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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 12:16 AM
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Death Star conspiracy theory!
:rofl:

This is satire, people.
Satire of the many and varied "9-11 Conspiracy" theories.

Uncomfortable Questions: Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?

Websurdity Link: This article was inspired by the fine users at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Forum, to whom I am indebted for the use of much of this material.

We’ve all heard the “official conspiracy theory” of the Death Star attack. We all know about Luke Skywalker and his ragtag bunch of rebels, how they mounted a foolhardy attack on the most powerful, well-defended battle station ever built. And we’ve all seen the video over, and over, and over, of the one-in-a-million shot that resulted in a massive chain reaction that not just damaged, but completely obliterated that massive technological wonder.

Like many Americans, I was fed this story when I was growing up. But as I watched the video, I began to realize that all was not as it seemed. And the more I questioned the official story, the deeper into the rabbit hole I went.

Presented here are some of the results of my soul-searching regarding this painful event. Like many citizens, I have many questions that I would like answered: was the mighty Imperial government really too incompetent to prevent a handful of untrained nerf-herders from destroying one of their most prized assets? Or are they hiding something from us? Who was really behind the attack? Why did they want the Death Star destroyed? No matter what the answers, we have a problem.

Below is a summary of my book, Uncomfortable Questions: An Analysis of the Death Star Attack, which presents compelling evidence that we all may be the victims of a fraud of immense proportions.

Uncomfortable Questions about the Death Star Attack

1) Why were a handful of rebel fighters able to penetrate the defenses of a battle station that had the capability of destroying an entire planet and the defenses to ward off several fleets of battle ships?

2) Why did Grand Moff Tarkin refuse to deploy the station’s large fleet of TIE Fighters until it was too late? Was he acting on orders from somebody to not shoot down the rebel attack force? If so, who, and why?

3) Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to its destruction? Why was he allowed to escape, and why were several individuals dressed in Stormtrooper uniforms seen helping him?

4) Why has there not been an investigation into allegations that Darth Vader, the second-ranking member of the Imperial Government, is in fact the father of the pilot who allegedly destroyed the Death Star?

5) Why did Lord Vader decide to break all protocols and personally pilot a lightly armored TIE Fighter? Conveniently, this placed Lord Vader outside of the Death Star when it was destroyed, where he was also conveniently able to escape from a large-sized rebel fleet that had just routed the Imperial forces. Why would Lord Vader, one of the highest ranking members of the Imperial Government, suddenly decide to fly away from the Death Star in the middle of a battle? Did he know something that the rest of the Imperial Navy didn’t?

6) How could any pilot shoot a missile into a 2 meter-wide exhaust port, let alone a pilot with no formal training, whose only claim to fame was his ability to “bullseye womprats” on Tatooine? This shot, according to one pilot, would be “impossible, even for a computer.” Yet, according to additional evidence, the pilot who allegedly fired the missile turned off his targeting computer when he was supposedly firing the shot that destroyed the Death Star. Why have these discrepancies never been investigated, let alone explained?

7) Why has their been no investigation into evidence that the droids who provided the rebels with the Death Star plans were once owned by none other than Lord Vader himself, and were found, conveniently, by the pilot who destroyed the Death Star, and who is also believed to be Lord Vader’s son? Evidence also shows that the droids were brought to one Ben Kenobi, who, records indicate, was Darth Vader’s teacher many years earlier! Are all these personal connections between the conspirators and a key figure in the Imperial government supposed to be coincidences?

8) How could a single missile destroy a battle station the size of a moon? No records, anywhere, show that any battle station or capital ship has ever been destroyed by a single missile. Furthermore, analysis of the tape of the last moments of the Death Star show numerous small explosions along its surface, prior to it exploding completely! Why does all evidence indicate that strategically placed explosives, not a single missile, is what destroyed the Death Star?

Websurdity is copyright 2006-2007.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 05:45 AM
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1. Why were they called an Imperial Navy when they had no boats?
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 10:05 AM
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8. They had ships.
Navys have ships. And maybe they had boats on the planets, who knows. :freak:
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 10:26 AM
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9. That's what they want you to believe
I used the term boats so in case some smart aleck claimed the Imperial vechicles were air ships.

Every planet in the Star Wars saga is a desert wasteland. Not a single drop of water is ever seen in the saga.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 10:34 AM
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10. Actually, they blew up the one planet that had water.
Alderaan.
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 12:03 PM
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12. Hoth had water, albeit frozen
And that forested moon of Endor seemed to have an ample water supply.

But come to think of it, I don't think we see a single planet in the Star Wars saga that has liquid water, other than Alderaan--as you mention--and it gets blown up almost immediately.

I guess the Empire doesn't mind being thirsty all the time.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 06:04 AM
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2. Oh, that's very good lmao
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 07:40 AM
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3. Why did it take so long for the Death Star to "clear the planet"
in order to target the rebel base?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSC0A0XrBYA
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 08:53 AM
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6. Exactly right. Why not blow the planet out of the way?
Instead of waiting for it. Unless it takes a long time to recharge that gun.

In which case, they could have even borrowed some construction equipment from Douglas Adams. It would have taken no time at all to file the required permits and notices with the regional governor before starting the demolition.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 08:06 AM
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4. The NIH says that 90% of Death Stars blow themselves up
So why are they a problem at all? If one destroys your planet, you probably deserved it.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 08:52 AM
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5. I find your lack of faith...disturbing
Edited on Fri Mar-02-07 08:53 AM by baldguy
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RedStateShame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 09:24 AM
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7. Plus, look at the footage of the impact of the Death Star explosion.
Newly discovered footage of the Death Star explosion, assumedly filmed from a different angle, reveals a ring of sorts surrounding the initial explosion with which most of us are accustomed to seeing. Why did the Rebel Alliance hide this footage until now, and whom are they protecting?

Plus, was Han Solo wrongly convicted of murdering Max Greedo? What did he know, and why was footage of the first shot fired by Mr. Greedo kept from the public's eyes?!

We demand the truth!!
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Frank Cannon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 11:56 AM
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11. Greedo NEVER shot first.
It's pretty clear from the initial, more contemporary footage that Captain Solo fired the first (and only) shot, completely unprovoked by Mr. Greedo. Someone is clearly trying to make a pathetic, obvious attempt at clearing Solo of the Greedo murder, but why?

The same "new" footage you site also shows an overwhelmingly annoying number of droids and other bizarre individuals loitering around Mos Eisley spaceport around the time that Mr. Luke Skywalker (the purported destroyer of the Death Star) arrived for the first time. These droids and assorted ne'er-do-wells were NOT present in the original footage. Were these droids, etc., REMOVED for some reason? Were they not present initially, but added later? Why? WHO BENEFITS?

Follow the money, is what I always say.
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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 12:10 PM
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13. The Second Death Star Conspiracy Theory
In only a few short years, a second Death Star was constructed and made operational. Who held the building contract on that? My guess is that the contractor was looking to take another bite from the Empire's huge contract base. The Empire even outsourced the bounty hunting of Hans Solo.

Also, this new Death Star was protected by a shield on the planet below. What in the hell kind of design is that? First, such a design is completely vulnerable to an attack, and second, how would the new Death Star move through space without such protection?

Who benefits from these Death Stars being destroyed over and over? Who profits? Why were they built so poorly?

Now, think who else do we know that runs an Empire, builds large systems that is heavily vulnerable to security attacks by rag tag hackers?

That's right!

BILL GATES!!!
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-02-07 04:02 PM
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14. LOL here...
I'm surprised nothing has made written by any of the 9-11 conspiracy people yet... :rofl:
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