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9/11 Report Cites Many Warnings about Hijackings
By Eric Lichtblau
The New York Times
Thursday 10 February 2005
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 - In the months before the Sept. 11 attacks, federal aviation officials reviewed dozens of intelligence reports that warned about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, some of which specifically discussed airline hijackings and suicide operations, according to a previously undisclosed report from the 9/11 commission
The Bush administration has blocked the public release of the full, classified version of the report for more than five months, officials said, much to the frustration of former commission members who say it provides a critical understanding of the failures of the civil aviation system.
The administration provided both the classified report and a declassified, 120-page version to the National Archives two weeks ago and, even with heavy redactions in some areas, the declassified version provides the firmest evidence to date about the warnings that aviation officials received concerning the threat of an attack on airliners and the failure to take steps to deter it.
Among other things, the report says that leaders of the F.A.A. received 52 intelligence reports from their security branch that mentioned Mr. bin Laden or Al Qaeda from April to Sept. 10, 2001. That represented half of all the intelligence summaries in that time.
Several former commissioners and staff members said they were upset and disappointed by the administration's refusal to release the full report publicly.
"Our intention was to make as much information available to the public as soon as possible," said Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Sept. 11 commission member
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Originally posted by akilles
September Eleventh, Two Thousand and One :
One top event. Bush's theorem: Laden wanted.
United States of America:
Tasted fierce Osama unit.
Osama Bin Laden:
A Bad Man, No Lies
And the one that proves anagrams are true :
Catholic leadership :
Child rape ethical . So?
I only said they were uncanny, I'll stop before anyone takes too much offense. Wow, how do the anagrams get there? Magic? Coincidence?
Orchestration by Satanic Light?
Originally posted by Sauron
So why did the F.A.A. screw up, 52 intelligence reports and 9/11 still happened . could it have really made a difference in the outcome of 9/11 if the F.A.A. acted on these reports?
Actually I think it would have made a difference if those warning were heeded and passengers were screened more carefully and cockpits put on lockdown like they are now (If I am not mistaken the doors are now locked and the pilot and co pilot carry a gun), it might have made a real difference. Of course we will never know but unfortunately we do know what happened since they chose to ignore the warnings and do nothing. I find it strange they ignored those warnings and I also find it strange that NORAD was not doing their job that morning though they had always performed well in the past, I find it strange that steel buildings collapsed that morning due to fire though that has never happened before or since. I find it strange that WTC 7 came down exactly the way the towers did though they were not even impacted by the planes. so many people want to say that the towers came down that way because of the impact of the planes as well as the fire, but WTC 7 was not hit by a plane. There are just too many odd happenings on that day. And as crazy as it is to think that that our government did all this to go to war, well its just as crazy to think that some guy hiding out in a cave dragging a dialysis machine behind him orchestrated all this and just by sheer luck, all those warnings were ignored, NORAD did not do their job on that one morning, steel buildings fell from heat. And also its just as crazy to think that we can't find him this 7 foot person walking around dragging a dialysis machine with him. I guess its hard to spot someone who blends in with the crowd like that though. LOL I think he was dead long before 911 ever happened.
Originally posted by GatorRanger
I would like everyone to think about something here...I have just read a lot of these posts concerning "conspiracies" surrounding 9/11 and I see a commonality...the overwhelming majority of you can't spell correctly,
Originally posted by GatorRanger
I would like everyone to think about something here...I have just read a lot of these posts concerning "conspiracies" surrounding 9/11 and I see a commonality...the overwhelming majority of you can't spell correctly, can't form complete sentences, and can not coherently convey messages through the written word. Now, stop and consider the possibility that if you lack these abilities, perhaps you lack the ability to disseminate and comprehend logical information, i.e. reasonable, logical explanations to all of these 'theories' you have. My suggestion is this: Get an education, try joining the military and actually serving your country instead of just criticizing it, and grow up.
Originally posted by GatorRanger
I would like everyone to think about something here...I have just read a lot of these posts concerning "conspiracies" surrounding 9/11 and I see a commonality...the overwhelming majority of you can't spell correctly, can't form complete sentences, and can not coherently convey messages through the written word. Now, stop and consider the possibility that if you lack these abilities, perhaps you lack the ability to disseminate and comprehend logical information, i.e. reasonable, logical explanations to all of these 'theories' you have. My suggestion is this: Get an education, try joining the military and actually serving your country instead of just criticizing it, and grow up.
Originally posted by GatorRanger
I will go one further and apologize for going on a bit of a rant. I realize this is a place to discuss theories of conspiracy, and I have not abided by that.
As I am late for a class, please excuse the delay in my reply. It will be posted in about two hours.