A letter to my son who turns five this September 11

Rev says:

12:36pm | 09/09/11

Agreed.  Best thing I’ve ever seen you write Anthony, and on the rough chance my wife delivers early in a couple of days, I’ll be stealing this!

JohnQ says:

05:31pm | 09/09/11

What a bunch of left wing drivel. This is the core of what’s wrong with our country, we’ve got so much and never had to fight for it we think a few corny platitudes will solve a 1000 years of conflict. By all means teach your sons to talk first and listen hard but never teach them not to be prepared to stand tall and fight for their belief’s, their families and their countries because some people in this world simply just don’t want to talk things through. Some people have darkness in their hearts and will never negotiate or live in harmony with us. How quickly we forget the generations before us who didn’t have the luxury to be so self indulgent. To quote one of them, “We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”

LC says:

07:46pm | 09/09/11

...huh?

How does this relate to the comments Michael or Rev put forward?

jade (the other one) says:

10:07am | 09/09/11

I actually thought he made the very obvious point that their motivation was stupid and pointless. That they were fighting over something as forgettable and silly as honey popcorn is to kids. He also did suggest that they might not have wanted anyone to have the honeycorn because they didn’t like it.

Judy Jetson says:

04:05pm | 09/09/11

Spikey totally agree with you - I read what was written and thought your explaination was much more appropriate.

Nash says:

04:30pm | 09/09/11

I agree totally.

I loved the channelling anger part too!

marley says:

09:06am | 09/09/11

I know a lot of muslims who don’t have that kind of anger towards the non-muslim world.  I think Islam just provided the framework and the excuse for the hijackers to vent their anger.  I don’t think it was the root cause.

SimonFromLakemba says:

09:37am | 09/09/11

@Marley, correct. I know a lot of muslims who were pretty upset to see what happened, but unfortunately they all get tared with the same brush. I have personally seen the discrimination they have faced at certain times when buses have drove off on us, people have yelled things out etc.

I live in a heavy muslim area and have never had an issue at all, not saying there arnt issues here and there, but for the most part everyone gets along.

andye says:

10:00am | 09/09/11

They crashed those planes into those buildings exactly because most of Islam isn’t rising up to fight us. The goal was to create hatred and conflict between Islam and the west. To provoke the USA into becoming a common enemy. The terrorists want to speak for Islam, and many in the west since 9/11 have let them do so.

RyaN says:

10:24am | 09/09/11

@marley: then clearly they aren’t showing you their true intention. When I think of the current war on the world by Islam, this clip always springs to mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rw5MosKRm4

Elli says:

12:12pm | 09/09/11

To suggest this kind of terrorism is based on religious ideology rather than the ideology of a particular group (who may or may not be part of a particular religion) is to suggest that the terrorist acts seen in England and Ireland in the late 20th century were based on the religious ideologies of the Catholic and Protestant churches. I’m fairly certain neither church would want to claim any kind of responsibility for those acts.

Leah says:

12:37pm | 09/09/11

“To suggest this kind of terrorism is based on religious ideology rather than the ideology of a particular group (who may or may not be part of a particular religion) is to suggest that the terrorist acts seen in England and Ireland in the late 20th century were based on the religious ideologies of the Catholic and Protestant churches”
Elli, have you read any of the Koran OR the bible? It doesn’t sound like it. The bible makes it clear that the terrorism you refer to is wrong. Yes there was a lot of killing that went on in the Old Testament, but if you continue on, you see that along comes Jesus who makes it pretty clear that kind of thing has to stop and is no longer an appropriate way to deal with things. The koran encourages killing infidels, and nobody comes along to put a stop to it - in fact, it runs pretty much the reverse. If you want to know whether the behaviour of a particular group is true to their religion, read the religion’s manual to check.

memma says:

02:16pm | 09/09/11

i strongly agree with Leah, people if you read and compare the goran and the Bible you will understand the differences, Jesus didn’t preach about religion He dispised it, but He taught about forgiveness and love. If you are a muslim you are all taught the same thing cause they read the one book that teaches about hate and killing of non believers, now who would you rather listen to the God of Love and Forgives or the the god who teaches to hate and kill.(Allah)? Jesus loves you no matter what!!

chungo mung says:

05:16pm | 09/09/11

dear jesus posters,

when you interpret the ideas of Christ, you interpret them. When a badass muslim interprets the Qu’ran then he/she interprets.

Someone in the US finds Gods justification for capital punishment (not quite all about Jesus loving everyone) in the bible through their interpretation. Someone in Saudi Arabia finds Allah’s justification for killing a non-believer or infidel in their Holy Book.

Please don’t generalise, please don’t simplify and be narrow minded. Please don’t dance around the complexities of causation and hear the simple message Sharwood is trying to convey - he disguised it in a letter to a child to make it easier. If YOU learn to listen instead of just believe what you already think, then YOU too can learn something - and the lovely stuff Sharwood recomends his kid ultimately aims for become a tiny step closer in reality.

HeatherG says:

09:34am | 10/09/11

No. They were angry people who used religion as an excuse. Islam isn’t isn’t the root cause, and more than buddhism, or Christianity, or Fluffy the Purple Unicorn is.

Without “religion” (or, in the case of, say, the early Soviet Union, partial “anti-religion”), angry humans just find another excuse.

Historically, this is a good example of what happens when many followers of a clever, educated literate angry person are followed by other angry people who listen to the “leader” because s/he, in essence, plays on their fears, worries, anger and prejudice and agrees with them and helps them justify their anger, but never question or read the information themselves—and this has happened—and continues to happen—in all spheres of human experience, not just the religious.

Islam itself is not this angry.

RyaN says:

10:48am | 09/09/11

Sand in my butt crack makes me really really mad too, so I guess we have to be more understanding of their sandy situation!

Brisbane says:

10:13am | 09/09/11

I don’t think its guilt or shame that Anthony is afraid of his son feeling. I think its fear that his son will believe that his birthday isn’t important because of the historical significance of the day, and that as a young child, he will experience a lot of repeats of this dreadful act on a day when his senses will be heightened and his excitement higher than average.

You can’t see why it might be more relevant for Anthony to explain why his son’s birthday is a day of mourning, and sad remembrance for a lot of people? Why he might need to explain to his son why horrible images and stories are shown on TV, in newspapers and saturated everywhere on a day which should be celebration for him and his family? Why one particular topic is discussed on his birthday?

stop_the_goats says:

10:40am | 09/09/11

The “spolit youth of Britain”? Srs?

I reckon you’d need to be at least 7 years old to take on the concepts of the lumpen proletariat and insurrection. 

Oh, and did you read the part about listening?

Fairsnotfair says:

10:58am | 09/09/11

@ Thanks for the responses. The destructive & wiful behaviour had very little to do with the “lumpen proletariat “. It had more to do with outright bad behaviour. A good majority of those responsible for destruction of person and porperty in and around London were not disposessed or uprooted.

As to the guilt being heaped upon this child, it is necessary to keep inperspective how much mourning and sadness and chest beating is required. The child’s birthday will be celebrated by those who love him (hopefully), with or without the media. The fact that Mr Sharwood finds it necessary to remind his son of the correlation between the two events will only add emphasis to the date. Yet another example of self-interest on Mr Sharwood’s part.

A different Rosie says:

11:01am | 09/09/11

When I read a comment that begins with ‘so’  I see a mental image of the person writing it.  It isn’t pretty and involves a mouth that looks like a cat’s bum

Joan says:

11:38am | 09/09/11

Fair comment - Fairsnotfair;
Rosie: what you write says a lot about you - and it sure ain`t pretty-  catty mental would describe it. Go play with your cat, you seem familiar with its back orifice.

Jade (the other one) says:

11:44am | 09/09/11

When I was a kid, I found out that the Nuremburg Verdict was delivered on my birthday. I asked my mum what it was. I was horrified to discover that such evil was in the world, and was horrified that my birthday was actually a pretty grim, sober day in history. Having a mother who took the time, as Anthony has done, to explain that the horrible thing was irrelevant to our celebrations, but helping me to understand why it was so significant to other people helped me to feel less, not more guilt, about celebrating and being happy.

The fact is that this child in our media-saturated world, cannot possibly escape those dreadful images, that are inextricably linked with what should be an innocuous day of celebration for him and his family. Attempting to ignore the reality of what this day means for the rest of the world will not help him to feel less guilty or less mournful. Explaining to him why it was significant, and that his birthday and this horrible thing are not related by anything more than unhappy coincidence, will help prevent this child from conflating the two events.

For the record, I was the “Brisbane” respondent. Not sure what happened :S

Leah says:

12:42pm | 09/09/11

I am so confused by this.

What on earth, in that article, somehow puts guilt and shame on the kid?

I do not agree that the author is ‘reminding’ his son of the correlation between his birthday and the terror attacks. He is accepting that the correlation is there (and the kid has probably already realised), and trying to explain it to a little kid who probably doesn’t really understand it. He also tries to use it as a teaching point, but then closes it with - but you know what? That doesn’t really matter to us. Because most important is that it’s your birthday and you are wonderful.

marley says:

09:09am | 09/09/11

John - for god’s sake, please, please read something, anything, that isn’t a conspiracy website.  Get some knowledge of structural engineering.  And perhaps consider Occam’s Razor.  And then, grow up.

K says:

09:51am | 09/09/11

Biggest load of bollocks I’ve read, John. Nice article Ant, the little bloke is lucky to have you

Occam's Blunt Razor says:

09:52am | 09/09/11

Always good to start the day with some satire.

Either that or you are bonkers.

Inconvenient Truth says:

09:52am | 09/09/11

@Marley

Suggest you get some knowledge of structural engineering yourself. If you can bear to have your preconceived prejudices challenged I suggest you get yourself a copy of 9/11: A Blueprint for Truth- The architecture of destruction, produced, sponsored and endorsed by over one and a half thousand US engineers and architects.

The film deals directly with the physics af the building collapses and uses varifyable scientific analysis to support its findings- not political propaganda and sheepish patriotism.

As the by-line on the film says: Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance- Einstein.

I suggest you take Occams Razor to the “official” version of events. Its a far more far fetched theory than the alternative False Flag theories. Go on I dare you - take a look.

John says:

10:10am | 09/09/11

Watch this Marley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNOM_U5UM6Q

John says:

10:32am | 09/09/11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inyCkCvqRO0
Motives for the 9/11 attacks before the attacks occurred.

Bastion says:

12:10pm | 09/09/11

Conspiracy theorist + climate change denier = Every day is opposite day.

Damo says:

03:40pm | 09/09/11

They cant pull the wool over your eyes John, your just too damn clever, not clever enough to explain what happened to the pilot and passengers. Well I can help you here , they were pre-rigged as well with a disintegration laser beam explosive ray device which turns the human body into dust, never to be seen or heard of again. You and I together, we can explain everything.

Andrew says:

05:24pm | 09/09/11

Marley, it’s better to find out what actually happened on 9/11 than use the dubious principles involved in Occam’s Razor to take the nearest short-cut to the ‘most likely’ explanation.  Just because you applied Occam’s Razor to draw your conclusions about what happened on 9/11, doesn’t mean that you’re right.  I’ve been researching 9/11 for eight years and I know that it was a set-up.  You’re not doing anybody any favours by trumpeting your ignorance on this website.

Paulb says:

08:47am | 10/09/11

No Marley.  YOU read something!  You at this point have no concept and represent a triumph of successful indoctrination.  Show at least SOME curiousity…and grow up.

antman says:

04:56pm | 09/09/11

My wife turns 45 this Sunday, 11 September (see how that works? Date before month; this is Australia, after all; nor do we “hate on” anyone). I vivdly remember arriving home from celebrating her 35th at a local restaurant and flicking on the TV. Rove was showing and there was a ticker accross the bottom of the screen announcing that a plane had flown into one of the WTC buildings. My first thought was “not funny, Rove, even by your standards”, then they crossed to one of the US news services and it was clearly no joke, nor was it just a little private plane. The unfolding of the events, including watching the second plane hit the other tower and the towers’ subsequent collapse was probably the most surreal experience I’ve ever had.

Unfortunately, the event has been used by western Governments all over the world to increase their control over us and take away our rights and freedoms even though we’re probably more likely to be struck by lightning than killed in a terrorist attack. Looks like terrorists won that round.

nihonin says:

09:23am | 11/09/11

antman ‘11 September (see how that works? Date before month; this is Australia, after all; nor do we “hate on” anyone’, reread my post ‘I remember the day it happened as our daughter has her birthday on the 11-09 as well’ if you care to look (which I think you are incapable of as you seem to prefer judging) I do have the date before the month and where do I mention ‘hate’ in my post.  You seem to have some serious problems mate, when reading other peoples posts.

Matt says:

01:23pm | 09/09/11

I agree, there have been much worse acts committed.  People seem to thrive on 9/11 for ‘whatever’ reason… If, as they say the terrorists have won, it’s because of people that had nothing to do with it keep it alive by constantly dwelling on it year after year…

‘This day is a big day in history, and as you grow up, you’ll have the chance to think about how the long shadow of this day might shape your attitude to life.’  - Why you would want to not only associate but perpetually link your sons birthday with this event is beyond me.  I get the sentiment you’re trying to convey, but there are other ways to do it than linking it to death.  I hope your son never reads this ‘letter’..

People should mourn their relatives or friends that died in this senseless tradgedy the same way everyone else does.  Unless you personally knew someone in the building I can’t understand America’s and Australia’s fascination with keeping 9/11 alive….

Rose says:

11:15am | 09/09/11

I think this is the saddest thing about 9-11 and everything that followed. here was an opportunity to take a good look at how the world’s power and money structures led to some people becoming so disillusioned and angry that they would do something so horrific. Muslim terrorists aren’t terrorists because they are muslim, just as Irish terrorists weren’t terrorists because they were Catholic.  They become terrorists because they see no other way, they become radical religious zealots because it gives them validity and purpose. This does nothing to condone terrorism, it is and always will be heinous and deserving of condemnation. It’s time we accepted that the west in refusing to accept any responsibility for the conditions that encourage this level of discontent and rage is equally deserving of our condemnation.

Kheiron says:

03:42pm | 09/09/11

Nice to hear a voice of reason amongst this torrent of nut cupping and self indulgence.

It also shouldn’t surprise anyone that people continue to focus on 9/11. Given the erroneous reasoning people attribute to it the day’s become something of an affirmation of the ‘awesomeness’ of western living.
After all, if people are willing to go flying jets into buildings in a suicidal, envious rage then the US way of life must be grand indeed…and people are always more then eager to appease their morality with a little lip service over some publicised tragedy. It’s easier and cheaper then actually volunteering or donating.

Ricardo Jones says:

04:29pm | 09/09/11

Great response Adam. I’ve been studying some very similar things as you and have also come to the same conclusion.

The Badger says:

12:14pm | 09/09/11

More than 40% of Americans think the world is 6,000 years old and humans shared the earth with dinosaurs.

What’s your point?

Andrew says:

06:28pm | 09/09/11

What a load of rubbish Paul, have you stopped to think what it would take to pull this conspiracy off. How would you pull this off and keep people quiet. How do you get 100’s or americans to commit treason against there own country and kill there own countrymen. For every person that may be willing to do it, there would be a thousand that would tell you to *&^% off. There were 100’s of people who seem the planes clash in the pentagon or towers and nearly all reported the same thing, that the planes were the passenger planes reported, were they all on the take, tell me how would you keep them all quiet. Also tell me exactly how has the oil thing worked out, does the US now own all the oil fields in iraq?

Jason Todd says:

08:43pm | 09/09/11

Your first problem was watching the Zeitgeist movie and mistaking it for a documentary. Your second mistake was putting stock in anything it said. Many of it’s claims are widely refuted and with good reason. Most of them are loopy.

Believe me when I tell you Paul, I have looked at both sides of this debate. I HAVE watched the Zeitgeist movie and done my own research. I understand that sometimes the randomness of the universe and horrific acts can be hard to comprehend, but sometimes a terrorist act is just a terrorist act, not a world spanning, multinational conspiracy.

Andrew says:

07:47am | 10/09/11

I’ve been researching 9/11 for eight years and I have never watched the Zeitgeist film because it’s disinformation produced by people allied with the perpetrators of the attack.

Nevertheless, it readily becomes apparent that 9/11 was a set-up as one looks closely at what happened on that day instead of allowing oneself to be brainwashed by the mainstream media.  The following article titled “9/11 Mythology - The Big Lie Of Our Time” by Stephen Lendman is the most outstanding summary I’ve encountered of all the reasons in point form why the official story is a gigantic lie:

http://www.rense.com/general94/9911myth.htm

Katy says:

01:11pm | 09/09/11

Veronica,

This year is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. If your daughter turns 14, how can she have been born before the attacks occurred?

Jade (the other one) says:

01:35pm | 09/09/11

@Katy - I think you need to learn some maths. If she turns 14 - she was born in 1997. The attacks occurred in 2001, 4 years AFTER she was born. 14-10 = 4.

JC says:

01:43pm | 09/09/11

Are…Are you OK Katy?..

Michael says:

01:50pm | 09/09/11

Um…Katy…

sd says:

02:33pm | 09/09/11

Katy, Veronica’s daughter turns 14 and it is the 10th anniversary of 9/11.  Veronica’s daughter was 4 years old when the attacks occurred.

Veronica says:

09:05pm | 09/09/11

Katy. 
My daughter was 4 when the twin towers were hit. 
May I suggest that something is seriously wrong if you only saw a mathematical error in my message.  An error that you actually made, not me. 
Thank you for those who made a comment to make Katy aware of her mistake.

paul says:

11:48am | 09/09/11

Good on you Andrew. Here is Zeitgiestr the part on 911
Zeitgeist - The Movie: World Trade Center (Part 1 of 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_E4N5YIycI
Dont knock it if you are to lazy to do the research.

Terry says:

11:53am | 09/09/11

Andrew,

That would be impossible, because I was in New York on that day, the towers both fell in the morning of the 11th.  (I saw it personally.)  (AM, not PM)  There is NO WAY the towers could have fallen at 5:20PM on September the 11th, because they were NOT standing at 5:20PM.  They had already fallen about nine hours earlier.

John says:

12:29pm | 09/09/11

“The building’s internal fire suppression system lacked water pressure to fight the fires, and the building collapsed completely at 5:21:10 pm.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_World_Trade_Center

We are talking about building 7 here.

Andrew says:

12:46pm | 09/09/11

Hi Terry

Building WTC 2 (South Tower of the Twin Towers) in the World Trade Center complex collapsed at approximately 9:59am in the morning of 11th September, 2001.

Building WTC 1 (North Tower of the Twin Towers) in the World Trade Center complex collapsed at approximately 10:28am in the morning of 11th September, 2001.

Building WTC 7 in the same World Trade Center complex collapsed at approximately 5:20pm in the afternoon of the same day, 11th September, 2001.  No plane hit building WTC 7.

SpiritWolf84 says:

12:53pm | 09/09/11

@ Terry - Read Andrew’s post again. He said WTC 7, no mention of WTC 1 & 2. I know WTC 1 & 2 collapsed in the morning, I got a rude awakening from my brother that morning.

I also recommend watching “Loose Change” and “In Plane Sight”. At least watch it with an open mind, and a gut instinct on this matter, and make your decision on what to believe from there. People on the street, as well as firefighters reported explosions from within all levels of the WTC towers prior to collapse, consistent to detonations used in controlled demolitions. It was a horrible day in modern history, regardless of what you believe.

I wish your little guy a happy birthday, Andrew (blogger).

JT says:

01:32pm | 09/09/11

Can we just simply not publish all these conspiracy lunatics rantings in articles on 911, am quite sick to death of their absolute stupidity.

Andrew says:

02:36pm | 09/09/11

Hi JT

That’s a great idea!  Let’s have iron-fisted censorship of truth and wholesale promotion of lies.  I’d love to live in a society like that!

marley says:

03:19pm | 09/09/11

@Andrew - “iron-fisted censorship of truth and wholesale promotion of lies”?  Buddy, what exactly do you think you and your conspiracy sites are doing?

JT says:

03:45pm | 09/09/11

No need for ‘‘iron-fisted censorship of truth and wholesale promotion of lies.’’ Andrew, just a simple straight jacket and padded room for lunatics like you is all we need.

Andrew says:

05:01pm | 09/09/11

Marley, buildings WTC 1 and WTC 2 were both 110 storeys in height and collapsed in less than 12 seconds.  Building WTC 7 was 47 storeys in height and collapsed in less than 7 seconds.

In total, 267 storeys collapsed in less than 31 seconds.  This is a total rate of collapse of more than 8.6 storeys per second.  Without the use of controlled demolition involving explosives, this is physically impossible.

Marley, why don’t you wake up and do something to expose the lies of the official story?  Or are you a coward who finds nourishment in the lies that you’re being fed?

marley says:

08:17pm | 09/09/11

@Andrew - why is that rate of implosion impossible?  What in physics makes it so?

Ood says:

01:23am | 10/09/11

@ Andrew. In what way is it physically impossible? Let’s see your physics. Were Gallileo and Newton in on the conspiracy too?

Andrew says:

08:12am | 10/09/11

You guys need to decide whether you’re more interested in truth or trying to win an argument.

Without the use of explosives, it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for ANY steel-framed, concrete skyscraper, let alone THREE, to collapse at a minimum rate of 8.6 storeys per second because the building cannot collapse unless the steel structure of the building is completely severed at regular intervals.  Fire from jetliner fuel does not burn hot enough to sever the steel structure, or even weaken it.  Jetliner fuel is kerosene.  Does you steel camping grill melt or even sag when you cook over a kerosene-powered flame?  NO.

The fact that the concrete in both of the Twin Towers was pulverised to a micro-fine dust that piled up 15 inches thick on the ground and covered the people fleeing so that they were painted gray is further proof of what is already obvious - that all three buildings were demolished in a controlled manner using explosives.  Footage of the enormous concrete dust cloud over Manhattan after the collapse of both of the Twin Towers is available all over the internet.  That enormous dust cloud is those two buildings, wafting through the air.

Fruitcake says:

02:29pm | 09/09/11

Tower 7 collapsed because the foundations of the building were damaged in the collapse of two 110 story buildings!!! This was a MASSIVE implosion, the structural damage to surrounding buildings was enormous, and after 9/11 some other buildings were demolished as they were structurally unsound! It’s not a conspiracy theory, it’s common sense! Gees!

Inconvenient Truth says:

06:33pm | 09/09/11

@Fruitcake

How do you know that? The 9/11 Commission failed to even acknowlege that Building 7 even existed (conveniently). The words Building 7 or any other reference to it are not made or contained in the Commission Report.

Making it up, imagining things or your expert opinion from watching TV? Any supporting references . . . .?

RyaN says:

07:05pm | 11/09/11

@Inconvenient Truth & Fruitcake: the government made up a conspiracy that the government had blown up the building because they knew that there would always be entire douches that would believe conspiracy theories.

Leah says:

12:30pm | 09/09/11

Maybe you can have that theory for the war in Iraq but it doesn’t fly for Sep 11 and Al Qaeda. I don’t see the US pursuing oil in Afghanistan.

Knower says:

05:47pm | 09/09/11

Afghanistan got into the picture because ‘Bin Laden’ was supposedly ‘hiding’ out there… and Al Qeada hid out in the mountains.

Andrew says:

12:50pm | 09/09/11

The following highly incriminating 9/11 video from We Are Change is going viral:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkoZjvQi8ms
It is 4 minutes, 25 seconds in length and had more than 25,000 views the last time I looked.
Here is part of the video description:
“Luke Rudkowski finds the Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Report, Thomas Kean, and won’t leave him alone until the unanswered questions about 9/11 are answered.  Of course, Kean runs away, dodges questions and calls over security during the questioning when asked about Philip Zelikow’s 9/11 Commission outline, that was written before the investigation started.  If this video shows anything, it shows how there was a massive cover-up of the events of 9/11 by the Bush Administration.”
In relation to the people involved in the crime of 9/11, as opposed to the physical evidence of the crime, this is the one of the most incriminating videos I have ever seen.  This video contains extensive footage of Bob McIlvaine speaking, whose son was killed in one of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex on 11th September, 2001.  Together with interspersed footage of Thomas Kean, this is one of the most explosive 9/11 videos I have ever seen.

Paulus says:

09:53am | 10/09/11

Sucks, dude. I’ll do us all a favour and not yabber on about 9/11 conspiracy theories or the muszzies vs. the world…. I’ll just say happy birthday mate, hope it’s a good one.

Leah says:

12:45pm | 09/09/11

I realise this is a very simplified version of things but it wasn’t my intention to elaborate on all their reasons, just to demonstrate they were reasonably different to wanting American’s honeycorn.

Jade (the other one) says:

04:43pm | 09/09/11

I think its because of the greater media saturation nowadays. A five year old can’t help but see the constant repetition of the images of the collapsing towers, and the constant reminder of how dreadful this day is. Those images are pretty powerful - and would be scary for a five-year old.

Andrew says:

04:51pm | 09/09/11

MikeS, it is you who dishonour the memory of all those who died by supporting the lies of the official story which is absolutely a cover-up. 

Only the corrupt and the ignorant cite the deaths of innocent people to wittingly or unwittingly prevent the people responsible for their murders from being brought to justice.

On 11th September, 2001, three buildings collapsed, being WTC 1 and WTC 2 (the Twin Towers) and building WTC 7.  Buildings WTC 1 and WTC 2 were both 110 storeys in height and both collapsed in less than 12 seconds.  Building WTC 7 was 47 storeys in height and collapsed in less than 7 seconds at approximately 5:20pm on the same day.

In total, 267 storeys collapsed in less than 31 seconds.  This is a total rate of collapse of a minimum of 8.6 storeys per second.  Without the use of controlled demolition involving explosives, this is physically impossible.

You have ignored this physical evidence to declare that the government is too incompetent to be involved in such an operation.  How convenient to provide the government with such a defence to hide behind!  Evil people relish such a defence.

You are extremely naive.

Inconvenient Truth says:

06:26pm | 09/09/11

I have seen many firefighters (first responders) interviewed that claim to have heard explosions in the basemant etc. contrary to the official story.

It is you who dishonour the dead by unquestionably buying the “official” line and using their deaths to silence those wanting evidence.

There are many relatives of those who died on 9/11 that believe it was an inside job. There is so much evidence that I don’t even attempt tp persuade anyone anymore. If you don’t want to know thats your business.

Its too warm and cosy when your head’s up your butt - enjoy the view.

MikeS says:

09:28pm | 09/09/11

You simpletons.

You have absolutely no understanding of physics, chemistry or civil engineering.You just take your paranoia combine it with a bunch of half theories offered by some crappy websites and think that you can see something that the braindead masses don’t want to admit..

I have not just bought the official story. I have indeed done some proper research into this matter as I am a theology student and this ties directly into my doctorate thesis. I have interviewed many engineers, industrial chemists and demolition experts.

A couple said that while the collapses had several hallmarks of a controlled demolition, there were also several pointers that showed that they were indeed due to the overstressing of the internal structures.
As an aside, if as you claim people heard explosions in the basement, why did the 2 main towers collapse from the points where the planes crashed into them? That is some very impressive flying. To hit the exact point of a planned explosion. Especially if they were remote controlled planes.

None of what I say will change your minds so I’m not sure why I am bothering with this.  I guess to show that I’m not some government stooge, and that I take the time to actually research things properly and not just look at a couple of youtube videos and check out ‘911 truth’ sites.

Andrew says:

08:23am | 10/09/11

1500 Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth say that building WTC 7 was demolished using explosives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZEvA8BCoBw

LC says:

04:33pm | 10/09/11

^ Yeah, posted by: <span style=“font-weight: bold;”>9/11Truth</span>, TOTALLY not biased at all.

I’m agreeing with MikeS. There is no such thing as a government, not today, not yesterday, not tomorrow, not ever that could pull off such a stunt and get away with it. There’s 1000s, maybe 100,000s of people whom would have to keep quiet.

LC says:

06:22pm | 11/09/11

To give you some idea of the no. of people who would be involved if 9/11 was indeed an inside job: http://www.debunking911.com/massivect.htm

marley says:

08:14am | 10/09/11

Perhaps you should read the article again - and see that he’s condemning violence and anger on both sides.  He no more approves the American response than he approves the people who instigated it.  He’s telling his son that there have to be better ways to react to hurt.  That’s a message we should all keep in mind.

PS - truthfulness is another.  I think you’ll find that majority of Afghan casualties are victims of the Taliban, not the allies.  Not that that makes the allies right, but it certainly makes the Taliban wrong.

Fairsnotfair says:

09:49am | 19/09/11

A drop of common sense. At last! I really do hope your child enjoyed her birthday as all children should. Without the lectures. Well done to you.