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    Stephen C. Webster
    Raw Story
    April 8, 2009

    A team of scientists claim to have unearthed startling data from dust and debris gathered in the days and weeks after the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.

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    In a study published by the Open Chemical Physics Journal — a peer-reviewed, scientific publication — Steven E. Jones and Niels Harrit level a stark allegation: that within the dust and rubble of the World Trade Center towers lays evidence of “a highly engineered explosive,” contrary to all federal studies of the collapses.

    “We have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in all the samples we have studied of the dust produced by the destruction of the World Trade Center,” reads the paper’s abstract. “One sample was collected by a Manhattan resident about ten minutes after the collapse of the second WTC Tower, two the next day, and a fourth about a week later. The properties of these chips were analyzed using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).”

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    65 Responses to “Study claims ‘highly engineered explosive’ found in WTC rubble”

    1. mshort Says:

      cnn just said we are 1.5 mill strong . Wonder what the real number is . Tune in right now 2:10 pm

      Dschneider Reply:

      missed it, what did they say?

      asdf Reply:

      It’s LOVE THERMITE

      nothing to see here…

      Gabe Reply:

      Probably 15 million.

      Also, this article, all the pieces are coming together. Just one more chunk of evidence to throw in the pile with all the rest. Eventually nobody can ignore it when more and more credible people are presenting the evidence.

      Line in the sand Reply:

      NOTICE that when you have SMOKING GUN INFO(PEER REVIEW) there are NO DEBUNKING TROLLS!!
      Yes what you going to say about FACTS(NSA)

      Obama Sucks Dick Cheney's Finger Reply:

      The evidence is so overwhelming from so many areas that 911 was an inside job and still there is nothing promising coming back from Congress or any other Government Agency to look for suspects. They are still convinced it was Bin Laden who never met any of the people who flew the planes into the WTC. So if we go into Congress and slap a few of them around and force them to put on their glasses and watch 911 truth or read all the thousands of pages of data collected showing it was NOT Bin Laden, then perhaps we can get their attention.
      Sometimes I do wonder if knocking someone beside the head actaully knocks some sense into them. Heck, if that don’t work, I am always up for experimenting with a taser gun on stupid people who refuse to beleive the truth.

      RightofRush Reply:

      Obama SDCF: What our Congress, the best that money can buy, is convinced of, is who really butters their bread. They know all the arguments, and they know an offer that they can’t refuse when the hear it.

      centerbound Reply:

      Yeah, 9/11 was an inside job. That’s why not one of the THOUSANDS of people who would have had to be involved has leaked any information. Wow, such good secret keepers…

      thegrunt Reply:

      I guess you dont want to look back in History…..40-50,000 citizens kept their mouth shut for years during the Manhattan Project…

      Independant investigation is needed.

      If there is nothing to hide, open the whole thing up…from the Pentagon videos to the insider trading.

      Now, go back to watching Fox News you f-ing Sheep.

      reason Reply:

      first of all there wouldn’t have been nearly as many people involved as you might think. and most of them probably were involved in such a way that they didn’t know what they were doing. that’s how pyramid schemes work.

      second, if you and everyone who thinks like you are so confident in the official story, why not put it the utmost scrutiny and independent investigations? it makes doesn’t make any sense not to in any scenario.

      i’m just wondering about now how everyone who is doubting this whole thing is going to act under martial law. we’re getting to the point where it’s worthless convincing people. they’ll come on their own. things will get so bad that no one will be able to deny that there is a force orchestrating it all. and when things do get bad, they’ll be turning to people like us who have screaming this s--- all along.

      but what will we have for them? “See i told you!” ok. now what?

      it’s time to start getting a game plan in order. i’m open to suggestions.

    2. Asier Says:

      its just business baby!!!

    3. the dick chenney Says:

      but, but, but, thermal expansion and, and, ah f--- it, im moving to dubai……..

      romedy celief Reply:

      LOL!!

    4. nader paul kucinich gravel Says:

      High tech MIL GRADE explosives

    5. ItsAllAConspiracyTheory Says:

      It’s all a conspiracy theory. Osama did it. It’s just a coincidence that Bin Laden’s family has been doing business with the Bush’s for decades.

    6. THEDEAD616 Says:

      ALL HAIL THERMAL EXPANSION!!!!

    7. Brzezinski Says:

      Many Americans just can’t wrap their heads around 9/11 being carried out by their own government. But the US government did carry it out. It is highly probable that they received support from foreign countries and organizations, including Mossad.

      we have a voice Reply:

      When America wakes up and realizes what has happened in front of their eyes, there will be a Revolution. The parasites infiltrated our government just as it has all throughout history.
      They will wake up. They have no choice… The truth will prevail.

    8. NatureBoy Says:

      9-11 was an inside job. those building were blown up by zionist jews. and bush went along with it cuz he worships satan just like his daddy.

      sizeT Reply:

      where is your proof the jews did it? claism liek this show your ignorance.
      there are 2 key players in this world
      1. usa
      2. the vatican

      the only ones that have anything to gain from the one world gov / one world religion is the
      1. usa
      2. vatican

      i suggest doing some research on the jesuits. Where is your proof the jews are resposible?

      canuck rage Reply:

      he didnt say “the jews” he said mossad. Jerk.

      Just the facts Mame Reply:

      from the horse’s mouth

      “Economic crises have been produced by us for the goyim by no other means than the withdrawal of money from circulation.” – Protocols of Zion

      “Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don’t worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it.” – Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, October 3, 2001

      me Reply:

      911 M-i-s-s-i-n-g links.com take out the – - -and go to that site for ur proof

      me Reply:

      911m-i-s-s-i-n-g links.com . go to this site i posted but take out the – that are in between for your proof

      Franklyn D Reply:

      Size T ….Totally agree, these Jews did this, Jews did that, type mentallity think they have researched everything just cause there racist uneducated mummas and papa’s told em so.

      Read the letters written between a.pike (head satanist 1737 and masonic founder) and giusseppe
      mazzini 33 degree mason in Rome and most likely a jesuit agent.

      http://www.thetruthseeker.co.u.....sp?ID=1086

    9. Mark Says:

      This is an absolutely massive revelation.

    10. Satanicrat Says:

      The appropriate definition for these lost leaders is… SATANICRAT

      Satanicrat’s (zionist kabbalists) are unfortunately in charge of the country…

      they are a cancer that we need to irradiate.

      Satanicrat Reply:

      its not …..satanic-rat…

      its …..satani-crat

      909090909 Reply:

      there are good jews (like basically every single jew i’ve gotten to know on this journey) and there are a few jews that were involved with 911 along with some others–probably more non jews than jews if you think about it—-but blaming any religion as a whole is weak COMPARED TO USING EQUAL JUSTICE PRAGMATICALLY

      RightofRush Reply:

      An update of an old wisecrack: Dick Chenney and Bush too.

    11. Steve Says:

      Read Jim Hoffman’s new essays on thermite:

      911research.wtc7.net/essays/thermite/

      Here’s the intro to his demolition hypothesis:

      Most science-based investigators of the events of 9/11/2001 are reluctant to develop detailed hypotheses or conjectures for obvious reasons: to speculate about unknown events in a criminal conspiracy is to invite the label of “conspiracy theorist” with its weight of discrediting associations, unless, of course, one is parroting the speculations of the officially endorsed account.

      Never mind that NIST explains WTC7’s destruction as the first-ever fire-induced collapse of a steel-frame high-rise building with the refreshingly novel failure mechanism — supported by no physical evidence whatsoever — that thermally induced expansion of a huge beam caused it to break loose of its connections and crash down, taking the rest of the skyscraper with it. It is the skeptics of this fairy tale that New York Times reporter Eric Lipton calls conspiracy theorists. 1

      The chief apologists for the official story seem to want it both ways. On the one hand, they stigmatize anyone who questions the official version of events as a “conspiracy theorist”. On the other, they fault the same intellectual dissidents for not articulating a detailed theory of the crime, as Ryan Mackey does here. How interesting that the conspiracy theorist label remains the first line of defense against the consideration of alternative hypotheses, while the main arguments against controlled demolition of the Twin Towers appeal to alleged difficulties in implementation — arguments that can only be answered through postulating hypothetical scenarios.

      Here, then, is such a scenario — in much more detail than suggestions I have previously made to answer frequently asked questions — that I hope will be useful to other investigators working to solve the horrific crime of ‘9/11′.

      http://911research.wtc7.net/es.....nario.html

      hope you will listen Reply:

      http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com great site against the NEW WORLD ORDER

    12. Babelfuries Says:

      This is the final nail in the coffin of the official conspiracy theory. It’s just a question of exposure now. People should check out Kevin Ryan’s paper on the connections between NIST and nanothermites at the journal of 9/11 studies. This evidence narrows down the list of suspects of this part of the plot to a fairly small group.

      David Ray Griffin kicks off his European tour in London on 14th April. Tickets available at http://www.timeforasecondlook.com

    13. Rush to War Says:

      Atty gen around the country have been in on this deception all along, they are going down with all talk radion host who continue to change history. Military need to desert today!

    14. why oh why Says:

      Thank you for posting this story.

      – MY PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS ON MY 1st READ OF THE PAPER–

      Based on these observations, we conclude that the red
      layer of the red/gray chips we have discovered in the WTC
      dust is active, unreacted thermitic material, incorporating
      nanotechnology, and is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or
      explosive material.

      In June
      2007, Dr.
      Steven Jones observed distinctive bi-layered chips,
      with both a red and a gray layer, in a sample of the WTC
      dust.
      Initially, it was suspected these might be dried paint
      chips, but after closer inspection and testing, it was shown
      that this was not the case.
      Further testing was then performed
      on the red/gray chips in an attempt to ascertain their composition and properties.
      The authors also obtained and examined
      additional samples of WTC dust which had been collected
      by independent observers on, or very soon after, 9/11.

      All of the samples examined contained these very small,
      peculiar red/gray chips.

      All of the chips used in the study had a gray layer and a
      red layer and were attracted by a magnet.

      The chemical signatures found in the red layers
      are also quite consistent, each showing the presence
      of aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), iron (Fe) and oxygen (O), and
      a significant carbon (C) peak as well.

      In addition to the red/gray chips, many small spheres
      have been found by our group in the WTC dust.
      These contain
      the same elements as the residue of thermite.

      The red layer of the red/gray chips is most interesting in
      that it contains aluminum, iron and oxygen components which are INTIMATELY MIXED AT A SCALE OF APPROXIMATELY 100
      NANOMETERS (nm) OR LESS.
      (emphasis mine)

      The primary elements (Al, Fe, O, Si, C) are typically
      all present in particles at the scale of tens to hundreds
      of nanometers, and detailed XEDS mapping shows
      intimate mixing.

      Iron oxide appears in faceted grains roughly 100 nm
      across whereas the aluminum appears in thin platelike
      structures.
      The small size of the iron oxide particles
      qualifies the material to be characterized as nanothermite
      or super-thermite.

      From the presence of elemental aluminum and iron
      oxide in the red material, we conclude that it contains
      the ingredients of thermite.

      As measured using DSC, the material ignites and reacts
      vigorously at a temperature of approximately
      430 °C, with a rather narrow exotherm, matching
      fairly closely an independent observation on a known
      super-thermite sample.
      The low temperature of ignition
      and the presence of iron oxide grains less than
      120 nm show that the material is not conventional
      thermite (which ignites at temperatures above 900 °C)
      but very likely a form of super-thermite.

      The spheroids produced by the DSC tests and by the
      flame test have an XEDS signature (Al, Fe, O, Si, C)
      which is depleted in carbon and aluminum relative to
      the original red material.
      This chemical signature
      strikingly matches the chemical signature of the spheroids
      produced by igniting commercial thermite, and
      also matches the signatures of many of the microspheres
      found in the WTC dust

      In a time of economic crisis AND with the fact that Obama is INCREASING our military adventures– PLEASE distribute/Digg etc..

      this is still not over.

    15. ismhmr Says:

      funny, these are the same people who just said that kid shot those cops because of Alex Jones…

      hope you will listen Reply:

      http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com

    16. J.D. Says:

      Come on people wake up, the seeds have been planted, 911 was a necessary evil, it allowed for the removal of constitutional rights as well as a bolstering of the intelligence arm, all just pieces of the greater whole. the people behind it have more money than you can imagine, yes I mean the Globalization conspirators who want to control the whole planet, I wonder if Obama would bow to them as well.

    17. Carpe Diem Says:

      I wonder how they will discount this information. Maybe they can call Glenn Beck and have him bring in a team of “experts”. In the end, I am certain that the powers that be will not let this speed bump foil their plans. Somehow this information is actually discouraging because I know that it won’t change anything. Even if they admit that the new evidence is compelling, it will never gain main stream momentum.
      I am sorry to be so discouraged but I am tired of getting my hopes up with this kind of stuff.

    18. Michigan Buba Says:

      That is some heavy stuff within that report.

      And to think that in normal circumstances when a plane crashes, the government deeply investigates and tries to put the craft together in a hanger to find the source of failure or why, how and where the explosion happened like 1993 Pan-Am flight or others that have crashed in the deep ocean, but in this case, they trucked out “all” the available easy to get materials to China to be melted down.

      But this will never reach the masses. As one said on hear:
      Many Americans just can’t wrap their heads around 9/11 being carried out by their own government…..

      The crime of the Millennium!

    19. masterkyiron Says:

      super sulfer thermite and bombs planted level by level in the buildings, strategicly planned and blueprinted , and a bomb on the plane and or attached under the plane.,a perfectly timed sinister and murderous snake vile blood genocidal demolition ,a timed and controlled explosion.other wise you would have a plane stuck in the building for a wile . The 3 rd building they waited to demolish it with some thermite in the mix as well.as you know that building did not get hit by a plane.i do not think some middle east terror squad could has done all of this! how a bought the gold in the basement ,raided.then the patriot act was put in by bush, taking more control of the people and our rights one step closer to the micro chip society , then gave a perfect excuse to invade the middle east and secure some more gas and oil.false flag in the loom.no one even the elite cant hide forever behind a crime of this size!just hope the real one behind 911 face justice a real justice not tied in and payed off! if not they will not stop and false flags genocide ,economic depressions ,war, chemtrails and all the other poisons there behind will do mass cancerous damage to the planet,and life.this is the future for us and the children if these greedy vile corrupt out of line barons continue to control and shadow over the governments and military!

      William Smith Reply:

      You are right on about everything you have said. I find it interesting that the weekend before all this happened there were “upgrades” being done to the “Networking Infrastructure” of the Towers. There were people “installing upgrades” on all levels of the towers. If you don’t believe it, google is your friend.

    20. Mac-101 Says:

      I can tell you people that it is a fact that a helicopter that crashes/shoot down catches on fire the entire aircraft will burn to nothing except the stainless steel engine parts, transmission and several other smaller parts. The vast majority disappears.

    21. Jim Says:

      On the day of the attack, there probably wasn’t an Arab or Muslim within 1,000 miles of any of the focal points of the operation lol.

    22. me Says:

      911 M-i-s-s-i-n-g links.com

    23. me Says:

      i had to put the above link with dashes because they censor it out

    24. Look At The Facts Says:

      Everyone….

      Answer these very simple questions –

      “When has the US Government EVER told the Truth about ANYTHING?”
      ANSWER: Never.
      Lies work much better. Facts only get in the way of a great lie!

      “What obligates our Government, to tell the Truth or even do the Right Thing?”
      ANSWER: Nothing.
      The people of this country are powerless to force them to make “morally right” decisions. Let’s look at the facts: “Are the Liars still in power? Yes! Need I say more?”

      “Do you think Politicians care about the people who elected them?”
      ANSWER: Nope.
      No reason to care.

      “Is ANY foreign war justifiable if, the Truth about it was based on lies?”
      ANSWER: No.
      Those who lied about it, committed “high treason” and should be jailed but, they are in charge so they won’t be throwing themselves into jail any time soon….

      “Now that you (the Public) have been signed up as “guarantors” for the Trillions of dollars freely “loaned” to the criminal Bankers….What “generation of your family” will have “PAID” your share TARP Loans?”
      ANSWER: Maybe by your kids, kids, kids, kids, kids, kids, kids, kids….. but, each generation of your descendants will need money to live, too! So, the more correct answer is: “The “loans” will NEVER be paid off…Ever!

      To sum it all up -
      We have become a regressive Society, not a progressive one.
      Our Future is now determined by people who, were taught as children to look down on people who were willing to do an honest day’s work.

      But there is a “silver lining” in all of this mess….100 years from this point in time, everyone dealing with these problems will be dead and the Truth will die with them. Financial documents will have been altered and our children’s children, etc. will be told that the relatives of “Our time” made bad financial decisions that committed them to pay for these “loans”….even before they were born….

      So, be ready to be “hated” for “all eternity” by your descendants…..

    25. Sir Baby De Porky Says:

      We’ll accept this good piece of work , but please , don’t bring much more evidence proving 9/11
      was a scam , my head’s spinnin’ , and the bin’s smokin’ !!!

    26. Drifter Says:

      About time this got on Infowars. It has allready been all over the mainstream media here in Denmark, as well as all over the internet for days. This is indeed a massive revelation. Let’s make some noise about it!

    27. Brian Says:

      gettin real sick of all the religious stuff you all post. Let’s stick to facts.

    28. TheFoxIllusion Says:

      ^^^ HI my name is bill Oreilly and i deny that the twin- towers (IN MY CITY) were brought down by design… oreilly@foxnews.com <— I am paid large amounts of money to stick to my-story about this, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT 911? I really am a good guy, I’m just a little boy in a big body and I have a lot of FEAR in my life and THAT is why I raise my voice to people and ACT condescending to other people… I always ACT like a tough-guy because I am really affraid people will find out how scared of everything I really am! Im really not arrogant, Im just scared!!!

    29. beijingyank Says:

      3000 murdered New Yorkers 9-11 and the suspects that used the false flag to murder over 1,000,000 Iraqis are still moving around, out in the open.

      You get the feeling this sheit is going to stop.

      You can’t kill 3000 New Yorkers and think you are going to get away with it.

      Extreme prejudice is coming their way. Just watch.

    30. Mothman Says:

      What does it really say when the average of citizens can discern that 911 was an inside job but yet the most in touch, professionally connected politician can not even bring the 911 matter into discussion without surrendering common sense logic and avoids asking the most base questions regarding anomalies that do not add up. If the most average of American is suspicious of 911 and yet politicians act as if they have been living in a bubble totally devoid of contact with their constituents what does it say? It says they are lying and know more than they state. Any politician that can read the 911 commission report and is willing to spend an hour on you tube will get quite an education if not a quality list of people that could be called upon to prove or disprove any so called conspiracy theories. Why do they ignore what the rest of us know? Because they are part of the problem and need to drug from their palaces of evil and hung from the neck until they wiggle no more. They are liars and are paid by the corporations that support the introduction of a New World Order. Death to them all.

    31. Barry Says:

      We are all preaching to the converted guys.

      I have found a site that allows you to put your comments right there on the page next to mainstream news articles.

      It’s a fairly new social news site about your reactions to news and it’s getting a lot of traction. They do not filter Infowars articles like some of the others either.

      There is no signup which is cool. All you do is read news like you normally would and drop a short reaction (hookk). Kinda like twitter for news. Very easy and smooth to use.

      Spread the word. http://hookk.com

    32. lizZardlips66 Says:

      Steven E. Jones and David Ray Griffin are “Rock Stars” God bless them for their tireless work

    33. G-Zus Says:

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    34. Lars Says:

      “A danish scientist Niels Harrit, on nano-thermite in the WTC dust ( english subtitles )”

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_tf25lx_3o

    35. whoopfly Says:

      I found something interesting that I had not heard anyone talk about. I was watching a rerun of a MythBusters episode section called Exploding Pants. Well there is an ex FBI Bomb squad person named Frank Doyle helping them make the pants explode. So he proceeds to PAINT the pants with the “magic silver” explosive that he says is a “High Velocity Specialty Explosive” that explodes at 21,000 ft/s. So I am saying to myself “Hey this is explosive thermate”. I googled this “Frank Doyle” character (just looking at him he looks slimy) and Thermite and I find he is involved in, and lost a case against the Earth First group back in the 80’s for planting bombs and trying to get them to blow up electrical transmission towers with thermite. Link to the details here http://www.pinknoiz.com/covert/ef1196.html Get this the FBI COINTELPRO operation name for this was the “Thermcon,” an acronym for Thermite Conspiracy. Also in the MythBusters clip Frank Doyle makes some gooffy remarks about when the pants explode they will fly all the way to New York and Madison Square Garden or Times Square. The MythBuster crew and I agree that this is the biggest and baddest explosion they have seen on the show , they blow up a lot of stuff. After seeing this explosion you will agree that this stuff could take down any building

      crazycanuck Reply:

      So the ex-FBI agent has access to some pretty powerful HVSE. Anyone know what the chemical makeup of HVSE might be, from the video it looks like a silver paste (nanothermite).

      crazycanuck Reply:

      That silver paste could possibly be nanothermite much smaller particulate matter than standard thermite. Standard thermite under ignition show quick burning like qualities whilst this materiel in the vid is instantly explosive.

    36. whoopfly Says:

      Watch the MythBusters Exploding Pants Clip here

      http://video.google.com/videop.....&hl=en

    37. whoopfly Says:

      Amen, What truther says is THE TRUTH. Just as you discovered the elites want to take over the world for there Father Satan is the truth. You now need to discover that Gods plan for redemption through Jesus Christ is the truth. This is a battle between God and Satan. Read it in the Bible. You can find it on the internet too.

      http://www.blueletterbible.org/

    38. bushblows Says:

      bush had to be a bitch puppet or end up like JFK.

    39. romedy celief Says:

      Unfortunately, Adolf Hitler Jew-baiting parodies/satire have been banned from this board.
      Yes, Virginia, Alex Jones censors, too.

    40. SPIRITBLADE Says:

      Alex Jones ROCKS, all others BALK.