Showing posts with label 9-11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 9-11. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Report States Third WTC Tower Fell Due to Fire

The official report on 7 WTC is complete, but it's sure not to set well with conspiracy theorists who are no doubt going to cry "cover-up" when the news becomes more widely known. The third tower collapse on Sept 11, 2001, was caused by fire.
Rosie O'Donald is sure to come out claiming that it is all part of a cover-up. Others will undoubtedly claim that the report is further evidence of a conspiracy on the part of the Bush administration to cover their tracks in having been behind the attacks of 9-11. The fact remains, however, that the official report on the collapse of 7 World Trade Center states that the third building fell as a result of structural failure caused by fire, not by bombs or incendiary devices positioned to bring it down after the planes were flown into the twin towers.

Fires in the 47-story office tower at the edge of the World Trade Center site undermined floor beams and critical structural columns, federal investigators concluded Thursday, as they attempted to curb still-rampant speculation that explosives or fuel fires were responsible for the building’s collapse of Sept. 11, 2001.

The long-delayed report by engineers here at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in suburban Washington is intended to solve one of still lingering central questions about the 2001 attacks: Why did 7 World Trade Center fall, if it was not hit by an airplane.

“Heating of floor beams and girders caused a critical support column to fail,” said Shyam Sunder, the lead investigator. “Video and photographic evidence combined with detailed computer simulations show that neither explosives nor fuel oils played a role in the collapse that brought the building down.”


Fire, as pretty much any firefighter will tell you, is considered by those in the fire service to be a living entity. It consumes, and when fed, it grows; it is created, and it dies. The more it consumes, the larger it becomes, the larger it becomes, the hotter and faster it burns, affecting even the materials in it's path that it can not consume.

To say that there is any substance that can't be consumed, ultimately, by fire, is a misconception. The very earth that the iron and other metals that are used in making steel are the result of the life cycle of the planet: the earth's core is not a solid mass, but a molten, churning mixture of elements that are constantly being consumed and reintroduced into the upper levels of the interior of the planet. Everything that exists on planet earth was initially forged by the fires of the core of the planet. Metals are purified, shaped, and formed of fire, as it requires heat make solid construction grade metal malleable for working. And, regardless of Ms. O'Donald's uninformed opinion as expressed some time back on The View, steel girders can be heated to the point at which they will fail.

Perhaps if the water main had not been broken and the fire suppression system had been able to work in 7 World Trade Center, the building would not have collapsed some seven hours after the collapse of the twin towers. At this point, that can only be a matter of speculation. The fact is, however, after years of research and study into the cause of it's collapse, the determination has been made, and the official report has been filed. All that remains now is for the conspiracy theorists to once again begin tossing wild theories and explanations.

For my 343 brothers and sisters who gave all. May God give you rest.


Once and Always, an American Fighting Man

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

"It's an illegal war..."

I haven't ranted yet on this site.

Not really.

I've not really just let go and vented yet.

That's about to change.

Buckle up, hold on, here we go.

I am sick and tired of hearing the terms "Illegal war," "Bush's war," "the war was a mistake," and the like when it comes to Iraq. We had sufficient reason to go into Iraq, we had intelligence reports showing that there was reason to go into Iraq, the Clintons BOTH supported going into Iraq, Bill Clinton said that there was evidence of weapons of mass destruction DURING his presidency, Congress supported it, ENOUGH with the back pedaling.

"The American people are tired of this war."

Big whoop. Tell me about a war that isn't tiring. THIS ISN'T A NEW THING.

Where there mistakes made? Yes. There are always mistakes made during war. At the outset of World War II (don't tell me not to compare this to WWII, I'm a history major and political science minor, god dammit, I know what I'm talking about here) we were NOT winning the war. We were in trouble. The American people rallied and we soldiered on.

Step forward to today. Who's making the American people tired of the war? Who is shoving down our throats the concept that we shouldn't be in the war with Iraq? The same people who seem to be able to find terrorists whenever they want to to interview them and show the American people our enemy in a more appealing light than what our troops see when they face them in firefights. The same people who have a clear agenda that they have shown over and over again in not only this war but in politics in general. The Democratic party and the Media. It's hard to tell any more which one is the lap dog of the other.

Ask the Kurds if they think that we've violated their nation by coming in and stopping the Saddam Hussein regime from massacring them. Ask the women who are no longer being rounded up and raped in the rape rooms if we did the wrong thing. Was the intelligence wrong about the WMD's? The jury is still out on that. The Iraqi's had PLENTY of time to move things into Syria and Lebanon while the UN pussy footed around doing their inspections. There are STILL reports of buried dumps out in the desert that the military hasn't had time to look for.

Our nation was attacked on 11SEP2001, and it wasn't the first time. Militant extremist fascist imperialist Islamic extremists don't have ANY problem in dying for their cause, and their cause is global Islam with NO room for Christianity or Judaism. IF YOU AREN'T A MUSLIM THEY WANT TO KILL YOU. Can people not wrap their minds around this? Are the American people so spoiled, so complacent, so self absorbed and in such a state of denial that they can't SEE this when car bombs are driven into shopping areas and the drivers set them off, killing themselves and others in the name of Allah?

It's one hell of a damned wake up call to realize "someone is trying to kill me" as a bullet whizzes by your head. One HELL of a wake up call. And if you're armed, you're forced to make a choice. And then you live with it.

We have GOT to stop backpedaling and pussy footing around with this thing in the Middle East. The American people have to come to terms with the fact that there are factions out there who want to see us come to an end. Have we forgotten the threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Did the end of the Soviet Union mean that we had no enemies? HELL NO. It simply meant that there was someone else out there waiting in the wings to come into force to be the next to try. King of the Hill mentality.

We have become so wrapped up in political correctness, so wrapped up in not being offensive to others, so hamstringed by the UN (a body I am all FOR us ending our involvement in, by the way) that we're in danger of becoming the fabled toothless lion.

Is that the legacy we want to leave for our grandchildren?

THINK about that.

To quote Dennis Miller, "that's just my opinion, I may be wrong."

Once and Always, an American Fighting Man

[Update] See the perfect accompanying piece from Amy Proctor, with video, here.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

A very interesting letter

Hat Tip to Tanker Brothers for the email.

I'll let this one speak for itself. I for one agree completely...

Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it! This
Is one ticked off lady.

"Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it
Not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on
September 11, 2001?


Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not
Brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac
From our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly
Three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or
Crushing death that day, or didn't they?

And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was
"desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it
Wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and
Repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East
Start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a
Crime in Saudi Arabia .

I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for
Hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling
Slashed throat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called "insurgents" in Iraq come
Out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by
Hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in
Search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of
their suicide bombs.

I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their
First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law
Instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine
Roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I
don't care.

When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who
Have been Humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident,
rest assured: I don't care.

When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is
Told not to Move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to
the Bank: I don't care.

When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer
Mat, and Fed "special" food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is
Complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled," you can
absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care.

And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled
"Koran" and Other times "Quran." Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and -you
guessed it -I don't care ! ! ! ! !

If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your
E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible
for This ridiculous behavior!

If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button.
Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more
Atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great
Country! And may I add:

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a
Difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."
-- Ronald Reagan

I have another quote that I would like to add AND.......I hope
You forward all this.

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will
Be a nation gone under."

Also by.. Ronald Reagan

One last thought for the day:

In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the
Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's
Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When
asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America ,
he said:

"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how
Many want in... And how many want out."

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.
AMEN!


Can I GET an AMEN?

Once and Always, an American Fighting Man

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