Hi HyperViolet, and welcome to the forum.
I'm not going to get too stuck into this because it seems others have it well covered. I just want to make a few points and raise some questions for your consideration.
1. You have cited a number of times the "unanswered questions" of family members of victims as a primary motivator for a new investigation. Having read through these questions myself, I feel virtually all of them have been adequately answered, and those that have not it is generally fairly obvious why they have not been answered (questions of the "Have you stopped beating your wife?" nature, or questions that demand sensitive classified information). It is my opinion, based on these questions and the opinions of the Jersey Girls in
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ress For Truth that the family members of victims simply don't like the answers they received.
I would ask of you, which particular questions do you feel are most telling? Perhaps we can aide you in understanding that these questions have already been answered.
2. As Hey Leroy excellently pointed out, controlled demolitions are very seldom symmetrical. Indeed, in controlled demolitions it is very common for an entire section of the building, from basement to roof, to be collapsed before the section immediately next to it.
3. In regards to Pakistan and the funding question. I believe this may be the most complex aspect of 9/11. The known facts are and were that Al Qaeda carried out the attacks, and Al Qaeda were guests of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Close neighbours of Afghanistan - Pakistan - have a government that wants to be more west-friendly, ruling a population that includes a very strong pro-Al Qaeda support base.
It is a simple conclusion that without the support of Pakistan, there was no way whatsoever that the US could take down Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. When members of Al Qaeda escaped from Tora Bora into Pakistan itself, the support of the Pakistani government became even more vital. Were the US to lose this support, Al Qaeda would have found themselves a new supportive host. A host with nuclear weapons.
It's important to really understand all of the above, and understand just how precarious this entire situation is. Corruption and support of Al Qaeda is rampant in the Pakistani government. If the US makes one false step with their unstable ally they could find themselves facing a terrorist organisation that has somehow just accquired a nuclear weapon.
So, when imagining the 9/11 investigators looking into funding, you have to appreciate that no one is going to be wanting to dig too deep into Pakistan.
Finally, the real fact is, as the Commission stated, the funding is somewhat irrelevant. Osama Bin Laden is a multi-millionaire in his own right, Al Qaeda has significant appeal across the Muslim world, and they have a number of well-established funding networks. Money was never a problem for Al Qaeda. The September 11 Attacks did not cost a lot of money. Thus determining who funded the operation is of little value, as cutting off this funding will not prevent Al Qaeda getting funding from elsewhere.
To my opinion, the priority is, and must be, the destruction of Al Qaeda. Investigations come secondary to this. An investigation of Pakistani involvement in 9/11 funding would help very little with understanding how the attacks were carried out, but could significantly impair operations to destroy Al Qaeda. In worst case scenario, such investigations could result in a strengthening of Al Qaeda's position and the possibility of nuclear armament.
We must consider something about 9/11. 9/11 was the first time that Islamic Terrorists inflicted large-scale death on American civilian populations. Prior to this attacks had been hostage scenarios, or against American military forces, or had resulted in very minor levels of death.
9/11 revealed that Al Qaeda were truely ready, willing, and capable of causing wanton slaughter on a massive scale. Before 9/11, it was reasonable to assume that terrorists might hesitate to use a nuclear weapon on a civilian population. After 9/11 it became a given that, were Al Qaeda to get their hands on a nuclear weapon, they would use it.
Thus, at the extreme end of the worst case scenario, it became a matter of choosing between Investigating if corrupt Pakistani officials gave Al Qaeda a meagre sum of money, or preventing a nuclear terrorist attack in an American city.
Really, given these scenarios, there's no choice to be made.
-Gumboot
, and dedicate it to P'Doh.
