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  Would a helicopter rescue on the roof of both of the towers of the World Trade Center have been possible on 9/11? All related (42) Sort Recommended Silk Road - The Second Act  ·  Follow Lives in  New York, NY  (1986–present) Upvoted by  Roger Atkins ,  Masters Professional Ed History & Politics, Deakin University (2008)  and  Wendy Weaver ,  B.A. History & Mathematics, Willamette University (1973) Dec 28 That day's rooftop helicopter rescue issue had nothing to do with the helicopters. It concerned the terrible circumstances up there. Built for rescue operations, the NYPD owned three Bell 412 helicopters that morning. They tried. Made three separate attempts to land on the North Tower between 8:51 and 9:00—Couldn't do it. Couldn't get near enough. The heat was producing strong updrafts. The smoke was thick as tar—the roof an inferno of burning trash and jet fuel. There is another issue even if they could have landed: most peopl...

 Introduction This study arose from a search for a comparative overview of the different ways that evidence may be distorted. The purpose is to find a means of positioning the evidence used in current efforts by western countries to justify curtailing civil liberties and due process in response to terrorism. The three approaches to comparing evidence envisaged here are: kinds of evidence that may be distorted and the fallacies to which this may give rise examples from different historical and socio-political contexts as case studies, and notably by extending the coverage to include legal, scientific and other concerns with evidence The conclusion was initially foreseen in the form of a table of case studies from a variety of sectors and times with an indication of the incidence of particular forms of distortion in the face of dissent. Such a table would help to give a sense of the diversity of forms of evidence to which appeal is made. Following inability to locate such a comparati...