Others argue the air defence was actually ordered, by the American government, to “stand down”. Normally, in the event that an airplane is hijacked, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) is prepared to send out fighter jets which can deliberately shoot down an airplane without causing the plane to crash. On 9/11, NORAD generals said they learned of the hijackings in time to scramble fighter jets. However, they also said they were told by both the FBI and the American government to “stand down” and that the situation was under control. This, clearly, was a mistake. Why would the government order national defences to not defend their people?
However, advocates of the mainstream “terrorist” theory claim that George Bush had no prior knowledge to the attacks happening. It is thought that if the attacks were an inside job, Bush would’ve had to agree with it to go through. Post attacks, Bush expressed how he was deeply saddened and determined to resolve the tragedy, saying that:
“Our nation, this generation, will lift the dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage." [4]
He took several lie detector tests to prove that he was not behind it. After the attacks, Bush went to war with Iraq claiming they were developing Weapons of Mass Destruction to aid Al-Qaeda with their war against the United States.
“But then, what about the explosions?” conspiracy theorists retort, arguing that the planes didn’t make the towers collapse, but bombs did. The World Trade Centre collapse appeared identical to a controlled demolition. Many speculate that in fact the towers were in blown with explosives placed in select locations.
"It is quite plausible that explosives were pre-planted in both World Trade Centre buildings”, professor Steven E. Jones says in November 2005 [5].
Many people at the site of 9/11 during the collapse of the buildings recall hearing explosions inside the building as they attempted to escape. Craig Carlsen, a fire fighter in the F.D.N.Y states:
"I guess about three minutes later you just heard explosions coming from the bottom of building two, the south tower. It seemed like it took forever, but there were about ten explosions” [6].
Now, how could an aircraft impact at floors 78 and above of the second World Trade Centre tower cause numerous explosions at the base of the building? Scientists also agree with the bomb theory because they argue that a planes fuel cannot produce enough heat to melt the steel frame that held the two buildings that collapsed. FACT – Jet fuel burns at 800° to 1500°F, not hot enough to melt steel (2750°F). Experts agree that for the towers to collapse, their steel frames had needed to melt.
"I have never seen melted steel in a building fire," says New York deputy fire Chief Vincent Dunn, [7].
But, still, the general belief that it was terrorists who engineered this catastrophe billows like the smoke from that day, refusing to clear. The main suspect, Osama Bin Laden, actually admitted in a video made in 2009 for other leaders of Al-Qaeda that was “accidently” intercepted by American intelligence. “Accidentally” – so they intercepted secret videos but had no idea they would be attacked?
They even go on to say Flight 93 was completely staged. The hijacked plane, United 93, crashed in Pennsylvania. It is believed that the passengers fought back and crashed the plane into a field. Sceptics believe that Flight 93 landed safely while another plane was shot out of the sky. Other theorists believe the passengers were murdered and will never be found [8].
Even the phone calls are suspicious. Made from the planes, some claim they were faked. In-flight calls were made from cell phones in hijacked airplanes. Scientists maintain that cell phones could not receive reception from the altitude planes typically fly. As well as this, an apparent phone call from a son to his mother was made, in which the son referred to himself by his own full name. In the video, Alice Hoglan describes the phone call she received from her son, Mark Bingham, who was a passenger on Flight 93. She says the Mark told her that he “loved her”, was “in the air, calling her from the air phone in his seat”, and that “it’s your son, Mark Bingham.” [9] Arguably, that was probably down to pure fear and then tension of the moment, but it’s still suspicious.
Possibly the most outlandish theory is that the Jewish population knew the attack was going to happen, and, as a result, took September 11th off work [10]. It has been recognised that over 4,000 Jewish employees did this.. Some of the first people to record that attacks on camera were Jewish, too. Many people became suspicious and put them on the radar as suspects in the wake of the attack. But then again, in the wake of the fire and screaming, everybody was a suspect. The US is known for their eagerness to point the finger.
The September 11th attacks were a monumental and horrendous ordeal for the nation of America and the majority of the global population.
The US government are to blame. Why would they not move to stop the terrorists when they knew about the attack? The phone calls? The explosions? The “stand down” order? The Jewish workers having prior knowledge about the attacks having received information from American government officials inside the white house? It all fits! It was one of the most heart-wrenching moments in history, and out of the chaos, smoke and death came a new western world, which would never be the same again, and the peoples’ trust in America will forever be a tender topic.
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