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Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th January 2024, 02:39 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,909
Posted By benthamitemetric
Over the past few years, the 9/11 truth lawyers...

Over the past few years, the 9/11 truth lawyers committee has slowly coopted the entire 911Truth organization in order to turn its funds into billable hours that line their pockets in absolute...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 11th May 2022, 02:41 PM
Replies: 566
Views: 45,235
Posted By benthamitemetric
It is somewhat humorous that AE911Truth has been...

It is somewhat humorous that AE911Truth has been coopted by a few bottomfeeder attorneys who now just use it as a platform to pay themselves to file nonsense suits that it then oversells to the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th March 2021, 08:18 AM
Replies: 292
Views: 48,590
Posted By benthamitemetric
There were actually tens of thousands of cases...

There were actually tens of thousands of cases regarding 9/11 brought in the US, some of which are still winding their way through the court system today (the wry, old lawyer joke is "everyone gets...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2020, 10:21 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 16,355
Posted By benthamitemetric
PhotoMatt--several posters here have not only...

PhotoMatt--several posters here have not only been through Husley's idiotic "study" in all its forms, but we've also taken the time to go through the "supporting" data he published related to it. ...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd September 2020, 02:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,372
Posted By benthamitemetric
The response by NIST actually includes a number...

The response by NIST actually includes a number of very helpful clarifications about the process by which they determined the appropriate assumptions to employ at certain stages in their models. Too...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 13th February 2020, 06:17 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 11,049
Posted By benthamitemetric
Three words: black body radiation. Even if you...

Three words: black body radiation. Even if you had correct color information for the substance in question, which you don’t, the laws of the physical universe prevent you from even making an educated...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 14th January 2020, 03:54 PM
Replies: 2,800
Views: 172,779
Posted By benthamitemetric
Since we all know that the existence of a...

Since we all know that the existence of a vaguely-related patent for an unproven invention claim is the best possible proof of the existence of powerful secret government technology at the center of...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 8th January 2020, 03:29 PM
Replies: 2,800
Views: 172,779
Posted By benthamitemetric
I don’t think this has been posted yet, so here...

I don’t think this has been posted yet, so here is an extremely detailed breakdown and analysis of the physics of the collision of the planes with the twin towers that was prepared by experts at MIT:...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 3rd November 2019, 08:23 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Is this really the best thread in which to debunk...

Is this really the best thread in which to debunk Criteria's uninspired idiocy?

Criteria obviously has nothing to say about Hulsey's shambolic report and the general arguments he is regurgitating...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th October 2019, 09:31 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
Golf clap for Waypastvne. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Golf clap for Waypastvne. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th October 2019, 10:05 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
It's undoubtedly beyond your sleuthing abilities,...

It's undoubtedly beyond your sleuthing abilities, but perhaps a greater truther detective than you could one day put on his or her detective cap to investigate whether the building collapses on 9-11...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th October 2019, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Don't forget to mention how Hulsey publicly...

Don't forget to mention how Hulsey publicly touted the "conclusions" of the study before he finished even the preliminary work necessary to support those conclusions...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 18th October 2019, 12:21 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
For those who haven't seen over at metabunk: ...

For those who haven't seen over at metabunk:

1. It seems Tony was involved in drafting the report. Though his involvement was not disclosed and his comments were withheld from the public files,...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 8th September 2019, 09:03 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
So do we have to start a Mark Basile-like count...

So do we have to start a Mark Basile-like count of how many days pass without any truther even attempting to defend on the merits Hulsey's use static models and manual animations instead of dynamic...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 8th September 2019, 03:48 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
There is a declassified public summary of the...

There is a declassified public summary of the FBI's PENTTBOM report that can be found here (https://vault.fbi.gov/9-11%20Commission%20Report/9-11-fbi-report-2004-02%28feb%29). While it is surely not...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 7th September 2019, 07:21 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
So we're a few pages deeper into the thread and,...

So we're a few pages deeper into the thread and, after a vigorous discussion about a demolition expert who hangs out at casinos and who is definitely not just made up as part of a story contrived by...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2019, 09:32 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Oh right, I'm sure Hulsey just had to reset the...

Oh right, I'm sure Hulsey just had to reset the clipping setting on his simulation like in MS flight simulator! They must have just released the wrong videos with the toggle in the wrong position. ...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2019, 09:01 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
I never said anyone would be an idiot for...

I never said anyone would be an idiot for disagreeing with me. I said, quite clearly, they would have to be an idiot to support Hulsey's simulation. Nice strawman. And the rest of your post is...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2019, 08:28 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Didn't call you a name. Read carefully. The...

Didn't call you a name. Read carefully. The first person to support those clearly laughable "simulations" will necessarily be an idiot. Is that you? I can't stop you from self identifying if...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2019, 08:23 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Nope. Talking about the laughable ones that...

Nope. Talking about the laughable ones that Hulsey just released. The collapse "simulations" that apparently don't include such minor details as contact between moving building elements during the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2019, 07:19 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
Oh man. These "simulations" are worse than I...

Oh man. These "simulations" are worse than I ever could have imagined. How the hell can they put this out to the public with a straight face? Do they think their supporters are so stupid that they...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 3rd September 2019, 05:40 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
On a quick read, the failure analysis is as...

On a quick read, the failure analysis is as terrible as could be expected. It is just the same garbage analysis they presented and had debunked here and on metabunk two years ago. Didn't get to the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 6th June 2019, 06:08 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Yah, sorry. I’ll let the shill bosses know that...

Yah, sorry. I’ll let the shill bosses know that you should get the entirety of my 2Q disinfo bonus this year.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd April 2019, 11:00 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
It does matter that they have flagrantly and...

It does matter that they have flagrantly and repeatedly broken their promises to the public and their donors and abandoned transparency with respect to this project. AE911Truth is still raising tens...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st April 2019, 08:16 AM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,546
Posted By benthamitemetric
So do we start a monthly counter as with the...

So do we start a monthly counter as with the fraud of Mark Basile and "Ziggi Zugam"? If so, when do we start it from? The original promised completion date was in 2017, wasn't it?
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st April 2019, 08:15 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
61 months of fraud! (Come on, "Ziggi Zugam"...

61 months of fraud!

(Come on, "Ziggi Zugam" and Mark Basile, you didn't think we'd forget about your fraud just because we're in its fifth year, did you?)
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th March 2019, 08:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,742
Posted By benthamitemetric
Some discussion about this has already occurred...

Some discussion about this has already occurred on metabunk (https://www.metabunk.org/lawyers-committee-for-9-11-inquiry-and-ae911truth-file-lawsuit-against-fbi.t10582/#post-229903).

In sum--there...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th March 2019, 10:23 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Good catch. In its search results summary,...

Good catch. In its search results summary, Google gives the paper a Feb 10, 2009 date, but, looking in the paper, that's actually the date the paper was last revised prior to publication.
...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st March 2019, 12:43 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Haha, you win. Ziggi, Mark Basile, and truthers...

Haha, you win. Ziggi, Mark Basile, and truthers in general lose.

That's it. We're now FIVE YEARS from the time Mark Basile claimed he had the funds to do these tests. It can't possibly be made...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th February 2019, 02:33 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
As far as I can tell, Rick Shaddock, not Mark...

As far as I can tell, Rick Shaddock, not Mark Basile, runs ANETA and would thus get to keep the proceeds. ANETA is an entirely fake charity (there is no formed or registered charitable entity that...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 5th February 2019, 08:48 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Correction to the above--Ziggi's username is...

Correction to the above--Ziggi's username is actually Ziggi Zugam, not "Ziggi Zuggam". It's been so long since Ziggi posted new lies in defense of his old lies and fraud that I forgot how to spell...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st February 2019, 04:54 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Haha, damn. I slack off for a few hours and you...

Haha, damn. I slack off for a few hours and you steal my thunder. (Blame it on the government shutdown--my shill check was late!) If only Mark Basile and "Ziggi Zuggam" were as proactive as you,...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th January 2019, 02:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,597
Posted By benthamitemetric
Great summary. I think you are right that...

Great summary.

I think you are right that the prosecutor almost certainly would have to pass the info on to a grand jury per the controlling precedent, which can be found here:...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th January 2019, 08:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,597
Posted By benthamitemetric
It likely already has been trashcanned. ...

It likely already has been trashcanned. AE911Truth is basically crowing about having received confirmation from the U.S attorney that the U.S. attorney will comply with applicable law in connection...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 3rd January 2019, 08:40 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
58. Closing in on 5 years now that Mark Basile...

58. Closing in on 5 years now that Mark Basile and "Ziggy Zugam" have had the funds to fulfill their promise to have the WTC dust independently tested. Instead of fulfilling their promise, they...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st December 2018, 06:57 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
57.

57.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 8th November 2018, 11:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,563
Posted By benthamitemetric
And even most debunkers have been released from...

And even most debunkers have been released from jail and moved on with their lives...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th November 2018, 05:18 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 11,554
Posted By benthamitemetric
Thumbs up LOL. If this some troll with Tony's account,...

LOL. If this some troll with Tony's account, you've certainly capture his inability to present evidence, love of innuendo, paranoia and general inanity well.

If not--how's your study with Hulsey...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st November 2018, 12:29 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
56 MONTHS :thumbsup::D:thumbsup:

56 MONTHS

:thumbsup::D:thumbsup:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th October 2018, 01:59 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
Here's one from page 9: "If the City of New York...

Here's one from page 9: "If the City of New York was in charge, then who gave the military orders to prohibit photography before Mayor Giuliani's announcement on the 25th, as we saw with WTC dust...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 6th October 2018, 11:26 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
Matt—the above should be easy to answer unless...

Matt—the above should be easy to answer unless your book isn’t actually interested in documenting what is actually knowable re 9/11. In the three weeks that you’ve been unable to answer that...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st October 2018, 04:20 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Another month has passed. It has now been...

Another month has passed.

It has now been 55 months since Mark Basile had the funds he needed to fulfill his original promise of sending his sample to a lab for independent analysis.

Ziggi is...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th September 2018, 01:59 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
Ok, and what of the comprehensive background...

Ok, and what of the comprehensive background information on the actual perpetrators of the attack that the FBI and 9/11 commission ultimately compiled through millions of hours of investigation?...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th September 2018, 10:08 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
Correction to be clear: the FBI spent almost 4...

Correction to be clear: the FBI spent almost 4 million hours on the PENTTBOM investigation through 2003.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th September 2018, 06:41 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
There is no shortage of books written by people...

There is no shortage of books written by people who were actually at ground zero on or in the months after 9/11.

Here are some that I've read:
...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 10th September 2018, 10:08 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
What do you mean? It is an absolute fact that...

What do you mean? It is an absolute fact that WTC7's debris removal was expedited so that a new substation could be built (plus the human remains search at WTC7 did not need to be nearly as...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 10th September 2018, 09:18 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,086
Posted By benthamitemetric
MattNelson-- Cleaning up the WTC site was...

MattNelson--

Cleaning up the WTC site was certainly rushed. Why wouldn't it be? Why would you leave a smoldering, toxic heap of concrete, steel and human remains in the middle of the world's...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd September 2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
Ziggi and Mark Basile have now been unable to...

Ziggi and Mark Basile have now been unable to fulfill their original promise (or be honest about the results of lab testing that was actually done) for 54 months.

54 MONTHS!

LOL at these...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd August 2018, 06:39 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
I started counting from when Basile claimed he...

I started counting from when Basile claimed he had received all the money.

But you raise a good point re timing. Perhaps the most conspicuous failure of truther organizers in my mind is their...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 31st July 2018, 08:30 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,539
Posted By benthamitemetric
53 months of lies and failure and more lies and...

53 months of lies and failure and more lies and more failure. Not only has Mark Basile failed to fulfill his promise and complete a weekend's worth of work so he could send the samples to an...
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