We may never know the truth about 9/11, as we will always wonder about the assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK, Jr., and Malcolm X.
Is 9/11 another Gulf of Tonkin?

I must admit that as I watched the twin towers collapse, I said to my wife Annette that the sequence and perfection of events speak a strong and clear message: whoever we are we have completely compromised your security. The death of our innocent civilians was appalling. The elegance of the engineering was intriguing.

Intrigue alone is reason to explore all possibilities. We should be encouraging scientists, engineers, forensic experts in explosives, arson and murder to find the truth of what happened and who had to be complicit for these events to occur. On our UW-Madison campus we have at least one brave instructor, Kevin Barrett, willing to suggest these explorations deserve discussion.

It disturbs me greatly that both of my opponents for Governor have made statements implying Kevin Barrett should be denied the academic freedom to discuss these ideas with his university students. When politicians presume to impose on academia their prejudice for the status quo then surely we are sliding towards fascism without restraint.

Instead of interfering with the academic freedom of our university the candidates for Governor should be concentrating on how we can clean up the Wisconsin government and improve the delivery of our public services, foster peace, sustain prosperity and a clean environment. At least that is what my campaign is about. I will leave academic freedom to the university community where it belongs, and hope someday to know the truth about 9/11 and the other remaining conundrums of our times.

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