Could fighter jets have stopped 9/11 attacks?

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WASHINGTON - The nation’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies did not discover the plot. Airport security screeners did not find the hijackers’ weapons.

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On Thursday, the Sept. 11 commission will end its series of public hearings by taking up that question. They will examine the performance on that day of the Federal Aviation Administration, which manages the nation’s air traffic; and NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which defends U.S. airspace.

Kristen Breitweiser of Middletown Township, N.J., whose husband, Ronald, died in the World Trade Center, said a lack of foresight on the part of those agencies was compounded by officials’ mistakes on the morning of Sept. 11.

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