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.S.government and killed before he could expose the plot.Crossfire became a nonfiction bestseller.Since 1976, Marrs has taught a course at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington about the events surrounding the Kennedy assassi-nation.Beginning in 1980, he has devoted his energies to freelance writing and pub-lic relations consulting, as well as dabbling in the publishing of a weekly newspaper.Marrs next big project was a study of a secret government project involving apsychic phenomenon known as remote viewing. He spent nearly three yearsresearching, only to have his publishing company cancel the book in 1995.TwoMazza, Kathy 185months afterward, the CIA announced the program, and information about itappeared in the Washington Post.This development was a keen disappointment toMarrs, but he posted his manuscript, PSI Spies, to the Internet via his Web site.Marrs next turned his attention to unidentified flying objects (UFOs).Afterseveral years of research, his book, entitled Alien Agenda, was published byHarperCollins in May 1997.In this book, he recounted the history of UFO sight-ings and the response to them from the U.S.government.This book also receivednational exposure, becoming the bestselling UFO book to date.Marrs appearedas a speaker at several UFO-related national conventions and at other publicaffairs.He also began teaching a course about UFOs at the University of Texas atArlington.Marrs s interest in conspiracies produced another book, published in 2000 byHarperCollins: Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History That Connects the TrilateralCommission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids.He attempted to tie modernsecret societies to those of ancient times the so-called ancient mysteries. Thisbook also sold well, reaching the New York Times Best Seller List.It did not take Marrs long to suspect a U.S.government conspiracy surround-ing the events of September 11, 2001.The ineptitude of the agencies of the U.S.government was so dramatic that it has made for a field day for conspiracy theo-rists worldwide.In 2003, Marrs produced a book entitled The War on Freedom(which has since appeared under the title The Terror Conspiracy: Deception, 9/11and the Loss of Liberty), in which he examined the various actions of the U.S.government with a view to proving a conspiracy that allowed the events ofSeptember 11 to happen.Marrs, who has been busily promulgating his thesisthroughout the nation, has also been active in the Scholars for 9/11 Truth.See AlsoConspiracy Theories; Fetzer, James H.; Scholars for 9/11 TruthSuggested ReadingJonathan Curiel, The Conspiracy to Rewrite 9/11, San Francisco Chronicle (September 3,2006), p.E1; Adam Harvey, The Big Lie, Sunday Mail [South Australia] (September 10,2006), p.46; Ted Mahar, Who Shot JFK? Oregonian [Portland] (December 20, 1991),p.6; Jim Marrs, The Terror Conspiracy: Deception, 9/11, and the Loss of Liberty (New York:Disinformation, 2006).Mazza, Kathy (1955 2001)Kathy Mazza, a captain in the Port Authority Police Department and the firstfemale commanding officer of the Port Authority Police Academy, was one of twowoman police officers to die while evacuating people from the World Trade Centeron September 11, 2001.Mazza, a late recruit to the Port Authority police, wasnevertheless rapidly promoted, becoming one of two female captains in the PortAuthority Police Department.Mazza s first career was in nursing.Born in 1955, in Massapequa, New York,she was the only girl among three brothers.After high school, Mazza attendedNassau Community College, earning a nursing degree.For the next ten years, sheworked as a cardiothoracic nurse at the Long Island Jewish Hospital in Queensand at St.Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York.In 1985, she married ChristopherDolosh, an officer in the New York City Police Department s 25th precinct.They186 Merino, Yamellived in South Farmingdale, New York.In 1987 she decided to change professionsby enrolling in the Port Authority Police Academy.Mazza s career in the Port Authority Police Department prospered.After a tourof duty at JFK Airport in New York City, she was promoted to sergeant.After a yearin the central police pool, she returned to JFK Airport for six more years.Her careerwas briefly interrupted when she underwent open-heart surgery to correct a quarter-sized hole in her heart in 1992, but this was only a temporary lull in her upwardclimb in the hierarchy of the Port Authority Police Department.In December 1998,Mazza became a lieutenant and assumed command of the Staten Island Bridges andNew Jersey Marine Terminals.In April 2000, she was promoted to captain, makingher one of two female captains out of fourteen.She took advantage of her installa-tion as commander of the PortAuthority Police Academy toKathy Mazza s Drive for Excellenceinstitute a program teaching life-Kathy was such a shining star.They couldn t deny her,saving techniques that has savedand she wasn t going to back down.She wasn t going toat least sixteen lives to date.go away quietly and be satisfied with being passed over.Mazza volunteered to help atShe knew that as a female in law enforcement, you havethe World Trade Center complexto give at least 150 percent to gain the respect andduring the September 11 emer-acknowledgment of your colleagues.Kathy was alwaysgency.She had been at the Jerseywilling to do that.She worked incredibly hard, and sheCity headquarters of the Portearned every promotion.Authority police when the attackoccurred and left with five othersComment from Jessica Gotthold, Port Authority Police Officer,quoted in Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba, Women at Groundto respond to the emergency.Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion (New York: AlphaMazza and her crew helped evac-Books, 2002), p.305.uate people from the NorthTower.From the position of thebodies, it is evident that the five of them Mazza, Lt.Robert D.Cirri, Chief JamesA.Romito, Officer James W
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