James H. Fetzer

[[File:James H. Fetzer.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Fetzer in 2004]]
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'''James H. "Uncle" Fetzer''' {{lived|1940}} is a retired [[philosopher]] and all-around [[conspiracy theorist]]. From the 1970s into the 1990s, he published a number of well-regarded works on the [[philosophy of science]], [[cognitive science]], and [[artificial intelligence]]. By the late 1990s, however, he had morphed into a full-time conspiracy theorist. He has authored three entire ''collections'' of [[John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory]] books, co-authored a book that claims Senator [[Paul Wellstone]]'s plane crash was actually a political assassination, promoted [[moon landing hoax]] conspiracy theories, and bolstered his support of [[holocaust denial]] with claims that [[Israel]] was secretly involved in everything from the 2012 [[Sandy Hook massacre]] to [[9/11]].<ref name="Byford2011">Jovan Byford. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=m5Er9ELOwQkC&pg=PA109 Conspiracy Theories: A Critical Introduction]''. Palgrave Macmillan; 12 October 2011</ref><ref>''And I Suppose We Didn't Go To the Moon, Either? The Beatles, the Holocaust & Other Mass Illusions'' by James H Fetzer & Michael Palecek (2015) Moon Rock Books. ISBN 1512222267.</ref> Naturally, TV shows hosted by intellectual giants such as Jerry Springer, [[Sean Hannity]], [[Bill O'Reilly]], and [[Jesse Ventura]] have given Fetzer and his views a comfy guest chair.

==Veterans Today==
Fetzer is editor of Veterans Today, a website that promotes itself as a "military veterans and foreign affairs journal." According to the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]:<ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/01/06/buyer-beware-veterans-today-and-its-anti-israel-agenda Buyer Beware: Veterans Today and its Anti-Israel Agenda] Southern Poverty Law Center</ref>

{{quotebox|But start reading the posts, and you'll find something else entirely: myriad claims that there was a conspiracy behind 9/11 (Israel orchestrated it, in cahoots with the American government), that the American government is a [[Puppet state|puppet]] (of Israel), that the Holocaust never happened or was greatly exaggerated ([[Jews]] made it up to manipulate non-Jews), and, most recently, that [[Julian Assange]], the man behind [[Wikileaks]], is a pawn (of Israel).|200|50|}}

Notice a theme there? Yet Fetzer dismisses suggestions of an unhealthy obsession with Jews as merely "research" into "controversial subjects" like the Holocaust and "possible Israeli complicity" in events like 9/11.<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/l68udc Is 9/11 Research Anti-Semitic?] James H. Fetzer, June 17, 2009</ref>

==He'd prefer to be called an "American philosopher"==
Yes, he's the guy who co-founded [[Scholars for 9/11 Truth]]. But before going completely batshit insane in the late 1990s, Fetzer was an acclaimed professor who specialized in the philosophy of science, artificial intelligence and computer science, at one point receiving a fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Arguing that these earlier academic accomplishments [[argument from authority|lend weight to his present views]], he dislikes being called a conspiracy theorist. To this end, Fetzer has tried to hijack [[Wikipedia]]'s 9/11 article and even his own Wikipedia bio — sometimes successfully.<ref>[http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/07/30/james-henry-fetzer-wikipedia-not James Henry Fetzer – Wikipedia NOT] veteranstoday.com</ref>

==Sandy Hook Lawsuit==
Fetzer was sued in Wisconsin for defamation and libel by Leonard Pozner, a father of a child who died in the [[Sandy Hook massacre]], primarily for his book, ''Nobody Died At Sandy Hook: It was a FEMA Drill to Promote Gun Control''.<ref name=NewYorkSandyHook>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/sandy-hook-victim-court-ruling.html</ref><ref>''Nobody Died at Sandy Hook: It was a FEMA Drill to Promote Gun Gontrol'' by by James H Fetzer & Michael Palecek (2016) Moon Rock Books. ISBN 0692644172.</ref> Fetzer represented himself ''pro se'' in the case because he stated it was impossible to find a lawyer to represent him. "Nobody wants to touch" their case, Fetzer said.<ref name=Madison>https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/judge-rules-against-sandy-hook-denier-from-dane-county-trial/article_b790c442-ba2e-5ca1-a69b-5df2f474396d.html</ref> Fetzer actually argued in Court that the original reasons he called the death certificate a fake were untrue, but then went on to claim that because many variations of the death certificate had been released (including with and without an embossed seal, with handwritten numbers at the top, or with a redaction of the social security number) that the certificates were fabricated. Handwritten differences and variations in the seal on the death certificate was apparently sufficient evidence for Fetzer to claim that Noah Pozner didn't exist. The judge in the case said there was no question of fact in dispute, and granted summary judgment against Fetzer in favor of Mr. Pozner in the libel case on the issue of liability, allowing it to proceed to a jury to consider damages. Pozner sought $1 million in damages against Fetzer and co-defendant Mike Palecek,<ref name=Madison/> and was awarded $450,000 in damages by a jury.<ref name=WP>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/16/jury-awards-father-sandy-hook-victim-defamation-case/ Jury awards $450,000 to father of Sandy Hook victim in defamation case] by Susan Svrluga (Oct. 16, 2019 at 5:52 p.m. PDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> Fetzer indicated he intended to appeal the verdict.<ref name=NYTNEW>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/us/sandy-hook-defamation.html</ref>

==External links==
*[http://jamesfetzer.blogspot.com/ Fetzer's blog] where JFK conspiracies rule
*[http://www.assassinationscience.com/ AssassinationScience.com], "edited by James H. Fetzer, Ph.D."
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEzoBKAkzmU False Flag Terror and The Rise of the Global Police State] Two of Fetzer's favorite lecture topics
*[https://www.veteranstoday.com/ Veterans Today]

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