The Almond "..NIST..was but a minor outpost of the Department of Commerce.."
Whatever you say, NIST was 'connected'. They are a government agency and in a position to request/demand, special/extra funding and resources if they deemed it necessary.
Those requests would be subject to a public hearing before congress. Despite your poorly conceived notions about the federal government, congress does not simply open up the grab bag for funding and resources. They set aside money for NIST, but did not set up a time frame for the response so that NIST could produce an accurate report.
It seems to me that the majority of conspiracy theorists have no concept of how scientific research is done. Congress does not give money to the National Cancer Institute and declare that all cancer will be cured in 10 years. Good science takes time, peer review takes time and accuracy takes time. Thus far, you've offered only arguments from personal incredulity, and yet you have failed to show any capacity to argue on a scientific or technical level. The fact that you think the report is taking too long only highlights your inability to comprehend the nature of scientific research.
NIST administrators had an inside track that no private company could openly admit to.
Oh please, tell me what inside track NIST had. Also, tell me how they kept this inside track from the dozens of private companies contracted out to do many of the research tasks involved in the NCSTAR. While you're at it, tell me how the independent advisory council whose members included faculty from 2 major engineering universities did not notice this "inside track."
The Almond "..controlled demolition..would take thousands of man hours.."
Learn to read oh pompous one!
Your ad hominem attacks are becoming tiresome. Or do you think they make you look smarter?
I never attached any numerical figure to the number of man hours.
Perhaps you could enlighten me. Show me a controlled demolition of a building whose size is comparable to the WTC towers that DID NOT take thousands of man hours.
I've explained in other threads how it would be possible to covertly setup a CD in WTC 1,2 & 7.
And yet, arguing entirely from the hypothetical, without corroborating evidence, is a complete waste of time. I could write many pages about how a hypothetical race of pan-dimensional beings brought down the towers, but without proof that said beings exist, the hypothesis is worth nothing.
I've also noticed how you ignored many of the salient points made against you. You whined when R.Mackey did that to you in the NIST thread, and yet you do just that here. I must say, your representation of your arguments thus far has been very poor. You whine, you insult, you make generalizations, you refuse to respond to counter arguments and you have yet to produce any evidence for any of your claims. Perhaps you could take this opportunity to learn about rhetoric and logic by representing yourself like an adult, and produce arguments that don't devolve into name-calling and poorly strung, wildly illogical statements.
