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Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from World Trade Center

The Open Chemical Physics Journal

Volume 2

ISSN: 1874-4125

Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe

pp.7-31 (25) Authors: Niels H. Harrit, Jeffrey Farrer, Steven E. Jones, Kevin R. Ryan, Frank M. Legge, Daniel Farnsworth, Gregg Roberts, James R. Gourley, Bradley R. Larsen

“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.”

The foregoing is an excerpt from the conclusion of a recent comprehensive journal article authored by some of the most prominent, yet controversial, scientists investigating the events surrounding the likely causes of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings on September 11, 2001.  In this article the authors do not address the broader issues of the 9/11 attacks, however these findings do question the validity of the “official reports” of the 9/11 Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other sources that support the “official story.”  Readers are encouraged to reach their own conclusions as to the implications of these findings.

One of the most notorious authors, retired Brigham Young University professor Steven Jones Ph. D., initially presented his views on the collapse of the WTC towers and World Trade Center 7 at a BYU seminar attended by about 60 people On September 22, 2005. In his presentation, Jones emphasized the speed and symmetry of the collapses, the characteristics of dust jets, and reports of molten metal in the debris.  Dr. Jones suggested that the evidence defies the mainstream collapse theory and favors explosive or Thermite-based demolition. Shortly after the seminar, Jones submitted his first controversial work "Why Indeed Did the WTC Buildings Collapse?" on the BYU Physics department web site.

Shortly afterward, Brigham Young University issued a public statement discrediting and distancing itself from physics Professor Steven E. Jones for publicly criticizing the official story and suggesting the WTC towers were brought down by explosives, not jet fuel, as the government contends.  Some critics believed that Jones needed to be “silenced” after the Bush administration pressured BYU to end any further embarrassment while, at the same time, reminding officials about the numerous government grants swinging in the balance.

In the fall of 2006, amid controversy surrounding his work on the collapse of the World Trade Center, he was relieved of his teaching duties and placed on paid leave from Brigham Young University. On October 20, 2006, Steven Jones announced his retirement but remains active in various movements pressuring the government to move toward more comprehensive investigation involving other hypotheses than jet fuel as the primary cause of the collapses.

Sources:

http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/content.php?TOCPJ/2009/00000002/00000001/7TOCPJ.SGM

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060911/11conspiracy.htm

www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/Papers/Molten%20metal.doc