Originally posted by: scott
Originally posted by: eskimospy
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Yeah because keeping secret far reaching conspiricies involving at a minimum dozens and probably hundreds of people is really what our government is good at. Especially when it involves murdering thousands of your countrymen. I like how they couldn't keep a secret about some CIA torture videos, but you think they could keep this a secret.
Huge secrets are kept. We have whole airplanes designed, developed, tested, produced flown, controlled, and logistics-supported that you don't know exist. Do you have any idea how many people it takes to design & produce airplanes? We keep huge secrets for a very long time, securely.
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Question by Common Ground:
If 9/11 were a conspiracy against the American people, it would presumably require the involvement of hundreds, if not thousands of people, to play their respective roles and maintain silence afterwards. What do you say to critics who say people can?t keep secrets, and that something this big is bound to get out?
Reply by Barry Zwicker:
For one thing, I point to the Manhattan Project, in which the US developed and then exploded the first atomic bomb. Conceived in 1939, the Project, by its completion, involved 43,000 people at 37 facilities in 19 states and in Canada. It was kept entirely secret. Who knew about the stealth bomber until the military chose to reveal it? Who knew about the U-2 spy plane until one was shot down over the USSR, thereby wrecking the Paris peace talks? Large secrets can?t be kept? Gimme a break!
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