9/11

Wikileaks Publishes 500,000+ Pager Messages from 9/11

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 13:45

Wikileaks has just begun to publish more than half a million text messages (from pagers) that were intercepted by an unnamed US agency on Sept 11, 2001.

The Hudson River Crash - The First Flight 1549 Conspiracy Theories

Fri, 01/16/2009 - 22:46

[bpsdb] The internet. Never before in human history has it been possible for so many dumb people to construct so much garbage in such a short amount of time following a breaking new story. And unsurprisingly, the "miraculous" escape of the passengers on the Airbus A320 that was heroically parked on the River Hudson recently, has got the conspiracy theorists twitching and twittering already.

When Skeptics Go Bad: From Climate Skeptics to 9/11 Truthers

Wed, 12/17/2008 - 13:17

Skepticism is generally considered to be a Good Thing, especially in the science blogosphere, but taking it too far can be detrimental, and lead to a position indistinguishable from denialism. So just for a change, I thought I'd turn the spotlight on skeptics. For those of you for whom every numbered list needs to have a cute and catchy name, here are the "Eight Signs of Bad Skepticism". Just for laughs, I'll relate these to so-called "Climate Skeptics" and "9/11 Truthers" because... well just because... and it's good for the hit counts.

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Fan Mail of the Week

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 13:29

Continuing my policy of publishing the more rabid "fan" mail I get, here's a little gem I got in my inbox this morning from "cbrown6". While most of my critics get the hump after reading just one article, this dedicated reviewer has detailed startling new evidence that rips apart the supposed "evidence" behind several of my articles here.

"From: "cbrown6"
Date: Mon, June 16, 2008 7:51 pm

Top Ten Photos 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts Hate

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 12:35

Ever since the twin towers came down, conspiracy nuts have gone to town, poring over photos and youtube videos in an attempt to prove that the global Salafi Jihad movement wasn't responsible for the attacks, and that some unspecified agents - usually the government, Jews, CIA or some combination of the above - were. In spite of all the conspiracy websites in existence though, not one has managed to come up with any definitive evidence that contradicts the official story.