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Norman Minetta

Another one bites the dust!

Stundie,
Firstly, the conversation Minetta overheard must be regarding AA77 or UA93. As I have demonstrated the previous time we delved into the precise topic (I strongly suggest you read the entire thread before continuing) it is physically impossible for the conversation to have occurred when Minetta said, and be AA77.

I've looked and I can't find a single explanation, so please enlight me.

It is also impossible for the conversation to have occured when Minetta claimed, and be UA93

From this we can conclude, fairly certainly, that this conversation did not occur when Minetta claims it did..

Not one person has still yet explain how it is IMPOSSIBLE, how could it have been flight UA93. I have read previous posts and as I stated, the only thing I can work out is that Norman is lying or he got the times wrongs. Yet I have explained EXACTLY how it was possible and how is statement makes sense. As I stated again in a previous post, it could not have been later than he had said.

Now, in addition, as we know, there is no air tracking equipment at the White House. The information being reported was being supplied via other agencies.

I never said where this information was coming from, I don't suppose we will ever no, but obviously somebody was tracking something unless you think Mineta was lying under oath? So I would be glad to hear why you think Mineta would lie about such a thing and why he hasn't been charged with perjury for lying?

Cheney was heard by the commission in private, yet no explanation has EVER been given as to Minetas testimony. That Mineta is a right liar you know oh and he has a problem telling the time.

Funny thing is, I'm sure because of the strange events, Mineta would know roughly where he was that day and at what time?


UA93, as we know, never reached within the ranges described by the conversation, therefore it could not be about UA93, or could it?

As I explained in my previous post, it COULD NOT have been flight UA 93.

We know from other accounts that the USSS were tracking a PROJECTED path of UA93. They were not in real-time contact with the FAA.

I never said they were, all I've used is Minetas testimony. Mineta never said this chap was USSS or anything. All he knows now is that it must have been flight AA77, which again fits within Minetas time of events and makes him only mintues out. (See previous post of this)

Another witness describes a situation in which the shoot down order has been issued (some time after 1000), the VP is in the Bunker, aircraft are stationed over DC to face any intercepts, and the USSS are tracking the projected path of UA93 as it closes on Washington DC.

Yes we are aware that they were given the order after the attacks had finished. The plane they intercepted was in fact a Helicopter. The 9/11 Commission paints a picture of incompetence and confusion that still makes it seem possible that Mineta witnessed the young man and Cheney discussing United 93 or a medevac helicopter or some combination thereof.

The shoot-down order is unprecedented - it has never been given before. Understandably, the pilots are nervous about this, and repeatedly ask for confirmation of the order, as UA93 is tracked closer and closer.

2 Planes had already crashed in WTC and they were nervous about a shoot down order? How did you come up with that conclusion? I keep here from the skeptic that I come up my conclusions, yet you do the same things.

UA93 is tracked closer and closer to what? If you are relating this "50 miles out" please explain how you come to this conclusion as I've read the previous posts and yet no one as explained it.

So an aide scurries out to the VP time after time, getting confirmation from the pilots. Understandable the VP gets a little terse. They're about to shoot down a whole bunch of American civilians.

Cheney Nervous?? Oh Really...Your conslusion is based on what again? Here is something that will totally blow your arguement out of the water!

"9/11 Commission Report:

At 10:02, the communicators in the shelter began receiving reports from the Secret Service of an inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked-heading toward Washington. That aircraft was United 93.The Secret Service was getting this information directly from the FAA. The FAA may have been tracking the progress of United 93 on a display that showed its projected path to Washington, not its actual radar return. Thus, the Secret Service was relying on projections and was not aware the plane was already down in Pennsylvania.217

At some time between 10:10 and 10:15, a military aide told the Vice President and others that the aircraft was 80 miles out. Vice President Cheney was asked for authority to engage the aircraft.218 His reaction was described by Scooter Libby as quick and decisive, "in about the time it takes a batter to decide to swing." The Vice President authorized fighter aircraft to engage the inbound plane. He told us he based this authorization on his earlier conversation with the President. The military aide returned a few minutes later, probably between 10:12 and 10:18, and said the aircraft was 60 miles out. He again asked for authorization to engage. The Vice President again said yes.219 "

Does that sound like a nervous Dick Cheney?? Unless Libby is also a liar...Actually I'll retract that!! :)

It appears everyone is lying about poor old Dick Cheney!

But then the communication lag catches up, and it comes through that UA93 has already crashed. Minetta overhears that UA93 is now down, hence his "Oh my god, did we shoot it down?" reaction.

I could laugh at you here. Talk about misinformation. The flight he was refering too was AA77 that hit the Pentagon.

Mineta did not know about UA93 until it had crashed in Penslyania. Here is another insert from his testimony about "Oh My God, Did We Shoot It Down" reaction that you refer too. Read the bottom for proof.


"9/11 Commission Hearings

MR. MINETA: And so I was not aware that that discussion had already taken place. But in listening to the conversation between the young man and the vice president, then at the time I didn't really recognize the significance of that.

And then later I heard of the fact that the airplanes had been scrambled from Langley to come up to DC, but those planes were still about 10 minutes away. And so then, at the time we heard about the airplane that went into Pennsylvania, then I thought, "Oh, my God, did we shoot it down?" And then we had to, with the vice president, go through the Pentagon to check that out.

MR. HAMILTON: Let me see if I understand. The plane that was headed toward the Pentagon and was some miles away, there was an order to shoot that plane down.

MR. MINETA: Well, I don't know that specifically, but I do know that the airplanes were scrambled from Langley or from Norfolk, the Norfolk area. But I did not know about the orders specifically other than listening to that other conversation.

MR. HAMILTON: But there very clearly was an order to shoot commercial aircraft down.

MR. MINETA: Subsequently I found that out.

MR. HAMILTON: With respect to Flight 93, what type of information were you and the vice president receiving about that flight?

MR. MINETA: The only information we had at that point was when it crashed.

MR. HAMILTON: I see. You didn't know beforehand about that airplane.

MR. MINETA: I did not.


Hmm....Sorry have I misunderstood something.

So.

In conclusion, there are two options:

1) Norman Minetta had the time wrong by 40-60 minutes.
or
2) Events on 9/11 not only involved an evil Government conspiracy to sluaghter thousands, but also involved numerous breaches of the laws of science

I'll let you decide which is the more LIKELY scenario.

-Gumboot

So in conclusion.

1) Mineta could not have been out by 40-60 minute. He claimed he came in about 9:20, (You are saying he arrived at PEOC about 10:00-10:20am :eye-poppi) so if he was out timewise as you say and have supposedly proved then he would not have:-

A) Heard about the plane crashing into the Pentagon...It would have already have happened. Pentagon Crashes at 9:37:46am :jaw-dropp

B) Would not have heard any conversation about 50 miles out etc...because the attacks were over unless he is lying of course.

2) Breaches of Science?? What BREACHES?? You have not shown me a single breach of science yet? Infact I have proven in my previous posts how Minetas testimony ACTUALLY adds up. Minetas time line is only wrong by a few mintues.


Yes it involves the Goverment and don't think the Goverment is not evil, remember the EPA annoucement days after the attacks telling people the air was safe, even though they knew it contained Asbestos. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3076626/

I'll look forward to hearing your comments...
 
Stundie
This recycled fertilizer is running out of nutrients.
If you had a lick of decency, or were even a facsimile of a human being with anything more than rudimentary language skills, you would have realized that this horse has been beaten to death by you 1-at-a-time, learning impared lemmings who follow Avery and his ilk right over the cliff with nary a look around at the situation.
This BS has been buried so many times tit has composted. So you jump in, hoping we will have forgotten it.
Ain't gonna happen, son. Go do a little research, then come back when youn have something new.

So instead of telling me how its a dead horse. PROVE IT! I think the skeptics in here have gotten on thier high horses!!

As for the Loose Change crew, yes it was an interesting film and some of it is debunkable, but that doesn't mean the whole film is a distortion of the truth. Using that arguement, we could say the goverment told us some lies, so everything they say is a lie then??

I highlighted your Typo to highlight that nobodyis a facsimile of a human being with anything more than rudimentary language skills, where all Human and prone to make mistakes! ;)
 
Are you suggesting the protocal was changed to also include the Vice-President?

Yes, but I'm not suggesting anything...I'm telling you it changed.....

June 1, 2001 - Dept. of Defense (DoD) initiates new instructions for military assistance relating to aircraft hijackings, the first time since 1997, which states that for all non-immediate responses, assistance from the DoD must get approval from the Secretary of Defense who is currently Donald Rumsfeld.

Here is the document pertaining to that instruction.

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01a.pdf
 
Wrong.

You're in danger of looking very silly very soon.

So you would think, but if I do get made too look very silly....it CERTAINLY won't be by you. :D

What a stupid post and typical of the name calling instead of debating that I thought that JREF forums would be about.
 
Why is it so surprising to you that a young military officer, sworn to protect the people of the United States, might have a problem with being ordered to shoot down a plane full of innocent people?

Well considering at this point both WTC had been attacked with Passenger planes and he is TRAINED to do this job in drills...like the one happening on that day. I'm sure he would be nervous, but if the VP had given the order, he would be absolved from ANY RESPONSIBILITY!

and its not like this guys is personally shooting the plane down himself. I'm not a military man, but I thought you were supposed to obey order given by superiors without question.

So if it was a SHOOT DOWN order, then why was the plane allowed to get closer & closer to 10 Miles out before questioning the order? If he had been given the order to SHOOT Down. You could say that this guys hesitation allowed the planes to hit the Pentagon and he could have saved the 125 Employees who perished that day!

Without a doubt, considered entirely rationally, that's the correct order to give, but emotionally, it's an order that would be very hard for most people to carry out. His questions seem to me to be "Are we sure we want to do this?" type questions. He might be thinking that they haven't considered all the possible alternatives. Perfectly natural second-guessing that accompanies any hard decision.

You are SPECULATING. However I do agree with you, the question could be interpreted "Are we sure we want to do this?" but the options could be:-

A) Shoot down the plane and kill the passesngers or...
B) Don't shoot down the plane and still kill the passengers, plus anyone in the intended target.

I personally think B is the more valid option considering option A never happened!

Seeking better alternatives is a noble goal, but in the severe time pressure on that day, it simply wasn't possible. The shoot down order was probably the best of a bad lot of actions that they could have actually taken.

The Shoot Down order never happened! It only happened after all the attacks had happened.

I'm not at all surprised that some of the people invoved weren't happy with it. I know I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to make that call.

Its the military, they have to make tough decisions, thats what they train to do and have done for year. No I wouldn't want to be in that position but out of the 2 options, which would be the best A) or B)?

And then which option happened??
 
Yes, but I'm not suggesting anything...I'm telling you it changed.....

June 1, 2001 - Dept. of Defense (DoD) initiates new instructions for military assistance relating to aircraft hijackings, the first time since 1997, which states that for all non-immediate responses, assistance from the DoD must get approval from the Secretary of Defense who is currently Donald Rumsfeld.

Here is the document pertaining to that instruction.

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01a.pdf

Remedial reading class continues. Please use this forum's search feature before wasting your typing on this stuff.
 
I never said where this information was coming from, I don't suppose we will ever no, but obviously somebody was tracking something unless you think Mineta was lying under oath? So I would be glad to hear why you think Mineta would lie about such a thing and why he hasn't been charged with perjury for lying?
You type and type, but you're not willng to do your homework. Reports of two separate incoming planes came into the PEOC after the crash of flight 77. The first was flight 93. Reports were apparently based on its predicted location when it was out of radar contact (80 miles..."). The second plane was much closer ("15 miles...10 miles..."). That was a false alarm: a plane that was out of radio contact. The reports of the incoming plane are entirely consistent with what the "young officer" told Cheney. They are entirely inconsistent with Mineta's testimony. And since cross-referenced accounts agree that Cheney did not even enter the PEOC until after 9:52, we know that Mineta's memory is faulty.

Keep in mind that Mineta was likely very distracted. He was dealing with the Coast Guard to try to get lower Manhattan evacuated. It's not as if he was sitting there twiddling his thumbs and waiting on Cheney's every word. There is no reason to believe he lied. There is every reason to believe that he misremembered.

Do your homework. This has all been covered here before.
 
Yes, but I'm not suggesting anything...I'm telling you it changed.....

June 1, 2001 - Dept. of Defense (DoD) initiates new instructions for military assistance relating to aircraft hijackings, the first time since 1997, which states that for all non-immediate responses, assistance from the DoD must get approval from the Secretary of Defense who is currently Donald Rumsfeld.

Here is the document pertaining to that instruction.

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01a.pdf

As I point our here, this change is a little oversold. To put it politely.

Here is the paragraph in the changed document, for instance:
In the event of a hijacking, the NMCC will be notified by the most expeditious means by the FAA. The NMCC will, with the exception of immediate responses as authorized by reference D, forward requests for DOD assistance to the Secretary of Defense for approval.
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01a.pdf

And the preceding version:
In the event of a hijacking, the NMCC will be notified by the most expeditious means by the FAA. The NMCC will monitor the situation and forward all requests or proposals for DOD military assistance for aircraft piracy (hijacking) to the Secretary of Defense for approval.
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01.pdf

Reference D points here:

4.7.1. Immediate Response. Requests for an immediate response (i.e., any
form of immediate action taken by a DoD Component or military commander to save
lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage under imminently
serious conditions) may be made to any Component or Command. The DoD
Components that receive verbal requests from civil authorities for support in an exigent
emergency may initiate informal planning and, if required, immediately respond as
authorized in DoD Directive 3025.1 (reference (g)). Civil authorities shall be
informed that verbal requests for support in an emergency must be followed by a written
request. As soon as practical, the DoD Component or Command rendering assistance
shall report the fact of the request, the nature of the response, and any other pertinent
information through the chain of command to the DoD Executive Secretary, who shall
notify the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and any other
appropriate officials. If the report does not include a copy of the civil authorities'
written request, that request shall be forwarded to the DoD Executive Secretary as soon
as it is available.
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/d302515_021897/d302515p.pdf

...which means the new version adds an explicit allowance for people to act in emergency situations. I don't see the problem you're talking about, so presumably it must be elsewhere in the document. Care to point it out for us?
 
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You type and type, but you're not willng to do your homework. Reports of two separate incoming planes came into the PEOC after the crash of flight 77. The first was flight 93. Reports were apparently based on its predicted location when it was out of radar contact (80 miles..."). The second plane was much closer ("15 miles...10 miles..."). That was a false alarm: a plane that was out of radio contact. The reports of the incoming plane are entirely consistent with what the "young officer" told Cheney. They are entirely inconsistent with Mineta's testimony. And since cross-referenced accounts agree that Cheney did not even enter the PEOC until after 9:52, we know that Mineta's memory is faulty.

Keep in mind that Mineta was likely very distracted. He was dealing with the Coast Guard to try to get lower Manhattan evacuated. It's not as if he was sitting there twiddling his thumbs and waiting on Cheney's every word. There is no reason to believe he lied. There is every reason to believe that he misremembered.

Do your homework. This has all been covered here before.

You keep telling me to do my homework and I've looked and looked and still cannot find the answers I've searched for other than...Its been debunked!!


Also..9:52 you keep mentioning that Dick arrived at the PEOC yet it was Lynne Cheney arriving at PEOC at 9:52!

http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=a952lynnecheney


Which puts Minetas testimony back in the lime light!!

Thats you debunked...Yet again!!

Keep doing your homework because someone is misleading you!
 
As I point our here, this change is a little oversold. To put it politely.

Here is the paragraph in the changed document, for instance:


And the preceding version:


Reference D points here:



...which means the new version adds an explicit allowance for people to act in emergency situations. I don't see the problem you're talking about, so presumably it must be elsewhere in the document. Care to point it out for us?

The point of this was someone was saying that there were no changes to the protocol...This was proof there was. :D
 
The point of this was someone was saying that there were no changes to the protocol...This was proof there was. :D

Earlier you told us "the point of this was"...

An outdated protocal which was changed so that Bush/Cheney were the ony ones who could give the orders to shoot down!

There was nothing wrong with the procedures, they worked fine for over 40 years!
So are you now admitting that is entirely incorrect?
 
Remedial reading class continues. Please use this forum's search feature before wasting your typing on this stuff.

This is about as good as a debate as I get with you Gravy.

You keep telling me it's been debunked or discussed, but you are suppose to be into evidence, yet you seem to lack any.

So far you have told me.

WTC was fireproofed to 34th Floor! When it's the 64th!
Dick Cheney arrives at POEC at 9:52, when it was Lynne who arrived at this time.
Norman Minetas a liar - You have not proved this and in an earlier post, I show how it is possible that he must be telling the truth.
Molten Metal was debris etc. Yet you cannot show me ANY science that woudl suggest that is possible, even though NIST, PM and anyother debunkers have failed to do this.

I do not know where you are getting you info from, it appears from Debunker sites. Like I said to others, get your info from all side, then you can make evaluations...something which you have failed to do!
 
Earlier you told us "the point of this was"...
Somebody said there was no changes...I proved that there was!

So are you now admitting that is entirely incorrect?

No, this again relates to a post that said they were outdated and I was explaining that they worked fine for over 40 years!

Please try again because you are misquoting me.
 
Somebody said there was no changes...I proved that there was!



No, this again relates to a post that said they were outdated and I was explaining that they worked fine for over 40 years!

Please try again because you are misquoting me.
You've either forgotten what you said, or you are lying, because I quoted exactly what you said (see http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2121013&postcount=93). You told us the protocols had been changed so only Bush and Cheney could give the shootdown order. Are you admitting that was wrong? Are you going to defend it? Or are you going to avoid comment altogether?
 
You've either forgotten what you said, or you are lying, because I quoted exactly what you said (see http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2121013&postcount=93). You told us the protocols had been changed so only Bush and Cheney could give the shootdown order. Are you admitting that was wrong? Are you going to defend it? Or are you going to avoid comment altogether?

Are you stupid? Here is how it goes

- Somebody told me NORAD protocols hadn't changed.
- I provided a link which said they had changed.

- Someone said that there was a failure in communycation on 9/11 and they were not prepared.
- I said that that NORAD had worked fine for over 40 Years!

There is plenty of proof that Cheney asked Rumsfeld for the Shoot Down Authority, just google it. Hence the reason Cheney gave the order that we've been debating about!

I'm not sure what you are getting at here or what your point is?
 
Are you stupid? Here is how it goes

- Somebody told me NORAD protocols hadn't changed.
- I provided a link which said they had changed.

- Someone said that there was a failure in communycation on 9/11 and they were not prepared.
- I said that that NORAD had worked fine for over 40 Years!

There is plenty of proof that Cheney asked Rumsfeld for the Shoot Down Authority, just google it. Hence the reason Cheney gave the order that we've been debating about!

I'm not sure what you are getting at here or what your point is?

The key part of your post again. I've put the key part in bold as you appear to be having trouble understanding this:

An outdated protocal which was changed so that Bush/Cheney were the ony ones who could give the orders to shoot down!
Are you still saying the protocol was changed "so that Bush/Cheney were the ony ones who could give the orders to shoot down"?
 
The key part of your post again. I've put the key part in bold as you appear to be having trouble understanding this:


Are you still saying the protocol was changed "so that Bush/Cheney were the ony ones who could give the orders to shoot down"?

Yes....Put into google if you are in any doubt.
 
Yes....Put into google if you are in any doubt.
Why? You made the claim, you defend it. I've provided links to the preceding document, and the changed one: please explain which changes justify what you're saying.
 
Why? You made the claim, you defend it. I've provided links to the preceding document, and the changed one: please explain which changes justify what you're saying.

This is why you guys in here are always refuting me because you fail to do any research yourself.

I have provided proof of this beforehand but here we go again.

http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01a.pdf

Here it is in visual form if you have trouble reading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I687jvb2uf8

I really shouldn't have to be doing your homework here, I thought that the JREF Forums would be full of people are skeptics and like reseacrhing. I'm finding this to be the total opposite.
 
This is why you guys in here are always refuting me because you fail to do any research yourself.
If you'd actually read what I posted in http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2122610&postcount=108 then you'd have spotted I not only know about that link, but also the preceding one. Then you might have avoided trying to insult me, when that just makes you look stupid.

Anyway, this is progress: we have the second protocol. But you said it was changed to allow only Bush and Cheney to deliver the shootdown order, so to prove that you must point to the preceding version, too, and show us what's changed, and explain how that supports your arguments. Check out my post for the relevant links, and get back to us when you can justify your claim, or want to admit that you're wrong.
 

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