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How photos support your own "reality"

Why do 9/11 deniers see an alternative story in pictures of the attacks? Because we all interpret images according to our biases.

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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:05 AM

    @ mattawas

    Understanding "military matters"? WTF? America was under attack and you tell me it was bureaucratic matter? Do you really believe that?

    And even if Langley is your AFB of choice - it is only 150 miles from DC - at Mach 1.6 it would take about 6 minutes to get to Washington. Same question. Where were the interceptors? They had well over an hour. And do you really believe that when the commandant at Andrews got the call, "America is under attack!", he said, "Sorry, not my sector, you will have to fill out a 532a form in triplicate, and fax it to me?" That's astounding.

    What about the air defenses at the Pentagon. Why were they not activated?

    And aren't you the guy who thinks that that a 707 and a 757 are hugely different in size? Yeah, you are. They are not - as my table showed. And I am still waiting for you, with your astounding grasp of the facts, to explain your statement that aviation fuel, circa 2001 is more "powerful and explosive" (is that a scienterrific term?) than av fuel circa 1966.

    As for Israel I did not say Mossad did the job, simply that they were there, and were celebrating. http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fiveisraelis.html

    Try reading the link and perhaps your posts will be a little more informed brother, as, at the moment, I see the angry ravings of somone, who obviously has done, at best, a few hours research on the subject, which, as others have pointed out is enormously complex and not accessible to a casual perusal, especially by someone who is as low functioning as yourself.

    I said the war was for oil, empire and Israel. You focussed on how Israel benefited and then you immediately segued, like a fool and bigot, in calling me an anti-Semite. Thanks!

    Criticism of Israel, is NOT anti-Semitism. Why do you confuse the two?

    And as to how this benefited Israel, here is what Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu said. (you've heard of him right?) "It's very good…….Well, it's not good, but it will generate immediate sympathy (for Israel)".

    Since then, using that sympathy and the numerous precedents set by America, Israel has erected the Apartheid wall (illegally) expanded its "settlements", walled in Gaza, illegally attacked Lebanon, killing several thousand civilians in the process, bombed Syria, etc etc. All of this without a word or whimper from America, because they do, and have done the same things themselves.

    What is a "troofer" anyway? Do you mean "truther"? Seriously you should learn to spell. Or is just a juvenile name calling thing? Either way you do yourself no credit.

    If you have specific arguments that negate some the theories as proposed by Prof. Jones, or Dr. Griffin, I would be glad to address them. If you want continue with the name calling and the specious nonsense about "more powerful and explosive" av gas, well, like most of the people on this thread, I will just ignore you as you clearly have nothing of value to add to the discussion.

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