"What maccy said: this is a god of the gaps argument" <----??
It is not a god of the gaps argument.
Oh, yes it is.
you said:
I actually believed the official story until I noticed certain things that didn't add up. The final straw was the NORAD Tapes which prove that the Pentagon lied to the commission but thats is not why I am here.
Basically, you're saying that, because there are points that you don't have an answer for, it proves that the Pentagon lied. Essentially, that LACK of information is PROOF of a particular theory. Only in some cases can absence of evidence be construed as evidence of absence.
Minetas testimony states that Cheney was being warned of the impending attacks on the Pentagon and when asked "If the order still stands" Cheney whipped his head back and said "Of course it still stands, did I say anything to the contrary" <I'm paraphrasing here for speed>
So Cheney knew the planes were coming, so what were his orders?
Again, non sequitur. The fact that some order stood or not doesn't mean he knew about the planes. Please provide a quote and source that shows that he did.
We will never know but logic would suggest this order WAS NOT to scramble fighters to track or shoot down the plane, but infact an order to make sure no fighter planes were scrambled.
Speculation. Logic doesn't suggest this at all.
Either that or Mineta lied under oath! I see no reason why Mineta would lie and Cheneys lack of testimoney could be seen as hiding something.
False dichotomy. There are other explanations. Personally, I like the one where Stundie's misinterpreted the quote.
NOTE : please learn to use the quote function.
I never said it pointed to a conspiracy! The facts are EITHER one is RIGHT or BOTH are WRONG. Its a contradiction!
Not really. If I said the universe is like an expanding balloon, would I be wrong because the universe is NOT a balloon ? Just because an explanation is dumbed down doesn't mean it's in error or a lie.
Again I will ask the question, where is the evidence to suggest that EITHER of the towers collapsed how both PM and NIST say they did?? Because these are THEORIES too, pushed forward by experts paid to investigate it.
They are findings, not theories. Like when experts make a report about an office fire. Do you trust them then ? They were paid, too.
No I would rather they investigated as to what happened.
They did. Read the report.
The illegal destruction of evidence was conducted over the objections of attack victims' family members and respected public safety officials.
A) They didn't need to examine EVERY piece of metal from the site, Stundie.
B) Please link some of those objections. I'd like to see them.
The quick clean up operation is part of the reason, 5 year afterwards they are still finding human remains. Is that is not disrespectful to the people who died that day?
It's not "disrespectful" at all. It was a huge event. Those kinds of things are expected, albeit regrettable.
Yes it's a big job, but wouldn't you prefer to find out why it happened based on EVIDENCE and not theories??
You are aware, of course, that theories are BASED on evidence ?
Fires found weeks after the collapse and a whole heap of other things which have not been explained.
Outward lie. Fires in enclosed areas can continue for months. This is no new phenomenon.
This just a tiny part in the idea of a conspiracy. I've posted quotes on people who do not believe the offical story, but I can't post links, so I'm afraid you'll have to do some research.
Beliefs are not evidence.