I am not usually a big proponent of conspiracy theories. Oh, it's not that I don't think our government or other powers that be would stoop so low. I have no doubt they would and do. I just also know the world is full of anarchist drama queens who will be happy to blame the government for everything from a terrorist attack to their latest hangnail. I have never felt I had the time or interest to sift through the mountains of rubbish to find the conspiracy theories that might be true. I - like so many other people - figured "oh well, stuff goes on, what can I do." Best to ignore it and just get on about my day.
Until recently. I was bored one day and poking around online, and ran onto some information about the 9/11 theories. I knew they existed, but like others, I just hadn't ever paid any attention. As I was perusing some of this information, thinking "yeah, yeah, yada, yada," something in my lemming brain began to kind of wake up and start paying attention.
I read a little more. I paid a little more attention. Then I began to wonder. I did some more research. I went in search of 'the other side' - the people 'debunking' the "consipiracy theories," to see what they had to say. Then I went back to see what the "conspiracy theorists" had to say about that.
Well, to cut to the chase, after lengthy review (not all just that one day, over time) of voluminous information and questions online, I have to tell you ... I believe there's something here. The evidence is overwhelming in favor of there being something very wrong with the 'official version' of events. And not just wrong in that "there are some things the government must keep from the people, to protect vital interests" line of BS way. I mean something wrong in the 'flat out lies and cover-ups' kind of way.
Let me make one thing clear. Just because I believe there is something wrong with the "official version" of 9/11 events doesn't mean I buy, hook, line and sinker, every theory out there. I've heard some I find implausible. I've heard some I haven't yet taken the time to thoroughly investigate.
But, contrary to some arguments, this isn't an 'all or nothing' proposition. I've read some sites purporting to 'debunk the conspiracy theories' which say if you believe any one of the theories, you must believe them all, then they will go on to debunk only the most fallible of the theories. I believe that is ludicrous. There are some theories I don't buy (like there was no plane at the Pentagon, it was a bomb; or that all the passengers from all the planes were actually spirited away to an empty NASA building in Cleveland, and weren't even on the planes that struck the buildings, to name a few).
Just because I don't buy some of the more implausible theories, doesn't mean there can be no merit to some of the other theories. It doesn't work that way. Some people may have jumped on the bandwagon and embellished things that were perfectly legit. That doesn't mean, however, that all of it is perfectly legit - or that none of it is.
But I think what gives me the most pause are two things: first, I believe it is an undisputed fact (I can't swear to it, but at this point in my reading I believe it is true) that many of these issues were never addressed by the 'official version,' and will not be. They just won't deal with them. Why not? If there's nothing going on, then why not put the worst of it to rest by addressing it?
Second, unfortunately most of the 'debunking' I've read doesn't itself stand up to great scrutiny. As I mentioned, much of it takes the most ludicrous and fallible scenarios, debunks them, then says, "There, we've dealt with all of the conspiracy theories." Not true. Or their debunking consists of saying "That's silly" or "there's no evidence for that" - without presenting any of their arguments. Merely saying something is silly isn't the same as showing it to be untrue. Some of their answers simply do not address the question being asked. They give a red herring answer that sounds fully plausible if read on its own, but when you compare it to what's really being said, or asked, it just does not address the real question.
If it were just one or two things, that'd be one thing. But it's not one or two ... there are so many things that are questionable. And, to me at least, legitimately questionable.
So, I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
This is my little contribution in the Truth War. I'm going to post at the bottom of this page a list of links to some of the more interesting pieces of information I have found. I urge everyone who has read this far to go check this out for yourselves. And / or do your own research (just type anything about 9/11 in a search engine or on YouTube, and you'll turn up everything you could ever want to find).
Don't take my word for it. I'm nobody, but an interested and concerned citizen. But I don't know eveything. I just know some people raise some very valid questions, which deserve answers. And which to date do not seemto have been adequately answered.
Think for yourself, make your own decision.
But do us all and yourself one favor - don't make your decision "just because" or only based on half the facts, or God forbid just because "the government says so, it must be true." Do the research, check out the evidence. Make an informed decision, not a lemming decision.
WhatReallyHappened.com
A lot of information here; follow the links within the articles for more in-depth information.
911Truth.org
Scholars for 9-11 Truth
Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth
Pilots for 9-11 Truth
Firefighters for 9-11 Truth
Prison Planet
Find their search box on the right-hand side of the page, switch it to search their site only, and type in "9/11"
Charlie Sheen's Message To The President
9-11 Research
This site handles 'both sides' of the controversy, upholding the 'official version' of events when the facts warrant. For example, some conspiracy theories claim there was no plane that hit the Pentagon, and in fact it was bombed (by us). 9-11 Research has a lengthy article dismissing that claim and offering evidence that there was, in fact, a plane flown into the Pentagon. However, the site also thoroughly researches - and when applicable, supports - other theories that do indicate 9/11 was an inside job. In other words, they are 'fair and balanced'.
"Loose Change" video on YouTube
In support of the official version of events:
Debunking 911 Conspiracy Theories - Exploding the Myths
Popular Mechanics rebuttal
I'll add to this list as I find anything new worth posting here.
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