HERD SNIPER, please read.
Herd, I tried to send this too you privately but it was way over the text/character limit. I hope you dont mind. I figured this is a public forum and we are both grown men, so.... here is the copy and paste:
I thought we could carry this on privately, unless you object. These are some serious questions that are raised when looking at 9/11 from an investigative point of view. I am interested to here your views on them. I acknowledge that a few of them could be explained away, but this is not even a full list of the inconsistencies presented by the official version of events. As I stated at the end of this post, if you can answer all of these questions without becoming concerned about what we were told happened, then perhaps you are exactly the kind of citizen that is desired. If you do manage to answer all these questions through some bizarre litany of coincidences, then maybe the world is flat, Santa Claus is real, and I can start making "tin hat" jokes with the rest of the government apologists out there. Now before you get started, a little bio on me. I'm 36, I have no college degrees, I did attend... but I got distracted by women, hustling pool, and being young in general. I served 4 years in the US Army, 11B, 25thID. I managed to slide in and out without seeing combat between the last Middle East conflict and our current debacle, which I have mixed feelings about. I do not support the agenda of our current administration, and don't want to spill blood on behalf of corporate globalcrats... but I have brothers (not by blood) who are fighting over there and sometimes wish I were there keeping an eye on their six. My father is a PHD in particle physics who was involved in most of the major particle accelerator projects from the late 70's til around 2000. I have no classical physics education, but I am no dummy, and I routinely ask questions of pops, who is always happy to give me the low-down on anything science related. I consider myself a critical thinker, with reasonably good judgment about what is likely, what is possible, and what is clearly bull****. Now with all that said, here is a post I made recently regarding the most compelling questions (to me) about 9/11.
How do three buildings fall at the rate of gravity, through the path of most resistance, due to assymetric impact and fire damage?
How did four hijacked jetliners evade our air defense system, which routinely intercepted numerous aircraft for relatively minor flight path deviations previously and since?
Why has noone in our air defense system been held accountable for that failure?
There was something unusual on the belly of at least one of the planes that struck the towers that should not have been on a commercial jetliner... what was it?
Why weren't the curious stock market transactions on United and American Airlines just prior to 9/11 thoroughly investigated?
How does the BBC broadcast a piece on the collapse of building 7 approximately 20 minutes prior to its actual collapse... with the smoking building VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND?
Why was wreckage from the Pennsylvania plane found scattered over miles, instead of in the field it was supposed to have crashed in.
Why did the trench that the Pennsylvania plane crash caused exist before the crash date?
Why is there no footage of a commercial jetliner crashing into the Pentagon?
How did such a large plane cause such relatively minor damage to the Pentagon, prior to the exterior wall collapse?
Why are there so many reports of the supposed hijackers still being alive, and with this kind of lead, why doesnt the media pursue the story and put it to rest or "blow the lid off the story"?
Why are the serial numbers for at least some of the hijacked aircraft still listed as active by the airlines registries?
Why were eyewitness testimonies disregarded, omitted, or not even heard during the 9/11 Commission hearings?
How does an airplane impact in the upper quarter of a skyscraper cause widespread damage in the lobby?
Why wasn't Mayor Giulianis disaster control center in WTC 7 being used, even though the building was reinforced and bulletproofed?
Why did Mayor Giuliani have advance knowledge of the Twin Towers collapse?
Why was most of the concrete pulverized into dust, as opposed to chunks and small pieces?
How was there molten steel found in the rubble, remaining for weeks, when supposedly temperatures were not hot enough to cause liquification?
Why has no explanation been given for the presence of thermite being detected in the rubble of the WTC?
Why was all the rubble, including the massive steel columns, quickly disposed of, instead of being preserved as part of the largest crime scene in US history?
How were passengers cell phone calls completed from altitudes that prevented cell phones from working, at least in 2001?
How did a pilot who was described as average, at best, complete maneuvers that professional AND military pilots claim would be difficult or impossible in that plane while approaching the Pentagon?
How does the plane manage to skim the ground at speeds that would, according to aviators and scientists, cause turbulence and make the plane flip or crash prior to striking the Pentagon?
This is the short list of questions that give me pause about the official story. Now before anyone starts reeling off answers, I don't want to hear them(Not directed at you Herd, answer away)... I have already formed my opinion. It's up to you to form yours. If you can answer these questions for yourself and still not question the official story, then so be it. You are exactly the kind of citizen you are wanted to be. Carry on. If not, keep asking questions, and don't stop until you get answers that make sense.
Nil Homini Certum Est
Sincerely, EQV
So, Herd Sniper... I honestly hope that you would look at this fresh, as a favor to me personally, and apply logic and the scientific method, as well as some critical reasoning, and see if you come up with the same result. I admit it is unsavory to consider the most likely alternative, but this country is not immune to conspiracy. On the contrary, the general public is ripe for manipulation and deception, we have become lazy and easily distracted. We have also all been complacent with regard to the political process, standing by while a new breed of conservative has toiled away, getting elected, building wealth, forming alliances and think tanks, and infiltrating just about every upper echelon of government and business. I do not know all the answers... but I know something stinks in America.
My apologies for some of my comments in response to your post. I try to avoid making disparaging comments in these types of forums, but sometimes I get a little agitated. I did not mean to get personal, but I think there is so much at stake that sometimes my better judgment lags behind my desire to make a point. I will try not to let it happen again.
Sincerely, EQV