Just watching the eyewitness video now, Chris.
You may be aware that I made a Jennings/Hess video which attempts to clarify the timeline for their experiences. I've since found a few other interesting things.
One point worth mentioning is that Hess used the word 'explosion' in his first interview shortly after the collapse, then later clarified that it was an earthquake-like event. He seems to have inadvertently added fuel to the conspiracist's fire with his choice of words. Of course most of us realize that the word 'explosion' does not necessarily refer to 'high explosive charge', but that doesn't stop truthers from insisting it does!
Second relevant point to Jennings' testimony - he claims he saw one of the towers standing when he looked out the window. However, recently released footage of WTC 7 shows Michael Hess calling out of the broken window to rescuers. The window is on the North face of the building, which means they could not see the towers (nevermind the smoke and dust swirling around) from that window.
In my opinion Jennings was confused, and incorrect.
Third, someone posting as Barry Jennings son claimed that he had died of Leukemia. The information, AFAIK is accurate - Jennings did have a brother, Larry, who apparently predeceased him. And the person who wrote this has other info which would be known only to those from Jennings family or close to them.
Here is the transcript with links:
Barry Jennings August 19, 2008
i guess my father really was a hero huh? i will admit,watching him die at 53 the day after my birthdaay in stony brook hospital from leukemia wasn’t the highlight of my life,but at least i know that his death isn’t strange at all,his twin brother,my uncle larry,died a few months b4 i was born in 1989,my father is his identical twin,he was bound to get it,i know the government didn’t do that,this was years b4 9/11 like 12 years,and i will also say losing my father at 19 wasn’t my plan,and also as screwed up as our government may be,at least i can say that they didn’t kill my father because i wathced him die bursting into tears,and even though his job is reluctant to say he’s dead becuz conspiracy thoeries will arise if they said it,they have risen anyway and i still hurt evrytime someone says the government killed him,i want to smack them becuz it is insulting to me becuz out of the 4 kids he has im the only one who saw him die,and im 2nd youngest. you people dont have to believe young 19 year oldd me but if anyone got questions,i aam willing to answer them as long as you acknowledge what i say to be the truth. futrher more,anyone wants to know about the 9/11 conspiracy he was saying,i will give you unadulterated truths about what happened to him jsut as he told it to me and my siblings when he was twelve and at the expense of being hunted down,i will tell you that im speaking the truth. you all wonder why his death is strange? because out of the members in my family,im the only one with the time,resources and energy to speak up. noone is listening to me. i am even able to provide you with death certificate info and an obituary. im tired of speaking. it has been 4 months i have been speaking up. this is my final atttempt. yall can believe what u want to. if u reply to this,i will be notified by email so any questions can and will be answered
http://wecanchangetheworld.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/wtc-7-survivor-barry-jennings-dead/
August 18, 1989 birthdate
http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14697&st=40&p=10789495&#entry10789495
