I'll be the first to admit that there was something a little fishy about the official "one gunman" line on the JFK assassination. Sure, colorful figure Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald in a secure police station cos he had a keen sense of public spirit.
And I'm still wondering if the Chinese will find the plaque and USA flag when they eventually send a man to the moon. Really, we haven't been back there since the 1970's? NASA saving money are they?
But when it comes to September 11, 2001 and conspiracy theories, I'm thinking they really are just a little far fetched. Sure there are some unanswered questions. And maybe people think the twin towers wouldn't really collapse under aviation fuel. But sometimes bad and unpredictable stuff happens.
I mean quite seriously, an airliner flying into a 30 year old building isn't something that the architects factored in. And it surely isn't going to do good things to the building's structure. Yes they fell. To me, that's not a surprise.
The Victorian Trades Hall president and MUA secretary Kevin Bracken sparked some controversy when he said on radio that the attacks on the world trade centre didn't stand up to "scientific scrutiny." Apparently the buildings didn't collapse because of the plane attacks - they were as a result of pre prepared bombs planted in the towers. I guess that's a theory.
Bracken has earlier hinted that perhaps the US government were behind the attacks. Which is only slightly better than the theory that it was a Jewish conspiracy - with Jews in the building phoned just before the attacks and warned to leave. All balderdash of course.
As if any government organisation could actually get their act together to plan and implement such a sophisticated scheme. This from the same people who spent days and weeks trying to respond to the starving and homeless after Hurricane Katrina. And it took them months to plug one lousy oil hole. No organisation isn't their strong point.
Not to mention that with all the planning, not one person has gone deep throat - nobody has leaked. Maybe its a like a Grisham thriller - all those involved have mysteriously been killed off.
No. If there is a choice between stuff up and conspiracy - stuff up wins 99.9% of the time. If anything, the stuff up occurred in allowing the attacks to occur. That was a break down in systems and intelligence. Not conspiracy.
What was interesting about the follow up to Kevin Bracken's comments was the condemnation from "some" quarters. I say some, because his theory is not without support.
The Herald Sun's editorial was scathing "To suggest that the al-Qaida terror attack on the World Trade Centre towers on September 11, 2001 was actually a US conspiracy is nothing short of appalling." Unfortunately for the editor, the comments section to the Bracken story painted a different picture.
Just 36 hours after the story broke, there were over 500 comments. One of the bigger stories of the year. But id calculate that of the 500, 80% were actually in support of Bracken. Just think about that. A conservative newspaper with a comments section filled with hard liners. And 80% of them supporting a hard left unionist? Wow.
It proves what a nutty lot of people there are out there.
Some choice comments include:
"Those who attempt to cover up the facts about the Sept 11 INSIDE JOB are committing treasonous conspiracy."
"Explain building 7 which was not hit by the planes but collapsed in a perfect demolition heap all on it's own. Isn't that just a little bit strange? Wake up people. Can't you smell the BS you are being fed?"
"The "attacks" of 9/11 were perpetrated by the people who benefited from the incident and it's aftermath, the same people who orchestrated the attack on the Lusitania bringing America into the first world war."
"Thank you Mr. Bracken for your courage and bravery."
"INSIDE JOB. COMMECRIAL AIRLINERS CANNOT DO 6 G TURNS at 600kmh. THEIR CONTROL SYSTEMS WILL NOT ALLOW IT." (Commenters use of BOLD)
"Anyone read the children's story THE EMPEROR"S NEW CLOTHES? NUFF SAID ? KEVIN is a TRUE HERO with self respect humanity & BALLS - Thanks Kev UR HOT ... a REAL MAN * BRAVE"
and my favorite comment from Duncan of Glen Waverley (I'm not sure which side he is on)
"If stupid people knew they were stupid, they wouldn't be stupid"
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Hmmmmmmmmm,
Here's Frank DeMartini, Manager, WTC Construction & Project Management, explaining that a fully loaded 707, comparable to the planes that hit the WTC, should not make the 30 year old WTC buildings collapse. Recorded 01/25/2001.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EREolpI1G4w
Not to mention that 47 story WTC Building 7, which collapsed on 911, was not hit by an airplane.
Frank DeMartini went missing on 09/11/2001, presumed dead.
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