University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett and fellow Scholars for 9/11 Truth member James Fetzer will discuss their thoughts on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 Sunday.

As part of the presentation titled "9/11: Fact and Folklore," Fetzer said he will be providing an in-depth look at "what we know now that we didn't know" five years ago.

Barrett has recently come under the scrutiny of some Wisconsin politicians, many of whom are calling for his termination from UW.

"If [legislators] come, they'll discover how massive the evidence is," Fetzer said in an interview with The Badger Herald.

Fetzer has requested State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, attend the presentation on Sunday. Nass criticized the UW administration for allowing Barrett and Fetzer to speak in a taxpayer-sponsored building.

"[Nass] has an obligation to the citizens of Wisconsin to show up," Fetzer said. "He's raised so many questions based on his own ignorance. There's ample opportunity [to hear our side]; he should take advantage of it."

Nass also urged UW to not allow "9/11: Fact and Folklore" on campus.

"Kevin Barrett and the Scholars for 9/11 Truth can't prove their conspiracies, so they simply hide behind the official sponsorship of UW-Madison to add credibility," Nass said in a statement.

Other state leaders — including both Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis. — said previously that Barrett should not be teaching at UW. Doyle told The Badger Herald earlier this fall that he trusts UW to make the right decision regarding Barrett and his lectures.

Green, on the other hand, reaffirmed his stance this week that Barrett should be fired.

"The university needs to terminate Mr. Barrett immediately," Green said in a release. "He has soiled the good name of our proud UW System too many times and made a complete mockery of academic freedom."

Fetzer said the state leaders in Minnesota have not criticized him as Wisconsin has criticized Barrett, potentially because Fetzer has a longer record in Minnesota than Barrett does in Wisconsin.

"I was a long-term faculty member," Fetzer said. "I had published 27 books, had a distinguished professorship, and I was in a more secure position."

Fetzer added that right now, many of the claims Republicans, in particular, are making are "political stunts."

"Republicans are scoring cheap political points," Fetzer said. "I can assure you, [Nass] does not know what he's talking about."

Fetzer also said that students will learn something at the presentation because of the "profound effect" 9/11 has had on Americans' lives.

"[Sept. 11] was a pivotal event of the 21st century," he said. "It's being used to justify wars of aggression on nations that did not attack us."

Barrett will speak about 9/11 from the "perspective of folklore," Fetzer said.

In addition, Fetzer will present a nearly $8,500 check to UW on behalf of Veterans for Truth, which has raised money to compensate for the Ozaukee County Board's withholding of UW funding in protest of Barrett's employment.