Kurt Sonnenfeld was a videographer for FEMA prior to 2002 and was one of four FEMA photographers who were given exclusive access to Ground Zero

Ground zero

The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation...

 following the September 11 Attacks in New York in 2001. In addition to the photographs and video he took on behalf of FEMA, he is reputed and claims to have taken additional video footage as well as numerous photographs, some of them since published. He claims that these recorded images will provide evidence about the nature of the Collapse of the World Trade Center

Collapse of the World Trade Center

The twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, as a result of al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks, in which terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners, flying one into the North Tower and another into the South Tower...

 when scrutinized by "experts." As of August, 2010, he is seeking such experts to review his footage.

Personal background

• Graduated from the University of Colorado (USA)
• Studies: International Affairs and Economics, Literature, Philosophy
• Employment: Director of Broadcast Operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s National Emergency Response Team
• Official videographer, FEMA
• Contracts with other government military and scientific installations for classified and “sensitive” operations

Book

On May 8, 2009, Kurt Sonnenfeld’s presented his book El Perseguido (The Persecuted) at the 35th Annual Buenos Aires Book Fair in Argentina. In the book, Sonnenfeld describes the harassment which he alleges was imposed upon him by various U.S. government agencies following his work as a videographer at the World Trade Center site.

Murder suspect

His name has been associated with controversy since 2002 when his first wife Nancy died from a suspicious gunshot wound to the head. The precise circumstances of her death are unknown, and Kurt Sonnenfeld is currently wanted for her murder by the Colorado police. At the time of his wife's death, January 1, 2002, he was arrested for her murder. Officers responding to the scene reported seeing high-velocity blood spatter on Sonnenfeld's face, indicating he was in close proximity to the gunshot. Gunpowder residue was found on his pants and jacket but not his hands. Gunpowder residue was found on his wife's hand and only her fingerprints were found on the gun., An alleged suicide note in Nancy's hand writing was later found by investigators for Kurt's defense. Prosecutors dropped the case in June 2002 but maintained the right to refile. The renewed interest by prosecutors in Colorado is premised on putative confessions Sonnenfeld made to two other cellmates while he was in jail awaiting trial.

The US government is seeking his extradition from Argentina. The Argentine court has refused, saying they have not received sufficient assurances from Colorado that Sonnenfeld would not be executed despite the fact that Colorado has repeatedly assured Argentina that it will not seek the death penalty.

Sonnenfeld currently lives in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

with his new wife and two children, and works as a videographer for Argentine media.
Sonnenfeld believes that the US government wants the video footage that he still possesses.

External links

• http://www.presstv.ir/detail/140196.html
• http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread493263/pg1
• http://www.sott.net/articles/show/124820-Kurt-Sonnenfeld-FEMA-s-WhistleBlower-