I have family in town for the next few days so I don't know whether I'll be posting much if at all. To keep you amused, check out Orac's wonderful Friday Dose of Woo which this week deals with 9/11 Conspiracies. Example:
The hologram theory says that south tower (WTC2) was not hit by a large Boeing 767-200 (flight UA175) but by a small USAF cruise missile or drone with a large holographic cloak around it that made it look like a flight UA175, i.e. a flying deception.
The comments section is already hotting up and should be a doozy for the rest of the weekend. Enjoy!
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