Help Examine 9/11 Material Never Seen Before.

Update: Another provocative 9/11 video that should, at the very least, raise questions about what really happened on that tragic day.



For as much hardship as we the people have endured for the actions of a very few entitled and golden-spooned few; it's amazing that we, the predestined paupers are not burning down the house for answers that actually make sense.

And, for those of us who do question why there is only one ounce of real gold for every 100 ounces sold on paper; the inconsistencies, weird coincidences, suspicious activity (suspicious trading of Put Option Contracts on American and United Airlines before 9/11) regarding 9/11; the endless corporate scandals; the financial crisis of 2008; the extension of Bush tax-cuts for the richest Americans at a time when the disparity between the wealthy and middle-class is higher than it's ever been; the vanishing middle class; and the immunity (stealing America's jobs, retirement, wealth...war crimes) granted to the entitled, golden-spooned few, we receive half-assed answers...that is, if we get any answers at all.

The International Center for 9/11 Studies' - founded in 2008 by Director James Gourley - efforts to  encourage the release of relevant information regarding the events that took place on 9/11, from government agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Freedom of Information Act  has manifested results.  They have secured the release of tens of thousands of photographs, and hundreds of hours of video footage, from the NIST.

They are trying to get this data in the hands of interested researchers, but they need the community's help to examine this material, much of which has not been seen before.

The Center filed a FOIA Request with NIST on January 26, 2009, seeking production of “all of the photographs and videos collected, reviewed, cited or in any other way used by NIST during its investigation of the World Trade Center building collapses.” Following several unsuccessful attempts to get NIST to even acknowledge receipt of the Request, the Center was forced to file a lawsuit on May 28, 2009. Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, the Request was assigned a reference number, and NIST began periodically releasing batches of responsive records. To date, the Center has received over 300 DVDs and several external hard disk drives that contain responsive records - more than 3 terabytes of data so far – and NIST has indicated that additional records will be released in the future.

We are currently looking at the best ways to distribute these materials to interested researchers and journalists around the world. It has taken NIST more than 8 months so far to produce a partial archive of photographs and videos in their possession, but we hope to be more efficient in our efforts. Because of the huge volume of data, we are working on a wiki-style website to facilitate review and discussion of any interesting items that are discovered by researchers.

The following videos are just a couple examples of the video footage and photographs used by the (NIST) for its investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7.


Fox News actually examines the collapse of WTC bldg 7



The video below shows two firefighters who had just escaped from one of the Twin Towers discussing how secondary explosions inside the building caused the lobby to collapse.



The video below is raw footage from a news outlet of the South Tower exploding. Explosions can be seen ahead of the collapse front. The newscaster even calls it a “huge explosion.”





Below is a video recorded after the collapse of the Twin Towers was released, where Michael Hess, the Corporation Counsel for NYC, can be seen calling for help from the 8th floor of WTC Building 7. This footage further corroborates the testimony of Barry Jennings, the former Deputy Emergency Manager of the New York City Housing Authority, who reported that he and Hess were trapped on the 8th floor after an explosion inside the building destroyed the stairwell beneath them.  Barry Jennings died two days before the release of the NIST Final Report on the collapse of WTC7. Despite the significance of Jennings' position with NYC on 9/11 and his controversial eyewitness testimony regarding the collapse of WTC7, the media has not investigated or reported on his death, nor reported on his statements.



As Plato once said, “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” It's not the evil men who are the problem; it's the good men - who far outnumber those who are dangerous -  "who can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders."

Links:

As Death Toll of 9/11 Responders nears 1,000, pols want autopsy standards to pinpoint causes

9/11 Document Archive

Columbia University: The World Trade Center Attack Official Documents

Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth

Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice

Although, I'm not proud of the fact that it took me 9 years to open my eyes, the following post, from 9/12/10, marks the first day I started to really question 9/11.


I dismissed the 9/11 truther's contention that a lack of plane parts and a lack of damage to the Pentagon building and surrounding area proved that a 757 never struck the Pentagon.

However, after watching National Security Alert (video above), which incorporates evidence that Craig Ranke and Aldo Marquis -  part of the 2006 Citizen Investigation Team - gathered together that clearly establishes that the plane that was seen flying low over Arlington on 9/11 did not hit the Pentagon and discredits the directional approach and path of the aircraft claimed by the official report, along with lots of other evidence, I've reconsidered.

The physics of flight mathematically prove the official story impossible as most of the damage was at ground level indicating the massive 757 slid into the bottom floor on its belly  with its RB211 engines (see left for scale) digging into the concrete and yet there is no damage/charring to the foundation in all of the aftermath photos taken 9/21/2001 by FEMA.

Using the reported speed and other values from the released 2006 NTSB alleged black box data,  Pilots for 9/11 Truth calculated the g-force required for the pilot to descend to the levels of the light poles and then pull up instantaneously to enter the building low and level enough as required by the physical damage would indicate. They found it aeronautically impossible for this aircraft to have pulled out of that dive instantaneously and be level with the lawn. It gets even worse when factoring in the NTSB reported altitude of 699 feet above sea level.

In addition, 13 eye-witnesses, many of whom were aviation professionals and police officers, independently and unanimously confirmed a north-side approach of the plane, when all official documents reported a south-side approach. And even though a few of these witnesses saw the plane start to pull up, none of these witnesses actually saw the plane fly away.  Why?  Aside from the fact that they were running, diving or ducking for cover, the explosion was timed exactly at the moment the plane started to pull up totally obscuring their view of the plane flying away.

Nevertheless, a few people saw the plane fly away who did not see it approach. One man ran out as soon as he heard the explosion and that's when he saw the plane fly away. Other witnesses were recorded by the Center for Military History soon after 9/11/2001 as saying that a bomb went off and that a jet kept on going.  And then there is Lloyde (above) the taxi -driver...well, you just have to watch.

Links:
Pilots for 9/11 Truth is an organization of aviation professionals and pilots throughout the globe who have gathered together for one purpose. We are committed to seeking the truth surrounding the events of the 11th of September 2001. Our main focus concentrates on the four flights, maneuvers performed and the reported pilots. We do not offer theory or point blame at this point in time. However, we are focused on determining the truth of that fateful day based on solid data and facts -- since 9/11/2001 is the catalyst for many of the events shaping our world today -- and the United States Government doesn't seem to be very forthcoming with answers or facts.

Witness list broken down

The Pentagon Building Performance Report

Supplemental Presentations

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Was Pat Tillman Murdered?

Army doctors, suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman's forehead said it appeared that Mr. Tillman was cut down by an M-16 fired from approximately 10 yards away. One of the doctors who examined Tillman's body after he was killed was quoted as saying,

"The medical evidence did not match up with the, with the scenario as described."

Eventually the Pentagon conducted a criminal investigation and ruled Pat Tillman's death a result of "friendly fire."

The medical examiners' testimony was released this week by the Defense Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Listed below is a sample of what was included in the 2300 pages of testimony.

• In his last words moments before he was killed, Tillman snapped at a panicky comrade under fire to shut up and stop "sniveling."
• Army attorneys sent each other congratulatory e-mails for keeping criminal investigators at bay as the Army conducted an internal friendly-fire investigation that resulted in administrative, or non-criminal, punishments.
• The three-star general who kept the truth about Tillman's death from his family and the public told investigators some 70 times that he had a bad memory and couldn't recall details of his actions.
• No evidence at all of enemy fire was found at the scene - no one was hit by enemy fire, nor was any government equipment struck.

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FBI knowingly allowed Osama to charter plane after 9/11

FBI were aware that Osama bin Laden may have chartered one of the flights that took members of the bin Laden family out of the United States immediate after the 9/11 attacks, yet allowed the planes to depart, new Agency documents reveal.

The formerly confidential documents obtained by Judicial Watch through Freedom of Information Act and ongoing litigation states:

ON 9/19/01, A 727 PLANE LEFT LAX, RYAN FLT #441 TO ORLANDO, FL W/ETA (estimated time of arrival) OF 4-5PM. THE PLANE WAS CHARTERED EITHER BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN ROYAL FAMILY OR OSAMA BIN LADEN…THE LA FBI SEARCHED THE PLANE [REDACTED] LUGGAGE, OF WHICH NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS FOUND.

Traffic control reports show that the plane was allowed to depart the United States after making four stops to pick up passengers, ultimately landing in Paris where all passengers disembarked on 9/20/01, according to the document.

FBI’s most recent document production includes details of the six flights between 9/14 and 9/24 that evacuated Saudi royals and bin Laden family members.

The documents also contain brief interview summaries and occasional notes from intelligence analysts concerning the cursory screening performed prior to the departures.

FBI did not consider a single Saudi national nor any of the bin Laden family members as possessing any information of investigative value.

According to Judicial Watch the documents contain numerous errors and inconsistencies which call to question the thoroughness of the FBI’s investigation of the Saudi flights.

For example, on one document, the FBI claims to have interviewed 20 of 23 passengers on the Ryan International Airlines flight (commonly referred to as the “Bin Laden Family Flight”). On another document, the FBI claims to have interviewed 15 of 22 passengers on the same flight.

“Eight days after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Osama bin Laden possibly charters a flight to whisk his family out of the country, and it’s not worth more than a luggage search and a few brief interviews?” asked Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Clearly these documents prove the FBI conducted a slapdash investigation of these Saudi flights. We’ll never know how many investigative leads were lost due to the FBI’s lack of diligence.”

U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts ordered the FBI to resubmit “proper disclosures” to the Court and Judicial Watch, having previously criticized the adequacy of redaction descriptions, the validity of exemption claims, and other errors in the FBI’s disclosures. Incredibly, the FBI had previously redacted Osama bin Laden’s name from the records in order “to protect privacy interests.”

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