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July 19, 2005
Dr. John D. Smith, a professor of mechanical engineering at Hoover University, and an expert in accident reconstruction and forensics, has provided definitive proof that the September 11 terrorist attacks happened as the government has consistently stated. Dr. Smith has conclusively debunked the 9-11 conspiracy theories which have been infecting the public with ideas which are counter-productive to America's recovery in the aftermath of the brutal attacks, and which have interfered with our efforts in the war on terror.
Dr. Smith has spent thousands of hours pouring over official records, eyewitness accounts, and scientific analyses of the September 11th attacks. On July 18, 2005, Smith released a 500-page report verifying that the September 11th tragedy was unforeseeable and unavoidable, and that the government took all possible steps to protect our country given then-available intelligence.
In order to make his findings accessible to the American public, Professor Smith's team has painstakingly distilled the findings into a handful of documents and videos which Americans can view for themselves so as to lay the false theories to rest once and for all.
Dr. Smith's summary breaks the evidence into four categories.
THE CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTERS
The first category of evidence presented by Dr. Smith's report proves that the hijacked airplanes were the cause of the world trade center collapses, contrary to the unfounded theories touted by conspiracy theorists:
NY Fire Department Chief of Safety explaining why the World Trade Center buildings collapsed; video;
NYC firefighters who witnessed attacks;
NYC firefighter describing his experiences;
Dan Rather comparing collapses to similar events;
World"World trade center employee confirms that only tops of building sustained initial damage;
Larry Silverstein, the leaseholder of the World Trade Center, explains in a PBS documentary why world trade center 7 collapsed; this PBS interview explains the term "pull" used by Silverstein;
9/11 hero, last man out of the north tower, explaining why the airplane caused an explosion in the basement of the North Tower (radio interview here); and
Janitor who worked in the basement of the North Tower.
STATEMENTS BY HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS
Dr. Smith also points to numerous statements by former high-level U.S. and allied government officials setting the record straight about 9/11:
Former director of the U.S. "Star Wars" space defense program and senior air force colonel;
Summary of Statement by former high-ranking Bush official;
Former high-ranking Reagan official;
Former German Minister of Defense; and
Commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force.
UNFORESEEABILITY OF TERRORISTS CRASHING PLANES INTO BUILDING
The Smith report next points to conclusive proof that the U.S. military could never have foreseen the 9/11 attacks given available intelligence and previous military experience:
The U.S. military had always drilled for completely different types of attacks, and see official military website;
Neither the CIA or any other intelligence service warned the Bush Administration of the possibility of this type of attack as shown by this National Public Radio broadcast;
An employee who worked in the south tower stated no one expected an attack on the world trade center. See also these statements by guards working in the Twin Towers.
Moreover, Dr. Smith has determined that nothing occurred on the morning of September 11th which possibly could have interfered with the military's response to the attacks. See also this article.
And this video will provide reassurance that the Administration did everything in its powers to prevent the attacks.
9/11 INVESTIGATIONS
Professor Smith reviewed the investigations conducted into the September 11 attacks, and found them thorough and complete:
The tapes of interviews with air traffic controllers on-duty on 9/11 were preserved and publicly released as shown by this NY Times article and by this article from the Chicago Sun-Times;
A leading firefighters' trade publication found the investigation concerning the world trade center to be thorough and authoritative;
The official investigators were allowed unprecedented access to the world trade center sites; and
The government agency tasked with examining the collapse of the World Trade Centers conducted a full investigation of all conspiracy theories and alleged anomalies regarding the collapse of the buildings, as shown by the question and answer exchange at a recent government press conference skip to 1 minute and 23 seconds into the video shown here.
Dr. Smith, hired by the U.S. Agency on Information Management to clarify the record about what happened on 9/11, urges that this information be disseminated as widely as possible to all Americans, so that all ill-conceived conspiracy theories about September 11th be laid to rest once and for all, and America be allowed to move forward to fight its war on terror without unnecessary distraction.
For further information, contact Dr. John D. Smith at JohnDSmith@email.com
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