Debunking 9/11 Myths Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781588165473
• ISBN10: 1588165477
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-02
• Publisher: Hearst

Summary

The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. An in-depth investigation by "Popular Mechanics"--first published in the magazine's March 2005 issue, and now expanded into book form--definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false.

Author Biography

David Dunbar is executive editor of POPULAR MECHANICS and led the editorial team that produced the groundbreaking cover story debunking the conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11. He has also directed the magazine’s coverage of the war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. Brad Reagan is a contributing editor to POPULAR MECHANICS and has reported for the magazine on digital forensics and on the counterterrorism programs of the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. He was previously a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal. Popular Mechanics is read by 9.6 million people every month. With more than 100 years of expertise in covering science and technology, the magazine is ideally equipped to confront the rumors surrounding 9/11 and explore the evidence with scientific facts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xix
The Planes	p. 1
The Hijackers' Flying Skills	p. 3
Where's the Pod?	p. 8
Flight 175's Windows	p. 12
No Stand-Down Order	p. 14
Military Intercepts	p. 22
World Trade Center Towers 1 & 2	p. 27
The Empire State Building Accident	p. 29
Widespread Damage	p. 32
Melted Steel	p. 36
Free-Fall Times	p. 42
Puffs of Dust	p. 46
ôNano-Thermiteö in the Towers	p. 54
Seismic Spikes	p. 60
World Trade Center Building 7	p. 64
Fire and Debris Damage	p. 67
Wreckage Pile	p. 72
Silverstein's ôPull Itö Quote	p. 78
The Death of Barry Jennings	p. 80
Minimal Wreckage to Study	p. 85
The Pentagon	p. 89
Flight 77 Debris	p. 92
Big Plane, Small Holes	p. 96
Intact Pentagon Windows	p. 101
Flight 93	p. 104
F-16 Pilot	p. 106
The White Jet	p. 110
Cell-Phone Calls	p. 112
The Wreckage	p. 116
Indian Lake	p. 119
Afterword: The Conspiracy Industry	p. 121
Experts Consulted	p. 138
World Trade Center Report	p. 142
World Trade Center Building 7	p. 164
Pentagon Building Report	p. 176
Notes	p. 195
Index	p. 210
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