WAY OT Re: [TheForge] Terrorism is not funny

[Andrew Vida]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:49:49 -0400, Bill Alleman <Bill245@aol.com> wrote:

> Andrew Vida wrote:

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

	I accept this, but the craft may have been shot down anyway.
	What I was trying to say, and perhaps missed the mark, was
	that had the USAF downed the plane, I'm not at all convinced
	the whitehouse would want to come clean due to possible
	reactions such as "why didn't you wait longer... they may have
	been able to gain control of the plane... all those people..."
	
	Not necessarily a rational response, but that's how the "public"
	often reacts to things like this and I believe a guy like Bush
	would have no problem omitting certain facts if he thought it
	would better ensure reelection.  I'm afraid I don't hold much
	confidence in political types.
>
> I expect, as a fellow passenger, I probably would have reacted much the 
> same as the passengers of the other 3 flights for the reasons you state. 
> I feel sorrow for them. I also like to believe I would have reacted as 
> the passengers on 93 if I were with _them_. I feel pride for them.

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

	It makes a difference in my mind from the standpoint of
	government responsibility to the constituency.   Otherwise
	I concur.
>
> Phlip, I thought it was a fine example of black humor.

	Actually, I was a little disgusted to hear it.  Wanna kill
	people, go ahead.  But why drag the poor horse into it?  I
	think humans should leave the rest of the world out of their
	dirty little messes.