Military air defense system missed chance to possibly intercept at least 1

[GreenPartyVoter]

plane on 9/11.


Cnn isn't reporting anything else yet, but boy oh boy it looks like the buck will NEVER stop at *'s desk.

Edited to add some of the now-posted article:

"Plagued by miscommunication and confusion, the Pentagon's air-defense command missed an opportunity to possibly intercept at least one of the hijacked planes on September. 11, the federal panel reviewing the attacks said Thursday.

A report released by the commission at its final public hearing offered a chilling account of the day America suffered its worst terrorist attack. It details a series of missteps by aviation and military officials that squandered precious moments between the time air traffic controllers became aware of the first hijacking and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 into a Pennsylvania field more than an hour later.

A particularly haunting section of the report includes transcripts of three brief transmissions from the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11, which took off from Boston and was the first plane to strike the World Trade Center.

A person believed to be Mohamed Atta, the alleged ringleader of the 19 hijackers, who piloted the plane, is heard saying to passengers: "We have some planes. Just stay quiet and you'll be OK. We are returning to the airport."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/17/911.hearing.ap/index.html

[freetobegay]

1. It never does!

It always manages to slip in to his pocket!