A short video, aired once on live television on September 11, 2001, shows a CNN reporter standing outside the Pentagon stating they did not see any evidence of an airplane impact. The reporter noted the absence of wings or tail sections in the debris field.
The footage, which has not been publicly available since its initial broadcast, resurfaced recently following the lifting of restrictions on free speech. It has raised questions about the official narrative surrounding the attacks.
Meanwhile, the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) remains a subject of intense debate. This 47-story building, which was not struck by any aircraft during the September 11 attacks, collapsed later that day.
According to U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), fires ignited on at least ten floors of WTC 7 after debris from the North Tower’s collapse. These fires burned out of control due to failures in the building’s automatic sprinkler system, which was partly caused by damage to city water lines during the Twin Towers’ collapses.
Heat from these fires expanded steel support beams, triggering a cascade of structural failures that ultimately brought down the entire building. NIST investigators have stated this collapse is the first instance of a building taller than 15 stories collapsing primarily due to fire.
Donald Trump, drawing on his background in construction, expressed skepticism about the possibility of an airplane causing such extensive damage to the Twin Towers. In remarks made shortly after the attacks, he noted the strength of the steel frames and suggested explosives may have been involved.
A report from McMaster University engineering professors argues the collapses of WTC 1, WTC 2, and WTC 7 could only be adequately explained by controlled demolition involving explosives or thermite. The report, authored by Robert Korol and others, emphasizes that observed collapse patterns—such as pulverized concrete ejected at high velocity—align with controlled demolition rather than natural causes.
The official U.S. government investigation attributes the collapses to fire-related structural failures.
