On September 11, 2011, a series of terrorist attacks were carried out in the United States, which resulted in the death of 2,977 people. According to the official version, the destructive attacks were carried out by members of the Al-Qaeda group *, but there are facts that can refute the generally accepted point of view.
Quick version
The official version of what happened is as follows. In the early morning of September 11, 2011, four passenger Boeings were hijacked in the air by Arab terrorists. The hijackers were armed only with stationery knives and gas canisters. Two aircraft attacked the twin towers of the World Trade Center, located in southern Manhattan, a third plane was sent to the Pentagon, the fourth did not reach the Capitol and crashed in the middle of a field in Pennsylvania.
This version was formed literally a few days after the tragedy and the American government did not change it again. Such hasty conclusions suggest that Washington prepared for this in advance.
We have already encountered a situation when the White House “knew for sure” that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction, Muammar Gaddafi was sponsoring international terrorism, and Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons.
None of these accusations have ever been confirmed. However, these suspicions became a pretext for the US-sanctioned use of armed forces in Iraq, Libya and Syria. It is expected that after the events of September 11, the Americans stepped up military operations in Afghanistan.
Immediately after the explosions, the head of Al Qaeda * Osama bin Laden declared his innocence in the attacks. Unusual behavior for a person who always gladly took responsibility for terrorist attacks that were carried out with his participation. Later, bin Laden nevertheless admitted to involvement in the events of September 11, however, according to some, this was a person only similar to the leader of Al Qaeda *.
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Strange destruction
Probably not everyone knows that during the attack on New York, three buildings of the World Trade Center (WTC) collapsed. In addition to the well-known twin towers No. 1 and No. 2, there was also a skyscraper No. 7. The government commission, set up to investigate the events of September 11, chose to remain silent about this fact. House at number 7 is a 47-storey high-rise, noticeably inferior to its twin brothers in growth.
In particular, it housed the New York branch of the CIA headquarters. This building escaped being hit by the plane, but by 5 pm it collapsed in the same way as the twin towers.
The building collapsed as a result of burning fragments falling on it from crumbling skyscrapers, as well as the ensuing fire, authorities said. However, much closer to the towers were the WTC buildings numbered 3, 4, 5 and 6, and they all survived. Maybe there was another reason for the fall of the 7th house?
As for the Twin Towers, researchers are still concerned with an interesting question: why did not only the upper floors of the building collapse, but also the lower ones? The official version is relentless: when the building was destroyed, the top carried away the rest of it.
However, a discrepancy arises here too. Parts of the tower's structure did not fall in different directions, but folded straight under the base, like a house of cards.
The designers of the World Trade Center all as one declare that during the construction of high-rise buildings the possible hit of an airplane was taken into account, as is the case with all skyscrapers. If a catastrophic scenario does occur, then, according to them, it cannot lead to devastating consequences of this magnitude.
The disaster footage clearly shows that the planes crash into buildings in completely different ways: the liner entered the north tower right in the center, into the south tower at an acute angle, chopping off the edge of the skyscraper. At the same time, the destruction of the towers was surprisingly uniform and symmetrical, as in a prepared explosion. And then a strange thing happens: the south tower, which was less damaged by the explosion, collapses first, and only half an hour later the northern one falls, where the consequences of the catastrophe should have been more impressive.
Experts analyzed the video of the collapse of the towers and almost unanimously stated that this is how the industrial demolition of buildings occurs. Indeed, if you look closely at the slow motion footage of the catastrophe, you can see how blast waves run across the entire height of the building at equal distances - as if a pre-laid charge had detonated.
Here are two more facts that will make you think. Shortly before the terrorist attack, the floors, into which the planes subsequently flew, were closed for repairs. And a few weeks before the tragedy, the owner of the twin towers Larry Silverstein insured them for $ 3 billion, and insurance against terrorist attacks was spelled out as a separate item.
Selective fire
If you believe the official conclusions, then in a monstrous fire, hundreds of thousands of tons of steel structures were melted, and hundreds of tons of concrete were rubbed into dust.
Is it possible that the ignited aviation kerosene, the combustion temperature of which is less than 1000 ° C, made the hardened steel “tremble”, which melts at no less than 2000 ° C. At the same time, there was a critical loss of strength at once for 50 massive load-bearing beams, which is possible only if the fuel is evenly spread over all floor areas.
As a result of the explosions, charred and unidentifiable body particles remained from the passengers of both Boeings. Meanwhile, the passport of Mohammed Atta, one of the hijackers of the plane, which became one of the main pieces of evidence in favor of Al Qaeda's guilt *, was completely unharmed. According to the commission, the document miraculously survived a powerful explosion, fell out of the plane and landed safely near the building.
The US government was in such a hurry to come to the right conclusion that it was not even going to pay attention to such incidents. Further more.
The Investigative Commission announced the identification of some of the passengers and crew members of the aircraft by "DNA remnants." And this is after the fire practically completely destroyed the hull of the liner, made of high-temperature resistant aircraft aluminum.
It is curious that despite the fantastically preserved "remnants of DNA", the black boxes were declared completely destroyed by fire. Looking at this, it remains only to believe that the fire acted selectively, completely not being guided by the laws of the physical world.
No trace
The third hijacked Boeing, flying American Airlines Flight 77, crashed into the Pentagon, according to official figures. To inflict the most sensitive damage to the building and people, the terrorists sent the liner along the lowest possible trajectory. It is known that the height of the Boeing 757 is 13 meters, the Pentagon - 24 meters.
Based on this, the final kilometers of the liner flight had to pass at an altitude of only a few meters above the ground, which is an almost impossible task for pilots who have just completed express courses.
Moreover, such a maneuver was absolutely unjustified, since, in the opinion of many experts, it would not have led to such damage as if it fell at an angle. It would be difficult even for an inexperienced pilot to miss in this case, given the impressive area of the Pentagon - 117 363 sq. M. It turns out that the terrorists, who carefully planned the terrorist attack, chose a more complicated and less effective path.
However, the main incident lies ahead. Independent researchers studying the photos of the crash were alarmed by the fact that the Boeing, when it hit a building, did not leave traces of its wings. No debris was found nearby. Moreover, there were no hints of aircraft fragments inside the destroyed section of the building. According to official conclusions, all of them were destroyed by a powerful explosion and fire, which is very doubtful.
All of the above facts suggest another reason for the destruction at the Pentagon - a planned explosion. But if we assume that the Boeing 757 did not crash into the Pentagon, where did the car itself with the passengers and crew of this ill-fated flight disappear?
As for the fourth Boeing, which did not make it to the Capitol and fell in the fields of Pennsylvania, there are fewer questions for him. However, there are still inconsistencies. The authorities claim that the death was caused by the impact on the ground, but they could not find any significant number of aircraft fragments at the alleged crash site. Eyewitnesses say the debris was scattered for miles. According to researchers who do not share the official point of view, the airliner could have been hit in the air by a missile launched from a fighter jet.
The official version says: the passengers, having contacted their relatives by cell phones, learned that two planes had already crashed into buildings in Manhattan and decided to prevent the hijackers' plans. It was as a result of the struggle that ensued on board the plane lost its course and went into a steep dive. However, experts say that the opportunity to use cellular communications in flight has appeared only since 2005.
Avoid misunderstandings
Everything in this story is alarming, including the behavior of top American officials. Thus, President George W. Bush long ignored the invitation to address the Congress, but when he agreed to the meeting, he put forward conditions that at first glance defied logical explanation. He insisted on limiting the conversation in time - no more than an hour and a mandatory invitation to the event, Vice President Dick Cheney. At the request of the head of the White House from the commission investigating the tragedy, only two people were to be present.
After lengthy debates, it was still possible to agree on the participation of 10 commission members and remove the time limit. During the meeting, everyone expected to hear from the president exhaustive, and most importantly, reliable information about what had happened, but everything turned out to be much more complicated. Bush refused to allow video footage, audio recording, or even transcription of the meeting. In addition, Bush and Cheney refused to take an oath that could reassure listeners of the truth of what was said.
In April 2004, the performance finally took place. However, to this day it is not known what Bush and Cheney said to the Congressmen. Many people pay attention to the absurdity of this situation. It looks as if one witness agreed to appear in court only in the presence of another witness. Why is this needed? Probably in order to avoid inconsistency in the testimony.
Every year there is a growing conviction in the world that the terrorist attacks were planned by the US special services to justify the actions of the American military in the Middle East. But it is too early to draw final conclusions. So far, we can only say with confidence the following: if the US authorities did not organize the attacks themselves, then at least they did not interfere with their planning.
* Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group banned on the territory of the Russian Federation