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Originally posted by Jack Tripper
But guys who put out crap like that ARE enemies. They are enemies of truth and justice and fiends for attention.
Originally posted by nick7261
Craig,
Let me make a suggestion. Instead of thinking of the people here who piss you off as enemies, maybe you should think of them as sparring partners.
Originally posted by snoopy
The problem here is that Jack's entire research is based pretty much completely on some eyewitness testimony. This is the absolutely weakest type of evidence in science. And in addition he is using the weakest form of evidence as his proof that the more credible evidence is wrong.
Does anyone else not have the problem with the lack of scientific method?
Now jack can come on here and act like a tough guy, but he's just a harmless little person who thinks he can intimidate his way into winning a discussion. But there is no arguing that the scientific method in the research is completely faulty. And sorry, but I don't get intimidated by people who need put on a false tough guy image to make up for research.
In other words, you need to chill out and show some people some respect, or you won't get any in return. If one were to remove all the petty insults and worthless content in this thread there wouldn't be much left.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
Have you published a complex hit-piece against us?
Ok then you can relax.
The "eyewitness testimony is weak evidence" claim is a cop out.
1. When considering an investigation into an incredible crime of this nature you have to understand that virtually ALL evidence is either vetted, sequestered, manipulated, or certainly controlled in one way or another by the perps.
Eyewitness testimony is virtually the ONLY chance we have to get to pure data.
2. The testimony we present is extremely strong and highly corroborated. Not to mention the claim is extremely simple. It would be virtually impossible for any of them to make such a drastic mistake about such a simple claim let alone to have ALL of the make the SAME drastic mistake!
It's just not logical and it would be a statistical miracle.
If they were all mistaken their accounts would vary.
Originally posted by snoopy
So you are going to sit here and say that eyewitness testimony is not the weakest scientific evidence? And that it's a cop out to say otherwise? Really? Because I think there's a world o scientists that would disagree with you.
I agree you have to look at all evidence. And this is where I have a problem with your research. You are using a small piece o evidence, which scientifically is the weakest, and using it to dismiss all other evidence. For the most part at least as everything else is based on that. I you were using all evidence then I would agree with you.
Again, eyewitness testimony is not the only chance to get pure data. It's scientifically the least reliable evidence. And the reason you think it's the only way top get pure data is because you are starting with the pre-determined conclusion that there is an inside job. This taints the research, just like relying on eyewtness testimony does.
And it's not virtually impossible for them to make a mistake. In fact it's almost impossible for them not to. This is why scientists try not to rely on eyewitness testimony. Most often people don't remember things the way they actually happened. Especially in a situation as dramatic as that.
Hell I just got attacked by a dog last night which while funny now was pretty traumatic at the moment. I remember kicking the dogs ass after it jumped me, but I can't remember clearly whether I kicked him in the face first or the stomach. I was there in NY on 9/11 and I remembered many things only to realize later I remembered them wrong. This goes for most people. We think we remember exactly how things happened but they weren't nesc that way. I remember as a kid crossing the street with a friend and he was on his bike and got hit by a car. to this day I remember him being in the right side of the road when being hit. But the skid marks the damage and everything else about the accident showed he was on the other side of the street. yet in my mind when I see it I see him on the right side. The mind does weird things. These are just my personal examples, but it's the same for everyone.
Those guy could be remembering things exactly as they happened. But you can't be sure of that and you certainly can't use that as proof that everything else is wrong. Especially not the physical evidence. And that's not to say the research is invalid. It's great and it's duly noted and should be taken into account. It just doesn't dismiss or prove anythign else wrong. it's simply one piece to be factored in.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
The nature of this operation was deception via planes as psychological tools while staging covert simulation of physical destruction with pre-planted explosives. If you can't accept that basic premise as what happened in New York then I don't expect you to understand the Pentagon.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
Yes we KNOW that 9/11 was an inside job. There is plenty enough evidence for controlled demolition so that proves it. If you don't believe that then you are not within the appropriate discussion realm of this particular thread in this particular conspiracy forum.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
They made PLENTY of mistakes! Of course I expect that from eyewitnesses. I am talking specifically and solely about the claim of which side of the station the plane flew. This would be a particularly impossible mistake for Lagasse who wouldn't have been able to see the plane through the citgo station building. The notion that they would ALL make the SAME drastic mistake about such a simple claim is not feasible.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
It is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the plane didn't cause the physical damage and therfore that 9/11 was an inside job.
Peace.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
If they were all mistaken their accounts would vary.
[edit on 7-6-2007 by Jack Tripper]
Originally posted by nick7261
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
If they were all mistaken their accounts would vary.
[edit on 7-6-2007 by Jack Tripper]
All their accounts DID vary. The issue is which part of their accounts is credible. Plus, their accounts varied greatly from the entire universe of witnesses. Saying these 4 are more credible than others needs some sort of substantiation, or it's going to look like you're cherry picking the evidence.
I'm not saying this to be argumentative, but to just point out how your position on this appears from the outside looking in.
Originally posted by Damocles
well, for the record jack, i DO admire the work youve put into this and i do respect the strength of your convictions in this matter.
even if i dont agree with your opinions or conclusions.
im not an aviation expert. wont claim to be, but what i would like to know is if you or your group has any specific hypothesis in regards to the preplaced explosives used at the pentagon? (if youve previously posted it a link will suffice, either here or u2u)
because for ME this will be the crux of your argument honestly. i know way more about explosives than i do airplanes so for me to either dismiss (in my own mind, i dont feel the need to try to "prove you wrong") your findings or to embrace your findings and begin finding the rest of the flaws in my own theories. (which if youre interested ask and ill u2u you the link to the debate i had in the h2h forums where i feel i made a strong case against explosives in teh wtc's using more than "anarchist cookbook" for reference materials)
regardless of if i agree with you or your opinions, i do admire strong convictions and more to the point, while i dont think that 911 was the inside job many others do, i AM all in favor of a more thorough investigation that is broader in scope, truely independant, and more to the point, answers as many of the questions as possible. i feel the current published findings on 911 to date are a case of "uh...well, we gotta tell them SOMETHING" more than a comprehensive report on what really happened.
as tax payers, we kind of DESERVE the real truth.
the question is this: should a real independant investigation prove beyond a doubt that 911 was NOT an inside job...would some of you be open minded enough to believe it?
Originally posted by snoopy
OK, so do you have this evidence of pre-planted explosives? I see your eyewitness testimony of a light path, but what about this pre-planted explosives? You don't expect me to understand it? Isn't the point of your videos to help people understand it? You can dismiss me like much of the evidence, but I am still going to ask.
OK< how about providing this evidence. Maybe I just caught the short version that didn't go over this evidence for controlled demolition that proves it. Is it on the Pentacon video? Can you share it with us? Again with the dismissal cop outs.
And what I am saying that it is not impossible for them to mistake that at all. in fact it's very common for someone to make such a mistake. it may seem odd I agree, but it's just how the mind works, and this is why in science eyewitness testimony is not considered very reliable. Mixed in with other evidence it can help, but on it's own it can't. Sometimes that all you have and you have to make due. But in this case you have a large amount of physical evidence and a small amount of eyewitness testimony.
I would expect myself to remember what side of the road my friend was hit by a car 10 feet in front of me. But I remember it wrong. What was left, I remember as right, even to this day I see it in my head a way that it didn't happen. And this is a common phenomenon. That doesn't mean this is the case with your witnesses, it means that you can't be sure they are remembering correctly.
Hell I just got attacked by a dog last night which while funny now was pretty traumatic at the moment. I remember kicking the dogs ass after it jumped me, but I can't remember clearly whether I kicked him in the face first or the stomach. I was there in NY on 9/11 and I remembered many things only to realize later I remembered them wrong. This goes for most people. We think we remember exactly how things happened but they weren't nesc that way. I remember as a kid crossing the street with a friend and he was on his bike and got hit by a car. to this day I remember him being in the right side of the road when being hit. But the skid marks the damage and everything else about the accident showed he was on the other side of the street. yet in my mind when I see it I see him on the right side. The mind does weird things. These are just my personal examples, but it's the same for everyone. And it's not a drastic mistake, it only seems like it. For four people to do that is not remotely implausible. And considering the rest of the evidence, it's very likely.
I wish it was, but it simply does not hold up to scientific scrutiny. I am sure it is proof beyond a reasonable doubt to you in your opinion. But it wouldn't be taken seriously in the scientific community for those reasons.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
It is very general and very simple and the notion that they ALL got this particular claim so wildly wrong in the same way is not feasible.
Yes there is a small handful that INDIRECTLY contradict them but that would include proven fabricated stories like Lloyd England and the cab.
This fact alone proves them correct!
So the question is PURELY about the placement of the plane and it really boils down to whether you choose to believe the citgo witness accounts or Lloyd's ludicrous account.
Who do you believe more?
Originally posted by nick7261
If I were on a jury and you were a lawyer making this argument, I wouldn't give it much, if any, weight. People are often mistaken. People often lie just to get attention. People are easily led and influenced. I don't think that I'm unique in believing that the 4 interviews is not evidence beyond all doubt of where the plane was on 9/11.
Now you're losing me on your logic. Because an aging cab driver isn't able to recreate his story to your standards doesn't prove the other 4 witnesses are right.
Now you're falsely framing the argument around the data that YOU want people to look at. This is why people don't take your argument seriously. The location of the plane isn't just about 5 people -your 4 witnesses and Lloyd. It's about the total body of evidence, which you repeatedly ignore.
I think the trap you're falling into is that you're used to preaching to the choir -people who accept anything anybody tells them to make it look like the government did 9/11. Your "the flight path is proven by these 4 witnesses" argument isn't going to cut it in the real world. However, it might make you a celebrity in the Michael Moore/Loose Change world.
Of course I could be wrong. But ask yourself, has the world beaten a path to your door since you released the "smoking gun" PentaCon movie?
The problem is that outside of the 4 witnesses, there is ZERO physical or eye-witness testimony that corroborates their story of a large plane flying north of the Citgo and over the Pentagon.
Originally posted by Jack Tripper
Listen: all that I ask is if you no longer believe that the investigation we have conducted is a "hoax" that you publicly admit this fact and retract your statement.
In fact the only fair way to do that would be to create another thread titled: "The PentaCon is not a hoax".