Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]GIGO is never more evident than in what passes for information in this country's (or probably any other country's) new media. Even the briefest glance at history should convince us governments, all governments, are not in the truth business. Governments have always been in the self-perpetuation business and to believe otherwise is just a gullible as thinking the moon landing was faked. It might even be more ludicrous to think the corporations that control news are interested in "truth" . Walt Adam Bridge wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >