Spike Lee yanks 9/11 conspiracy theorists from HBO documentary series amid scrutiny

[Carlitos Brigante]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spike-lee-yanks-9-11-154347432.html

According to the New York Times, a final cut of the fourth episode of Lee's "NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½" no longer includes commentary from so-called Sept. 11 truthers or official government investigators regarding what caused the collapses of the World Trade Center buildings.

"And I hope that maybe the legacy of this documentary is that Congress holds a hearing, a congressional hearing about 9/11.”

Despite also speaking with reputable scientists who studied the Sept. 11 attacks, the Oscar winner seemed to challenge the widely accepted explanation that the edifices crumbled as a result of the impact and subsequent fires caused by hijacked jetliners crashing into them. (Rogue skeptics, however, believe the structures fell in a controlled demolition orchestrated by an inside group.)

“The amount of heat that it takes to make steel melt, that temperature’s not reached,” Lee said, mentioning a widely debunked conspiracy theory. “And then the juxtaposition of the way Building 7 fell to the ground — when you put it next to other building collapses that were demolitions, it’s like you’re looking at the same thing.”

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Good. I was a little disappointed in Spike over that bit

Though I do want to know more about the Saudi connections to 9/11 ...

[CrackityJones75]

2. I guess he finally Did the right thing

I am not sure it was for the right reasons.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Good

But he scores higher on the dupe scale anyway. In fact, he gets extra points, being a New Yorker and embracing that bullshit.