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The microscopic examination of murky digital photos shows the problems with most conspiracy theories, the fact that they are way too close to the stubject. Take a step back and things start to look different.
The collapse of the towers was of a type never before seen? Yep. I can remember no building that has ever received such an insult, a wack that smashed part of the outside structure followed by a blast of burning jet fuel. What would have been remarkable would have been if it didn't collapse.
Nothing hit WTC 7? Actually, it was hit by one of the towers as it collapsed, then burned unrestrained for hours. Again, a type of trauma unprecedented. And so on.
Last year I went to Dallas and for the first time actually saw the site of the Kennedy Assassination. A walk through Dealey Plaza is an admirable antidote for nearly a half-century of theories. It is shockingly small. The famous grassy knoll is about the size of 2 tennis courts. I had heard that Oswald was a poor shot and the gun wasn't very good. Then I looked through the windows of the Book Depository and saw how short the actual distance is. Oswald could have hit JFK with a coconut, much less a rifle. All it takes is a step back.
