Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Citing the web-of-a-million-lies as a source of reliable information indicates a certain degree of credulity regarding such events as 9/11 that's disturbing. There are lots of web sites about the moon landing being faked, also. Garbage in - Garbage out and it's never more true than almost anything you can find on the web where anyone can write anything and sound authoritative. Adam On 6/23/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > When I commented, I really didn't mean to step into a > battle. > > But the point of my post was just to say that anyone > can go read oodles of info online, the official 9/11 > report, lots and lots of archived US and foreign press > stories - and then make one's own judgements for > ONESELF. Hence my "grain of salt" comment, etc. > > An emotional subject for many? Yes. A need to > start an emotional debate here on the LUG? No. > > Scott > > Adam Bridge wrote: > > > Sigh. > > > > On 6/23/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Walt Johnson wrote: > >> > >> > Hell, I'm not into conspiracy but far as the company line on why they > >> > collapsed, bullshit. At least one of the a/c spent the majority of > >> > it's fuel load out the other side of the tower. To attribute the > >> > simultaneous collapse to airspeed and fuel load seems quite gullible. > >> > > >> > I watched the Challenger explode from my front yard, having left KSC > >> > an hour or so earlier. Of course the initial shock of a disaster such > >> > as that carries it's own emotional bagage but eventually truth rears > >> > its ugly head. Watching the shuttle explode on tape many times raised > >> > some questions in my mind. It did not appear to be the type of > >> > explosion that would insure all sboard woould perish instantly. The > >> > offical KSC line claimed instant death to all and they spent months > >> > "searching" for the wreckage before it was recovered. Now, even a > >> > Cesna 172 carries an ELT so who would believe it took that long to > >> > recover the crew compartment? > >> > > >> > GREG LORENZO wrote: > >> > > >> >>Scott McLoughlin writes: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>>Walt Johnson wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>>I was amazed at how fast they both came down. Plane crash or no, > >> there > >> >>>>is something not quite kosher about the twin and simultaneous > >> collapse. > >> >>>>Walt > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>If you google, you will find a number of Web resources on how > >> >>>odd it was that the towers came down so quickly. One report > >> >>>was from some reputable group of physicists or something. In > >> >>>any case, you'll find it very sober reading/take it with a grain > >> >>>of salt/etc. etc. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >>If they were a 'reputable group of physicists' they would be > >> posting the simple fact that these buildings were designed to > >> withstand an impact from a Boeing 707 coming into New York to land > >> with a minimal fuel load at an airspeed of approximately 180 mph. NOT > >> a Boeing 767 almost fully loaded with 90,000 litres of jet fuel at an > >> airspeed in excess of 500 mph. In effect both buildings were doomed > >> from the instant of impact on. The amount of time to full structural > >> failure probably determinable mathmatically. > >> >> > >> >>The internet is choc o' bloc with all kinds of conspiracy and other > >> nuts who have nothing better to do with their time then to spin such > >> nonsence. > >> >> > >> >>Regards, > >> >> > >> >>Greg > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>_______________________________________________ > >> >>Leica Users Group. > >> >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >