless" web site that tracks but does not inform visitors of their privacy expectations are all examples of the care taken by the group to limit any association between a Mormon revelation group and 9/11 Truth Movement.
But do these activities mean that "The Shell Game" is LDS fiction, as CFI purpose statement might suggest? I think it might, if only from a logical perspective. I've made an inquiry to CFI into this connection but have yet to be responded to by its management. The book, though, appears to have been hyped to promote a matter of faith and revelation espoused by the Mormon Church in an attempt to fulfill a prophecy that the group specifically and Mormons generally are the bearers of "truth".
Thus, we have an important question to ask: Why would the Mormon Church - as represented by this group - be willing to risk its reputation by promoting and/or influencing 9/11 Truth? The answer is simple if you are a person of faith because it has been revealed in the 9:11 texts of the Book of Mormon - http://scriptures.lds.org/bm/contents .
"And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them," - III Nephi 9:11 (The destruction of WTC, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania was wrought by God).
"...If it had not been for [God's] matchless power, and his mercy, and his long-suffering towards us, we should have unavoidably have been cut off from the face of the earth long before this period of time..." - Alma 9:11 (9/11was foretold and more intense evil will befall America if it does not repent).
"...After we had dwelt in the land for the space of twelve years...King Laman began to grow uneasy, lest by any means my people should wax strong in the land, and that they could not overpower them and bring them into bondage," - Mosiah 9:11 (The government uses evil to protect its interests in fear of the people).
"Now the people of Akish were desirous for gain, even as Akish was desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them," - Ether 9:11 (The WTC symbolizes American greed and its relinquishing of power to the government in favor of material gains – a hedonist, if ever there were one).
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