Did 911 happen because of the USA's use cruise missles against civilian alkaida targets?
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There is no such thing as a "civilian Al Queda". Anyone who proudly identifies themself as a member of an organization whose mission is to take over the world with brute force and terror, is an enemy of all humans. If I thought I had Bin Laden in the crosshairs of a Hellfire missile, I would launch. It would be nice to capture him alive, but dead is good, too.
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Yes, and no.\n\nThis is a tricky question.  It has been over 4 years since an attack of this sort.  Trying to keep fighters in the air 24/7 will quickly increase equipment wear and accidents.  It is simply impossible to keep up this kind of barrier.\n\nAnd even more troubling, what would you have the Air Force do if it happens again?  Are you willing to have them shoot down an airliner full of civilians?  Are the people flying those fighters going to be able to do it?  Put yourself in their situation, would you like to pull the trigger and kill 300+ plus people whoare simply in the wrong plae at the wrong time?\n\nAt least now we know what we can face, and we have responded.  Airport security is tighter, and now that we know who the "bad guys" are, we are intercepting communications and getting intelligence from people who can warn us before it happens again.\n\nBefore 9/11, Al-Queda was yet another terrorist organization.  No more of a threat then Abu Nidal, Carlos, or many others active in the world.  It was only after 9/11 that we understood how badly they wanted to attack the civilians in our country.  And we have reacted to this information.\n\nAnd remember, FDR had information about Pearl Harbor.  And Trueman had information about North Korea attacking South Korea.  Even France knew it was about to be attacked by Hitler.  Having information does not always equal the ability to make use of it.
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Wow! I wasn't aware that everyone knew about the terrorist attack prior to it happening.\n\nDemocrats & the Liberals would have you believe that it was only the government that knew.\n\nCan you guys get your stories straight please. Its no wonder you are all so messed up with your thinking, you can't even coordinate consistancy with your lies.
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I think the terrorists planned to use 9/11 because it would indicate that the "day the U.S. called for help." But in my thoughts, I don't think the terrorists got as far as they hope. From historical references, people claimed there were more terrorists but Bush grounded all flights, and the towers held long enough to keep thousands more safe.
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September 11, 2011\n\nThe September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11 [1]) were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.\n\nThat morning, nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaeda[2][3] hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The attackers crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane into each tower, causing the collapse of both towers within two hours. Hijackers of the third aircraft crashed that plane into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Passengers on the fourth hijacked aircraft attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers; that plane crashed into a field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Approximately 3,000 people died in these terrorist attacks.\n\nThe attacks began with the hijacking of four commercial airliners. With jet fuel capacities of nearly 24,000 U.S. gallons (91,000 litres),[4] each aircraft effectively became a flying incendiary bomb. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) at 8:46:30 a.m. local time (12:46:40 UTC). At 9:02:59 a.m. local time (13:03:11 UTC), United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower, an event covered live by television broadcasters who had their cameras trained on the North Tower. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37:46 a.m. local time (13:37:46 UTC). The fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in a field in southwest Pennsylvania, at 10:03:11 a.m. local time (14:03:11 UTC), with parts and debris found up to eight miles away. The crash in Pennsylvania is believed to have resulted from the hijackers either deliberately crashing the aircraft or losing control of it as they fought with the passengers. No one survived in any of the hijacked aircraft.[5]\n\nThe fatalities were in the thousands: 265 on the four planes; 2,595, including 343 New York City firefighters, 23 NYPD police officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers, in the towers and on the ground; and 125 civilians and military personnel at the Pentagon. At least 2,986 people were killed in total. In addition to the 110-floor Twin Towers of the World Trade Center itself, five other buildings at the WTC site, including WTC building 7, and four subway stations were destroyed or badly damaged. In total, on Manhattan Island, 25 buildings were damaged. Communications equipment such as broadcast radio, television and two-way radio antenna towers were damaged beyond repair. In Arlington County, a portion of the Pentagon was severely damaged by fire and one section of the building collapsed.[6]\n\nSome passengers and crew members were able to make phone calls from the hijacked flights. They reported that multiple hijackers were aboard each plane. A total of 19 were later identified by the FBI, four on United 93 and five each on the other three flights.\n\nFor a short period, the precise identity of the 19 hijackers was uncertain. For example, the BBC reported 14 days after the attack that 4 of the 19 were alive based upon the initial identification supplied by the FBI.[7]\n\nThe hijackers reportedly took control of the aircraft by using box-cutter knives to kill flight attendants and at least one pilot or passenger. The 9/11 Commission could only establish that two of the hijackers had recently purchased Leatherman multi-function hand tools,[8] but some form of noxious chemical spray, such as tear gas or pepper spray, was reported to have been used on American 11 and United 175 to keep passengers out of the first-class cabin. Bomb threats were made on three of the aircraft, but not on American 77.
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Not yet. There has been a build-up of terrorists and weapons in Mexico for more than a year. The U.S. has done nothing to stop it. seems some people want an attack to happen between now and the 2008 elections.
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considering that one of the first things i saw on the page said, "Proof Blue Screen Technology Faked 2nd Plane "  i know its crap.\ni'm tired of writing about the 911 conspiracy stuff and these conspiracy ideas floating around right now are just getting more and more outrageous.  are there some questions that need to be answered about 911? yes probably are a few....but these questions have NOTHING to do with: now blue screened planes, planes swapped secretly for missiles and drones, faked plane crashes, secret voice sampled passengers to fake phone calls home, secret landing fields, breakaway light poles, hundreds to thousands of planted "witnesses" and fake work crews planting explosives.\nthis stuff is either some strange disinformation campaign, or someone trying to make a buck off people who don't trust the government and can't think.
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inspite of what evry one wants to believe, the whole 911 thing was plotted by the american government and osama bin laden is a cia agent.\nproof:\n# it is common knowledge that the us was considering many courses of action in iraq to keep the oil safe before the 911 incident, after that they decided to attack iraq, but what the hell has iraq got to do with 911? huh?its a war on terror. just what the hell is terror?\n#nobody considered the plausability of the idea that getting poor ignorant arab youths to the us to train on small airplanes would be enough for them to acquire the skills necessary to drive a commercial airliner at such speed into such a small target,imagine you were trying to run a car at 200 mile an hour into  a garage door, how easy is that? besides nowhere did we ever hear of a black box being uncoverred and handed to neutral authorities or the recovery of te bodies of the peo-ple involved.\nwhat about the fact that both towers collapsed completly(like an implosion they do on old buildings)to quote the cnn reporter commenting live when it happened , how neat was that?\n# all 911 did was give the USA reason to invade afghanistan whichis  a strategic location near russia and china, and to control its production of opium.\nalso they got an excuse to destroy iraq and drive the oil prices up so that companies owned by bush and baker and rumsfield would profit.\nalso it was used to decrease the civil liberties of the american citizen, turning america gradually into a police state.\namong a lot of other things.\nall  of this makes the administration appear (lucky) to have had this occur during its time,\nbut there is no such thing as luck.\nits a scenario plotted by the cia and carried out by the media to draw a blanket infront of the american citizen  to ensure his  slavery to the corporation  -state.
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Yes,their aircraft carrier ran aground in hurricane Katrina near Tex-Mex border.Thousands were walking back to Panama beach to catch ride w/sub but some were separated from the group and wound up getting trashed in matamoros during spring break.My sister danced with one of them.They were a trip.
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Yes, I knew.\nIt was quite obvious right from the start, and then when a so-called hijackers passport was the ONLY thing that was found intact out of the rubble, it became just too much of a hoax for anyone with a mind of their own to believe the government story.
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This is a sensitive subject because many lives were taken and many people just dont think that our govt would allow such thing.  In my OPINION, i believe that our govt planned this so that they can put fear in our minds.  there are lot of information people dont know because all they do is listen to whatever the media say. I read documentaries and everything about 911 and it gives me reasons to believe that it was a hoax.  For the building to collapse like how it did doesnt make any sense.  In order for the building to collapse that fast it needed to be imploded. The building would not have fallen that fast because it would have stopped at each floor and then slowly collapse.  the documentary i saw said how the pentagon wasnt hit by a plane but a bomb because most of the evidence was disintegrated.  no cockpit recorder or anything was found which makes me believe that govt was behind it because theyre the only ones that can let that happen.  I think it was a good hoax because most of americans believed that bush was the right person to lead our country even though theres evidence that bush is not the brightest president we had.  and why did we go to war in iraq? because of WMD? hell no there were no WMD instead were goin there so that we can get more oil and how better to do it then by attacking american soil so that we feel like we need to go to war.   Wow what a smart plan but too bad were paying too much for oil now. To me i think this is a concipiracy that no one is gonna know for sure.  Like were never gonna know who really killed jfk and were never gonna know what really happend to 911 because our govt isnt going to tell us. so heres my 2 pennies.
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I was working a shift as a producer at a News/Talk radio station when it happened.  I remember the news-wire machines all going crazy printing out information.  We had to break into regular programing to make the announcement.  I remember our phone ringing off the hook with people wanting to know why we were playing such a sick joke.  Sadly... we had to explain, it was no joke.  It is amazing how tragic events affix themselves to your memory.  It is pretty much the same thing in regards to 9-11.  I still remember where I was, what I was doing, and everything about that day.\n\nIt is terribly sad that Princess Di had to run from paparazzi.  If you ask me, there should be a law limiting how close these people can get to celebs, or people of prominence.  No picture is worth putting someones life in danger.
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No need for talk.  They have been found.\n\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/24/world/middleeast/24saddam.html?em&ex=1164517200&en=5ce3558fcf7f649e&ei=5087%0A\n\napologies to captainobnoxious.  I couldn't resist.
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Well, if the first one was 9/11, then they're way overdue.  911 days after 9/11/2001 was 3/10/2004.  Nothing of note involving Al Queda happend on that date that I can find.\n\nThe next dates in that cycle are:\n\n9/7/2006\n3/6/2009\n9/3/2011\n\nJust have to wait and see...
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what i want to know is how did these hijackers infiltrate the pentagon and get them to turn of there defences . i is supposed  to be one of the most secure buildings in the world . there must have been more than one camera picking the pictures of the so called planes if i walk to my local shops i am picked by over 1 hundred cameras i live in a small town in England . it happened in Washington on of the most important city's in the whole world. its because American people a so gullible they can sell this lie to them. whats next.
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This is a very true possibility because there is actual proof of the government hiding what happend on that day... if you recall a plane had also hit the pentagon as well as the towers right... negative there was no plane wreckage at that site. what had actualy hit it was a missle. and the government wants us to believe that it was a plan to not cause panic.
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Based on the news reports they were more wannabes than anything else.  There were attempting to obtain explosives but trying to obtain explosives and obtaining explosives are two very different things. \n\nDo I believe they wanted to attack the Sears Tower absolutely!  Do I believe they would ever have been able to attack the Sears Tower; it is highly doubful.\n\nSince 9/11 the controls on explosives of all types have gotten much more stringent and local, state, and federal personnel are much more vigilant of these types of purchases.\n\nThe general public is also much more vigilant of these types of activities within the borders of the US.  Which is why you don't hear much from US terrorist groups. (ie; Aryan Nations et al)  Most of the US public does not want to see a repeat of the death and destruction which occurred on 9/11/2001.