Like I haven't had enough of 9/11 conspiracy theories.

[conuly]

Somebody point out the flaws mihi and explain this clearly. Thanks.

Edit: The worst argument against a conspiracy theory:

Well, if it wasn't Flight 77, what happened to Flight 77?

Let's assume there's a conspiracy.

Now, are you telling me that this conspiracy couldn't create a flight 77 where none had been? Don't you remember that they originally thought as many as 8 planes had been hijacked? Don't you remember that the original death toll was much higher, as people tried to claim nonexistant family members as dead? It would be almost easy to go into the computers, add records for a nonexistant flight, and pay off people to cry about their poor dead family members. I mean, shit, this is a conspiracy, right? You think they couldn't do a little thing like that? Huh.

Now, I doubt there is a conspiracy. I don't think one of this scale could practically be carried out (too many people would have to keep quiet), and I don't think the Shrubboy is that smart. But if you believe in conspiracies, you have to disbelieve my two objections, in which case I should hope that the conspirators are smart enough to find a few more people who can keep quiet.

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[yuki-onna.livejournal.com]

I don't know, that's pretty disturbing.

I guess I would say that there is no plausible explanation--the pentagon hit has never been considered a major part of 9/11--it's all abou tNYC. So unless the WTC was orchestrated too, which I've heard, why hit the Pentagon? What is their thesis, instead of pointing out flaws in the investigation?

[conuly]

It's probably that the whole damn thing was orchestrated (presumably by the administration). I'm assuming that they made some big flaw in their methods, and there's a huge mistake here.

[yuki-onna.livejournal.com]

Why are you assuming that? I mean, I'm not a conspiracy junkie but the idea of it being orchestrated would be no surprise to me. It's the best thing that ever happened to GWB.

[conuly]

1. I don't think Bush is that smart.
2. I find the idea of such a large, sweeping conspiracy doubtful. Think how many people would have to be in on it! Unless, of course, they manipulated legit terrorists into thinking that they were acting on their on ideas....
3. If it were orchestrated, it's probably safer to believe in the lies, don't you think?

[yuki-onna.livejournal.com]

I think Bush has a lot of smart people on his team.

I think you can orchestrate something that appears genuine enough to bring in all the necessary folk who DO believe it is real. I.E. You don't need to involve the press or FEMA, just make it look good enough that they'll buy it.

Perhaps so--or at least to claim one does. I'll believe whatever I damn well please in the privacy of my own head. And I do definitely think there are many things we aren't being told--why else refuse to create commissions or release reports?

[conuly]

It's obvious that there's things beneath the surface, but I don't think it's a wide-reaching conspiracy. Really, it's probably just normal ineptitude.