I'm a film maker. I make documentary films for a living and have the awards to prove it. I've been employed by Nova, Frontine, National Geographic, Discovery, BBC, ARD, the 3 major US networks.
I was not at the WTC when it was hit, but spent many, many days there afterwards, beginning the Sunday after. I spent 9/12 with Judith Miller of the NY Times, talking about the suspects, and the intel that id'd them.
I stood on it when it was a smoking pile, and stood in the hole that was there as they took it away.
I was there when the last piece of steel was cut out. I heard the first of the CT'er nuts while the pile was still smoking. Interviewed more family members than I can remember, including Leroy Homer's wife, (co-pilot Flt93) and a woman who only had her husband's jaw bone to bury.
I worked with the camera that Evan Fairbanks used to shoot the second plane hitting WTC2. I know when the microphone on that camera was ripped off (mistaken for the handle) and why there is no sound on that footage.
I know the cameraman who shot the Reuters footage, (that distant shot of the 2nd plane hitting) and how close he was to the 1st collapse. I heard the sound of that impact from 7 miles away.
I had a still camera on WTC 2 as it collapsed, (from 7 miles away) and could not believe what I was seeing - I worked in WTC # 1 in the 1970's, on the 74th floor, north face. I could not have told you where the emergency exits were.
Never been in the military, but have a good understanding as to how long a fighter plane can stay aloft without refueling. I learned that having spent more than 6 months at sea on seven different aircraft carriers.
I know how access to the street in front of WTC 7 was restricted on 9/11 because they were afraid of a collapse, and how the Millenium Hotel (where cter Jimmy Walker stays!) was suspected of being the next collapse in spite of no damage, no fire, and no planes.
I know about freefall - I've spent 48 minutes (total) in freefall.
In other CT fronts, I've held the camera that took the picture of Ruby shooting Oswald, and Zapruders camera, stood in the window of the Texas school book depository.
NBC lists me as case #1150 as exposed to Anthrax.
I take my work as a documentary film maker seriously, and resent somebody with FinalCutPro, stringing stolen news footage together with bad music, calling himself the same. Five people I knew died in that attack by a bunch of pissed off muslims. It wasn't an inside job. It wasn't controlled demolition, and it wasn't the other fantasies spun by Dylan, Jason, and the nutters who tell you the fires were not that hot, and were almost out.
