Instead of tackling a particular deep state operation on its own we would be well advised to study other similar incidents and attempt to discover general principles.

In 1998 the late Vincent Salandria, whom I came to know in his final years, gave a brilliant address on the JFK assassination. Drawing on his speech, I use the “Salandria Approach” to show that the same questions that help penetrate the fog of the JFK assassination help clarify the 9/11 attacks. Dispensing with false debates, we ask how a sincere and democratic government would have investigated these crimes, and we contrast that with the actual investigations.