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The sinking of the Titanic was the "911" of the early 20th century, in terms of "shock and awe". And just like 911, it was "predicted" in fiction...
In 1914, in a volume that also contained a new version of Futility, Robertson included a short story called "Beyond the Spectrum", which described a future war between the United States and Empire of Japan, a popular subject at the time. Japan does not declare war but instead launches sneak attacks on United States ships en route to the Philippines and Hawaii; an invasion fleet about to launch a surprise attack on San Francisco is stopped by the hero using the weapon from a captured Japanese vessel. The title refers to an ultraviolet searchlight used by the Japanese, but invented by the Americans, to blind American crews. Some readers have compared the searchlight's effects (blindness, intense heat, and facial burns) to those of the atomic bomb.
Originally posted by rtyfx
I don't buy this. Thousands of men working in the shipyard would have known.
Blatant BS.
Originally posted by shaneR
reply to post by repeatoffender
fickle ATS...
this older Olympic/Titanic thread was started 12 months ago, and got 37 replies...one flag...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
this new thread already has 37 FLAGs...???
just wondering why...
seeyaedit on 5/4/2012 by shaneR because: link fixed
Originally posted by requires1231
Hmm... my only problem with the Federal Reserve angle is that Astor, Guggenheim, and Strauss could have been saved. It's already been proven that men of their rank were easily allowed onto lifeboats.
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by repeatoffender
the titanic was underinsured - a pretty poor " insurance scam "
First off, if the ship was planned to sink to get rid of the three opponents, there is no way no one could have predicted that they would all die.
Originally posted by repeatoffender
Originally posted by rtyfx
I don't buy this. Thousands of men working in the shipyard would have known.
Blatant BS.
just like hundreds of people that could have been involved in a 9/11 conspiracy would have knowledge but dont leak anything, where are they?, or the JFK assination where are they?, or the Iran contra conspiracy or countless others. fact is if whistle blowers are not protected then why leak info, you really think 100 years ago an irish guy with 10 kids is going to have any incentive to leak info, and even if rumours circled they would have died off. an ideal place to look would be ireland itself for stories of this kind