9/11 Commission records unsealed

[Cl1mh4224rd]

"Sergeant"... "Solicitor"... it's only a small stretch. And given the vagaries of human memory, I can definitely see this happening. Especially if english was not Ms. Lorenzo's first language, or if the connection wasn't perfect (and we're talking Airfones, right? So it probably wouldn't have been).

Could also be confusion of the military ranks "general" and "sergeant".

 

[Dave Rogers]

Or a simple mishearing of the term "solicitor general" over a poor quality line.

Dave

 

[LashL]

Or a simple mishearing of the short form "sol gen" over a poor quality line.

 

[ElMondoHummus]

Or a simple mishearing of the short form "sol gen" over a poor quality line.

They nanothermited Flight 77 ? Those bastards!

 

[MikeW]

You probably remember the name Danielle O'Brien...? She was a Dulles Air Traffic Controller on 9/11, who spotted the approaching Flight 77, and is famously part-quoted as saying:

"The speed, the maneuverability, the way that he turned, we all thought in the radar room, all of us experienced air traffic controllers, that that was a military plane."

Thierry Meyssan first used this, I think, to pretend that this meant she still thought it was a military plane rather than a commercial airliner, and truthers have repeated it ever since. But what does O'Brien think of this? No need to guess: an FAA email released under FOIA tells us everything we need to know:

Mr. Meyssan's book "9/11: The big Lie" states that on September 11, 2001 I and my fellow air traffic controllers at Dulles airport had "no possible doubt" that the plane we saw approaching Washington, DC, which subsequently crashed into the Pentagon, "could not be a commercial airliner, but only a military aircraft" because of its speed and maneuverability.
In the manner Mr. Meyssen took my statements from context and arranged them to support his theory, his conclusions are a blatant disregard for the truth.

Upon initial impression, I considered the target, later confirmed to have been American Airlines flight 77, to possibly have been a military aircraft. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, I stated, "The speed, the maneuverability, the way that he turned, we all thought in the radar room, all of us experienced air traffic controllers, that that was a military plane. You don't fly a 757 in that manner. It's unsafe." Since that tragic day, I've realised that it was never the intent of the hijacker to safely land American flight 77 anywhere. The usual preparations for a safe landing without our National Airspace System were not a consideration. Further, my colleagues at Reagan National Air Traffic Control Tower observed, from the windows of the Tower, and Amercian Airlines Boeing 757 disappear below the skyline just prior to the smoke beginning at the Pentagon. Where is this B757 now? There was no situation when a standard airliner would traverse the skies around Washington, D.C. without strict approval by FAA Air Traffic Control.

Where are the crew and passengers from American 77? They have never been accounted for by Mr. Meyssen.

Another valid point against the argument by Meyssen is the path the aircraft flew. Meyssen suggests it was a military missile used to impact the Pentagon. Why would a missile make a 360 degree manuever like this to reduce its altitude. A missile would be on course, at its appropriate altitude, when it approached the target.

The suggestion of the use of a military plane or missile, knowing all available facts, is simply beyond consideration.

If Mr. Meyssen had been interested in the full truth, many sources were available. There would have been no better witnesses than the aviation-trained, eye witnesses of Air Traffic Control. In that he never requested interviews of any of us who were there, his interest obviously lies not in revealing any truth, but in his personal financial gain.

Respectfully,

Danielle (O'Brien) Howell
http://911myths.com/index.php/Danielle_OBrien

 

[TexasJack]

You probably remember the name Danielle O'Brien...? She was a Dulles Air Traffic Controller on 9/11, who spotted the approaching Flight 77, and is famously part-quoted as saying:

"The speed, the maneuverability, the way that he turned, we all thought in the radar room, all of us experienced air traffic controllers, that that was a military plane."

Thierry Meyssan first used this, I think, to pretend that this meant she still thought it was a military plane rather than a commercial airliner, and truthers have repeated it ever since. But what does O'Brien think of this? No need to guess: an FAA email released under FOIA tells us everything we need to know:

Thanks Mike, just another example of truther's "research" skills.