David Ray Griffin - The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7

Advance Praise for
The Mysterious Collapse of World Trade Center 7

David Ray Griffin has provided a comprehensive dismantling of NISTs theory about WTC 7, according to which it suffered global collapse because of ordinary building fires. Besides showing that NIST committed massive scientific fraud, Griffin also points out that NIST was able to complete its theory only by affirming a miracle: a steel-framed high-rise building coming down in free fall even though explosives had not been used to remove its columns.

Richard Gage, member of American Institute of Architects; founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth

Based on my engineering knowledge and experience, I fully agree with Dr. Griffins conclusion that NISTs report on the collapse of WTC 7 is pseudo-science, containing claims that are misleading and even outright false. Numerous contradictions exposed by outside experts during the public review process were completely ignored, because they did not fit NISTs contrived explanation.

Jack Keller, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers; member of the National Academy of Engineering

During my 33 years as a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, it was my great joy to be able to contribute to the advancement of science without the slightest interference by NRL officials. So I was sickened to read in David Ray Griffins assiduously researched book of unequivocal evidence for massive scientific fraud committed by a politicized NIST. I implore President Obama to end the subversion of science at NIST and open a new, unfettered, investigation of the 9/11 attacks.

David L. Griscom, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Physical Society

In 2004, over 15,000 scientists charged that the Bush administration had engaged in persistent distortion of scientific knowledge for partisan political ends. In this book, David Ray Griffin shows that NISTs report on the destruction of WTC 7 is plagued throughout with various forms of scientific fraud, all of which point to a deliberate effort to avoid the extensive evidence that WTC 7 was brought down by controlled demolition.

Earl Staelin, attorney

If you consider it important that the US governments science agencies provide truthful information to the public, this book by David Ray Griffin is a must read . It shows beyond a shadow of doubt that NISTs report on the collapse of WTC 7 did not tell us the truth.

Dwain Deets, former Director for Research Engineering at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Professor Griffins meticulous dissection of NISTs WTC 7 report shows just why its theory of fire-induced progressive collapse is wholly inadequate and essentially fraudulent, and why the actual demise of this huge building could have been brought about only by intentional demolition, which could have been set up and carried out only by domestic forces.

Tony Szamboti, mechanical engineer and former member of the US Navy

Once again, David Ray Griffin has taken on a complicated piece of the 9/11 story and made it understandable. Whether you are a novice about 9/11 or have been following the inconsistencies of the governments story closely, you will find Griffins new book enlightening.

Lorie Van Auken, widow of Kenneth Van Auken, who was killed at WTC 1 on 9/11, and member of the Family Steering Committee for the 9/11 Commission

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Griffin, David Ray, 1939
The mysterious collapse of World Trade Center 7 : why the final official report about 9/11 is
unscientific and false / by David Ray Griffin.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-56656-786-2 (pbk.)
1. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. 2. World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.) 3. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. 9/11 Commission report. I. Title.
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it .

Sinclair Lewis, 1935

To Niels Harrit, Steven Jones, and Kevin Ryan, three scientists who have done so much to help us understand what happened in New York City on September 11, 2001.

And to the memory of Barry Jennings, whose truth-telling may have cost him his life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

In writing this book, I received an enormous amount of help from many people.

The most help was received from Elizabeth Woodworth, who has become my volunteer assistant. Besides making countless suggestions for improving each chapter, she checked and in many case provided the information in the notes.

I also received much help from my two other regular sources of assistance, Tod Fletcher and Matthew Everett, each of whom improved both the text and the notes for the entire manuscript with suggestions and discoveries of various sorts. I also received help of this nature from Daniel Athearn and attorney James Gourley, whose critiques of several chapters enabled me to improve them significantly.

With regard to scientific issues, I received much help from David Chandler, Niels Harrit, Steven Jones, Kevin Ryan, and John Wyndham. Special thanks are due to Frank Greening, who assisted my efforts in spite of not agreeing with this books conclusions (except for its negative conclusion that the NIST report on WTC 7 is false).

I also gratefully acknowledge assistance of various types from Dylan Avery, Ron Brookman, Richard Gage, Crockett Grabbe, Colman Jones, Graeme MacQueen, Alan Miller, Aidan Monaghan, Susan Peabody, Edward Rynearson, and Chris Sarns.

Finally, I wish to thank publisher Michel Moushabeck, editor Pamela Thompson, and all the others at Olive Branch Press (of Interlink Books), which has played a major role in making public the truth about 9/11. Special thanks are due to Hilary Plum, who handled the editing for this book.

Frequently Cited Works

Interim Report on WTC 7 , NIST, June 2004 (wtc.nist.gov/progress_report/june04/appendixl.pdf)

NIST NCSTAR 1-8, The Emergency Response Operations , by J. Randall Lawson and Robert L. Vettori, September 2005 (wtc.nist.gov/NCSTAR1/PDF/NCSTAR%201-8.pdf).

NIST NCSTAR 1A, Final Report of the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 , Draft for Public Comment, August 2008. (wtc.nist.gov/media/NIST_NCSTAR_1A_for_public_comment.pdf). This is the brief version of NISTs Draft Report, being 77 pages long.

NIST NCSTAR 1A, Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 , Final Report, November 2008 (wtc.nist.gov/NCSTAR1/PDF/NCSTAR%201A.pdf). This is the brief version of NISTs Final Report, being 87 pages long.