WAY OT Re: [TheForge] Terrorism is not funny

[Bill Alleman]

Andrew Vida wrote:

 >     Maybe.  There are all manner of rumors as to what really happened
 >     there, including assertions that they were shot down by USAF.  If
 >     this is in fact the case, it is doubtful the government would
 >     want to come clean about it.  There is a lot more propaganda
 >     value in the official story than any alternative I can think
 >     of, and a whole lot more risk of politically fatal criticism
 >     if they 'fessed up.
 >
 >     And who knows why they would have fought back, but I would bet
 >     that the hijackers screwed something up in the takeover, such
 >     as killing a crew member in full sight of the passengers or
 >     otherwise revealing their true intentions.  I doubt we will
 >     ever know the full truth.

I agree with all your other points. But unless you're a full-blown=20
conspiracy theorist, we have ear-witness accounts and recordings of=20
phone conversations indicating that the passengers of Flight 93, with=20
the "luxury" of more time than those of the other planes, were uniquely=20
made aware of their situation through that medium, and with little to=20
lose and other lives apparently at risk, reacted to that knowledge.

I expect, as a fellow passenger, I probably would have reacted much the=20
same as the passengers of the other 3 flights for the reasons you state.=20
I feel sorrow for them. I also like to believe I would have reacted as=20
the passengers on 93 if I were with _them_. I feel pride for them.

Whether they actually regained some control of the plane, or never did=20
reach the cockpit, or even were subsequently shot down makes little=20
difference to my mind. It seems fairly evident their intentions were=20
noble and heroic. Must have been blacksmiths...

Phlip, I thought it was a fine example of black humor.
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