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Author of controversial book on Twin Towers attack claims the truth is out there Few people still have not read The Big Lie, or at least heard of it. Equally well-known is the book’s author, French historian and journalist Thierry Meyssan.In The Big Lie, Meyssan challenges the official version of the Sept. 11 attack. His book has become an international bestseller and ­ along with its follow-up, The Pentagate ­ the subject of international debate.The Daily Star spoke to the controversial author during the recent “Lire en Français et en Musique” book exhibition, where he promoted his book. There is...

A French author who suggests that the Sept. 11 attacks were concocted by a faction of the U.S. military is planning to promote his book on a tour that will begin in New York City. The English title of Thierry Meyssan's book is "9-11, The Big Lie," which also suggests that the Pentagon was hit by an American missile, and not American Airlines Flight 77. USA Books, a subsidiary of the book's French publisher, says he could launch the tour as early as this month. The dates have not been finalized yet, according to Asad Lalljee, of USA Books, but...

<p>Tries to sell a "Big Lie."</p> <p>December 2, 2002 -- The author whose inflammatory book topped France's best-seller list with his claim that no plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11 plans to visit the United States next month to hawk the English translation.</p>