Talk:J. Bowyer Bell

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A fact from J. Bowyer Bell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 February 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,415 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that historian J. Bowyer Bell was tear gassed in Belfast, held hostage in Jordan, shot at in Lebanon, kidnapped in Yemen and deported from Kenya?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/February.

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With such a lightweight historian advising the US govt on terrorism, it's no wonder that 9-11 came as a surprise. We need a short critique on his works, which are not favoured by most professional historians.86.42.223.244 (talk) 15:42, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]