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Title: NIST To Probe Whether WTC 7 Downed By Bombs
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Prison Planet
URL Source: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2006/310806wtc7.htm
Published: Aug 31, 2006
Author: Paul Watson
Post Date: 2006-08-31 00:16:28 by Eoghan
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Views: 473
Comments: 14
Forced to issue response to 9/11 truth movement questions on official website The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is set to conclude its investigation of the World Trade Center complex by analyzing if bombs brought down WTC 7, the 47 story skyscraper that was not hit by a plane yet collapsed in a controlled demolition style in under seven seconds. NIST today released a page on its website that is intended to answer skeptic's questions about why the towers and WTC 7 were the first and only three buildings to collapse from fire damage alone. Though the vast majority of the NIST rebuttal seeks to reinforce the notion that the twin towers were brought down from nothing other than jetliner impacts and heavy fires, NIST makes the admission that investigation into WTC 7 has been insufficient and that they are now, "considering whether hypothetical blast events could have played a role in initiating the collapse." The report continues by saying that, "NIST would like to determine the magnitude of hypothetical blast scenarios that could have led to the structural failure of one or more critical elements." While it would be a brave prediction to foresee NIST's investigation contradicting the official explanation for 7's collapse, this at least shows the growing power of the 9/11 truth movement in eliciting answers to longstanding questions. In Popular Mechanics' infamous 9/11 hit piece, they quote a FEMA building performance study as saying there were no firefighting actions undertaken in Building 7 and yet WTC complex owner Larry Silverstein's explanation of his "pull it" quote was clarified to mean removing firefighters from the building. The two statements contradict each other so they both cannot be true. NIST's discussion of the twin towers' collapse largely repeats its initial assertions that faulty fire proofing and weakened steel caused a sagging effect on the floors, causing them to pull their support columns inward. NIST seeks to distance itself however from the 'pancake theory' that was espoused in the months after the attack and has since been discredited. Will NIST seek to conduct an empirical investigation of WTC 7 or are they simply going through the motions to placate an increasingly vocal chorus raising doubts about what really happened on September 11, 2001?
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#1. To: Kamala, Arator (#0)
what's your bet?
#4. To: christine (#1)
Well, seeing how all the evidence has been destroyed already, I guess it will be just another farce, follwed by a "we told you so..."
I saw this yesterday on PP. No way is NIST going to allow that WTC 7 was pre rigged to implode. By using a hire out company, they separate them selves from the conclusion. 2007 gives them plenty of time to model up using computers. Initiating the collapse is a term NIST came up with where all NIST worries about is getting to the how point of collapse but not why. Hypothetical blast scenarios or event is a new term that, in my speculation they are going to use as the excuse. When the 2007 "report" comes out it will claim that the fires caused the diesel tanks to explode, and the blast initiated the failure. Mark
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestWill NIST seek to conduct an empirical investigation of WTC 7 or are they simply going through the motions to placate an increasingly vocal chorus raising doubts about what really happened on September 11, 2001?
Replies to Comment # 1. what's your bet?
#6. To: christine, *Alex Jones*, *9-11* (#1)
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...NIST also is considering whether hypothetical blast events could have played a role in initiating the collapse. While NIST has found no evidence of a blast or controlled demolition event, NIST would like to determine the magnitude of hypothetical blast scenarios that could have led to the structural failure of one or more critical elements...
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