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  1. Thread: 9/11

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    [a light going on...] :eureka: Hmmmm... so...

    [a light going on...]

    :eureka:

    Hmmmm... so if America didn't plan 9/11, and it really was done by Al-Qaeda, then...

    ...that would suggest that the USSR was weaker or less competent than...
  2. Thread: 9/11

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    Why suggest that a "superpower" was behind it? ...

    Why suggest that a "superpower" was behind it?

    You don't need the resources of a "superpower" to smuggle knives through an airport metal detector and then tell the passengers and crew that you've...
  3. Thread: 9/11

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    By the way, since 14Russian thinks I've done no...

    By the way, since 14Russian thinks I've done no "research," I must ask whether 14Russian has ever "researched" sites like Debunking 911 Conspiracy Theories and Controlled Demolition Homepage --...
  4. Thread: 9/11

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    I agree with your general point, although I...

    I agree with your general point, although I deliberately used the example of "Young Earth Creationism" because it runs afoul not only of biology, but also geology and nuclear physics and astronomy....
  5. Thread: 9/11

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    As I said earlier in the thread, I have a bias...

    As I said earlier in the thread, I have a bias against unnecessarily complicated conspiracies -- and it seems to me that the "explosives in the buildings" falls in the category of "unnecessarily...
  6. Thread: 9/11

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    Have you actually done "research," or do you...

    Have you actually done "research," or do you simply Google for sites that support your personal biases, and then copy-and-paste from them?

    In fairness, I have my own biases -- for example, I'm...
  7. Thread: 9/11

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    I suspect that, like 14Russian, you have a...

    I suspect that, like 14Russian, you have a special bias in favor of any conceivable theory that mentions the "New World Order."

    And I also know, from past threads, that you never favor a simple...
  8. Thread: 9/11

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    That's exactly my point -- there is no such...

    That's exactly my point -- there is no such speculation. But there ought to be such speculation, at least preliminarily, if one is arguing that SOMEONE planted bombs in the building because the...
  9. Thread: 9/11

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    Where did YOU get the idea that it's "laughable"?...

    Where did YOU get the idea that it's "laughable"? And where did you get the idea that the Official Explanation involves "melting metal"? I'm fairly sure that the Official Explanation says that...
  10. Thread: 9/11

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    Among the things that are возможно in America...

    Among the things that are возможно in America (and that were "even more возможно") prior to 9/11:

    1. Domestic travel inside the US (including air travel) is quite easy and not very restricted
    2....
  11. Thread: 9/11

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    Okay, let's assume for the sake of argument that...

    Okay, let's assume for the sake of argument that it was impossible for a small group of highly dedicated and fanatical Arabs to plan and successfully execute these attacks. But granting that...

    На...
  12. Thread: 9/11

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    P.S. Also, if you suspect that 9/11 was a "false...

    P.S. Also, if you suspect that 9/11 was a "false flag operation" and "inside job," the simplest possible conspiracy theory is this:

    19 hijackers who were hired by the US government (i.e., they...
  13. Thread: 9/11

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    I just wanted to highlight this and add a point:...

    I just wanted to highlight this and add a point: Some "Truth About 9/11" websites and documentaries have produced petitions signed by 5,000 professional engineers who "are asking troubling questions"...
  14. Thread: 9/11

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    Why, sure, just as I believe that you -- or, I...

    Why, sure, just as I believe that you -- or, I guess, the editor of a Toronto newspaper -- went 'randomly' Googling for "Truth About the USS Liberty" websites and 'randomly' picked seven that avoided...
  15. Thread: 9/11

    by Throbert McGee
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    What exactly do you think that that incident is...

    What exactly do you think that that incident is an "example" of? I mean, I've heard various explanations for the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, but I'm not sure that I've ever heard it described...
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    I don't have really have an hour and 45 minutes...

    I don't have really have an hour and 45 minutes to waste without a brief summary of what I'm going to see -- namely, which aspects of "the official version" does it actually challenge? The brief...
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