by Peter Drew source: Scoop Aug 8, 2011
As we approach the 10th anniversary of this world changing event, we are finding that rather than gradually fading into the history books, this event is having an increasing impact on the world we live in and raising more and more complex questions as to what really happened and why much crucial information and evidence has apparently been held back or ignored by both the US government and the media.
The events of 9/11 were shocking and horrific. In their attempts to pursue the supposed perpetrators of these attacks, the US government has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, has launched significant military action in Pakistan, with huge loss of innocent lives in these three countries, and a global war on terror has been launched against Al Qaeda. But were Al Qaeda the only terrorists involved? Were there possibly other forces and influences also involved that need to be more fully investigated and pursued? Do we really have all the facts and the full story about what happened on that day, or is the 9/11 story a lot more complex than has so far been presented? The evidence that is now emerging would strongly suggest that this is the case and therefore we need to ascertain the full facts if we are to have any chance of achieving true justice for the victims and prevent similar or worse attacks in the future.
Let us start by looking at the official process of investigation into 9/11. In 2003 a panel of 10 investigators was established to conduct a formal investigation into what happened, and this investigation was used to create the 9/11 Commission Report as a document which provided the official version of events. However, a steadily increasing number of people within the United States and around the world have been seriously questioning this official version of events as being incomplete or inaccurate. A rapidly growing amount of compelling evidence is being presented which suggests that at the very least some significant new questions need to be asked and that significant further investigations need to be undertaken if we are to get a more complete picture and an understanding of the full extent of what really happened.
A major factor for consideration is the enormous amount of scientific evidence and eye witness accounts now emerging which suggests that the three towers that collapsed on September 11 came down mainly as a result of explosive demolition as opposed to the spontaneous pancake collapses caused by the intense fire from the planes, as was hypothesised in the 9/11 Commission Report. If explosives were in fact the main cause of the collapses then this raises another whole level of complexity and intrigue to the events of 9/11. It raises questions as to how the terrorists gained access to such highly secure buildings with large quantities of explosives. One of the leading figures in bringing forward scientific evidence regarding the use of explosives is Richard Gage, founder of‘Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth’ (AE911Truth). AE911Truth now includes no fewer than 1,500 professionally qualified architects and engineers from across the United States who all believe that the official explanation for the collapse of the three World Trade Centre towers requires a new investigation and a new explanation. The first and most important piece of the 9/11 puzzle, not known by most people, is that as well as the Twin Towers, a third skyscraper completely collapsed on that day. WTC Building 7 was a 47 storey high rise tower that was not even struck by a plane and yet it collapsed at around 5.20pm on September 11, falling at free fall speed for much of the collapse neatly into its own footprint.
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