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Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
Contrary to what you might think, mmiichael, my conclusions about the 9/11 event formed in spite of the internet conspiracies, not because of.
Speaking of "real modern history" a famous philosopher once said: History is written by the winners.
So basically whatever books you are recommending are told from one perspective (textbooks, mainstream history books) only, which means they're incomplete. And to suggest research something that is incomplete is suggesting to not think for youself. Thanks, but I'll pass for now.
Originally posted by mmiichael
Things like the sniffing dogs removed are an out of context manipulation. The WTC had been on a heightened alert a couple weeks before due to a series of anonymous phone calls. This was reduced no Sept 6. So extra dogs and precautions pulled back but everything at normal security levels.
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
So this is not true? I just read all of this and realized it was in the hoax forum..I am confused.
Originally posted by twitchy
the man I remember being interviewed said the dogs were removed DESPITE an elevated security level THAT weekend. I don't know where you got the 6th from but that wasn't what they were saying right after 9-11 at all. Security provided by Securacom (ala Marvin Bush) was contracted for providing security at both the WTC complex and the Airports in question literally to the day of 9-11, when John O'Neil was to take over at the WTC, 9-11 was his third day on the job and by sheer cooincidence of course he was the top most expert in the US on Alqueda who's investigations had been stonewalled by the Bush Administration. What are the odds of that alone? Jerome Hauer, who got him that job and pushed him through to start working there, would later identify his body personally.
As to the security at the airports, one of those jokers went around cutting up the taped conversations between pilots and ATC from that morning with a pair of scissors and depositing them into seperate trashcans (seperate trashcans for crying out loud) despite very specific orders to retain any and all records... and there were even a few scant reports that surfaced claiming the same bunch of 'security' guys were at the Federal Building in OKC. That's some security, and that's just one little facet.
Originally posted by mmiichael
And contrary to what you may think, I actually accepted a lot of floating information on 9/11 until I came onto this board a few months ago. Seeing what the sources were and the quality of evidence made me realize how much pseudo-information was being passed off as established fact.
Hard to believe but there are some sources of information that do their best to present balanced information and analysis. There are thousands of independent writers, journalists, historians, who would love a fat book contract and a chance at a Pulitzer Prize nailing down the story of US and or Israeli complicity in 9/11.
One can glibly put down the world of books, articles, journals. They demand time and concentration - a of it. But they are demonstrably the way for people who demand primary sourced analysis and research. Youtube does not supply citations, unfortunately. Website operators do not have a credibility to maintain.
And anyone on a discussion forum can get away with any claim they want.
Only when something comes up that conflicts with the general assumptions of the board is there any dissonance.
My assessment is most people want to hear what reassures them in what they already believe. Everything else is automatically considered a lie.
It takes exceptional character to admit you're wrong, that you've been misled,. May claim it, but it's often not about finding the real Truth. It's about affirmation of a chosen version of the Truth.
Mike
[edit on 1-7-2009 by mmiichael]
Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
And who decides that books, journals, and articles is a primary source or even contains primary sources? Just because there's a general consensus that says so? Well I respectfully disagree. Youtube may not provide citations, but neither does the mainstream media. Website operators may not have to maintain their credibility, but neither does the mainstream media. They have no obligation to tell us the truth, whatsoever.
Your assessment about that most people need to hear what they already believe is just about the same opionion I have. However, 99% of us were fed the "official" version on what happened. This is not exclusive to 9/11, as a matter of fact, this happens all the time. Therefore, people seeking an alternative explanation have already come to the conclusion that they have been lied to and were mislead, they have already admitted they were wrong.
And yes, human beings seek that which they can understand best, so naturally there's gonna be different distortions of the truth. That does not mean that you can critisize them or attack their character for beliving different than you. If you noticed, I have never claimed that what you believe is wrong. And perhaps I was wrong to judge you and label you a gov. informant or whatever, but when you come out and claim you are more right than others, just because you say so, makes you look like someone who is here only divide and confuse and lead people further away from the truth than they already are.
Originally posted by mmiichael
Thanks for being so reasonable in tolerating my bad attitude.
[edit on 1-7-2009 by mmiichael]
www.historycommons.org...
Foreign Government Warnings of Planes as Weapons
Numerous foreign governments warned the US that it was likely to be attacked by airplanes used as weapons. In 1999, the British warned that al-Qaeda had plans to use “commercial aircraft” in “unconventional ways, possibly as flying bombs.” [Sunday Times, 6/9/02] In early August 2001, Britain gave a categorical warning that the US should expect multiple airline hijackings. This warning was passed on to Bush a short time later. [Sunday Herald, 5/19/02]
In June 2001, Germany warned that Middle Eastern terrorists were planning to hijack commercial aircraft and use them as weapons to attack “American and Israeli symbols, which stand out.” [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 9/11/01, Washington Post, 9/14/01, Fox News, 5/17/02]
In August, Russian President Putin warned the US that suicide pilots were training for attacks on US targets. [Fox News, 5/17/02]
In late July 2001, “Egyptian intelligence [learned] … from one of its operatives in Afghanistan that 20 al-Qaeda members had slipped into the US and four of them had received flight training on Cessnas. To the Egyptians, pilots of small planes didn’t sound terribly alarming, but they passed on the message to the CIA anyway, fully expecting Washington to request information. The request never came.” [CBS, 10/9/02] This closely matches the details of the actual 9/11 plot, with its four pilots who trained on Cessnas. Around the end of August, Egyptian intelligence followed up with a warning that al-Qaeda was in the advanced stages of executing a significant operation against an American target, probably within the US. [AP, 12/7/01, New York Times, 6/4/02]
Jordan passed on the message that a major attack, code named the “Big Wedding,” was planned inside the US and that aircraft would be used.[International Herald Tribune, 5/21/02, Christian Science Monitor, 5/23/02] “Big Wedding” was in fact al-Qaeda’s secret code name for the 9/11 attacks. [Chicago Tribune, 9/5/02]
Israel went even further, warning in mid-August 2001 that between 50 to 200 al-Qaeda terrorists had slipped into the US and were planning an imminent, “major assault on the United States.” They said it was likely to be on a “large scale target” (the CIA has denied this warning). [Telegraph, 9/16/01, Los Angeles Times, 9/20/01, Fox News, 5/17/02]
On August 23, Israel even gave the CIA a list of 19 terrorists living in the US who were about to stage an attack. It’s not known if these were the exact same 19 hijackers as in the 9/11 attack, but at least four of the names on the list were the same: Nawaf Alhazmi, Khalid Almihdhar, Marwan Alshehhi, and Mohamed Atta. [Die Zeit, 10/1/02, Der Spiegel, 10/1/02, BBC, 10/2/02, Haaretz, 10/3/02] Apparently Israeli agents had been monitoring the hijackers inside the US for months. For instance, beginning in December 2000, agents lived a few blocks from Marwan Alshehhi and Mohamed Atta, and observed them “around the clock.” [Salon, 5/7/02, Der Spiegel, 10/1/02]
Originally posted by mmiichael
Although it might be popular in some circles to believe the US and Israel planned and executed 9/11, at least two years before, disparate nations like Britain, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel were tracking a plot by Arab terrorists to attack key US targets using hijacked planes. They gave the US their pieces of the puzzle.
Would anyone actually suggest this foreknowledge implicates the intelligence agencies in all these countries?
Mike
Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
Originally posted by mmiichael
Although it might be popular in some circles to believe the US and Israel planned and executed 9/11, at least two years before, disparate nations like Britain, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel were tracking a plot by Arab terrorists to attack key US targets using hijacked planes. They gave the US their pieces of the puzzle.
Would anyone actually suggest this foreknowledge implicates the intelligence agencies in all these countries?
Mike
Yeah but that's the cover story the media has been feeding us for years now. Their theory is just not very credible. It lacks any logical reasoning or explanation for what really happened.
Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
That's the beauty of thinking for your self. It doesnt take internet conspiracy forums and websites to not believe whatever someone else wants you to believe. Sure what you believe could be true, and by all means is true for you, but you cannot discount the fact that what's true for you is not necessarily true for someone else. As a matter of fact, it could be the exact opposite. So, who's right/wrong?
Originally posted by mmiichael
Are we supposed to apply our liberal educations and be accepting of their right to have a different viewpoint?
Mike
Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
Originally posted by mmiichael
Are we supposed to apply our liberal educations and be accepting of their right to have a different viewpoint?
Mike
If not, then the struggle for peace is already lost.
Originally posted by mmiichael
Originally posted by TheAnswers
It seems obvious and clear to most that the WTC was brought down by explosives.
Actually the opposite is the case. This possibility has been explored by many experts from many countries.
Few understand is how invasive preparing a building for demolition really is.
With steel structures the size of the WTC building the support and locations would require massive modifications. Concrete would need to be penetrated, aluminum coverings removed. Then the steel cut to the degree where it would break in the manner desired.
The extent of this work would be so extensive it would be impossible not to notice the building being virtually torn apart. Tens of thousands of feet of detonating cord would need installation. Everything would also have to be reassembled and repainted without notice. Essentially whole sections of the buildings would need to be out of operation for a week at a time, minimum.
Originally posted by TheAnswers
Originally posted by mmiichael
Originally posted by TheAnswers
It seems obvious and clear to most that the WTC was brought down by explosives.
Actually the opposite is the case. This possibility has been explored by many experts from many countries.
Few understand is how invasive preparing a building for demolition really is.
With steel structures the size of the WTC building the support and locations would require massive modifications. Concrete would need to be penetrated, aluminum coverings removed. Then the steel cut to the degree where it would break in the manner desired.
The extent of this work would be so extensive it would be impossible not to notice the building being virtually torn apart. Tens of thousands of feet of detonating cord would need installation. Everything would also have to be reassembled and repainted without notice. Essentially whole sections of the buildings would need to be out of operation for a week at a time, minimum.
THIS IS UNTRUE.
I noticed that there was a small 1/2 inch gap or so between the elevator doors and the floor. Fascinated, I crouched down and was able to see down a few storeys of the elevator shaft. Maybe it was only the case with this particular shaft, but the trusses were clearly exposed in that shaft.
Originally posted by thereaintnospoon
my conclusions about the 9/11 event formed in spite of the internet conspiracies, not because of.
Speaking of "real modern history" a famous philosopher once said: History is written by the winners.
So basically whatever books you are recommending are told from one perspective (textbooks, mainstream history books) only, which means they're incomplete. And to suggest research something that is incomplete is suggesting to not think for youself. Thanks, but I'll pass for now.
One more thing...you agree with the fact that sure, several nations anticipated an "attack" somewhere in the US, but wheres the evidence that people of those nations were forwarned? Israelis/jews were warned HOURS before the event.
Originally posted by mmiichael
Attempts are made to implicate Israel in 9/11 claiming Israelis in New York were told there was going to be an attack on the day. There is nothing to verify this and evidence to the contrary.
Originally posted by mmiichael
But those who want to conclude some Israelis knew exactly what was coming down the pike and withheld the information will continue to believe it.
Some prefer dot connecting conspiracy theories to actual facts.