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Title: Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
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| Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst 4 1/2 Stars, but I'm rounding up | I hesitated to buy this because I saw all the one star reviews but then I actually started to read those reviews and realized fairly quickly they are conspiracy proponents and any deviation from that agenda will be openly despised and given lots and lots of bad reviews. It has become a disturbing but familiar trend when it comes to 9/11 here in America. But it is amazing to listen and read these people, who come to a conclusion first based on almost no evidence and then try to reduce the known facts, or cherry pick the information, so that at some point the implausibility of a conspiracy becomes almost nil, at least when you step back and try not to take them too seriously. I find it sadly entertaining, especially after watching Loose Change, which should be shelved under 'fantasy', it is such a wild leap from reality.
The book itself is short and very much to the point. It is not a detailed account of the events leading up to and happening on 9/11/01 but rather a point by point analysis of the specific charges conspiracy believers have leveled against the U.S. government. It is broken up into sections on the pilots (the terrorists), the WTC buildings, the Pentagon and Flight 93. There is also some superb technical information supplemental to the book that is very interesting as well.
Now, I have taken many science and math courses, most especially a course on materials, which covers how metals react to varying conditions. I found the explanations in this book to be right on the mark, especially after having watched video of the collapses of the WTC buildings. I wont go into too much detail but suffice to say that all the points brought up in this book make perfect sense. There are some very good photos in the book but if there is one complaint (and the reason 4.5 stars and not 5) it's because I would like to have seen more photos and diagrams. That is, however, a minor complaint and only slightly diminishes the enjoyment of this book.
As far as the actual event, it is truly amazing that people would so readily believe that an 'event' such as 9/11 could be perpetrated by (and on) this country, which would have to involve a huge network of conspirators and on such a massive scale it literally boggles the mind. Well, that never stops conspiracists, who are at the very least flexible when it comes to conforming the facts to their ultimate goal. But it also makes them incredibly gullible, not to mention pathetic. I seriously doubt anyone on here who claims to be an engineer and agrees with conspiracy theories is in fact an actual engineer.
If I had seen one bit of evidence that pointed towards a conspiracy, I wouldve been more than willing to jump on that bandwagon. I think the current administration to be the worst in my lifetime. However, my disdain for them does not go so far as to cloud my judgment and impair my ability to think things through clearly, dispassionately. At least I hope not.
I would add that a lot of people died that day and it was a very sad and hard day for all of us, but then in the wake of that tragedy there comes an element in our society that needs sensationalism. I dont mind that per se, since I find many outlandish stories intriguing, to a degree. I enjoy watching documentaries on anything from the Loch Ness monster, to UFOs, to Bigfoot. But when it came to 9/11, I really could not believe how many people did not just believe in a conspiracy, they WANTED it, and many have a financial interest in it being true. If they had any facts to back them up, ANY facts, I would at least be more willing to consider the viability of a conspiracy, but the plain fact is there is not one iota to be found.
| | Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst Disgusting Garbage | I heard that Popular Mechanics received a large "Gift" to the tune of
58 million dollars around the time of their published findings. Anyways, you would have to be mentally challenged to believe the Neo Cons rather than your own eyes. I will never touch another one of their magazines again. | | Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst Believers of Government's conspiracy theory are doing great injustice to their country. | I am certain that each one of the persons who wrote these pro-government reviews believed that government's explanation was, within the limits of their minds, the truth and nothing but the truth. Do you notice that the so-called debunkers just use name calling and cannot discuss any issue on its own merits.
The book cited no essential facts but periferal facts. THE BOOK HAD NO CONSISTENT ANALYSIS OR LOGIC. IT MADE THE WRONG OBSERVATIONS AND DREW THE WRONG CONCLUSIONS.
Professor DAVID RAY GRIFFIN'S book, on the other hand (DEBUNKING 9-11 DEBUNKING) is a masterpiece and an excellent answer if the majority of the defenders of Popular Mechanics' book could even understand it.
The absolute smoking gun that the towers were demolished by explosives is this (aside from the hundreds of others).
The towers absolutely, positively could not have been demolished by the weight(mass) of the upper floors "no matter by what mechanism the first ceiling and the mass above it dropped onto the floor beneath". Because they, the floors, felled! (no pun intended) AT THE SPEED OF FREE FALL. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IRREFUTABLE FACTS. THIS MEANS NO TRANSFER OF MOMENTUM OCCURRED BETWEEN THE DEBRIS OF THE UPPER FLOORS AND THE IMMEDIATE LOWER ONES. CONVERSELY IF THE TRANSFER OF MOMENTUM HAD OCCURRED THE SPEED OF COLLAPSE, AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY, COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT THE FREE FALL SPEED. It had to be SLOWER. Speed of free fall indicates that the obstacles beneath were removed faster than a free falling object could hit them. THIS CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVING THE MATERIAL BEFORE THE ADVANCING FRONT FASTER THAN THE FRONT CAN REACH IT. And what better way to remove it but by explosives!
How do I know all that? Because the Almighty GOD has created the universe and pre-programmed it with SCIENCE such as Physics, The Universal Laws of Gravity, (and of course other laws as well)
There are hundreds of other extremely strong technical, logistical, political and chronological evidence that tell us that the whole event could not possibly be conceived, planned and excuted BY ANY AUTHORITY from outside the United States. Therefore the defenders of the Government's own conspiracy theory are doing extreme disservice to America, albeit out of the love for their country, but mostly out of their ignorance.
A Turkish education minister once said: " THIS MUCH IGNORANCE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT EDUCATION." So the debunkers owe their brilliance! (not to mention dishonesty) to the brain washing they received over the years in their vast education. I hope one day soon they will see this.
Regards and May God Bless. | | Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst From an Engineer | | Thorough and unbiased, this is an excellent treatment of the unfortunate controversy which has arisen from the events of 9/11. Sound engineering and excellent investigative reporting make this an outstanding book. | | Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst A Yellow Journalism Classic! | This book is based on distortions, omissions, lies and disinformation.
If you want your IQ lowered substantially, please read this book.
It is the literary equivalent of a labotomy.
Hearst Publishing- the supreme kings of yellow journalism! Popular Mechanics is a JOKE, but not the funny kind. | | Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts by Hearst Product Description | A Groundbreaking, meticulous, and scientific analysis of the 9/11 conspiracy theories
The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. Today, nearly five years later, hundreds of books and thousands of Web pages are devoted to the idea that the U.S. government encouraged, permitted, or actually carried out the attacks. These theories claim to be based on hard evidence. But an in-depth investigation by POPULAR MECHANICS—first published in the magazine’s March 2005 issue, and now greatly expanded into book form—definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false.
The original article in POPULAR MECHANICS caused a huge groundswell of interest, setting off online debates that continue to this day. Debunking 9/11 Myths expands that investigation to include the 20 most prominent and persistent claims underlying the conspiracy theories, focusing on concrete, physical facts rather than political hypothesizing. Among the issues examined: claims that air traffic control violated standard operating procedures by not immediately intercepting the stricken jets; that the fire caused by the crashes wasn’t actually hot enough to melt steel and cause structural damage in the World Trade Center; that the holes in the Pentagon were too small to have been made by a Boeing 757; and that Flight 93 was actually shot down by an Air Force plane.
The fascinating and in-depth findings come from leading experts in all the relevant fields, including aviation, air defense, air traffic control, civil engineering, firefighting, metallurgy, and geology.
With a foreword by Senator John McCain.
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