Willie Nelson Says WTC Towers Were Imploded
 

Willie Nelson, an American icon and prominent musician, goes on the Alex Jones show and says that the WTC towers were imploded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1en0...wars.com/?p=81

"...I saw those towers fall and I seen an implosion in Las Vegas... There was too much similarities between the two. And I saw the building fall that didn't get hit by nothing. So, how naive are we? What do they think we'll go for?"

"...I saw one fall and it was just so symmetrical. And I said wait a minute I just saw that last week at a casino over in Las Vegas. And you see these implosions all the time... And the next one fell and I said, 'Hell, there's another one.' And they're trying to tell me that an airplane did that I can't go along with that."

What's everyone's take on this?

I knew Willie Nelson was behind it.

So he's crazy, too. Nothing new.

Great, so let's start with ad hominem. JinnKai's got the right idea.

Sorry about the first response, I couldn't resist.

In all seriousness, it looks like Willie Nelson is asking the right questions. At least he can be honest about it. The building 7 collapse was and is highly suspect and admitting that publicly is just honesty. Compare that to people who want to ask answers but who won't because they're afraid it'll hurt their careers.

Why should we care about Willie Nelson's opinion on 9/11? Does he make any different arguments from those made in the existing threads about this topic? Is he qualified in any way to judge the evidence?

Your supposed to care about everyones opinions sapiens, didnt you pay attention in elementary school? :p

Who knows what happened, he might be right for all we know.

Glad to see it. I value his opinion just because him saying it instead of someone who's not famous will expose the fraud of 9/11 to many more people. That's why it's so important for public figures to talk about such things. They have the ability to spread the message much faster because of who they are.

Thanks. I don't necessarily agree that 9/11 was a fraud or an "inside job", but I can see why you would appreciate his statements if you hold a similar viewpoint.

Like Will, When I saw the title of this thread... I immediately thought:

"Shit, I KNEW that crazy old bastard was involved with the attacks."

...

He's a famous musician and owns a bio-diesel truck stop in Texas... he's not a genius, either.

Yeah. Who cares that they have no proof and speak of their opinions as fact. Unless I missed something and he is a qualified metallurgist, trained in burn and melt variances.

Because the majority of those trained in such things disagree with ol' Willie.
But who cares. He famous.

He's entitled to his opinions, but just as unqualified to speak with authority on the subject as most others who do.

Well if our highly educated entertainers know something was wrong because they saw a controlled demolition in Vegas, who am I to call him a bitter old idiot who hasn't forgiven the government on that whole tax evasion thing.

Sapiens, my goal here was to present an opinion of a world reknown entertainer, nothing else. Perhaps now that entertainers like Nelson and others are expressing their opinions the rest of this celebrity-obsessed culture will start asking questions. After all, if old Willie Nelson thinks there's something wrong then he agrees with a few engineers and scientists who don't buy all the dog and pony show, either.

You've all missed the point. This is a door opener.

Soon, we'll all hear what Britney (when she gets out of the looney bin), Lindsy and Paris all have to say about it. They're equally qualified to make statements about this, I'm afraid.

Willy's a great songwriters and a pretty good musician. I have tons of his stuff on my iPod. I don't smoke pot or drive a biodeisel truck, though.

Maybe they can do something like that useless 'We are the world' video but for the 9/11 conspiracy people.

There comes a time when we need a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying in Iraq
Oh and its time to lend a hand of TRUTH!
The greatest gift of all

We can't go on pretending day by day
That someone, somehow will tell the TRUTH!
We are all part of Bush America
And the TRUTH - you know love is all we need to be free

We are the world, we are the TRUTH!
We are the ones to shed the light of day
On Bush America
There's a choice we're making
We are not sheeple
We're saving your own life
Its truth to make a better day
Bush is Satan

Well, send'em to prison
So they know we know the TRUTH!
And they will be no longer free
To make war
By turning bombs to hugs
And so we must all spread the TRUTH!

I guess they are equally qualified, however Willy is a highly respected individual not schizophrenic pyscho or a ditzy blond. I think most people would hold what he has to say in a much higher regard than those idiots.

"Much higher" regard? Probably not. "Higher" regard? Maybe.

Just to play devils advocate (because you all KNOW how much I love to do that), imagine the celebrity that best showcases the opposite side of the political spectrum from you, whether it's Alec Baldwin, Charleton Heston or Yahoo Serious, making a statement that you agree with on the theory. How would you react.

Actors and musicians have no more or less inside knowledge of these things. I look at this just like any other celebrity endorsement - immaterial.

"To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed . . ."

I understand that celebrities have loud voices and that they can shine a light on causes or positions that might not otherwise be considered. However, I can't see Willy Nelson stating his position on the events of 9/11 helping to forward that position. To some audiences, I suspect that him supporting a particular position might reduce support for that position.

This, I think, is the key to politics, especially if you want to sleep at night. It is also why Orwell still matters.

It\'s good that a figure like that who can easily gain some spotlight on their views came forward. It increases the awareness of different theories/explanations and perhaps even more beneficial, initiates the general public to question what they\'ve been told. And let\'s face it, more of society tends to pay attention to celebrities rather than some expert they\'ve never heard of.

this topic gives me the willeys.

I don't know about society, but in a situation where expert analysis is required to really grok what went down, I tend to trust the expert over the celebrity.

Also, I'm laughing that people are glad Willie Nelson is speaking out, because he's respectable.

http://kohm.org/blog/wp-content/uplo...llienelson.jpg

This is clearly the man I want to represent my movement.

So did anyone like my song?

I'm sending it to Green Day.

You'll have better luck with U2.

And this is exactly where I was trying to go with this topic. Nobody gives Willie Nelson any credibility to be able to scientifically derive that the official story is false; at the same time, I'm saying that he has the ability to reach a lot people and get them thinking about asking tough questions about why there were no tough questions asked during the official commission.

Why do "Stars" think people give a shit about their ideas and thoughts?

Wrong question - why does the media report on what stars think?

Because people evidently give a shit about what stars think?

Ministry already released a video from their new album with a 9/11 truth intro, try them if Green Day don't get back to you.

Wait.... Ministry is still around?

I find that harder to believe than 9/11 conspiracy theories.

Sorry Willy, I love (most) of your music. I love your influence on Texas Country.

But I just don't think you're smarter than me. Sorry.

I really don't see where Willy Nelson's opinion is relevant to anything other then music. Even then I don't always agree. Just because he saw a building implode in Vegas doesn't convince me he's a expert on this subject.

Would you change your mind if he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night?

Maybe if he spent the night in a Hilton, as long as it wasn't Paris.

Seriously, I can't understand why anybody would attempt to bolster their position on an issue simply because a celebrity agreed with them. I saw an interview a few years back where Brad Pitt, doing an interview for a movie, was asked who he supported in a campaign. His answer was some thing like "I put on make-up and play make believe for a living. Why would anyone care what I thought about a political issue?"

I agreed with him.

The vast majority of people are really, really stupid.

I agree with you that a celebrity's opinion shouldn't matter more in substance than any average Joe or any expert on a particular subject. However, people tend to listen to the collective celebrity mouthpiece and conversations and debates spark. This is one of those instances where people who have never heard alternative views on 9/11 may be inspired to think more deeply about the subject than they might have otherwise.

Having said that, obviously it's most important for speculation to not be the end result in a formal decision-making process. People in this instance should not take Willie's word for it, while at the same time not take the EPA's word for it that the air was safe to breathe immediately following the attacks at ground zero.

George W. Bush puts on make-up and plays make believe every day. Why would anyone care what he though about a political issue? Well, 30% of people approve of his views, anyway.

Listening to celebrities as a means to spark debates? Meh, I guess. Personally anytime any of them start talking about anything other then their latest movie I tend to tune them out.


I care about what GWB says and does because he's the POTUS. Like him or not, for the time being, he's the President and what he does and says matters greatly simply due to the office he holds. Personally I think he's taken the meaning of "Failed Presidency" to a whole new level. I'd even use the term incompetence but I'd hate to insult incompetent people every where by the comparison. But he holds the office of the President of the US and thus requires attention regarding his opinions. Now if he starts talking about Willies latest release I'll tune him out.

I find it humorous that Bill O'Reilly, for example, covers the Nelson comments and can only reply by calling him a "pinhead" instead of debating him directly on his views.

Willie's comments may be conjecture, but damn it, isn't it time the official story scientifically explain why a 47-story steel framed skyscraper fell into a pile even when no plane struck it?

Nelson doesn't represent any movement. He's part of a larger truth movement.

Willie Nelson is respected, too.

No really, O'Reilly pretty much has it covered there.

It should be noted that Billo was actually looking in the mirror when he said that.

Everybody's a pinhead that doesn't agree with me. :thumbsup:

Well if he were being honest he would have included lying and egoistical to that. But when has Bill ever let the truth seep into anything he's said?

You're right, I'm sure O'Reilly couldn't come up with anything better.

Willie Nelson is entitled to his opinion, just as you and I are. On the other hand, unless he holds an engineering degree that I'm not aware of Willie Nelson's opinion is an amateur opinion, like yours or mine is. So if you want to use Willie Nelson as a spokesperson, the argument would naturally turn to his character, since that's the sole reason his opinion is relevant. Let's discuss that, shall we?

Willie Nelson is a hippie. He's a pot smokin', oil hatin' hippie who couldn't fit the stereotype better if he tried. And nobody is surprised when a hippie speaks out against 'The Man.' Tom Cruise doesn't change opinions on psychiatry because he's not an expert and he's a scientologist. Everyone knows scientologists think psychiatry is bogus, so nobody's surprised when the scientologist slams psychiatry and the only people who take him seriously are the other scientologists, who don't need to be converted in the first place. Similarly, getting the hippie to support your conspiracy theories only convinces the other hippies.

Do you really think there's anyone out there who are saying 'well, gee, I always thought this conspiracy theory was a bit wacky but if Willie Nelson believes it maybe there's something to it?'

If you got a guy like James Randi to support what you're saying, I might think there's something to it. Not because of his qualifications (magicians aren't generally known for their abilities in engineering any more than musicians are) but because he's shown in the past a strong history of critical thinking and skepticism and if he came out and publically stated that he believed something I'd think somebody's handed him some strong evidence. Even better would be if an expert in the field published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal that supported your allegations. That's the one thing above any other that would lend you some credibility, but it hasn't happened.

I've seen a lot of 'evidence' advanced in support of the conspiracy theories here. I've seen 'aviation experts' who've never flown anything bigger than a Cessna, I've seen statements taken out of context, statements selectively ignored. Based on the evidence given so far the conclusion I've drawn is that the people who support the conspiracy theories (conspiracy hypotheses would be a better term, but that's semantic) believe because they want to, rather than because of any compelling evidence. It's going to take a lot more than Willie Nelson to convince me otherwise.

Just because another celebrity asshat says something stupid doesn't mean you have to redebate them on the issue and take them seriously.

The 9/11 conspiracy crap has been done to death, explaining it to Willy doesn't do anything new.

I would have used 'retarded' instead of pinhead but then I don't have to worry about the special Olympics people sending angry emails to me like he would.

When people like Willie and Rosie O come out with stuff ike this, it says more about them than about the topic at hand. They don't have any more knowledge of the subject than I do, and likely far less. But now I have a better idea of how to feel about anything else Willie might have to say. I like his music but now I believe he's just an aging crackpot on political subjects.

hmm....well, personally I'd be more inclined to trust Willie over GW in just about any situation as far as just telling truth, be it talking bs in a bar or anything pritty much.

Willie is just expressing his opinion having watched the incident, that's all.

funny how when looking at the event, my gut tells me plain and simple what's happening. but opposing opinions need volumes of data to tell me why they think I'm wrong.

even the Germans didn't want to believe the Nazis were killing jews even though they could smell the corpses rotting.

I do think it's great he voiced his opinion in public. more famous people should if they indeed question what the truth is. if enough famous people did than others wouldn't feel like they're alone with their questions. eventually, someday we might see more research on this in a "legitimate" venue...like Frontline or ?


how much do you want it not to be true ? is it possible it clowds your opinions ?

and BTW Ustwo, 'tards are people too !

There were several implosion theories (not just conspiracy ones) being discussed after 9/11.

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