Friday, November 23, 2007

9/11 beliefs

It's funny how family and politics seem to run together, at least in my experiences. The most heated political discussions seem to always be between families. After Thanksgiving dinner, the 9-11 attack was brought up after a discussion of presidential candidates. It was very interesting to hear what all different age groups and people of different professions had heard and believed about the attacks. Some thought that the Twin Towers were really bombed, that the plane was not the cause of their fall. Another theory was that the gasoline from the plane leaked into the insulation and when that started on fire it became so hot that the steel framing of the building melted away. And even after all this time, there does not seem to be real concrete knowledge on all the events that day. I learned once one of the hijackers was pulled over for speeding the day of, on his way to the airport. And as a man on the most wanted list, he was let go with a warning. Of course everyone's facts have simply become hear-say. But again I am astonished at expanse of the theories behind the attacks.

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