Levin's pug Boo Bear inside vehicle on a remote road
John Kerry
1985 - Steve Mnuchin initiated
Charles P. Taft
Horace Taft
John Foster Dulles
Alan Dulles
the Faustian financial fraternity house of the Bonesmen
crypt initiation
tap night
Nazi paraphernalia
swastikas
long dark passage into immense hall draped with black
altar
in center
pile of bones
ghostly forms moved through the hall
left behind foul odor
2 men dressed as spectres
pink band or ribbon smeared with blood around forehead
image of Lady of Loretto
crucifix placed in hand
amulet hung around neck
clothes removed
laid upon funeral pyre
crosses smeared in blood on his body
penis tied with string
five horrid and frightening, bloodstained, mumbling figures approach
threw themselves down in prayer
after an hour, sounds of weeping
huge form arose from fire
5 prostrate figures went into convulsions
voice of invisible hierophant
from somewhere below
oaths repeated
"'In the name of the crucified one, I swear to sever all bonds which unite me with mother, brothers, sisters, wife, relatives, friends, mistress, kings, superiors, benefactors, or any other man to whom I have promised faith, service, or obedience;
I name the place in which I was born. Henceforth I live in another dimension, which I will not reach until I have renounced the evil globe which has been cursed by Heaven;
For now onwards I shall reveal to my new chief all that I have heard or found out; and I shall also seek out and observe things which might have otherwise have escaped me;
I honor the aqua toffana; it is a quick and essential medium of removing from the earth, through death or robbing them of their wits, of those who oppose truth, and those who try to take it from our hands;
I shall avoid Spain, Naples, and all other accursed lands, and I shall avoid the temptation to betray what I have now of heard;
Lightning will not strike as rapidly as the dagger, which will reach me, wherever I may be, should I betray my initiation."
1985 - Mexico City earthquake toppled 21-story office building
only natural event to cause the total collapse of a steel-framed high-rise
fires have never caused the total collapse of a steel-framed high-rise
3 suffered partial collapses
most high-rises have fire-suppression systems
structural members are protected by fireproofing materials
designed to prevent them from reaching failure temperatures within specified time period
designed to be highly redundant structural system
if localized failure occurs, it does not result in disproportionate collapse of entire structure
must be designed to resist loads generated during extreme events
designing for high-wind and seismic events mainly requires the ability of the structure to resist lateral loads
generates both tensile and compressive stresses in the columns due to bending
steel is strong and ductile
allows it to withstand the tensile stresses generated by lateral loads
WTC 7
Dr. Shyam Sunder of NIST: "There was no firefighting in WTC7"
had a factor of safety generally 3 or higher
67% of the strength would need to be lost for failure to ensue
would require the steel to be heated to about 660°C
11/29/2001 - James Glanz in the New York Times: "by 11:30 AM, the fire commander in charge of that area, Assistant Chief Frank Fellini, ordered firefighters away".
5/2002 - FEMA report: "no manual firefighting operations were taken by FDNY"
hard target
bombed structural integrity from inside
equipped with explosives the weekend before
4/19/1995 - Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City: Day One
Michele Marie Moore
Nurse Toni Garrett
had friend in Secret Service who worked in the building who was killed
volunteered with another nurse and physician to tag the bodies in the building, the street and other buildings in area
tagged over 120 deceased victims
husband, Earl
told story with Earl in private interviews by Chuck Allen
gone to triage center set up at 5th and Oklahoma St
several doctors and nurses
makeshift morgue at church across the street had been moved
told to wait for wounded or dead brought here
Toni and Earl went for short walk because they were waiting for some time
about 6th street they noticed lots of damage all over Oklahoma Street
cars started pulling up, all federal agencies
FBI and ATF
wiring in command centers
acted like just a drill, joking around
when got back, news media was there
weren't gone more than 20 minutes
most of the doctors and nurses were gone
interviewed by Trinity Broadcasting Network
Toni said she was upset because news media and information being given was not accurate, there were many more bodies than what they were saying on the news media and releasing at the time
Earl said there was a different atmosphere, nobody helping anyone
before there were people bringing food and medical supplies
4/19/96 - went to first floor to obtain Social Security Card
4/27 - body found
severed leg found near was placed in her body bag
physician thought the leg was attached to her
clothing on the body was written down as "one black combat boot, left" when it should have been written down as belonging to the right foot
Her right leg "was not in real good condition," Jordan said, but apparently had a boot on it.
4/30 - left leg found in rubble
clad in
7.5 military style boot
2 dark socks
olive-drab blousing strap
severed a few inches above the knee
removed one of her legs buried with her and replaced it with a mystery leg
obtained footprint off birth certificate to match
Medical Examiner's Office at NE9 and Stonewall has 98 unidentified body parts and pieces of human tissue
ABC National News evening report
reported 81 killed, 17 children
same as those initially released following Waco massacre
State Medical Examinors Office
Ray Blinken
Director of Operations
stated bodies were X-rayed
Official Death Toll: 22
all reports given orally
17 children
number changed to 12 the next day
no explanation given for change in count
once bodies removed from debris, taken to medical examination preliminary holding area
several refrigerator trucks serving as temporary morgue to store bodies
taken to medical examinors working area established in church building nearby
over 100 people
forensic pathologists
radiologists
X-ray technicians
dental examiners
representatives from FBI fingerprint records division
taken to initial examination room
items of clothing removed
personal affects collected
children most difficult to identify
no fingerprints on file
not lived long enough to accumulate significant medical records or dental records
some footprints taken at birth were provided by parents
10 months after bombing, reported over 80 unidentified body parts and tissue samples for which there was no corresponding match with any other deceased victim
no family members came forward claiming their loved ones were never recovered from the building
a common tissue burial was discussed but delayed pending trial of suspects
still in possession of medical examinor
Connie Chung arrived for live broadcast
implied the city couldn't handle the operation
Memorial
"To all my fellow Americans beyond this hall, I say, one thing we owe those who have sacrificed is the duty to purge ourselves of the dark forces which gave rise to this evil." -Bill Clinton
everyone given a red rose
Security by Kroll Associates
owners
Jules Kroll
Jerome Hauer
owner, Larry Silverstein
1987 - Constructed WTC7
rented from the Port Authority's board of trustees
for failing to provide adequate airport and airline security
defendents
Boeing, Co
The Massachusetts Port Authority which manages Logan International Airport
American Airlines defended by claiming the "alleged damages were caused by an act of war"
was in compliance with federal safety regulations
11/2012 - Judge Hollerstein found that United Continental Holdings was not liable for the collapse of 7 World Trade Center because of airport security lapses
capped potential damages in Silverstein's case against the airlines at $2.8 billion, the amount that the developer paid for the World Trade Center leases
2/15/2013 - filed court papers
asking U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan to dismiss the line of defense by the airline and its parent, AMR Corp that the airline is not liable for damages stemming from the attacks because they were an act of war
because the airline and its insurers "repeatedly and explicitly promised Congress, regulators and the American people that they would not use act of war to avoid paying claims" after the attacks
Associated Aviation Underwriters Inc
Avion Assurance Limited
sues airlines for extra $3.5 billion
North Tower
American Airlines Flight 11
Portland International Jeport to Logan International Airport
US Airways Colgan Air
Mohammed Atta
Abdul Aziz al Omari
Cantor Fitzgerald
658 employees died
South Tower
United Airlines Flight 175
White House authorised planes to pick up 140 Saudi Nationals including 24 bin Laden family members to be brought to Saudi Arabia