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Old 24th Sep 2011, 06:45
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For those interested in what really constitutes corroboration and cherry picking, here is a list:

Over a hundred people are on record as saying they saw the plane hit the Pentagon.
About 13 people said they thought the plane flew north of the Citgo service station.
Of the 13 who said it flew north of Citgo, all those who were in a position to see the Pentagon said it hit the Pentagon.
Hundreds of people were in traffic jams around the Pentagon and would have seen a plane fly over but nobody has said they saw a plane fly over.

A320 and friends insist that because 13 corroborate one another it must be true. What about the 100 plus who corroborate impact?

So much for corroboration.

If you look at the full videos of the people interviewed who support the north path you will find some interesting things. For instance Sgt LaGasse demonstrates with his hands that the plane went in at an angle and says "When the plane hit it just kinda disappeared." He indicated that his memory for details might be flawed but his memory of impact was not. "There is only one thing that is irrefutable .... the fact is American Airlines plane went from here into the building. You can pick apart everything else."

And Turcios. He said the plane was to the north but when asked if he saw the plane fly over he looked surprised and said "Fly over? No the only thing I saw was .... on a direct line to the Pentagon. It collided."

And Chad Brooks said he watched the plane "awfully low .. just go nose dive into the Pentagon ... full throttle .. clip the lamp pole ... just the sheer impact ... it just literaly disintegrated the plane."

So they didn't just cherry pick the witnesses who were prepared to say the plane passed north of Citgo, and avoid interviewing all those who saw the impact, they also cherry picked the parts of the interview that suited their story.

So much for cherry picking.
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