By Greg Szymanski

The Bush administration's complicity in the events surrounding 9/11 has now
made its way into the curriculum of a college political science course taught
at Wesleyan College in North Carolina.

The course, entitled "9/11: The Road to Tyranny", was the brainchild of
college professor Jane Christensen, who saw the social need to explore the many
questions about the WTC attacks and the war on terrorism.

Being taught this spring, the course explores the validity of the
government's official 9/11 story, the many alternative theories advanced and the way the
war on terrorism has drastically changed American life.

"The events of September 11, 2001, indisputably changed the course of
American politics and history.  In particular, this course will focus largely on the
specific destruction in lower Manhattan and the Pentagon," said Christensen
in her course outline.

"We are examining the official story and will analyze it critically.  We will
consider alternative explanations of what occurred on 9/11 and how it became
a catalyst for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the attack on
civil liberties in the United States. 

"The goal of this course is to arrive at a solid understanding of how 911 and
we will examine it with a critical eye."

Christensen said the course is outside the traditional scope of most
political science courses since it is unscientific, relying mostly on eyewitness
accounts and speculation. She added that literature is just emerging on 9/11 and 
she is relying somewhat extensively on alternative news media accounts,
documentaries and videos.

"I think this course is the first of its kind in the country," added
Christensen. "Students will be given two exams and be required to write a 10-12 page
formal paper, focusing on on some aspect of 9/11 or the war on terrorism.
Hopefully, we can provide some insight in the many questions left unanswered about
9/11."

The truth regarding what occurred on 9/11 has long been sought by a small
group of independent investigators who have thus far found many discrepancies in
the government story.

As the evidence keeps mounting, those who view the government as complicit in
the WTC attacks are hoping the movement catches on at the grassroots level,
the new 9/11course indicating this may be the case.

Christensen said the purpose of the course is to "question all theories about
9/11 and get at the truth."

Along the way, the Bush administration has stonewalled many investigation
attempts, basically relying on the 9/11 Commission report which essentially
adopts the government story.

However, the 9/11 Commission has been severely criticized for overlooking
important evidence and critics have called the commission panel assembled biased
toward the government's view.

Skeptics of the government's account said the recent course offered at
Wesleyan College shows that the government's complicity in 9/11 is being questioned
by many others besides internet conspiracy theorists and those in the
alternative media.

The required and suggested course readings of POL 495, which began in January
and ends in May, are also a good roadmap for others interested in learning
more about the events before, during and after 9/11.

Some of the required texts and website readings include:

-- Michael Collins Piper, "FBI Admits No Evidence Links Hijackers to 911",
American Free Press. FBI Admits: No Evidence

-- Michael Parenti, The Terrorism Trap.  San Francisco, City Lights Books,
2002.

-- Infowars 911 archive, Alex Jones.  Alex Jones' Infowars.com.   

-- Michael Chossudovsky, The Mysterious Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill,
Global research, August 4, 2003.  Mysterious September 11 Breakfast Meeting  on
Capitol Hill, Michel Chossudovsky.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO308C.html

Greg Szymanski