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Wikileaks Publishes 500,000 9/11 Pager Messages

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hindsight-and-voyeurism dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wikileaks is preparing to release 500,000 intercepted pager messages from a 24-hour period encompassing the September 11 terrorist attacks. The messages show emergency services springing into action and computer systems sending automated messages as buildings collapse. Wikileaks implies this data came from an organised collection effort."

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  1. that's nice by Darth_brooks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure this will lead to rational debate, as well as this information being added to our view of those tragic events as a whole and will finally lay to bed some of the misconceptions that have surrounded the events of 9/11, rather than becoming the source for thousands of snippets of information that will get used in barely contextualized, ill-thought out, and poorly worded conspiracy theories.

    Also, when you bring me my pony, make sure it's pink.

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    There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
  2. Re:So much raw data by Richard_at_work · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If there was a conspiracy to find about 9/11, what do you think it would turn out to be?

    A. A concerted effort by the Government and Department of Defence, and related military bodies conspiring together to launch an attack on the US people in order to further the aims of the Government and selected private corporations and individuals.

    Or...

    B. A concerted effort by members of the Government and Department of Defence, and related military bodies to cover up their own inadequecies in being able to deal with an attack by a small number of persons against several targets using simplistic weapons, causing a massive over reaction over the next few years, and resulting in the inability of the largest military might in the world to subdue a country that has barely hit the 19th Century.

    Yes, there probably was a lie surrounding 9/11, but its almost certainly not the juicy one people are fantasising about...

  3. Re:News to me by lawpoop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Pagers still exist?

    These are texts and pages from 9/11/2001, which is some 8 years ago.

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    Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
    -- Pablo Picasso
  4. Reichstag would vote A by 1800maxim · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Was Reichstag fire just as unbelievable as 9/11? It was done to further gov't agenda.

    From Wikipedia: The Reichstag fire... is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.

    Don't think gov'ts now aren't capable of the same thing, or that they aren't doing it.

    But then it's much more comfortable to bury one's head in the sand.