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Originally posted by hooper
The only problem I have with this analysis is it wrongly implies that there is a "group" that thinks 9/11 was an inside job. There is no group. It is a small sub segment of a small sub culture that is deeply invested in conspiracies. You would have to go through the US population with a fine tooth comb to find enough people to fill a high school stadium, if that. Generally speaking, once you turn off your computer that "group" pretty much disappears.
Originally posted by OmegaPoint
Polls...
In August 2004, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some of our leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act."
In May 2006, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded 45% of voting Americans think "Congress or an International Tribunal should re-investigate the attacks, including whether any US government officials consciously allowed or helped facilitate their success."
In August 2006, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted a poll that concluded, "more than a third of the American public suspects that federal officials assisted in the 9/11 terrorist attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East."
In October 2006, a poll was conducted by CBSNews/New York Times that said, "only 16 per cent of respondents say the government headed by U.S. president George W. Bush is telling the truth on what it knew prior to the terrorist attacks."
In September 2007, 911Truth.org commissioned Zogby International for a poll that concluded "51% of Americans want Congress to probe Bush/Cheney regarding the 9/11 Attacks."
In November 2007, Scripps Howard/Ohio University conducted another poll that concluded, "nearly two-thirds of Americans think it is possible that some federal officials had specific warnings of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, but chose to ignore those warnings."
In December 2007, a poll was conducted in Hudson County that showed residents, "are more likely than not to believe that U.S. government officials chose to ignore warnings about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
In September 2008, a poll was conducted that showed, "there is no consensus outside the United States that Islamist militants from al Qaeda were responsible."
Then there's the first CNN poll, the second CNN poll, the MSNBC poll, and the Showbiz Tonight poll, all of which were very much in favor of the views held by members of the 9/11 Truth Movement community.
Originally posted by sumgai
reply to post by hooper
patriotsquestion911.com...
Nuff said.
Originally posted by Stillresearchn911
reply to post by hooper
So Hooper what does your statment say about you? You contend that all the people in the USA that believe 9/11 was a inside job(whatever that blanket statement means) would not even fill a hs stadium.
What does that say about you and people like you who feel this intense need to constantly come back to 9/11 forums and "fight" and "insult" such a small group of peoples seemingly meaningless opinions, that you don't even believe in the first place.
Unless you have been personally touched by the event somehow it makes no sense at all.
Originally posted by hooper
What I hope is that if in the future if someone visits one of these sites that they may be allowed to see that this conspiracy stuff does not go unchallenged.
Originally posted by hooper
What it says is that unfortunately the internet has the tendency to magnify reality. There may be hundreds of sites dedicated to this stuff, but the # of Americans who actually believe this stuff is very low. What I hope is that if in the future if someone visits one of these sites that they may be allowed to see that this conspiracy stuff does not go unchallenged.
Originally posted by hooper
The only problem I have with this analysis is it wrongly implies that there is a "group" that thinks 9/11 was an inside job. There is no group. It is a small sub segment of a small sub culture that is deeply invested in conspiracies. You would have to go through the US population with a fine tooth comb to find enough people to fill a high school stadium, if that. Generally speaking, once you turn off your computer that "group" pretty much disappears.
Originally posted by Lillydale
Originally posted by hooper
What it says is that unfortunately the internet has the tendency to magnify reality. There may be hundreds of sites dedicated to this stuff, but the # of Americans who actually believe this stuff is very low. What I hope is that if in the future if someone visits one of these sites that they may be allowed to see that this conspiracy stuff does not go unchallenged.
.....so what does it say about you that you completely disregard a post FULLLLLLL of polls to show just how wrong you are and that far more people than you want to admit believe this. Do you claim to know better than each of the organizations listed that did a poll?
Originally posted by Jezus
reply to post by hooper
Well most people don't really believe in one specific theory for 9/11.
Many are very complicated and many are ridiculous disinformation.
However, many people have a general feeling of strangeness surrounding the oddities and anomalies.
If you tell me a lie I don't have to know the true story to know your story is ridiculous and impossible.
Originally posted by hooper
I could pretty much assure you that much, much, much more than most know that the events of 911 were the direct result of the purposeful actions of a handful of terrorists. I would venture to guess probably about 99.999% or more Americans feel this way.
posted by Jezus
reply to post by hooper
Well most people don't really believe in one specific theory for 9/11.
Many are very complicated and many are ridiculous disinformation.
However, many people have a general feeling of strangeness surrounding the oddities and anomalies.
If you tell me a lie I don't have to know the true story to know your story is ridiculous and impossible.
posted by hooper
.............. about 99.999% or more
Originally posted by hooper
Actually, I have yet to see a poll that specifically states whether or not you believe, for instances, that the plane crash site at Shanksville was staged and that Flight 93 never crashed and was spirited away somewhere and the passengers "erased". Or asks whether Flight 77 never hit the Pentagon but was actually a big magic trick. Most of the polls simply asks if those polled think there should be more of an investigation, not specifically stating the focal point of the investigation.
Originally posted by SphinxMontreal
According to this CNN article
archives.cnn.com...
"The searchers found several clues, he said, but would not elaborate. Last week, a passport belonging to one of the hijackers was found in the vicinity of Vesey Street, near the World Trade Center."
Therefore, Satam M. A. al-Suqami 's (one of the alleged hijackers on Flight 11) passport was found approximately one block north of WTC 1, in the vicinity of Vesey Street. Take a look at this diagram for easier reference
i277.photobucket.com...
So what does the location where the passport was found mean? It means the following:
1) the passport was dropped out of the airliner prior to Flight 11 impacting WTC 1
or it means
2) the passport was ejected backwards onto Vesey Street after Flight 11 had entered WTC 1
I think we can all agree that the above two scenarios are highly unlikely.
Now this is where we run into a slight problem Houston. The YouTube video posted on the first page of this thread states that the force of the air ejected the passport in a southern direction through WTC 1 and out the southern side of the building
www.youtube.com...
Therefore, according to the YouTube video theory, the passport should have been found on the street in the vicinity south of WTC 1. How can this be? The CNN report states that passport was found in the vicinity of Vesey Street, which is approximately one block north of the WTC 1 and several blocks away from the YouTube theory.
Can someone please explain why that passport was located one block north of WTC 1, when, according to the YouTube video theory, the passport should have been located approximately one block south of WTC 1?
And here is one more rather elementary question. Did the authorities bother to dust the passport for fingerprints (Crime School 101), so they could attempt to determine who had previously handled it, be it the hijacker or the person who found it and handed it to the NYC Detective?
[edit on 6-10-2009 by SphinxMontreal]
[edit on 6-10-2009 by SphinxMontreal]
Originally posted by Lillydale
Originally posted by hooper
Actually, I have yet to see a poll that specifically states whether or not you believe, for instances, that the plane crash site at Shanksville was staged and that Flight 93 never crashed and was spirited away somewhere and the passengers "erased". Or asks whether Flight 77 never hit the Pentagon but was actually a big magic trick. Most of the polls simply asks if those polled think there should be more of an investigation, not specifically stating the focal point of the investigation.
Who cares. Have you seen any that show how many people think the government lied. Period.
posted by SphinxMontreal
According to this CNN article
Therefore, Satam M. A. al-Suqami's (one of the alleged hijackers on Flight 11) passport was found approximately one block north of WTC 1, in the vicinity of Vesey Street. Take a look at this diagram for easier reference
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/73f1b96bb1a4.jpg[/atsimg]
So what does the location where the passport was found mean? It means the following:
1) the passport was dropped out of the airliner prior to Flight 11 impacting WTC 1
or it means
2) the passport was ejected backwards onto Vesey Street after Flight 11 had entered WTC 1
I think we can all agree that the above two scenarios are highly unlikely.
-- Police and the FBI completed a grid search of area streets near the site of the World Trade Center looking for clues, said Barry Mawn, director of New York's FBI office.
The searchers found several clues, he said, but would not elaborate. Last week, a passport belonging to one of the hijackers was found in the vicinity of Vesey Street, near the World Trade Center. "It was a significant piece of evidence for us," Mawn said.
CNN Source
posted by hooper
Or it means that when a piece of paper is dropped from an elevation of 850 feet it doesn't fall to the ground like a cannon ball. It may, just may, have been effected by the atmoshpere.