Truth Jihad: My Epic Struggle Against the 9/11 Big Lie

by Kevin Barrett

Book Overview

Millions of people now know the main arguments for the thesis 9/11 was an inside job, starting from the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center buildings No. 1, 2 and 7. Even a champion of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930852990
• ISBN13: 9780930852993
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Progressive Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Enlightens and entertains

This is not the first book I would recommend to those wishing to examine the events of September 11, 2001 Kevin Barrett, in Truth Jihad -- a book that's hard to put down, mixes alternative views on 9/11, faith, philosophy, and humor. In doing so he reveals a lot of himself, his life since his college days, his battles with the establishment in attempting to seek the truth about 9/11, and his remarkable journey to Islam. Among books on 9/11, Truth Jihad is in a category by itself -- it enlightens and entertains.

Lays it on the line for truth in an entertaining way

The still diffuse 9/11 Truth Movement has been making quite an impact on public awareness over the past two or three years, with many significant works emerging. Dr. Barrett, as a writer and an organizer of seminars, ranks right up there in the pantheon of intellectually and physically courageous leaders devoting their "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" to bringing the lies down and bringing the liars to justice. I've covered a few 9/11 exposés in my columns and reviews; I have a particular affinity for Dave McGowan's iconoclastic/ everyman hard-headed analysis proffered from the very next day after the crime via his cleverly named Website, Center for an Informed America. In fact, Davesweb analysis is what started my serious questioning of the official story... For my complete review of this book and for other book and movie reviews, please visit my site [...] Brian Wright Copyright 2007

A TRIP INTO THE TRUTH reviewed by Connie Cook Smith

The strength of this book is the author's personality. Kevin Barrett is an articulate and original thinker and even a humorist who, at great sacrifice, allowed himself to be embroiled in the ugliest but most important topic of our time -- the overwhelming evidence that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job. I don't think anyone embraces this perspective because they enjoy it. It is, in fact, NOT adequately embraced by the American public because it is so UN-enjoyable, so downright horrifying. But Kevin romps the reader through the truth as the master educator he is. And as indicated previously, his personality is so authentic and his style is so congenial, the reader feels safe in coming to terms with such a terrible topic at last. This book is an opportunity to spend time with Kevin Barrett -- to hang out with an extremely good and honest man and to, well, yes -- ENJOY learning about this subject that is so hard but so necessary for all Americans to understand.

Genuine religion triggers expanded consciousness, compassion and truth...

Kevin Barrett has produced a short work of many parts that make up an insightful, entertaining, and thought provoking whole. It would be difficult to summarise all the threads in this book completely but some of them are autobiographic, analytical, and educational on Arabic culture, on the interpretation and analysis of myths and legends, on the understanding of media manipulation, a post-beatniks discovery of higher meaning and calls in life. There are a multitude of facets to this book built from many rich narratives. It is a very well written discourse and educational. The book is easy to read, and contains the prose of a literary scholar. As Kevin says in the book, "Genuine religion triggers expanded consciousness, compassion and truth - not inculcated stupidity arrogance, dogmatism, and murderousness".

Epic struggle, indeed

Few autobiographies reach this level of brutal honesty, but if Dr. Barrett has a weakness, he reveals it in Truth Jihad. While a man of amazing moral fortitude and deep convictions, he clearly does not pretend to be perfect. Truth Jihad is an eclectic journey with a storyteller of great courage and conscious as he confronts the widespread myths held by his community and within his own home. Although the subject of 9/11 is difficult, the account skips along playfully...dancing under the possibility of a world of truth. A man of great awareness and a keen alertness, Dr. Barrett shows his ability to recognize opportunities the rest of us would miss. He demonstrates the use of humor and playful provocation to engage the adversary into revealing their vicious nature...and using that action to the truth's advantage. Instead of fighting his enemies unproductively, he uses them to his benefit and models how precious victories can be achieved along the way. The big and small victories alike are described in loving, playful detail. He involves the reader in the thrill of engaging the enemy of narrow vision and broadening the minds of the audience he engages. After he reveals his mind and heart through personal and professional stories, the reader explores the theological and philosophical implications with this man of rare morality. Though Dr. Barrett peels many layers off the 9/11 onion, never do the vapors' intensity overpower the peace revealed in the magnificent transformation that is possible when the 9-11 truth struggle reaches victory. Although his Muslim perspective is repeatedly shown, it reminds the reader that all people of conscious are not so very different-no matter their own faith- and the Muslim holocaust is an affront to all of humanity. I didn't know what to expect from such a unique book. Even the name Jihad had so many prejudices attached to it in my mind, but the book showed me how to wage peace at war's pace...whether a Muslim, Christian, Jew, or Spiritual. He shows that every inch of ground can be hard fought and won, but ground can be gained, and must be! We are lucky that we are able to wage peace from our American position...not from fox holes. As Dr. Barrett demonstrates and journals, "truth is our trench" and we must dig in deeper! One thing's for certain, we're lucky to have people like Dr. Barrett in the fox hole with us.