This letter is written in honor of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and in support of their family members who are still seeking the truth about that day, including Bob McIlvaine, who lost his 26-year old son, Bobby.

On March 1, McIlvaine delivered a petition to each of the 50 members of the New York City Council on behalf of 1,000 architects and engineers. The petition called upon the City Council to open an investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, a 47-story skyscraper that was not hit by a plane, which nevertheless fell into its own footprint at 5:20 in the afternoon of Sept. 11. The federal government says that fire brought down Building 7, however, 1,250 architects and engineers provide overwhelming evidence that Building 7 was brought down with explosives, and that the government deliberately lied to us.

The government's report on Building 7 included collapse models that in no way resemble the actual collapse. Even today, the government refuses to provide the public with detailed information on these models, saying releasing the information “may jeopardize public safety.” The government's models show deformations, walls folding inward and an asymmetrical collapse, instead of the smooth, symmetrical free fall drop that Building 7 actually underwent. Google “Building 7” to see footage.

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