The point is that Mackey misrepresented his position. Never has Rodriguez claimed to have actually seen the explosives or charges.
And you correcting him only further proves his claim. That no one saw any bombs. Thank you. He was trying to throw a bone, but you slapped it down. Thank you.
Wrong again. To paraphrase, Mackey suggested that other than Rodriguez, no one has claimed to see bombs. Rodriguez has never made such a claim. I'm waiting for Mackey to retract his statement or provide the quote where Rodriguez claims to see explosives or bombs.
Everyone else seems to have understood, but I'll give it to you in my own words for sake of completeness. I know Mr. Rodriguez didn't see bombs. I know he didn't claim to see bombs, either. The only reason I bring him up is because, as far as I know, his statements are the best that you have. While he saw absolutely nothing inconsistent with the "official theory," he nonetheless
actually believes there were bombs, which is insufficient but not as bad as the usual Truth Movement quote-mining -- that which attempts to claim others believe there were bombs rather than merely employing a metaphor.
I remind you that, earlier in this thread, the claim was made that witnesses statements provide evidence that bombs levelled WTC 7. I know it wasn't you who started this; then again, you didn't have to butt in either.
To support this claim, the only truly actionable witness statements would be those who actually saw bombs. Next best would be those who saw things that could only be caused by bombs. But you have neither. Not even if we expand the pool to WTC 1 and 2 as well. Not even if we also include the impacts, instead of only treating the collapses. Still none.
The claim is a lie.
In an attempt to be charitable, I'd even be faintly interested in everyone who
thinks there were bombs, at any time (1993 doesn't count!), in any structure. As far as I know, the population of this group is one -- Mr. Rodriguez. I could be wrong, there could be one or two other confused folks out there. Or maybe even someone credible. Surprise me.
So, what have you got?