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Environmental anomalies at the World Trade Center: evidence for energetic materials [thermite-thermate; controlled demolition]
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by Erik Larson | August 16, 2008 at 04:55 pm
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Environmental anomalies at the World Trade Center: evidence for energetic materials [thermite-thermate; controlled demolition]
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Abstract Investigators monitoring air quality at the World Trade Center, after the September 11th attacks, found extremely high levels of volatile organic chemicals as well as unusual species that had never been seen before in structure fires. Data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicate striking spikes in levels of benzene, styrene, and several other products of combustion. These spikes occurred on specific dates in October and November 2001, and February 2002. Additionally, data collected by researchers at the University of California Davis showed similar spikes in the levels of sulfur and silicon compounds, and certain metals, in aerosols. To better explain these data, as well as the unusual detection of 1,3-diphenylpropane, the presence of energetic nanocomposites in the pile at Ground Zero is hypothesized.
Kevin Ryan, James Gourley and Steven Jones, known for hypothesizing that World Trade Center 1, 2 & 7 were destroyed by controlled demolition on 9/11, have just gotten a new paper published in a peer-reviewed science journal. This one uses data collected by the EPA which shows spikes in chemicals that the authors say are inconsistent with normal office fires and building collapses, but that could be explained if the buildings were destroyed by controlled demoltion, including the use of Thermite and Thermate. I am not a scientist, but I am looking forward to the debate in the scientific community over this. If this is evidence that controlled demolition was the mechanism causing the destruction, it's grounds for full criminal investigations, including NIST.
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Erik Larson
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at 17:03 on August 16th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Interesting stuff - thanks for adding your own commentary too.
at 10:55 on August 17th, 2008
thanks, Amy, i too find it very interesting
at 19:26 on August 16th, 2008
Erik Larson, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I saw these guys on a television show a few years back - didn't understand all the chemistry stuff, but one of 'em is a university professor someplace, and they all seem pretty convincing about the whole thing ...
It really is unbelievable some group of psychos would actually do this and then try and hide it ... they must really think people are complete idiots ...
at 10:58 on August 17th, 2008
Two orgs run by Jones, et al:
Journalof911Studies.com open-access, peer-review journal devoted to 9/11 studies
Scholars For 9/11 Truth & Justice
I think the "elites" do have a low opinion of us "little people", but when TV and newspapers are all people know of reality, and they're owned by just 5 mega-conglomerates with a vested interest in the establishment and wars, then a lot of things can be covered up. "They" don't have perfect control of the press or the People, though- as much as possible they rely on people believing things, or at least having plausible deniability. Then there's payoffs, threats, blackmail and mysterious accidents, unsolved murders, etc. The House Committee on Assassinations found, among other things, that Oswald was not the lone gunman. An article recently was published by the Associated Press (and the AP has also been putting out fluff pieces on the supposed Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins based on anonymous leaks that support the FBI's laughable case- it's like they're schizo): Former President Ford secretly told FBI about panel's doubts on JFK murder
The Raw Story | New evidence suggests second shooter killed RFK
It may be that the information/network age has changed all that, though; less than 20% of Americans can say they believe "all" or even "most" of what the corporate media report, more and more people are turning to online and indy news sources, and people talk to each other.
AMERICANS SLAM NEWS MEDIA ON BELIEVABILITY
To paraphrase John Albanese- this is the information age; the old disinfo models no longer work; instead they provide a clear contrast for people.
at 22:35 on August 16th, 2008
This is completely ludicrous.
at 10:49 on August 17th, 2008
i look forward to your rebuttal published in a peer-reviewed science journal, but what is your explanation for the EPA's data?
The open public debate is how facts get sorted from fancy in the scientific community. This article passed the editor's initial review and the peer-review process; these people have put their reputations and careers on the line.
at 00:39 on August 17th, 2008
What is really ludicrous is the newsmedia's complete cover-up of the towering mountain of evidence proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official 9/11 fairytale is a complete and utter fraud!
at 10:54 on August 17th, 2008
ludicrous, indeed. I mainly use corporate media to monitor their lies and spin. On occasion, disturbing facts get reported that contradict what the talking heads say, and I find such information compelling, for the same reason an admission from a criminal is compelling. It's always to good to check multiple credible sources.
Check out this timeline, made exclusively from mainstream sources; the big picture blows the official conspiracy theory away:
Complete 9/11 Timeline