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Bin Laden is DEAD & General Motors is ALIVE (Original Post) jaysunb Apr 2012 OP
Yea, its all good NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #1
There is one minor problem! What proof is there that OSB had anything to do with 911? teddy51 Apr 2012 #2
Maybe,maybe not, but he shouldn't have taken credit for it. jaysunb Apr 2012 #3
He didn't take credit for it.... Ghost in the Machine May 2012 #52
Well, there probably were a variety of construction products at the WTC jeff47 Apr 2012 #4
And there in lies another problem. The Trade Centre area should have been preserved as a crime teddy51 Apr 2012 #7
Um.....no. Try reading that again. jeff47 Apr 2012 #49
Sorry,most countries believe that OBL is responsible for 911. Swede Apr 2012 #5
That's simply not true. Many have questioned the story of 911 and what really happened. teddy51 Apr 2012 #9
I'll have to disagree on that tinfoil hattery. Swede Apr 2012 #13
Sorry, but there is no way in hell that building 7 was brought down by the crappy fires that teddy51 Apr 2012 #17
It's been shown many times how it happened,but nutbags still believe their idiotic conspiracy crap. Swede Apr 2012 #19
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Fuck off with this bullshit. Swede Apr 2012 #23
same could be said about you got root Apr 2012 #25
So 10,000 New Yorkers were in on this conspiracy,including the NYPD and NYFD? Swede Apr 2012 #27
What are you talking about 10,000 NYorkers? Another pile of shit I fear. Where did you come with teddy51 Apr 2012 #30
The office workers in the towers,the NYPD,the NYFD,the US military etc etc Swede Apr 2012 #50
obviously not got root Apr 2012 #31
No, it makes you look stupid for having a closed mind! DU does not look stupid by this at all. teddy51 Apr 2012 #26
Believing in actual facts, not random gibberish, is not "having a closed mind." TheWraith Apr 2012 #28
that is why many experts in engineering are demanding answers... facts got root Apr 2012 #34
Actual facts bullshit, the so called investigation of 911 was flawed from the beginning and teddy51 Apr 2012 #36
Then how about taking it to the Creative Writing group Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #47
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When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs,the one that yelps is the one you hit. Swede Apr 2012 #24
Do you think people who believe the official story are being manipulated by Chemtrails? n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #33
the teeVee got root Apr 2012 #35
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Oh jeez.... jberryhill May 2012 #55
Geez, not this shit again. TheWraith Apr 2012 #8
zzzZZZzzz got root Apr 2012 #11
This shit has never been debunked, so yeah this shit again until we get a "real" 911 investigation. teddy51 Apr 2012 #12
Yes, it has been debunked. Over, and over, and over, and over. TheWraith Apr 2012 #14
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And I can link you to the Flat Earth Society. TheWraith Apr 2012 #29
go ahead got root Apr 2012 #39
The only place that it's been debunked is in the Dungeon, and that site has/had a serious smell to teddy51 Apr 2012 #20
"Unanswered questions" is a refrain we hear all the time. TheWraith Apr 2012 #32
'pretty much', eh? got root Apr 2012 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat May 2012 #58
People have claimed credit for crimes they didn't commit Cali_Democrat May 2012 #60
the FBI apparently didn't see it either got root Apr 2012 #10
That page was last updated in November 2001. NYC Liberal May 2012 #71
this post was alerted on - can you believe it? got root Apr 2012 #18
The post should be removed. It goes against both logic and fact. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #37
The policy is clear - trutherism belongs in Creative Speculation. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #40
censorship sucks got root Apr 2012 #41
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Link, please? Ghost in the Machine May 2012 #54
The same amount of proof there is that he's dead? n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #44
Mitch Romney is a moron. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #6
I have had a bunch of bumper stickers printed up with this The Second Stone Apr 2012 #15
My last post in this OP and then I bow out. I will never believe the official story of 911. teddy51 Apr 2012 #45
No, now you're locked out jberryhill May 2012 #59
Sorry to see a good thread hijacked like this, brother pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #46
+1 Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #48
Thanks....I'm more than a little surprised. jaysunb May 2012 #56
on GM Mason Dixon May 2012 #51
Without the government component jberryhill May 2012 #57
Of course there was Mason Dixon May 2012 #61
Here, sit down, have a box of Kleenex jberryhill May 2012 #62
LOL! pinboy3niner May 2012 #63
is their one of those Mason Dixon May 2012 #64
This thread is a perfect example of why we have a 9/11 dungeon... SidDithers May 2012 #53
The OP is Mission Accomplished Redux whatchamacallit May 2012 #65
Excerpt that this time, missions were actually accomplished jberryhill May 2012 #66
ROFL alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #67
Nice call out whatchamacallit May 2012 #73
Bin Laden's DEAD? OMG!!! pinboy3niner May 2012 #68
He just found out McCain was a POW jberryhill May 2012 #69
McCain's been CAPTURED? Those damn Taliban!!! pinboy3niner May 2012 #70
Amen. NYC Liberal May 2012 #72
 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
2. There is one minor problem! What proof is there that OSB had anything to do with 911?
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:35 PM
Apr 2012

Sorry, I'm one person that is not buying it and would like to see a new investigation into 911 to really get at the truth. Most countries outside of the US do not believe that the official 911 story is accurate.

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
52. He didn't take credit for it....
Tue May 1, 2012, 12:29 AM
May 2012

Bin Laden says he wasn't behind attacks
AFGHANISTAN
September 16, 2001

Islamic militant leader Osama bin Laden, the man the United States considers the prime suspect in last week's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, denied any role Sunday in the actions believed to have killed thousands.

In a statement issued to the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, bin Laden said, "The U.S. government has consistently blamed me for being behind every occasion its enemies attack it.

"I would like to assure the world that I did not plan the recent attacks, which seems to have been planned by people for personal reasons," bin Laden's statement said.

http://articles.cnn.com/2001-09-16/us/inv.binladen.denial_1_bin-laden-taliban-supreme-leader-mullah-mohammed-omar?_s=PM:US

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
4. Well, there probably were a variety of construction products at the WTC
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:39 PM
Apr 2012

And OSB is definitely flammable, what with all the resins used for construction. So if there were some sheets that happened to be on the right floors, they'd have contributed to the fire.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
7. And there in lies another problem. The Trade Centre area should have been preserved as a crime
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:46 PM
Apr 2012

scene, but never was. They couldn't move quickly enough to get the debris out of Ground Zero and that was a crime in itself.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
49. Um.....no. Try reading that again.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:11 PM
Apr 2012

The truther above made a typo, and I was mocking him for it.

Please return your theories to the Paul campaign.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
9. That's simply not true. Many have questioned the story of 911 and what really happened.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:49 PM
Apr 2012

I will bet you that a greater number of countries believe that 911 was an inside job than it was done by OBL.

Swede

(33,233 posts)
13. I'll have to disagree on that tinfoil hattery.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:51 PM
Apr 2012

You would have to believe the NYFD and NYPD were complicit in the murder of their coworkers.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
17. Sorry, but there is no way in hell that building 7 was brought down by the crappy fires that
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:55 PM
Apr 2012

were in that building.

I expect this OP to be locked at any time, so I am going for the gusto.

Swede

(33,233 posts)
19. It's been shown many times how it happened,but nutbags still believe their idiotic conspiracy crap.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:56 PM
Apr 2012

nt

Response to Swede (Reply #19)

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
30. What are you talking about 10,000 NYorkers? Another pile of shit I fear. Where did you come with
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:08 PM
Apr 2012

Last edited Tue May 1, 2012, 12:19 AM - Edit history (1)

that anyway? Is this one your talking points, or what?

Swede

(33,233 posts)
50. The office workers in the towers,the NYPD,the NYFD,the US military etc etc
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:32 PM
Apr 2012

This is a conservative estimate of how many would have had to have been in on it.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
26. No, it makes you look stupid for having a closed mind! DU does not look stupid by this at all.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:06 PM
Apr 2012

911 has never had an adequate explanation, and the crime scene was compromised with no explanation as to why!

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
28. Believing in actual facts, not random gibberish, is not "having a closed mind."
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:07 PM
Apr 2012

That is a kook website. You might as well link to the Flat Earth Society.

 

got root

(425 posts)
34. that is why many experts in engineering are demanding answers... facts
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:11 PM
Apr 2012

gibberish, what you are spewing, isn't very convincing to them.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
36. Actual facts bullshit, the so called investigation of 911 was flawed from the beginning and
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:12 PM
Apr 2012

many of us know it. You can believe whatever you want, but 911 has never and probably will never be explained properly. I will never let this issue dye until I do, cause many innocent people perished at the hands of some and some of us want to know why?

Response to Swede (Reply #19)

Response to Ian David (Reply #33)

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
55. Oh jeez....
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:28 AM
May 2012

By making a big sloppy loop to burn of altitude and having a target that is one of the largest buildings in the world.

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
8. Geez, not this shit again.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:48 PM
Apr 2012

What you just said is wrong: the overwhelming majority of the world believes such, mostly because HE FUCKING CLAIMED CREDIT FOR IT.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
12. This shit has never been debunked, so yeah this shit again until we get a "real" 911 investigation.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:50 PM
Apr 2012

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
14. Yes, it has been debunked. Over, and over, and over, and over.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:52 PM
Apr 2012

But people keep running around claiming it hasn't been, so somehow magically it's not.

Response to TheWraith (Reply #14)

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
29. And I can link you to the Flat Earth Society.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:08 PM
Apr 2012

Someone saying shit on the internet doesn't make it any less wrong or crazy. Case in point, ae911truth.org.

 

got root

(425 posts)
39. go ahead
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:16 PM
Apr 2012

what's that go to do with that site?

nothing.

Those are respected engineers, with decades of experience, who publish peer reviewed analysis of the horrid event, that grow in number daily.

hard to ignore.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
20. The only place that it's been debunked is in the Dungeon, and that site has/had a serious smell to
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:57 PM
Apr 2012

me. There are so many unanswered questions with respect to 911 that have not and probably never will be answered unless we get a new independent investigation.

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
32. "Unanswered questions" is a refrain we hear all the time.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:10 PM
Apr 2012

And you know what? It's not really true. Pretty much all the questions have been answered, or else proven to be based on false information in the first place.

Response to TheWraith (Reply #8)

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
60. People have claimed credit for crimes they didn't commit
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:05 AM
May 2012

I'm not saying Bin Laden wasn't behind it, but someone claiming credit for a crime doesn't necessarily mean they did it. Also, just because a lot of people believe something to be true, it doesn't mean it is.

I think what opened the Pandora's Box to the conspiracy theorists was the immediate aftermath of 911 and the Bush Administration is responsible for the conspiracies floating around IMO. They pointed the finger at Bin Laden in the immediate aftermath of 911, BEFORE Bin Laden claimed credit.

Well, what evidence was the Bush Administration referring to when they insisted it was him in the immediate aftermath? They connected him to the hijackers almost immediately, before any videos came out where he claimed credit. That was a major mistake IMO. The Bush Administration should have kept their mouths shut about who done it until it was the right time to say so.

Just my two cents.

 

got root

(425 posts)
10. the FBI apparently didn't see it either
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:50 PM
Apr 2012
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/usama-bin-laden
as it wasn't listed as one of his crimes on their 10 most wanted terrorist website.

very strange.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
37. The post should be removed. It goes against both logic and fact.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:15 PM
Apr 2012

bin laden described what was planned in detail, down to exactly what happened.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
40. The policy is clear - trutherism belongs in Creative Speculation.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:18 PM
Apr 2012

I guess this jury did a little nullification...

 

got root

(425 posts)
41. censorship sucks
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:18 PM
Apr 2012

especially on DU.

glad you weren't on the jury.

or maybe you were, there was just 1 who voted to hide it.

Response to bluestate10 (Reply #37)

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
54. Link, please?
Tue May 1, 2012, 12:44 AM
May 2012
"bin laden described what was planned in detail, down to exactly what happened."

Thanks in advance,

Peace,
Ghost

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
6. Mitch Romney is a moron.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:46 PM
Apr 2012

I don't know whether to honk my horn in support of President Obama every time I drive by the local GM dealership or just run over weasels that run out out onto the road.

 

teddy51

(3,491 posts)
45. My last post in this OP and then I bow out. I will never believe the official story of 911.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:31 PM
Apr 2012

Many others out there I know agree with me, but I am not hopeful that we will ever see either a new investigation or justice for the crimes that were committed. However, I will never give up hope that some day the truth will come out.

Sorry to those that happened upon this OP unexpected and were subjected to this discussion.

My thanks also to the Host's that allowed this OP to remain alive, and Juror's who did not hide any posts.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
59. No, now you're locked out
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:46 AM
May 2012

But the corollary here is that Obama is continuing the coverup of the "truth" of 9/11, yes?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
46. Sorry to see a good thread hijacked like this, brother
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:33 PM
Apr 2012

OBL is dead and GM is alive. Joe Biden NAILED it.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
56. Thanks....I'm more than a little surprised.
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:31 AM
May 2012

The post was meant to celebrate and promote our President, but imagine my surprise when it gets "alerted " and needs to be jury rated,

Damn !

 

Mason Dixon

(82 posts)
51. on GM
Tue May 1, 2012, 12:20 AM
May 2012

the argument isn't whether Obama saved GM or Romney would have doomed it. The argument is about process and fairness. Their is a process of bankruptcy, their's a fairness that all businesses are subject to it.

In the end what happened.

First off, GM got a lot smaller.
Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn and before them Oldsmobile are all gone. Buick is an Opel.
Probably would have happened either way.

And It cost money. I don't think anyone will know for sure if we made the 13b as projected in 2010 or the 50b loss projected in 2011.
(cut and paste)Probably would have happened either way.

Meanwhile, Chrysler was brokered to the UAW and Fiat. In fact without President Obama, who knows, maybe the Fiat 500 isn't for sale in America right now.

But hey, thats cool if you're into that.
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
57. Without the government component
Tue May 1, 2012, 01:43 AM
May 2012

The remains of GM would have gone to the financial hyenas. There was no private money to keep it as a going concern under normal bankruptcy.

 

Mason Dixon

(82 posts)
61. Of course there was
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:07 AM
May 2012

First, TARP

I know I remember reading and listening to all those stories about banks sitting on money, but not lending it.

Second, TARP

The banks would had moved if the bailout wasn't stringless

Third, TARP

Well the NY Fed anyway, would have been the ultimate backer. Turns out they were anyway When TG got the top job. Who know's maybe that saved money.

My response to the OP is that GM probably would have come out looking about the same that it is, but it shouldn't have been considered too big to fail.

Plus I don't like the idea of the gov't owning a defense contractor. They don't just build cars you know. And they don't just build them in North America.

Its too complex of a company for the any President to be Chairman of the Board. And as GM largest stock holder that's exactly what President Obama is. The first thing he did was replace the CEO. Who else but the chairman can do that? And if the company's success is evidenced by profits, what's the POTUS doing to insure those profits and at what expense of some other private business?

Like giving the VOLT a 10k tax credit. Let me say that again: 10 thousand dollars back to you from the Chairman of the board.

Do any FORD hybrid vehicles enjoy that benefit?

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
62. Here, sit down, have a box of Kleenex
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:14 AM
May 2012

Just let all your tears out now, so you won't have any left in November.

 

Mason Dixon

(82 posts)
64. is their one of those
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:29 AM
May 2012

animated things for shaking my head or something

I dont get it

but thanks for caring, sport.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
53. This thread is a perfect example of why we have a 9/11 dungeon...
Tue May 1, 2012, 12:33 AM
May 2012

Too bad the good OP got so badly threadjacked.

Sid

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
67. ROFL
Tue May 1, 2012, 02:41 AM
May 2012


Nicely done.

As anybody with a lick of sense gets, killing that fuckstick bin Laden was an actual accomplished mission, but the haters and conspiritators will never allow that. Whatever. They're marginal imbeciles.
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