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Originally posted by baboo
Originally posted by Alfie1
Thanks again for further various responses but I was really hoping that members would address the situation at the WTC as I set out in the op.
WTC 7 is often quoted by truthers as a "smoking gun " proving controlled demolition but I suggest that, on the contrary, it in fact proves a gaping hole in truther theories.
What I think people need to do is to look back and consider what alleged perps must have planned if they rigged WTC 1, 2,&7. The obvious inference is that the intention was to bring down all 3 buildings on 9/11. So, how did they intend that to look ? Their lives were on the line so effective cover-up was essential. And indeed, for WTC 1 & 2 there was very elaborate cover-up. Planes flown into them and a cd so sophisticated that it could apparently be initiated from the plane impact points.
But then, as regards WTC 7 they evidently made no provision for cover-up at all. You have to forget about WTC 7 being hit by debris from WTC 1 because that happened by chance and could not have been part of the planning.
Therefore, if you believe WTC 7 was a cd, you have believe that the perps planned its demolition to go ahead as it stood there in perfect order and in sight of likely thousands of witnesses.
I suggest that this is so wildly improbable as to amount to reasonable proof that WTC 7 was not a cd. It was collateral damage from a terrorist attack on the Towers.
Alfie, your logic is flawed. You're looking for something to keep you from facing the truth. Buildings do not fall at free-fall speed. NIST even admitted that the building went through a free-fall phase. There were other buildings that were damaged by debris but did not fall. As for the towers, they were designed to redistribute load in the event of a catastrophic impact. There has been one such accident in the 40s when a bomber flew into the Empire State Building. The architect that was involved in the design stated a few months prior to the impact that the towers could withstand multiple impacts from that size aircraft. In all history there have been only 3 hirises that 'fell' supposedly due to fire, the two towers and WTC7. Time to wake up.
[edit on 4-9-2010 by baboo]
Originally posted by GenRadek
reply to post by ANOK
ANOK that second picture was the McCormick Place fire in Chicago. The heavy steel trusses failed from fire alone. I thought steel cannot fail and drop down from fires and need explosives to make it happen.
Originally posted by Alfie1
I really am beginning to think that truthers, by their silence , are admitting that they cannot come up with any credible explanation as to why the perps ( if their theories are true ) must have planned to demolish WTC 7 as it stood while desperately covering-up cd of the Towers.
Originally posted by ANOK
Originally posted by Alfie1
I really am beginning to think that truthers, by their silence , are admitting that they cannot come up with any credible explanation as to why the perps ( if their theories are true ) must have planned to demolish WTC 7 as it stood while desperately covering-up cd of the Towers.
But do we really need to answer this question?
I can't answer it without speculating, so what's the point? So it gives you something to argue about?
How did all four walls end up ON TOP of the debris pile, that is what you should be concerned with, because unless there was a miracle that day, no matter if people can't explain how the 'perps' did it, they obviously did.
What do you mean they set it up while desperately covering-up cd of the Towers? Don't you think it all could have all been set up months, even years, before 9-11. It could have taken years to set up, who would have noticed?
Originally posted by wcitizen
WT7 contained information on serious financial fraud investigations, which was destroyed. That alone is motivation.
I've just been reading a discussion on another forumwww.godlikeproductions.com... where an alleged military whistleblower says
they intended to hit WTC with an airplane too, but something went wrong.But they still had to blow up the building because it was wired with explosives and would have been discovered had it not been blown up.
I also saw this thread on the mysterious deaths of 9/11 key witnesses. It's quite startling.
Originally posted by Alfie1
If you can't, perhaps you need to rethink whether WTC 7 was a cd.
Originally posted by Alfie1
OK, it seems I am not going to get an answer to the subject of this thread ; question :- is it credible perps allegedly elaborately covered up cd of the Towers but planned nothing for WTC 7, evidently planning to blow it up as it stood ?
I give up; but I suppose getting no answer tells me all I wanted to know really.
Originally posted by KILL_DOGG
Man, common sense threads are on the rise today. S&F for you for bringing in a little truth to the truthers.
And for those talking about it falling straight down....what tends to happen to a structure when the base of said structure is compromised? If one part of the upper structure shifts, it'll take the rest down with it; not crumble or topple.