The 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

Let’s start off with the biggest conspiracy of all time: the 9/11 conspiracy theories. Now I’m sure you all know why this day is one of the most important days in U.S. history. For those who have been living under a rock and don’t have a clue why it’s so important… here’s what happened. On September 11, 2001, a total of 19 terrorists hijacked four planes mid-way to their destinations.  Two of those four planes hit the twin towers (World Trade Center) in New York City. This collision caused the buildings to collapse and caused an explosion. About 5 minutes later, the third plane had hit the Pentagon (which is the U.S. Military HQ) in Virginia. The fourth plane was reported crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Reports say that this plane’s target was the U.S. Capitol building but it failed due to the passengers trying to prevent it. 1 An estimation of almost 3000 people were killed during this attack. Reports also say that this attack was sent by a terrorist group by the name of Al Qaeda (sent by Osama bin Laden). This was also all listed in the 9/11 Commission Report.

Live footage of the 2nd plane hit

Now come the conspiracy theories:

1)  People believe that the buildings collapsed due to a bomb that was set off right before the plane hit the twin towers. Now where would they get such a theory? It was reported that survivors of the attack had admitted to hearing an explosion inside the building just before the plane had made contact.  Not only that, but scientists had declared that such a plane cannot produce enough heat to melt the steel holding the towers. 2

2) Another theory would be that George W. Bush was informed that hijacked planes were flying over U.S. territory and were capable of being shot down but the President had given Air Defense the order to stand down. He could of easily prevented this “attack”. 2

    3) Ever hear of something called a Black Box? Well a Black Box is a recording device that records everything that happens on any plane. What makes this so special is that these boxes (4 boxes on every plane) are made to be practically indestructible even after the most severe explosion. These boxes (bright oranges boxes) are not hard to find even after a crash. Never in history were these boxes not found after a crash… except on the day of 9/11 (reported on the 9/11 Commission Report). What a coincidence, right? These boxes could have easily showed what had really happened on these planes. The FBI states that none of these boxes were found (but how is that possible?), yet they are capable of finding fragments of bones and fingernails of victims. A few people that were present after the attack (including a fireman that was sent to help around) have declared that they did find a total of 3 boxes during their search although they were told to be silent by the FBI. I wonder why…

These are just three of many conspiracy theories that involve the 9/11 attack. To this day, people still wonder what really happened. Other people truly believe this was all a conspiracy. There is even people that are willing to do anything to be heard, like this guy below:

Man crashes the interview of the MVP (Malcolm Smith) after Super Bowl XLVIII

What do you guys think really happened?

Sources: 1 http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756477

             2  http://newsone.com/742485/the-11-most-compelling-911-conspiracy-theories/