Zeitgeist Part II
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Part two of the internet film Zeitgeist puts forth the assertion that the events of September 11th, 2001, were not a series of attacks by the terrorist network al Qaeda against the United States, but an elaborate scheme carried out by some faction within the United States to seem like it was al Qeada.
This seems to tie into the overall theme of the movie in all three parts, in that there is an unseen, unheard, and (most importantly) unknown conspiracy that has blinded most people and keeps them from... well, whatever it is humanity would do in the absence of such conspiracies. The alternative is not necessarily fleshed out in any significant fashion within the film, so attributing any specific motivations behind the claim would be speculative, at best. However, motivations aside, there is ample room for pointing out the many factual errors of claims made within the film and pointing out numerous areas where false pretexting seems to undermine the overall validity of the thesis this movie attempts to put forth.
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Zeitgeist Part II
Unlike the first part of the Zeitgeist film, the creator (a.k.a. Peter Joseph) has yet to provide a transcript listing the sources or the various quotes and statements for Part II of the movie. Whether a transcript for the second (and third) parts of the film will ever be released remains to be seen, and as such there is no textual reference to point the reader back to in order for them to check themselves (like in Zeitgeist_Part_I).
Multiple Questionable Quotes
Controlled Demolition
Within the first five minutes of Part II, the viewer is shown several clips of the towers collapsing with live commentary of reporters exclaiming that the collapses look like controlled demolition. While the clips are very poignant and effective emotional tools, using those quotes as if they are proof of anything but the speculative nature during fear-induced trauma or panic of individuals trying to make sense of things is not only dubious, it's deceitful.
The following is the processes involved in a real controlled demolition:
There is no record or account of any group or agency performing anything similar to the preparatory steps necessary for a controlled demolition. Indeed, there was no window of time when the building was closed for long enough to prepare the building for controlled demolition in any conventional sense.
Small Pieces / No Large Debris
Very early in the film someone who seems to have been either a first responder or someone who worked the cleanup after the collapses is shown briefly, describing how he did not find debris larger than a few inches in diameter. It very well may be that the individual (since the film doesn't cite who it is, there is no way to know his name) did not find anything larger than a few inches in diameter. However, there were relatively many large and, in some cases, nearly intact pieces within the debris of the tower collapses. In fact, the towers themselves didn't necessarily come all the way down closer to the base of the building.
Mixed Signals
A quote from the zeitgeistmovie.com website:
"That being said, It is my hope that people will not take what is said in the film as the truth, but find out for themselves, for truth is not told, it is realized."[1]
Unfortunately, this hope has not been realized. Moreso, Mr. Joseph himself seems to be promoting his film as an "awakening" and a "revolution"[2], which seems to send a mixed message. If this film isn't meant to be taken as truth, then what exactly makes it revolutionary or cause for an awakening? That certainly seems like a question whose answer may be helpful to understand not only how this film should be taken, but why it seems to be presented in such an authoritative fashion even though the "not take what is said in this film as the truth" disclaimer is plainly made. Until such a clarification can be made explaining otherwise by Mr. Joseph regarding the level of authoritativeness of the claims in the film, the only recourse is to take the claims seriously and address them as the historical, allegorical, and logical fallacies that they actually are.
Notes:
- ↑ zeitgeistmovie.com/statement.htm - a statement made by the maker of the film (presumably Peter Joseph).
- ↑ ZDay - an event that seems to be in the works by the makers of the Zeitgeist movie.