September 11 th Conspiracy Theories

1. September 11thConspiracy Theories Zak Burton

2. That Morning On the morning of September 11th 2001, America witnessed a horrifying terrorists attack on the WTC. At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower, followed by United Airlines Flight 175 which hit the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. During the hijacking of the airplanes, the hijackers used weapons to stab and/or kill aircraft pilots, flight attendants and passengers. Some passengers were able to make phone calls from the cabin phone and their mobile phones. They were able to give details about the hijackings, including that several hijackers were aboard each flight, some sort of mace or noxious gas was used to disorient passengers, and some passengers had been stabbed. There were a total of 2,995 deaths, including the 19 hijackers and 2,976 victims.

3. The Collapse Of The Buildings Official Story- The buildings collapsed due to fire initially fed by jet fuel from the planes. Conspiracy- The fire could not have gotten hot enough to melt the steel. Science- The Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) designed explosives to test the effects of burning jet fuel on steel. The Testing Center used a bare steel beam because the National Institute of Standards and Technology said much of the fireproofing material would have been knocked off at the moment of impact. Within two minutes of ignition the temperature peaked just over 2,000 Fahrenheit and within four minutes complete structural failure occurred. Conspiracy- Thermite, which is less traceable, was used in the controlled demolition which brought down the towers. Science- Some claim that pulverized dust found by some New Yorkers after the attack contained the chemical signature of thermite. Scientists say even if the dust did contain thermite, it would be impossible to determine whether it came from controlled demolition or the melting of the planes. EMRTC designed an experiment to see if thermite was a plausible option in the collapse of the towers. The thermite in the test was not even able to melt a column much smaller than those in the World Trade Center.

4. The Pentagon At 9:38 A.M. American Airlines Flight 77 a Boeing 757 weighing 80 tons hit the Pentagon. In reality the plane was never found. The windows of the Pentagon were still intact. Witnesses said they heard a load “Whoosh, like a missile.” Then an explosion. The wall collapsed 20 minutes after impact. The whole of the pentagon on the left is about 65ft across and 73ft high. From wing tip to wing tip a Boeing 757 is 124ft 10in. From nose to tail 155ft 3in. The height is 44ft 6in. The damage to the pentagon was inconsistent with the damage of the Trade Center. The Towers were fatigued so badly by fire they collapsed. The pentagon barely had any fire or smoke damage at all. Computer monitors and wooden desks were still intact.

5. Shanksville, PA It happened in Summerset County Pennsylvania near the town of Shanksville, South of Pittsburg. Flight 93 was set to departure from NY at 8:03 AM. It was postponed until 8:42 AM because of heavy runway traffic. A mere 4 minutes later American Airlines Flight 11 slams into World Trade Center Tower 1. About 40 minutes into the flight 4 hijackers stand up and put bandanas on their heads, two went to the cockpit and 1 grabbed the loudspeaker to announce the other had a bomb. A little before 10:06 AM, CBS reports that two F-16 fighter jets are tailing Flight 93. Rodney Peterson and Brandon Leventry see a passenger jet lingering through the sky at about 2,000ft. Finally at 10:06 AM Flight 93 crashes into the Pennsylvania countryside. Debris from the plane is scattered over several miles, thus leaving many to believe it was shot down by the two F-16 jets.

6. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTzByLM1TTw

7. Works Cited http://www.pentagonstrike.co.uk/flash.htm http://www.pahighways.com/features/shanksville.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks