... The court of Cassation, Italy's Supreme Court, a body noted for its eccentric thinking and idiosyncratic rulings.
The activities of Ferdinand Imposimato, honorary president of the Supreme Court, show how far off the deep end this eccentricity can go. Imposimato is part of a political cult that believes the U.S. government was behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He thinks the CIA used high explosives to bring down the World Trade Center. He has used his emeritus role with Italy's highest court to promote this belief, which he summarized in an open letter published on a conspiracy Web site:
{T}he collapses had features that indicate controlled explosions. I agree with architect Richard Gage and engineer Jon Cole, both highly experienced professionals, who have arrived at their conclusions through reliable tests, scientific proof, and the visual testimony of people above suspicion, including firefighters and victims. The authoritative theologian David Ray Griffin has described very precisely why the hypothesis of controlled demolition should be taken into consideration.
All of this is manifest nonsense, derived from the phony research of cranks who pass themselves off as experts, but it suits Imposimato's political views. ... In overturning Hellmann's acquittal, they have embraced an accusation that is much like Imposimato's conspiracy theory.
I should be finished soon though... :)
