Some internet crackpots are claiming that Bush did 9/11 in the build up to the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, with 'experts' sensationally saying it is impossible that the towers were brought down by planes.
'But where's the proof?', I hear you ask. Well, as with all entirely legit conspiracies, it's on YouTube.
Check out this video uploaded by a conspiracy theorist... WARNING: Contains distressing footage
Woah, that music they put over the footage really adds to the credibility of the video.
Conspiracists disagree with an investigation by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched in August 2002 that concluded the 'WTC Towers and WTC 7 [were] the only known cases of total structural collapse in high-rise buildings where fires played a significant role'.
According to the generally accepted view of the attacks, the fires were sparked by jet fuel, causing huge fires to engulf the upper floors after American Airlines Flights 11 and 175 smashed into the buildings.
But, according to conspiracist: 'JET FUEL DOESN'T MELT STEEL BEAMS!!!!' and since the NIST investigation concluded, they have pointed out that buildings like the World Trade Center were specifically designed to withstand a fire and impact collisions.
Engineers Steven Jones, Robert Korol, Anthony Szamboti and Ted Walter all believe evidence shows the towers were brought down in a controlled demolition. They even wrote a paper for Europhysics News highlighting evidence pointing to this conclusion.
This evidence was:
- Fires do not usually reach temperatures hot enough to make a steel structure collapse.
- Most high-rise buildings have sprinkler systems that prevent a fire from getting to a critical level.
- Skyscrapers are protected using flame-proof materials so they do not collapse.
Adding fuel to the conspiracists' unwavering inability to accept the truth theories is the fact John Skilling, the chief structural engineer of the World Trade Center, admitted in 1993 that the buildings were designed to withstand the force of a jet hitting them.
In an interview with the Seattle Times, he said: "Our analysis indicated the biggest problem would be the fact that all the fuel (from the airplane) would dump into the building. There would be a horrendous fire. A lot of people would be killed [but] the building structure would still be there."
Still, hate to break it to you all but it wasn't an inside job. It was terrorists. The Illuminati told me so.
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Topics: terrorism, 9/11, Conspiracy