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Was 9/11 an Inside Job?
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Did the U.S. government plan and execute the 9/11 attacks? Does one internet video hold the shocking evidence? What does this man... 
...Have to do with this man? 
If you own a computer, odds are you have seen Loose Change, a slickly-produced viral internet video making the case that the U.S. government planned and executed the 9/11 attacks. No, I don't know why it's called "Loose Change." If you haven't seen it yet, you will soon. The Loose Changers will make sure of it. They sell this thing like they're getting a commission. In a single day I had four different people on four different forums try to get me to watch it. 
How viral videos are spread And most of the people who watch it, come away convinced. 
The film is a rapid-fire collection of video clips set to techno music, attempting to prove that:
They've sold more than 100,000 copies of this thing on DVD. It's been downloaded millions of times. But is it bullshit? There are basically two views on the subject, and I intend to provide both equally. You can make up your own mind. One side says... 1. The 9/11 Conspiracy guys are liars. Here's how it started. There was a teenager named Dylan Avery. 
According to his own site, when he was 18 he was doing construction work on a bar owned by James "Tony Soprano" Gandolfini. No, I didn't make that up. 
Anyway, Avery wanted to be a movie director. At a party he seized the opportunity to buttonhole Gandolfini, and the two had this conversation: Avery: Mr. Soprano! I'm a huge fan! That's pretty much how Avery tells the story, if you read between the lines. Dylan Avery wanted fame. Badly. How far would he go to get it? With Loose Change, we would find out. He sat down and started writing a FICTIONAL SCREENPLAY about he and his buddies finding out 9/11 was a government conspiracy. Fictional. Sort of an The X-Files episode. Avery mentions this in every interview he does. Since he had no money to film his own movie, he started cutting together video and photos off the internet, creatively editing them to make them scary and ominous, cutting the visuals to fit the story, making a fake documentary. Like Spinal Tap, only about mass murder. So, for instance, in his screenplay, the Pentagon was hit with a missile and then was covered up for the public as a plane crash. Avery sifted through photo after photo of the Pentagon attack, all showing hunks of airplane scattered everywhere... 
Including big pieces that have the Airline logo right on it (background)... 
...And close-ups of burned-up landing gear wheels (shown side-by-side with a regular 757 wheel, for comparison). 
All these pictures blink across Dylan Avery's monitor until FINALLY he finds a shot that doesn't show any wreckage. He saves it, puts it in the video, and writes voiceover that says NO PLANE HIT THE PENTAGON and NO PHOTOS SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF A PLANE. 
From Loose Change. "Where's the wreckage?!?!?" Now obviously, hundreds of people were in the Pentagon that day, dozens of witnesses saw a plane crash, hundreds of people cleaned up airplane parts and charred bodies, air traffic controllers saw the plane fly in on radar, pairs of light poles more than 20 feet apart were knocked over when the massive wings of the airliner mowed them down like grass. But that's okay. He's just making a fictional movie, it's all in fun. So he does the whole video like that. He cuts sound bites in half, saving the part where a flight instructor says something like, "I met the hijacker and he was a bad pilot," and deleting the part where the same guy says, "but you don't exactly have to be fucking Chuck Yeager to crash a plane into a building." Without that second part, it sounds like the guy is saying the hijacker couldn't have done the flying. He has literally edited the words to make the guy say the opposite of what he said. But again, it's just fiction, a "what if" movie, a "War of the Worlds" broadcast. It was supposed to be a student film, his resume for the world, a viral video that would get his name out there. I have to admit, it was a great idea. But then... Conspiracy buff Phillip Jayhan ambles into Dylan's life, waving around a sweaty wad of money. Jayhan, by the way, says the world is run by a massive satanic cult that enslaves prominent politicians by delivering kidnapped boys for them to molest and then blackmailing them about it later. 
World leaders gather for massive Satanic ritual Okay, that's probably true. But the point is Jayhan offered to pay for Avery to get his little film off the ground. Only, the thing is, Jayhan didn't think it was fiction. Jayhan, who believed in every available conspiracy prior to 9/11, believes that the WTC planes had missiles on them that were fired at the towers and that's why they fell down. Oh, and also there were bombs in the towers. Or something. Avery, realizing now that the financial future of his film and his dreams of fame and fortune lie entirely in selling Loose Change as a factual documentary, miraculously discovers that, in fact, the plot behind 9/11 is real. After all, which is going to have a bigger impact on you: A friend who comes to work and says, "dude, I totally sat down and wrote a ghost story last night, wanna read it?" Or The same friend running up in a panic and saying, "DUDE, A FUCKIN' GHOST SHOWED UP IN MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT!!!" You're going to get the same story either way. But it's a much bigger impact if he presents it as fact. Now, if his goal is just to be creative, he'll have no problem admitting it's fiction and letting people criticize it as such, even if it means the work goes unnoticed. But if he's Dylan Avery, and his goal is to become famous, he'll do the one that he knows will get him noticed. From that point on, Loose Change was a "documentary." And man, it got Dylan Avery hella noticed. Now, at age 22, Avery is doing four or five interviews a day with the likes of Salon and TIME magazine and dozens of talk radio shows. 
He, along with friends Korey Rowe and Jason Bermas, have knocked out updated and prettier editions of Loose Change. They are the stars of a 9/11 "Truth" movement (as they call themselves), a cabal of smaller conspiracy groups, some of whom believe no planes hit the towers (they were missiles with airplane holograms around them) and others who simply believe Bush hired the hijackers to do it. People have asked me, "why would he do it if he didn't believe it was true?!?!?" I know why. You do, too. Why do people have blogs? Why do people line up for American Idol auditions? Why is Hollywood full of food service workers dreaming of stardom? Where do Japanese game shows get their contestants? 
Why do I have this website? Everybody wants the attention, the validation. It's just that some will do more to get it than others. You see, there's a dark underside to this thing. Those conspiracy buffs who have catapulted Loose Change into stardom, you surf their sites and a similar theme comes up again and again. They'll talk of "Zionism" and the "Zionist" conspiracy. They'll talk of Jewish bankers who secretly run the world. They'll talk about how maybe the Holocaust didn't happen, or wasn't such a big deal after all. That's a common theme among the 9/11 conspiracy crowd. I'm not suggesting that Avery denies the Holocaust. In fact, other 9/11 "Truth" members have snidely dismissed Avery and his crew as "Holocaust promoters." No, what I'm saying about Avery is that he will gladly align himself with neo-Nazis if that's what it takes to become famous. For instance, Loose Change is filled with screen grabs of newspaper headlines that mention things like missing planes and bombs at the World Trade Center... but all of those shots are from the American Free Press... 
...A Neo-Nazi newsletter obsessed with the Zionist takeover of the world (yes, that's DavidDuke.com on their "links" page). 
Every time you see a newspaper headline in Loose Change, it's pretty much always from the American Free Press. Meanwhile, I had a good chuckle the first time I saw the Loose Change end credits, where they boast research done by "Killtown." 
Now, memory told me "Killtown" was a white 80's rap group... 
...But a quick Google search turns up a "Killtown" who is a member of the Loose Change forums. Here we have him talking about, you guessed it, how the Holocaust was no big deal. Word. But hey, which of us wouldn't hitch our wagons to some neo-Nazis if it meant career advancement? That doesn't make him a bad person, does it? Well, this does. Listen to Avery laughing his ass off about the hijacking victims: ____________________ (Dylan Avery, being interviewed by radio talk show host Jack Blood):____________________ Or maybe you'd like to hear the guys talk about Bernard Brown. First, picture Avery sitting at his computer, sorting through those Pentagon photos, all the ones showing the plane crash. Picture him writing his fictional screenplay. Bernard Brown was a Pentagon employee. His 11 year-old son died on board Flight 77 (the one that hit the Pentagon). The father happened to not be at work that day, or else you could have had the horrific situation where the son would have been a hostage on the plane that, upon crashing, killed his own father. Remember this is a real, actual person, who actually lost his son. Now listen to Avery say that Bernard Brown was in on the conspiracy and intentionally took a day off to "go play golf" while his own son... 
...was being burned alive in a plane crash he helped plan. Playing golf, while his son dies. That link was the text. Here's the audio. Dylan Avery, who knows this is fiction. Who has seen the evidence he left on the cutting room floor proving these planes were hijacked. And he accuses this grieving father of murdering his own son... ...Because it will help sell his movie and advance his film career. Really, the whole Loose Change thing would be funny if it wasn't for the murderous lies and horrific deaths and the Nazis. 
Members of the Jury, "The 9/11 Conspiracy guys are liars" rests its case. But there is another side to this argument and they will now be heard. |
i think this is the greatest thing ever written on cracked, hands down. i am so sick of all my friends watching Loose Change and just blindly following it. I've linked so many people to this article. keep up the good work
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None of this article mentions the reason WHY it would be an inside job. The technical aspects of what happened are irrelevent. Do your own research and all roads lead to money. The owners of the greatest scam ever called the Federal Reserve reap massive profits during war as governments are forced to borrow from them AT INTEREST. The 9-11 attacks give the gov't and the citizens justification for invasion. The war ensues, and the massive borrowing from the FED begins. Other private companies reap massive profits via no bid contracts ie. Blackwater. Just like this very article says, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH and you will eventually find the path that leads to the quest for more money and more power.
Man, that Soprano guy is smart. And almost improbably eloquent, too, underneath his goombah profanities. Obviously he learned a great deal from walking sideways off cliffs in between having Mario and Luigi jump on his head.
u people need to get a life you are hurting the families with your lies just because you can't handle what really happen and need to stop this or i can start my on protest that sounds like this ALL 911 conspiracies can go to hell!!!!
I believe in the 9/11 and NWO conspiracy theories but never watched Loose Change as I've heard its completely retarded. Three good movies on the subject are Zeitgeist, America: Freedom To Fascism and September Clues, all of which can be found on youtube
I totally agree that the U.S had nothing to do with the September 11th attacks, you're telling me about 500,000 people do not have morals and a heart and they'd let thousands of innocent and valued people die so they could have $10,000,000? Surely 1 or 2 people out or the 500,000 people would not stand for that, surely one of them would have screwed the money and done the decent thing.
I'm on the side that this was a government conspiracy for many of the reasons already noted. I'll just add this article from Elevator World (a trade magazine) dated posted Feb 20, 2001, for the March issue that showcases how "ACE Elevator undertook what was perhaps, one of the largest, most sophisticated elevator modernization programs in the industry's history. This "towering" achievement took place at New York City's prestigious World Trade Center (WTC)..."
Interestingly, you can't get to the article by navigating on their Web site.
http://www.elevator-world.com/magazine/archive01/0103-002.html-ssi
Huh.
listen pepps, i have just read every comment that is on this site. the only thing that i can say is if people like loose change and others alike think that all of this is an inside job, a conspiracy theory or what ever you want to call it, then please show some real evidence and do something about it. ive seen the conspiracy files about this and i can understand why people will think that the WTC was part of a planned demolition and i have to agree in the back of my mind it seems real, but to say things like this and to have no action on the matter doesnt seem right. dont say things that cannot be backed up and revealed. as for people who think all of this is a load of crap i can totally agree with what your saying but the fact of the matter is, people like loose change believe something is wrong and who is to stop them from trying to find the truth even if it isnt correct, let them try to prove it, if they can then they will if they cant then they cant. my opinion on this matter is that certain things when you watch them do seem strange and do make you believe the government have done something wether that is true or not i dont know but i like others would like answers. the reason being is that soldiers have gone to war and if it is a conspiracy then the covernment have alot to answer for
You know what really sucks? The sheer callousness of both sides. People like Lyle think it was terrorists, people like sirgiyian think it was the U.S., and then people like thisisgay think that both sides are idiots. And you've all lost sight of your humanity. Screaming at each other at the top of your virtual lungs trying to distract one another. Guess what? If you think its a conspiracy wheres the action? Run, hide, scream, whatever. Your reaction is not consistent with your supposed mindset. If you think that the government would kill thousands at the drop of a hat for profits, why aren't you active? Your sitting on a network that is publically and privatly scanned by the government that you accuse of murder. Following your Orwellian logic you should be detained, reeducated, and placed on probation for the first dissenting post.
As for those who trust our government, why do you care what these people think? If you beleive yourself to be smarter than them, why not just allow them to continue their rants? "I don't agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Just let it go and move on.
You've both forgotten the victims of this crime, no matter who the perpetrator was. I weep openly whenever I see footage of the towers falling. Does it matter why they fell? Not to me. Follow your own trail, gather your own evidence, and be content with your knowledge. If you can honestly prove it to be a fake, fine. Show it. But be prepared to be scrutinized. And understand that not everyone is going to agree with you. There are people who still don't beleive the Holocost happened. There are people who believe that the moon landed was filmed in Australia. There are people who beleive in intellegent design, and those who believe in Evolution, and those who believe we're a giant alien petri dish. Your never going to get every one on your side.
It will not happen.
In fact my point is purely math+logic and has nothing to do with politics. I do not play these games.
If a simple statement that 2+2=4 drives you so crazy... I feel so sorry for you both :)
Dear THISISGAY and LYLE990.
There is one thing I need from you both. You show me a quote from my post proving that I suggested US government was involved in 9/11 or APOLOGIZE NOW!!!
so i read both sides and then i read the comments and some people are extremely arrogant and stupid. I almost could believe what dano12345 wrote, I mean i hate our government and I think all of what we've done since 2000 is very fucked up, but i can't believe you guys are trying to defend yourselves in saying that 9/11 was an inside job. You guys are retarded, there is no absolutely positive evidence that proves it was an inside job, you guys are just looking extremely retarded. Please wake up people, alot of people died and what do you do, you don't feel bad for their famileys, you don't feel bad for what happened instead you go around trying to blame something else, becuase it's super 'awesome'. If you guys would stop carring so much about government conspiricys maybe the world would be a better place. And sirgiyan there is no possible way that YOU could be an architect, you are way to f*****g stupid to do so, please provide a reliable portfolio of ever structure you've ever designed.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TRUTH THEN DON'T BOTHER SAYING OTHERWISE, YOU'LL LOOK STUPID.
Sirgiyan, there is no way someone as clueless as you could be an architect. But if you are, please post a list of every structure you have ever designed so I can be sure not to ever enter them.
The US government had nothing to do with the perpetration of the 9/11 attacks. The WTC towers were destroyed by the impact of two fueled jetliners and the resulting conflagrations. The Pentagon was damaged by a jet airplane on 9/11, and another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. All 4 of these planes were under the control of Al-Queda hijackers. Period. Anyone who believes otherwise is a moron.
very well put sirgiyan
And besides, even if you distribute jet-fuel, furniture and everything that burns evenly throughout the floor the structure collapse will NEVER be that symmetrical as it was. One side would collapse first and that would cause building to bend as opposed to go down vertically
Well, guys, there is one thing I want to share. I'm an architect and there is 1 thing I know for sure. Every time someone dies because of the building collapse there is a serious investigation taking place. Now, if investigators conclude that there were mistakes made by engineers or architects - they go to prison. In the case of twin-towers experts agreed that buildings were designed to the very high standards and since those standards include possibility of a plane crash it means that there was a very small chance that they would collapse.
Now here is my point: I can easily believe that we can get so unlucky that this building would not only collapse after the crash, but it would do so within 2 hours after this event. (the longer building is exposed to fire - the higher probability of collapse is). Let's say it is 1 in a 1000 chance (modest proportion).
BUT THERE WERE TWO!!! BUILDINGS. Both collapsing within 2 hours although they were hit by airplanes in a very different way (angle, location of impact etc.) This means that the probability of this event becomes not 1 in 2000 (as some may think) but 1 in a MILLION!!!
So if there were not two but one building - I can understand this. But my common sense tells me probability of this happening simultaniously to BOTH structures in next to ZERO
All I know is I like pewp.
Conspiracy theory or not I think we can all agree on the fact that spelling "poop" as "pewp" is at least mildly humourous.
Hey Station, I must be cause the "official story" and what really happen as far as science and eye witness' suggest these stries just don't ADD up. I'm actually amazed that people still believe that terrorist hijacked these planes, especially when 15 out of 19 of them turned up alive.. cmon man lol ........sigh
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Rather than address the assertions you make in your piece, which even I will admit display a clarity that is often absent from most reviews of the 9/11 Truth Movement, I will instead point out the following:
Regardless of your beliefs on who carried out 9/11, it is INDISPUTABLE that the 9/11 Commission did a half-ass job in carrying out its mission. The Commission omitted testimony, ignored key issues related to the events and further disrespected the memory of 9/11 victims by force-feeding the public a half-baked explanation of things.
My point is, a truly comprehensive and independent investigation devoid of any political ties or biases would likely go a long way to answering the questions that lead many to the 9/11 Truth Movement in the first place. The surest way to quell the expansion of false 9/11 theories, if that's indeed what they are, is to adequately investigate the day full in the first place.
The Commission failed to do so. That itself may be the biggest outrage of Sept. 11th.