
The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
Barrie Zwicker built his reputation as the first mainstream broadcaster to question the official account of September 11, going on air in January 2002 with a series of commentaries later compiled as The Great Deception. This film picks up where that one left off, updating and expanding his case. He walks through the government's use of fear in building support for the war on terrorism, then turns to the military's failure to respond that morning and what he calls George Bush's inappropriate conduct during the Florida classroom visit. The 9/11 Commission gets the harshest treatment: Zwicker argues its report functions as a cover-up rather than an investigation. He spends real time on the mainstream media too, framing journalists as complicit in spreading and sustaining what he considers official misinformation. The film closes with his suggestions for what viewers can do with this information. It works as a standalone argument, though Zwicker intends it as a companion piece to his earlier video.