[kj] Congrats Obama/(9/11)
Brendan
bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Thu Jun 5 04:40:31 EDT 2008
The Wiki article on 9/11 conspiracy theories mentions that Popular
Mechanics article in particluar as being criticised itself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/911_conspiracy_theories
"While not supporting theories that the Twin Towers were brought down by
pre-planted explosives, James Quintiere, Ph.D., the former Chief of the
Fire Science Division of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and who was a Popular Mechanics panel member for their
debunking of 9/11 Truth article disagreed with their conclusions. Calling
for NIST's investigation to be peer reviewed and for researchers and
engineers to scientifically re-examine the WTC collapses he stated "The
official conclusion NIST arrived at is questionable
.I hope to convince
you to perhaps become Conspiracy Theorists, but in a proper way"
DISCLAIMER: I haven't read the Popular Mechanics article or the guy
debunking it, if someone else can and give me the Cliff notes I'd be much
obliged (and less exerted ;)
(Towards the bottom under the heading "Criticism"
> You might find this interesting.
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html
>
> Have a glance in your spare time.
>
> Cheers,
> Me
>
> At 11:14 PM 6/4/2008, Devacor at aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 6/4/2008 6:55:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>bq at soundgardener.co.nz writes:
>>
>>I am undecided on the whole idea of 9/11 conspiracy theories. One thing
>>that does seem strange is that the 9/11 and London train bombings both
>>apparently coincided with drills for those exact same scenarios.
>>
>>Also a bit strange that WTC7 collapsed, right down the middle when it
>>didn't even take a hit.
>>
>>I did read a better debunking of some of the conspiracy theories, esp the
>>one about the jet fuel not reaching the temperature required to destroy
>>the steel foundations of the WTC buildings. As the engineers explained,
>>the steel only needed to be heated to the point of structural
>> deformation,
>>not actual destruction.
>>
>>
>>As for the Pentagon hit. I was under the impression these "guys"
>>just half ass flew this plane and plopped it down on top of the
>>pentagon- come to find out, whatever hit the pentagon hit the very
>>front of it going top speed and parallel to the ground flying
>>parallel just a few feet off the ground. I live maybe 20 mins from
>>the Pentagon and know the terrain pretty well- there isnt anyone I
>>know who lives here and knows how the pent actually got hit who
>>believes that a plane of that size got parallel to the ground full
>>speed and hit it like it did- I know someone who worked at the
>>pentagon then and someone who works right next to it and the def
>>dont believe it. Not even with a highly trained pilot what to speak
>>of the hack "hijackers" who flew it- and if so, why would anyone go
>>about it like that, where that is beyond high risk flying at top
>>speed a few feet off the ground when you could much easier fly down
>>on it at an angle towards the middle of it. Also whatever hit it
>>proceeded to punch very neat tight holes into the inner rings which
>>is tons of concrete and steel..there wasn't any huge explosion or
>>big initial mess.
>> Now although no one believes it, no one also really wants to take
>> it to the next step and say "well then what was it and why"? -
>> That's a whole other can of worms.
>> Also first accounts of sightings (calls in) of whatever hit the
>> pentagon was that a small ,sleek couple passenger jet flying very
>> low to the ground at a very high speed was heading in that direction.
>> I knew of the Pentagon inconsistencies initially- it wasn't until
>> later that I heard of the WTC issues and inconsistencies (most
>> people only hear about the WTC part of it). The more common things
>> mentioned (jet fuel, puffs of smoke etc) are really just one part
>> of it- those could go either way if you really looked at it- if
>> those were the only things a little fishy then it could be a toss
>> up, but there is much more to it then that (red flag wise)- The
>> WTC7 of course very much is but there is much more then even that.
>> I personally would have thought that 9/11 people were over
>> reacting and looking into things that weren't there if I didn't
>> look into it some myself. In order to really do so you have to look
>> into it more then what "Penn and Teller" have to say and also get
>> past our own cognitive dissonance.
>> I've known totally "nonbelievers" who went on to read the accounts
>> and saw the docs and totally changed their minds...never met a non
>> believer who went and did all of that and still remained a non believer.
>>I definitely am not one who wants to or has to believe my government
>>has hidden agendas and/or is corrupt. It doesn't do me any good to
>>have that be the fact if it is the case...
>> Though if something smells like a rat right in front of my face, I
>> cant discount it just because it doesn't do me any good or not fit
>> into my present belief system...
>>
>>
>>Adam Helfer
>>
>>
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