9/11 Persuasive Speech Outline
9/11
What "they" don't want you to know
I. Introduction
a. Where could the US Government have ever gotten the idea for the terrorist attacks of 9/11
i. 12/7/42, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, historians suggest the US Government had fair warning of the attacks and instructed US Military at Pearl Harbor to "let it happen on purpose", thus giving the U.S. a reason to enter the war. ii. 10/17/62, after the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion, the US Government was looking for another way to stage an attack on Cuba, the Secretary of Defense proposed many plans to President Kennedy in declassified documents obtained by the Associated Press, the documents suggest various terrorist plots including shooting down a planned flight over Cuba. iii. In both 1997 and 2000, the US Department of Defense Terrorism Preparedness manuals depict the WTC in crosshairs.
II. American Airlines Flight 77 Pentagon Arlington, VA.
a. Hani Hanjor Hijacker Pilot
i. 330 deg. Turn @ 520 mph ii. 7,000 ft descent in 2:30 iii. Russ Whittenberg, AA Pilot who has flown Flight 77 path and plane, at that great of a descent and angle and speed, the plane would have went into a high speed stall, it just isn't possible iv. Hanjor visited Freeway Airport in Bowie, MD 1 month prior to 9/11 to rent a single engine Cessna 172
1. Marcel Bernard, chief flight instructor at Freeway Airport says their insurance policy requires renters to take a test run with a certified flight instructor before renting a plane.
a. Hanjor had major trouble controlling and landing a Cessna 172
b. Light Poles
i. On 11/22/04, a private jet en route to pick up George Bush Sr, clipped a single light pole 1 minute from landing at Houston Hobby Airport
1. The wing of the place was ripped off upon impact, scattering debris over 100 yards ii. Flight 77 managed to rip 5 light poles completely out of the ground, maintaining enough control and speed to crash into the ground floor of the Pentagon
c. Photo Evidence
i. Media and eye-witness
What "they" don't want you to know
I. Introduction
a. Where could the US Government have ever gotten the idea for the terrorist attacks of 9/11
i. 12/7/42, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, historians suggest the US Government had fair warning of the attacks and instructed US Military at Pearl Harbor to "let it happen on purpose", thus giving the U.S. a reason to enter the war. ii. 10/17/62, after the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion, the US Government was looking for another way to stage an attack on Cuba, the Secretary of Defense proposed many plans to President Kennedy in declassified documents obtained by the Associated Press, the documents suggest various terrorist plots including shooting down a planned flight over Cuba. iii. In both 1997 and 2000, the US Department of Defense Terrorism Preparedness manuals depict the WTC in crosshairs.
II. American Airlines Flight 77 Pentagon Arlington, VA.
a. Hani Hanjor Hijacker Pilot
i. 330 deg. Turn @ 520 mph ii. 7,000 ft descent in 2:30 iii. Russ Whittenberg, AA Pilot who has flown Flight 77 path and plane, at that great of a descent and angle and speed, the plane would have went into a high speed stall, it just isn't possible iv. Hanjor visited Freeway Airport in Bowie, MD 1 month prior to 9/11 to rent a single engine Cessna 172
1. Marcel Bernard, chief flight instructor at Freeway Airport says their insurance policy requires renters to take a test run with a certified flight instructor before renting a plane.
a. Hanjor had major trouble controlling and landing a Cessna 172
b. Light Poles
i. On 11/22/04, a private jet en route to pick up George Bush Sr, clipped a single light pole 1 minute from landing at Houston Hobby Airport
1. The wing of the place was ripped off upon impact, scattering debris over 100 yards ii. Flight 77 managed to rip 5 light poles completely out of the ground, maintaining enough control and speed to crash into the ground floor of the Pentagon
c. Photo Evidence
i. Media and eye-witness
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