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Leaked FEMA/ASCE Draft Report On WTC Collapse
securitas writes "The New York Times obtained a copy of the World Trade Center draft report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Society of Civil Engineers about the engineering failures that caused the towers to collapse. Among the findings: 'Fireproofing, sprinkler systems and the water supply for hoses were all disabled and the fires generated heat equivalent to the energy output of a nuclear power plant' reports the NYT (Yahoo link). Amazingly, if it wasn't for the fire (or another secondary catastrophic force), the towers would have remained standing."
Every time the President addresses congress, one member of cabinet stays away, in case the Capitol blows up. I used to think that was absurd, someone in government was a little off their rocker with that policy. After 11 Sept 01, I realized that a 747 into the Capitol could easily wipe out the entire US Government... then I realized that this was exactly what Washington needed. Nuke all those brain-dead politicians, and find us a batch that won't pass crap like the DMCA, and the SSSSSSCA
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