Why Donald Trump may think he saw people cheering on 9/11

Washington Post ^ | 11/24/2015 | By Max Ehrenfreund

[dem bums]

But Trump did not fabricate this. Just the New Jersey part.

I think "fabricate" may be too strong a word. The human mind--and human memory--is a funny thing. Especially remembering things from high-stress situations (like we all experienced on and after 9/11).

It's the reason why, if you interview ten eyewitnesses to a crime, you will get ten different stories. And if you interview the same eyewitnesses ten years later, you'll get another ten different stories. It's not that the witnesses are lying, it's that humans are imperfect, and we remember things imperfectly.

[envisio]

Don’t trust what you see with your own eyes.
The PC wizard will tell you your reality.

[Iron Munro]

News reports of muslims in other US locations cheering 9/11 here:

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/80396/trump-right-on-us-muslim-cheers-for-911-but-got-city-wrong-wash-post-cites-schlussel/

[Mase]

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[arl295]

Christie never said that, he just doesn’t remember if it happened or not

[Eagles6]

The day of or the day after the downing of flight 800 I saw, on tv, a video of 800 and what appeared to be a missile and trail streaking into the sky and an explosion high up.

Don't know what station but I have never seen the video again or heard a word about it.

[Iron Munro]

From the Washington Post Sept. 18, 2001:

"Investigators said at least two of the hijackers, Nawaq Al Hamzi and Salem Al Hamzi are believed to have had addresses in Wayne and Fort Lee, NJ. The apparently rented a mailbox in Fort Lee at Mailboxes Etc. in Jersey City within hours of two jetliners plowing into the World Trade Center. Law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river."

See the archived page here:

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2015/11/23/the-washington-post-confirmed-donald-trumps-remarks-about-seeing-muslims-in-nj-celebrating-911/

[VaeVictis]

Nope, also not fabricated:

Sept 18, 2001 - Washingtonpost

In Jersey City, within hours of two jetliners’ plowing into the World Trade Center, law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river.

[nopardons]

We ALL saw that, but there were NO "smoldering towers" in those pictures.

OTOH, since Palestine doesn't look like Jersey, at all, we all saw the difference and KNEW/remember what's what with this.

[masadaman]

You may wish to dispute anything but not the New Jersey part. My nephew a fire captain in Passaic was called on 9/11 as were 50-75 others with engines from Passaic, Essex and Bergen Counties to go to Paterson and other towns including Jersey City to quell riots caused by celebrating Arabs (mainly Palestinians) on 9/11. The Paterson riots arose when black citizen patriots went after the celebrants. Unless the State of New Jersey has destroyed the fire alarm records and call reports, they will prove Trump 100% accurate. (Posted on other threads as well.)

[Steely Tom]

IIRC, the Anthrax letters were sent from New Jersey.

Yes, many of them ended up in the US Post Office in Willingboro, NJ.

IIRC, the government tore the entire building down and built a new one. They decided that they couldn't guarantee a good decontamination of the old building.

[nopardons]

You bet they showed the Jersey stuff on NYC/local T.V. !

[proud American in Canada]

I remember hearing or reading about those celebrations at the time.

[cradle of freedom]

I too saw the Palestinians reacting and giving out candy to celebrate.

[italianquaker]

He saw them cheering not thousands but these anilmals were cheering.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I saw dancing in the streets among people in the Arab/Muslim world after 9/11. We can debate whether American Muslims were celebrating. But Trump did not fabricate this. Maybe he saw the same news coverage of celebrations in the Middle East that I saw.

I saw enough of the savages celebrating after 9/11 to know that all the pc media manipulation will never convince me they should be welcome in this country.

[nopardons]

It’s like “WHO DO YOU BELIEVE, ME OR YOUR LYING EYES?” garbage.

[arl295]

I don’t care if it was 50 or 5000 cheering, 1 is too many in my book

[nopardons]

Hey n00b, the Jersey stuff was on local NYC area T.V, and was in the N.Y. Post.

My memory is excellent and Trump IS correct!

[Steely Tom]

It’s like “WHO DO YOU BELIEVE, ME OR YOUR LYING EYES?” garbage.

There are many in the MSM who believe that if they cannot change the nature of people's thoughts and memories, they're not doing their jobs.

They do not consider that the measure of their success is that they are heard. Being "heard" is not enough.

They need to actually demonstrate their ability to change the nature of reality as it is perceived by their viewers.