Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

AlterNet, Miller-McCune by Emily Badger | Nov. 6, 2009 (News Analysis)

Of 49 people included in the study who believed in such a connection, only one shed the certainty when presented with prevailing evidence that it wasn't true.

The rest came up with an array of justifications for ignoring, discounting or simply disagreeing with contrary evidence — even when it came from President Bush himself. Full Story »

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 by Richard Riehl - Nov. 6, 2009

There's not enough information about the study to assess it's validity, nor is there any reporting on what a variety of others think the results mean. It does explain why information alone doesn't change people's minds. I wish it had been deeper into an analysis of why the town hall meetings were such a disaster. The final sentence suggests they wouldn't have had to be.

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