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Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Originally posted by hooper
Actually, Americans are sufficiently scientifically sophisticated to know the evidence of their eyes versus what some internet pilot dictates is and is not possible based on his washer and copy paper loops model.
Or, it's the case that most other attempts at explaining how the towers fell were concise, articulate and the authors explained how they arrived at their findings pretty well, and they didn't force people to become physics experts to understand why the heck watching a video of someone hitting a cardboard ladder with a rock on a string to demonstrate how far it swayed had anything to do with anything.
This whole bit is junk science, plain and simple.
Originally posted by SystemFailure1994
reply to post by maxella1
Very well put. The precedent is certainly there, and it does not take a great leap in imagination to believe that history would again repeat itself like it has so many times before.
Many academics now believe that the Nazis were involved in the arson attack on the Reichstag in 1933, the event that allowed Hitler and his supporters to rise to power in Germany. But, the events seem remarkably similar to something that took place more recently:
1) The Nazis used the attack as evidence that Communists were involved in a plot against the German government, allowing the removal of their main opposition due to their part in a greater conspiracy. (Al Qaeda/Bin Laden blame depite initial denial of involvement, fabrication of evidence etc.).
2) Emergency measures were put into place to withdraw civil liberties and crack down on political dissent within the country. (PATRIOT Act, Dep. of Homeland Security etc. 'Your either with us, or your with the terrorists').
3) The attack gave the Nazis greater political influence and support, and allowed them to consolidate their power by appealing to nationalist sentiment. (Renewed support for Bush administration, free-reign due to draping himself in the flag).
4) A hurried and questionnable investigation placed the blame directly on the Communists, even implicating figures entirely unrelated to the attack. (9/11 Commission and invasion of Iraq).
I could go on. If it ain't broke don't fix it eh?
Originally posted by TrickoftheShade
Originally posted by aching_knuckles
I think its pretty obvious that corporations control the government.
Absolutely. I was driving around some bits of America last week and christ what a dump it is. Identikit towns full of tasteless, boxy houses and the same eight or ten chain 'restaurants' and shops.
The chain food places are actually a very good example of this. They've lobbied government so they can produce horrifically bad - in fact dangerous - meat and sell it at low prices, shutting out smaller competition. The interesting thing is that they've enlisted the support of the kind of people who purport to like "freedom" as though they are in some way an expression of the joys of the market. Precisely the kind of people who hate the government find themsleves unwittingly shilling for huge corporations because to not do so would be to somehow deny market capitalism and therefore "freedom".
And how do conspiracy theories fit into this? Mostly they're just a psychological tool whereby the believer doesn't have to do anything about anything because the CT convinces them that everything is beyond repair.
I can tell you with complete certainty that people go into the public sector because they're dead weight and wouldn't be able to survive in the private sector.
Hi coy Why did you not include William S. Cohn??? and slick Willie?? thanks ljb
Originally posted by Myendica
Dave, if I own an apartment complex, and you pay rent or tax, to me, and with that stipend, im supposed to make sure no birds every come on the property, and especially to keep birds from crapping on your car. And today I see a flock of birds heading our way. And tomorrow morning, a bird craps on your car, and I sit back and watch the next 3 birds crap on your car,..... Whos at fault? You specifically pay me to protect your car and property that you rent from me, from bird crap. So, I am at fault. Just like, regardless of "who" orchestrated 9/11, the u.s. Government was at fault. They were negligent. We paid them to protect us. They saw it coming days before. They saw it coming after the 1st crash. They failed. Someone should have been arrested and exiled for their failure. No one did. Being the most powerful, and "free" nation means you punish those who didnt do their jobs. They failed.
Originally posted by longjohnbritches
Originally posted by SystemFailure1994
reply to post by maxella1
Don't bother you are obviously ignorant of history.
Marks Lenin Trotsky et al
On topic is Operation Northwoods.
Dare to post the authors name??
Originally posted by TrickoftheShade
Originally posted by Myendica
Dave, if I own an apartment complex, and you pay rent or tax, to me, and with that stipend, im supposed to make sure no birds every come on the property, and especially to keep birds from crapping on your car. And today I see a flock of birds heading our way. And tomorrow morning, a bird craps on your car, and I sit back and watch the next 3 birds crap on your car,..... Whos at fault? You specifically pay me to protect your car and property that you rent from me, from bird crap. So, I am at fault. Just like, regardless of "who" orchestrated 9/11, the u.s. Government was at fault. They were negligent. We paid them to protect us. They saw it coming days before. They saw it coming after the 1st crash. They failed. Someone should have been arrested and exiled for their failure. No one did. Being the most powerful, and "free" nation means you punish those who didnt do their jobs. They failed.
I don't think you'll find many people who disagree with this. But can you see that this is why they mounted the coverup? When the 9/11 commissioners talk about access and slipperiness behind the scenes this is what they mean. It's not actually that sinister - in fact it's rather dull. But that doesn't mean it's not important.
Originally posted by coyotepoet
GWB-Chief Idiot, Skull and Bones
Dick Cheney-Vice President
Donald Rumsfeld-Secretary of Defense
Colin Powell-Secretary of State, National Security Advisor under Reagan.
Get the idea?
reply to post by GoodOlDave
I know one guy who works for a major university, and there was one custodian there who was such a hardcore drunk that he ran across the campus grounds naked, and the university administration figured that after all the union hearings, arbitrations, reviews, and other union procedures were followed it would take them TWO YEARS to fire the guy. So, they simply transferred him to another university so he'd be someone else's problem. My friend's own boss was a complete and utter incompetent boob who did absolutely nothing but delegate all work to my friend, and everyone has to put up with this because they're unionized and his boss has seniority. ...and these characters are supposedly the ones who were able to successfully sneak into an occupied building and plant invisible explosives with the sheer perfection of coordination and coverup that rivals a supernatural act. Pull my other leg, why don't you.
Originally posted by maxella1
reply to post by GoodOlDave
In your opinion, is it possible that al-qaeda succeeded on 9/11 with the help of someone within the US government and/or other agencies in the US?
And in your opinion, was this particular issue investigated and proved beyond doubt that the answer in no?
reply to post by GoodOlDave
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Here's a question for you- if, by some manner, someone does hold an independent investigation, what do you think the likelihood would be that, if the investigation ruled the attack was genuinely and conclusively a terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalists, that any of these "nukes in the basement" theorists, the "fake buildings" theorists, the "staged crash site" theorists, or any of the other theorists, would ever accept the findings? Here's a question for you- if, by some manner, someone does hold an independent investigation, what do you think the likelihood would be that, if the investigation ruled the attack was genuinely and conclusively a terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalists, that any of these "nukes in the basement" theorists, the "fake buildings" theorists, the "staged crash site" theorists, or any of the other theorists, would ever accept the findings?
The 9/11 attack was the most historically significant event since Pearl Harbor so in my mind it should be investigated left, right, up, and down for future generations, and yet we're treating it as if it's something we should forget.
The question therefore is, are these 9/11 conspiracies simply yet another outlet for people to make up outrageous accusations against the "sinister secret gov't" boogeyman they've come to embrace? It would explain why person A insists "the real truth behind the 9/11 attack" is that it was staged by the gov't while person B insists "the real truth behind the 9/11 attack" is that it was staged by the Jewish World Order. I've even heard the Scientologists insist "the real truth behind the 9/11 attack" is that phychiatrists hypnotized the hijackers to stage the attack, since Scientology's main boogeyman is- SURPRISE- psychiatrists.
Probably because it's entirely in your own mind that it's the gov'ts fault. All you need to do is do a 30 second Google search to see that other people insist it's all the fault of Mossad, and those people think you're a fool for wanting to pin the blame on a bunch of drunk streakers and slackers when it was really the work of dancing Israelis. So who should we non-conspiracy theorists believe, them or you?