Strollin Johnie - get off your high horse and join the discusion. The Mudcat allows thread posts by those who do not care to join. The creators of the mudcat site have obviously decided that it is OK for what you would call an "OUTSIDER" to do so. I am in no way a troll. I certainly respect their objectivity. As an older folkie from the Vietnam years I see the country once more sending our young people into harm's way to support the rich. How else would you describe the attack on two sovereign nations without due cause to benefit the US oil industry?
In the process a lot of republicans have made a lot of money. The Defense Industries have made billions of dollars replacing the amunitions, vehicles and other equipment used up in this "War". Our self-proclaimed "War" President is only thus because he STARTED the war in the first place and has subsequently been proved to be a liar on every reason (911, WMD, Poison Gas, Nerve Gas, Atomic Bombs) touted for the war.
The 911 attacks were not made by a bunch of towel-heads as this administration claims. Two fuel-loaded aluminum (aluminium to you brits) airplanes were not enough to bring down two steel frame buildings. The heat generated by burning kerosene (parafin) is not hot enough to melt or even weaken steel due to the dispersal of heat by conduction through the steel structure. It is like a big heat sink. Then there was the suspicious demolition of Building 7. All three buildings fell neatly into their own footprint like a controlled demolition. Building 7 was not hit by an aircraft, but mysteriously caught on fire at the same time. And was demolished in the same manner.
Several scientists at great risk to their own safety have stated that there is no way that these buildings could fall at the speed they did. A building collapsing one floor on top of another has a delay factor as each floor puts up some resistance and should delay the complete colapse by some time. All buildings reportedly colapsed at approximately gravitational speed. No resistance. The only explanation is controlled demolition.
Look it up if you don't believe me. Look at other steel-framed skyscrapers that have gone on fire - Brazil - an 18- hour fire that left the structure standing. Investigate. Don't take my word. Question - everything a politician says.
I started this thread to see if there were any radical folkies left who were actually realising what was really going on and it sadly seems that there are but a few of us left.