Posted on 04/23/2005 8:01:34 PM PDT by CHARLITE
An abundance of sensational and irrational conjecture about the September 11 terrorist attacks is being used to discredit any consideration of conspiracy in general.
"The truth is out there." So went the tagline of the popular TV sci-fi series, The X-Files. Sometimes it can seem that the truth is way "out there," as one tries to sift through the confusion of conflicting statements of government officials, mainstream media organizations, alternative media outlets, witnesses, experts, and so-called experts.
This is certainly the case regarding the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. Of the four coordinated events — the two attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, the attack on the Pentagon, and the crash in rural Pennsylvania — almost every significant official finding presented as fact has been subjected to challenge by a host of critics. The government has invited (even incited, it can be argued) suspicion by refusing to release evidence even to congressional committees and continuing the pattern of secrecy and coverup that we have seen in past administrations concerning such events as the 1991 Ruby Ridge shootout, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and the 1996 downing of TWA Flight 800.
However, many of those disputing the official version of the 9/11 attacks have chosen, oddly enough, to challenge some of the government's most solid evidence and to do so with flimsy evidence of their own, often accompanied with sensational, irrational conjecture. Some of the most popularly disseminated 9/11 scenarios assert, for instance, that the Pentagon and the Twin Towers were not hit by the hijacked commercial airliners, but by missiles and/or military planes.
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I agree, but what is so frustrating is why weren't photos such as posted in #1 released early on? I'll tell you why: there is a mindset in law enforcement and other "authorities" that only they should be in the know, that us "underlings" can't handle it. I got sick of that attitude after 31 years in that business. Another attitude is that once someone graduates from whichever LE academy (choose one) and pins a badge on, he becomes an instant expert in all matters, some of you know what I'm talking about.
Thanks for these photos and sources Freepers!
Have they ever explained away the molten metal in the basement?
That was during the Bush administration.
I don't suppose there was any mention of Thermite, was there?
One of the sumamries flat out states there was NO evidence of any explosives at the WTC site.
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