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James (Jimmy) W. Walter, Junior (born 1947)〔 is an American venture capitalist and author.〔("What Really Brought Down the Towers? Open Secret" ), by Zach Dundas, ''Maxim'', March 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-23.〕〔(ReOpen 911 - Welcome to 1984! )〕 He is best known for sponsoring advertisements asking to reopen the investigation of the September 11, 2001 attacks and offering financial rewards to anyone that could prove the World Trade Center was destroyed without the use of explosives.〔("Sept 11 conspiracy theorist poses $130,000 challenge" ), December 16, 2004, Reuters, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2007-07-25.〕〔("No evidence? It must be conspiracy" ), by Mark Coultan, November 21, 2005, ''Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 2007-07-25.〕 == Biography == Walter is the older of two sons of James W. Walter, Sr., a Tampa, Florida home builder and industrialist. He excelled at math and science in school, completing high school at the Asheville School in North Carolina, and was offered a Morehead scholarship to the University of North Carolina, but turned it down at his father's urging in order to enter business school.〔("Suspicious Mind: Why the heir to a Tampa home-building fortune has spent millions trying to prove that the 9/11 attacks were a U.S. government plot." ), by Eric Snider, ''Creative Loafing'', 2005-12-14. Retrieved 2007-07-23.〕 Walter earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina in 1969,〔 and worked in his father's business for two years. His father's political influence helped Walter join the Air Force Reserves to stay out of active combat in the Vietnam War; he earned an officer's commission and served for four years.〔 After leaving Walter Industries, Walter lived in New York, Hong Kong, and Tampa. He worked in a number of jobs and industries, including financial public relations in New York City, and founded several corporations.〔(Biography at JimmyWalter.com ) Retrieved 2007-07-23.〕 On May 28, 1991, Walter and Jack Edwards co-wrote ''Banzai, You Bastards'' (ISBN 028563027X), the story of Edwards's abuse in a Japanese World War II prisoner-of-war camp.〔 When his father died in January 2000, Walter inherited a fortune reported between $7–14.3 million; he says $11 million.〔〔("A Hidden Story Behind Sept. 11? One Man's Ad Campaign Says So" ), Ian Urbina, November 8, 2004, ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2007-07-25.〕 Much of that has been spent on his campaigns.〔 He no longer receives a salary, but receives income from investments.〔 Since January 2005, Walter has been living in self-imposed exile in Vienna, Austria, after being attacked and threatened due to his campaign.〔〔〔〔("Vitae" ), Walden3.org. Retrieved 2007-07-25.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimmy Walter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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