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6. Case in point: The first hit on the WTC North Tower on 9/11 ...

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:16 PM

Feb 2013

....was by AA Flt #11 at 8:45 am EST.

18 minutes later, UA Flt #175 struck the South Tower at 9:03 am EST. The timing of the second strike was all part of their plan.

Those 18 minutes gave the world and national media the chance to train every camera they had on the WTC, and to force anyone watching to experience the horror of the second strike and the realization that this was a terrorist attack.

Those 18 minutes also gave the NYC first responders plenty of time to arrive at the WTC and for the firefighters to begin climbing up into the stricken twin towers.

The South Tower collapsed first at 10:05 am EST, followed 23 minutes later by the North Tower at 10:28.

The result? Lots of dead, lots of additional casualties, lots of people traumatized by what they had seen and heard. Terrorism 101.

So, why did W claim at least twice that he saw the FIRST impact take place, and why did he show such a notable lack of surprise when Card told him about the second attack?

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While you are watching Oscars tonight, imagine what you would feel like if all of a sudden... [View all] phantom power Feb 2013 OP

I will reach through the inter-tubes and crush your wind-pipe with the power of the dark side of the Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #1

They will launch another strike when you attempt to put the fires out. Webster Green Feb 2013 #2

Case in point: The first hit on the WTC North Tower on 9/11 ... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #6

because as has been noted 48,902,287 times snooper2 Feb 2013 #7

That's a given. Why did you repeat it one more time? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #8

because people usually forget snooper2 Feb 2013 #9

Whatever. Sometimes the simplest solution is whatever the sheeple will believe. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #24

Actually,....he was a tool.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #14

Moran wanted to give the impression that he actually landed it. Fuddnik Feb 2013 #21

Malloy nailed it... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #25

"You rang?" - George AWOL Bush (R) Berlum Feb 2013 #30

Notable lack of doing something also - for 7 minutes. And the GOB stoppers want Maraya1969 Feb 2013 #20

And the controller (I almost goofed and said "pilot") will get a medal for it. Bake Feb 2013 #33

Lord, can we just get an hour or two Skidmore Feb 2013 #3

Railing at the heavens? R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #4

Like no one knows this. Or as though the OPs are going to march right out their front door and patrice Feb 2013 #5

I don't remember anyone here saying that OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #10

I do remember people saying it with these kinds of threads when Bush was president. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #19

"Trash This Thread" is your friend. Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #12

Oh, look... more invoking of drones in completely unrelated events. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #11

But we have to leave our children something, eh? Why not bitter enemies? n/t jtuck004 Feb 2013 #13

Looks like our own parents left us with something similar since they did not... Amonester Feb 2013 #26

Yeah, bomb everyone into Democracy. There's a winner! n/t jtuck004 Feb 2013 #27

When this planet will be dying for a sip of ground water... and its coming up fast... Amonester Feb 2013 #28

That's probably true. Too bad we couldn't put our collective hate aside and learn to jtuck004 Feb 2013 #29

that analogy is complete bullshit pasto76 Feb 2013 #15

Hell, we went to war with two entire countries and several non-state entities after 911 MadHound Feb 2013 #16

From a remote-command base on the other side of the world, OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #23

In your hypothetical, is the Academic Awards show on or not? aikoaiko Feb 2013 #17

Well, I am watching the Oscars tonight. Zero Dark Thirty just got an award for sound editing.... truth2power Feb 2013 #18

I would be super pissed. Separation Feb 2013 #22

But, But, But...I didn't watch the Oscars!!! Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #31

There's always one... phantom power Feb 2013 #32