popularmechanics.com — The talk show host again promoted conspiracy theories this week regarding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, claiming the collapse of World Trade Center 7 was the result of a controlled demolition. Popular Mechanics, the magazine that debunked so many 9/11 conspiracy theories, explains why O'Donnell profoundly misunderstands the facts
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losengerMar 31, 2007
Darph.Bobo... You're right... she's not a scientist, nor has any technical expertise. The important thing is, she's in the public eye, and openly questioning the events. That's all. She may not even believe or understand what she's saying.. who knows? It doesn't matter. What matters is 911 isn't a closed case by a long shot, and people who probably wouldn't have otherwise heard about it are hearing about it now. That's why it's powerful. The facts don't care if you're a priest or a 65 year old hooker with a penis. Facts lead to truth period.
Closed AccountMar 31, 2007
Despite the complete omission of WTC7 from the 9/11 Commission Report, here's a few other tid-bits1) FEMA, then NIST in more than 5 years have failed to give an official reason forWTC7's 47 storey, complete collapse in it's own footprint in 6.5 seconds,not damaging buildings only a few feet away (akin to aims of controlleddemolition).2) NIST's failure to report has resulted in them having to outsource to a third party (ARA) to fabricate areason for it's collapse, only took them 5 years... doh such experts.3) If it was common knowledge that WTC7 had to collapse (reported collapsedby the BBC 20 mins before it did), then why were people nearly crushed whenit did...or that the editor (Bill Manning) of Fire Engineering Magazine said,"Fire Engineering has good reason to believe that the "officialinvestigation" blessed by FEMA and run by the American Society of CivilEngineers is a half-baked farce that may already have been commandeered bypolitical forces whose primary interests, to put it mildly, lie far afieldof full disclosure."F.E. Jan 2002 Edition Link :<a class="user" href="http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:eLleB9EV2v0J:fe.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm%3FSection%3DARCHI%26ARTICLE_ID%3D133237">http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:eLleB9EV2v0J:fe.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm%3FSection%3DARCHI%26ARTICLE_ID%3D133237</a>All the Securities and Exchange Commission's lost evidence, resulting in the SEC spokespersonin the NY Post on 12-Sep-2001 stating..."it's devastating, they'll have to scrap many cases, and start from scratchon others"I suggest you (or anyone interested in real issues opposed to personal insults) watch "WTC7 Smoking Gun"<a class="user" href="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2073592843640256739&q=wtc7">http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2073592843640256739&q=wtc7</a>Xvid Download - <a class="user" href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9J1DX75Q">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9J1DX75Q</a>
brucedeuceMar 31, 2007
You sound like a conpiracy theorist. We can't have that type of thinking. You are straying to far from the normal talking points on Rosie's weight. Please check back with Bill O'Reilly on how you are supposed to think.
clairedeluneMar 31, 2007
Bagelred:Read the nist report, start at page 28- it will show you exactly how the building collapsed. Which columns were weakened first and why.When controlled demolitions are done, they accomplish bringing down the building by weakening support columns in the center of the bulding first, bringing the thing to collapse in on itself. The intense fire fueled by the huge fuel tanks in WTC7 did exactly the same thing as a controlled demo- it weakened key internal structural supports that were already weakened by the force of the tower falling next to it gouged out a big chunk of the building.It didn't collapse symmetrically, it took out a huge portion of the building next to it when it collapsed, but it basically fell from the inside first because that's where the most weakened beams were.Read the Popular Mechanics, then read the NIST report- it's all there.Every video you saw shows it not swaying? Big deal. What does that prove? Why would it sway in the first place? Straw man. If any "explosions" were heard, it was probably from the windows blowing out from compressed air and structure as the penthouse collapsed first. You can see this in the CBS video stills. And why wouldn't they blow out it the top of the building is collapsing because the support beam is lost at the bottom? That's exactly what you would expect."classic pyroclastic flow" that "only" comes from demolition. It comes from any structure loosing it's own support- whether the supports are blown up, or the supports weaken from heat and being mangled by the building next to it. Same thing happens. Why wouldn't it collapse at freefall speed? Do you expect it to defy gravity and pause in mid-air like a roadrunner cartoon?Seriously man, read the report- there's nothing funny going on in the analysis.
ericodomApr 1, 2007
The bury brigade must have pounded this post. There is a story called "Tesla Coils" that made it to the front page with only 81 votes. This story, with now 144 votes, didn't come anywhere close. Such is Digg...
smokecheckApr 2, 2007
Why did building 7 collapse? It wasn't even hit by anything, (save a small amount of debris. It was a whole block away from the burning twin towers. And yet it collapsed in exactly the same way - a perfect implosion at free fall speed in it's own neat little footprint - (on 9/11). Buildings that were much closer to the twin towers were not destroyed, nor collapsed.Then there are Squibbs. "Squibbs" is a demolition term for the puffs of smoke that are visible as the explosives are detonated in sequence. They are visible here on WTC-7: ( you can also see squibbs on the twin tower footage).WTC 3 Was Structurally Destroyed by Falling Debris, Yet Did Not Uniformly Collapse at Free-Fall Speed Like WTC 7 World Trade Center Building 3 -- known publicly as the 22-story Marriott Hotel positioned between the Twin Towers-- was heavily damaged during the collapse of WTC 2, yet it did not experience uniform collapse either vertically or horizontally-- but rather a crater of inconsistent breakage. Yet, Building 7, which was comparably far removed from the two buildings hit by airliners, suffered only minor fires and sudden, uniform collapse-- typically indicative of a controlled demolition.Clearly, the difference in damage between the two steel buildings is remarkable and untenable under the explanation offered by the government's official story.<a class="user" href="http://www.freewebs.com/911Truther">http://www.freewebs.com/911Truther</a><a class="user" href="http://911scholars.org/">http://911scholars.org/</a>
anastropheApr 2, 2007
yes! another citation of the idiotic '911scholars.org' people. thanks for that.the "scholars" filed three formal complaints with NIST - found here: <a class="user" href="http://www.ocio.os.doc.gov/ITPolicyandPrograms/Information_Quality/PROD01_002619">http://www.ocio.os.doc.gov/ITPolicyandPrograms/Information_Quality/PROD01_002619</a>i HIGHLY recommend that people read these complaints, as they prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that these people are bats**t crazy.here's just a few tasty samples from these formal complaints:" NIST apparently failed to interview and document the photographers of each video, chains of custody (e.g., the Evan Fairbanks video allegedly was in the hands of the FBI on 9/11 for several hours and only a portion of the video was returned) and failed to investigate to insure no manipulation of pixels. For unknown reasons, NIST relied on obviously fraudulent data (e.g., faked videos) for its “analysis.” If NIST engaged in conscious fraud, as is likely, the British would call it “fixing the intelligence to fit the policy.”(so, what millions of people saw live, as it happened, on 9/11, was special effects. yeah baby!)"Nor has NIST or any other official investigation agency produced a single time-change part with its unique serial number from any of the alleged commercial aircraft of 9/11 matched against each aircraft’s maintenance log to prove aircraft identity."(so, like, what does that mean with regard to the families of victims who were on the planes who are also associated with the Troofer movement? those family members are fakes - maybe CIA plants?)"combined with these other effects suggest the probable use of high-tech, directed energy weapons."(ray guns. bushco-rove-rumsfeld-cheney-devil shot ray guns at the towers. here, this should fit right in with that line of thinking: <a class="user" href="http://gwb-sim-911.freewebspace.com/">http://gwb-sim-911.freewebspace.com/</a> )
bennyxboMay 11, 2007
You have to be TOTALLY retarded to look at the collapse of 7, then of 1 & 2 , and not conclude that explosives were used. 3 buildings fell 100% to the ground, and concrete dust engulfed the island. If a tree falls in the woods, will saw-dust flow through the forest ? no.<a class="user" href="http://www.911review.com/attack/wtc/imgs/hudson_clouds.jpg">http://www.911review.com/attack/wtc/imgs/hudson_clouds.jpg</a>
harrylookMay 14, 2007
"Truthers" are the definition of crazy. WTC was rigged with explosives? It was a fully occupied office building. But no one noticed the explosives being set up all over the building? Duh. What else can we get these idiot conspiracy theorists to believe?
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