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Laurie
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Laurie asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

How many ASCE engineers investigated the World Trade Center Collapse of 9/11?

The Yahoo Answers Asker linked here claims 125,000. WOW!!! It seems like it would take 20 years just to write the report with so many participants.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Anwar...

The ASCE web site indicates that 25 of its members were involved, see:

http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/display_press.c...

to quote the ASCE press release: "WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 1, 2002 Analysis by a team of 25 of the nation's leading structural and fire protection engineers suggests that the World Trade Center Towers could have remained standing indefinitely ..."

Update:

I am not sold on the demolitions theory, but do know there are 385 architects and engineering professionals who have publicly supported the demolitions hypothesis.

http://www.ae911truth.org/

Did ASCE lie in their press release claiming only 25 of their members involved? Which is the more accurate number? 125,000 or 25

Update 2:

Let's suppose 125,000 is correct, and lets suppose that all 125,000 were willing to work for expenses only - say $1,000.00 each for office expenses. That would be $125 Million.

Isn't that sum a few times the total cost of the 9/11 Commission investigation? Where these 125,000 engineers paid under a different budget? What's the deal?

Update 3:

To "I Hate 911 Truthers". Good to see you back dear. Please provide your source to show the 125,000 you claim. Do you have a petition you could link, or something credible.

Update 4:

To "I hate 9-11 Truthers" No source yet? I'll give you a little while longer.

I am interest to see it myself. Contrary to what you imply in your most recent question, my mind is not made up. I do believe that at the very least, the government had advance knowledge of 9/11. After that, the jury is still out in my view. Please post the link your source for my deliberations.

And BTW, the whole quote is not relevant to my question but I did provide the link for anyone wishing to read it.

And BTW I am very conservative and find it quite amusing to be called a "communist *****" LOL That name-calling is certainly not an asset for your cause.

Update 5:

To "I Hate 9/11 Truthers"

I see you were logged in after my request for your source, and I'm disappointed that you failed to post it. If such source exists, its disclosure would end the demolitions debate immediately, would it not? I'll be closing the question now. Please post your source to a new question if and when you find it. Thank you.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    What I meant was that 125,000 members dont by into the conspiracies. Not that all 125,000 members investigated it. There is a difference. You forgot to add to the all important rest of the quote, "if fires had not overwhelmed the structure" Good Job spreading your lies you communist *****.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the attacks, coordinated the hijackings of four airliners and flew them into the two World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and the last crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers fought back and took it over. Around 3,000 Americans lost their lives. If you think something else is the truth then shame on you. That was the most horrendous day in American history and it has changed us forever.

  • leilei
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Laci A.: "Did you know that one of the leading Al Quida [sic] people have bragged how they suggested it to the people and the people bought it?"

    I'd say that would definitely fit the definition of a "conspiracy theory."

    (from a previous question/answer)

    http://patriotsquestion911.com/

    Twenty-five U.S. Military Officers Challenge Official Account of 9/11

    Eight U.S. State Department Veterans Challenge the Official Account of 9/11

    Seven Senior Federal Engineers and Scientists Call for New 9/11 Investigation

    Seven CIA Veterans Challenge 9/11 Commission Report

    130+ Senior Military, Intelligence Service, Law Enforcement, and Government Officials

    460+ Engineers and Architects

    110+ Pilots and Aviation Professionals

    250+ Professors Question 9/11

    200+ 9/11 Survivors and Family Members

    All have actually read the 9/11 Commission Report, most have examined the evidence for themselves and all have stated publicly and in writing that they doubt the official version of what took place on 9/11. But, we can sit at home, in our recliners, and swallow every piece of government approved information provided by our "unbiased" media without entertaining for one second that something may not be "quite right" with the situation; and call anyone who has the "nerve" to even express a doubt, a conspiracy theorist. No wonder the world thinks we are all a bunch of misinformed, unconcerned idiots.

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  • 1 decade ago

    25 is probably about all that were involved in the ASCE engineers investigation into the WTC collapse of 9/11

    I personally have a hard time with their analysis that the steel structural framework of the WTC towers were so weak that they really melted by the fire that engulfed the WTC but the heat range of the fire is highly unlikely to have reached the degrees of heat necessary to melt steel.

    So therefore I have to agree it appears that this was an inside job into bring the Twin Towers down regardless of what the government says and wants us to believe.

  • 1 decade ago

    I followed your sources and see that the number 125,000 is the total membership of ASCE, so the number was put out to mislead.

    It seems that the cause warranted more than 25 though. That report by ASCE surprises me. I would have expected to see a number closer to 100. Possibly it was budget constraints - the 9/11 Commission had an unrealistically small budget to get the job done.

  • Bill
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    don't know how many engineers investigated the collapse of the world trade centers. I'll tell you one thing it was the fasted I've ever seen a crime scene cleared out before an investigation. might want to think about that one.

  • 1 decade ago

    I am skeptical about the conspiracy theories concerning the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, other than the fact that I believe that people who could have prevented it, allowed it to happen. There is too much evidence about FBI agents tracking known terrorist as they took flying lessons. Possibly, they even had someone inside the conspiracy. Congress should demand the 302's from that agents, as well as shielding them from repercussions from their supervisors. Unfortunately, Congress doesn't seem to want to know.

    The idea that the Murrah Building was blown up by a truck bomb alone, is simply not true. None other than retired General Ben Partin, the Air Force's authority on explosive weapons has stated that fact. Reinforced concrete columns do not disintigrate from an air blast. The steel rebar in the columns was cut with explosive charges placed in contact with the columns.

    The "truck bomb alone" scenario was necessary to conceal the fact that there was prior knowledge on the part of some agency or group of individuals. For examle, Carol Howe, a federal informant, reported that the Murrah Building was a target. When she tried to bring this to the attention of the public, she was indicted. She was cleared, of course. Then there was the case of Andreas Strassmeir, the German national who came to the US looking for a federal job. Somehow, he ended up at "Elohim City", a camp of Neo-Nazis in Oklahoma. It was Strassmeir that McVeigh was trying to call with the famous calling card. The man who apparently planned the operation was the late "Reverend" Robert Millar. When independent journalists discovered Millar, and asked why federal authorities didn't seem to want to talk to him, they were told that he was a "federal informant".

    Then there is the series of John Does, including one named Michael Brescia. He is another one that federal authorities went out of their way to avoid.

    And, apparently there was a Middle Eastern connection. Several Middle Eastern looking men were seen in the company of McVeigh. Then suddenly, it was all a mistake.

    It's because of things like this, that people are ready to believe some of these wild conspiracies. We have been lied to many times. Honest government is transparent government. Only criminals have something to hide.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Some idiot made that 125,000 number up. Why would someone go through the massive trouble of rounding up 125,000 professionals. That would be bigger than the Manhattan Project. I giant undertaking that we would have heard tons about becuase purportedly nothing is supposed to be secret on this operation.

  • 1 decade ago

    anyone find one det cord, or any of the 10,000+ workers in the area see a demolition team there for weeks setting up explosive devices? surely almost 7 years later somebody would come forward with information like that.

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