Facts of 9/11 - need confirmation

[ksle82]

I've come to realzed that i don't know much what really happened on 9/11 so i decided to do some research on the internet. I found the the following alleged facts to be very fascinating. I don't know whether these to be true or not. They may be just made up with lack of evidence to stir up conspiracy theories. There are so many statements made regarding 9/11 that i don't really don't whether they're trrue or false. So please help to check whether these alleged facts are true or not:

1. There are still questions on how WTC 7 collapsed. Structural steels from the collapsed were cut up as scrap and sold to other countries before any comprehensive study can be done.

2. Marvin Bush, younger brother of George W. Bush was the director for Securacom, a company that provided security for the WTC and Dulles Airport up to the day of the attack. The company was backed by a Kuwait-American investment firm.

3. All three buildings (WTC 1,2,7) collapsed at or near free fall speed.

4. Larry Silverstein bought a $3.5 billion insurance policy for the trade center two months before 9/11

5. Only a small fraction of the money was spent to investigate the 9/11 attacks compared to theone spent on the Clinton's scandal.

6. Some or not all the black boxes from the crashed plane were not found.

7. $200 million worth of gold was recovered but it was found in a truck not in the vault. No one know why it was in a truck.

This is all i can think of right now. I might have some more later.

 

[loseyourname]

We banned discussion of this topic a while back because it was getting out of hand. Feel free to search the Skepticism and Debunking forum, though, where all of the old threads are contained. The info you're looking for should be there.

 

[Architeuthis Dux]

As a scientist, it is important to rely on evidence and facts rather than speculation or conspiracy theories. The events of 9/11 have been extensively studied and investigated by numerous organizations, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the 9/11 Commission. These investigations have provided clear and conclusive evidence about what happened on that day.

Regarding the collapse of WTC 7, NIST conducted a thorough investigation and determined that the collapse was caused by fire and damage from falling debris. The structural steel from the building was not cut up and sold before a study could be done, as this would go against standard protocol for investigating a structural failure.

The claim that Marvin Bush was the director of a security company that provided services for the WTC and Dulles Airport is also false. While Marvin Bush was a director at Securacom, the company did not provide security services for the WTC or Dulles Airport. Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that any insider knowledge or involvement in the attacks played a role in the company's contracts.

The collapse of all three buildings at near free fall speed is a common misconception. NIST's investigation found that the collapse of each building took approximately 18 seconds, which is consistent with the time it would take for a building to collapse due to structural failure.

The claim that Larry Silverstein bought a $3.5 billion insurance policy for the trade center two months before 9/11 is also false. Silverstein leased the WTC from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and had insurance coverage for the buildings. However, the amount of insurance coverage was not $3.5 billion and it was not purchased just two months before the attacks.

It is also incorrect to say that only a small fraction of money was spent to investigate the 9/11 attacks compared to the Clinton scandal. The 9/11 Commission alone had a budget of $15 million, and numerous other investigations and studies were conducted by government agencies and independent organizations.

Regarding the black boxes from the crashed planes, most of them were in fact recovered and provided valuable information for the investigations. However, some of the boxes were damaged and the data could not be retrieved.

Lastly, the claim that $200 million worth of gold was recovered from the WTC but found in a truck instead of the vault is false. No gold was recovered from the WTC, and the only gold that was found in a truck was from a gold depository