Was the NIST’s final 9/11 report unscientific and false?
No, however the same cannot be said of the group that refers to itself as “AE 9/11 for Truth” which is the group that spawned most of the criticism of NIST’s findings. This group has perpetrated what arguably should be considered scientific fraud. The group, having zero success getting their “studies” concerning 9/11 published by reputable scientific or engineering journals, created their own “Journal of 9/11 Studies” which allowed them to “peer review” one another’s work and then “publish” the studies in their “scientific journal”. The intent was to give credibility to their claims which simply did not pass scientific or engineering muster.NIST is one of the few organizations with the required skills in forensic investigation to conduct a study like examine the collapses of WTC 1, 2 and 7. The reality is that the collapse of WTC 1 and 2 were never much of a mystery, each was hit by 150 ton airliners travelling at around 500 MPH and had about 10,000 gallons of jet fuel on board. The combination of impact and subsequent fire clearly caused the collapse and engineers and scientists familiar with the construction of the WTC towes knew it immediately. The details on the collapse were refined over time, the overall cause was clear from the beginning to those with the relevant training or experience.WTC 7 was a different issue and while the obvious cause was damage and fires that were not contested for nearly 7 hours, the actual cause of the collapse required investigation to determine.NIST did so and the results are here:NIST WTC 7 InvestigationThe sad reality is that what happened on 9/11 should be a discussion of history, engineering and science.All too often it’s really just politics driving the conclusion and the conclusion driving the evidence that is accepted as fact or rejected as fiction.NIST provided a scientific analysis of 9/11 which is political inconvenient to a lot of people so NIST becomes a target.The truly unscientific and unethically so group involved here is AE 9/11 for Truth.
I often prefer to ask others for help rather than trying to help myself alone. However in college I often get brushed off and told to look up the answers myself. Am I wrong in asking for help like I do?
It’s not “wrong” to ask for help - but that shouldn’t be your first step in solving a problem.There are two things you’re supposed to get out of a college/university education:knowledge of your fieldindependence in educating yourselfI remember listening to a lecture given by a retired 4-star US Army General who had headed up the NATO coalition in Afghanistan early on in the post-9/11 conflict. He had a lot of worthwhile stuff to say, but one thing that really stood out to me was something he said about his university years.He said he regretted having been too focused on getting a certification and not enough on getting an education. Good study skills are an important part of that. If you’re expecting someone else to pour all of the information you need into your skull, you’re missing the point.You should be learning how to learn, so that you can continue learning as you need to throughout your life.Ask for help if and when you actually need it; not just because you “prefer” to get help.Your professors will be much more inclined to help you if you can show that you’ve already done everything you can to help yourself. In fact, those two traits (willingness and ability to work independently, and being willing to and able to accept guidance when you really can’t do it alone) are sought after in graduate students.If you have any ambition for an advanced degree, you’d better be putting in a lot of effort now to become an excellent learner and researcher.
Is there proof that Osama Bin Laden caused 9/11?
Yes indeed.The 9–11 Report showed Bin Laden funneled money directly to terrorists themselves, funding the attack on the USS Cole and the twin embassy bombings in 1998. He was further proven to be involved through a pre-9–11 tape where he wished the hijackers well, telling them Allah was ‘’with them and they will soon be in paradise.’’ After the 9–11 attacks, he confessed to it in a very strong worded call for Jihad, and indicated facts about the 9–11 attacks only known at the time to investigators high up in the US Military Investigation board.These overwhelming facts leave little doubt, and even Bin Laden’s own family admitted their own knowledge of just how evil the man was. He was not a private figure if you happened to be in that part of the world, where he was heralded almost as a living prophet amongst the Mujahideen and Taliban. His ties to prominent terrorists and his financial records show a clear indication of guilt as far as the 9–11 attacks are concerned. I hope this helps to explain!