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9/11 Commission records unsealed

Good news: History Commons have been uploading some 9/11 Commission documents, too. And more than I have, too, although they're not all useful (they've uploaded several files that are just withdrawal notices, for instance).

Bad news: some of the files are hard to read. I'm not sure if it's a problem with the files themselves, or scribd, or...? There's no analysis or comment on the files yet, either. Anyway, worth a look occasionally just to see what other documents are available.
 
MikeW said:
The GTEC airfone records show three calls. In the Moussaoui trial they said Deena Burnett may also have received cellphone calls from Tom, but these didn't show up on his cellphone bill. So there's an unresolved question there, as Deena says she recognised his caller ID on the first call.
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I'd add this bit to the equation (from your web site, emphasis added):

And airborne cellular calls are sometimes free because the signal is moving so fast between the cells that the software on the ground has difficulty, recording the call made, put the plane at risk because cellular phones can disrupt the aeroplane's automatic pilot, cabin-pressure controls.
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(from The Hindu, in the Mobiles at Altitude page).

FBI had no record of Tom's cellphone call other than Deena's testimony. Even if the following is nothing more than speculation, things fit quite well this way: Deena received a (first?) call from Tom from his cell phone, where she identified the caller ID, but the station did not record the call. She also received tree (subsequent?) calls from him from the airfone. I seem to remember that in this thread it's mentioned that she claimed just one of the calls to show the caller ID, right? Things add up pretty well if seen this way. Total: four calls, as reflected in the Foundation's transcripts. One of the calls (from a cellphone) is not registered in the bill. Presumably Tom tried to use his cellphone again but it didn't work the second time, so he used an airfone. On the other hand, Deena did expect him calling a second time, so she didn't pay much attention to the caller ID after the first call and instead assumed it was him.

There's something that remains unexplained when including that bit though: the first call from Tom to his secretary before take-off, not being registered. Did he use 2600 tricks? (j/k)
 
Here's something of a catch-up post on the latest Commission records.

Ones that might be worth downloading:

*Ed Felt and his Flight 93 call (same as I mentioned yesterday)
*Immigration, Treasury and other records on each of the hijackers (birth dates, seating position on the plane, arrival time in the US, etc etc)
*Transcript of the Betty Ong call and other conversations within American Airlines
*Handwritten notes for an interview with Norman Mineta (not the MFR currently online)

I've also uploaded a bunch of other files that will be of interest to only a very few people, so I'm not going to grind through them all. If you're the type of person who must read everything that's available then check the entry for 24th of March here.
 
More updates, this time including documents found by History Commons.

  • Hijacker identities, for instance. Some truthers just love to tell us that the FBI are using the wrong photos, but the relatives apparently think otherwise. Read the details here.
  • Maybe they showed them the wrong photos. Maybe they just lied. Well, here's another claim: samples taken from the apartment of Jarrah's girlfriend matched remains recovered from the Flight 93 crash site. Read it here.
  • The NEADS MCC-T log for 9/11 is the most important two pages that you'll read anywhere, recording what was going on for their perspective, and (in retrospect) explaining why claims like them being notified of Flight 77 at 9:24 came about. Read it here.
  • The 9/11 Commission documents included one called "WTC Building 7", so naturally I ordered a copy. Unfortunately it's just a few handwritten pages, most of which are extremely hard to read, but if you're interested then grab a copy here.
  • "Hijacker Sightings" includes reports of hijackers supposedly casing cockpits, behaving suspiciously in planes and airports, all before 9/11. Also has a Commission staffer saying there's no way that James Woods story of encountering the hijackers is true. Here's the file.
  • "Major Charles Chambers" provides one of the few detailed looks at what went on at the NMCC on 9/11. Were they busily discussing the hijackings before the second impact, for instance, as David Ray Griffin claims? Uh, no. That and more are here.
  • "Chronology: US Identifications" contains short forensic reports on some of the hijacker IDs found in the Pentagon rubble, and concludes with a list of hijacker ID documents - passports, visas, drivers licences and so on. Here it is.
  • "Flight call notes and 302s" includes notes on 9/11 calls from Peter Hansen, Barbara Olson, Amy Sweeney, Renee May, Betty Ong, Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham and more. There's also a little background information on Daniel Lewin. Maybe 15% new material, so worth a look if you're interested in passenger or 9/11 call-related issues. Grab it here.
  • Part #2 of "Flight 93 Calls - General" include call summaries, briefings, the Star Fix calls (from flight attendants to United Airlines reporting the hijacking), and most usefully, an explanation of the terms in those GTE Airfone records I uploaded a while back. If the airfone records interest you then this will as well. Here's the link.

I've uploaded plenty of less interesting files that I won't detail here, but you can find them on this page. And History Commons have uploaded many more documents at their ScribD page. Note: an odd bug somewhere means a few of these documents look blurred and almost unreadable. Use the download option, though, and they'll display properly (you'll need to register for a free account but it only takes a moment).
 
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A while ago I pointed to an FBI report that talked of an unnamed operator who was called by Barbara Olson from Flight 77, and asked to transfer her to Ted Olson's office number. Good news: the FBI have been a little inconsistent in their redactions and now we know this operators name - Mercy Lorenzo. More in this 9/11 Commission document, originally uploaded by History Commons (Lorenzo is mentioned on the very last page).
 
Great stuff as usual MikeW. I will browse through it when I get home from clinic. Now back to clinic.

TAM:)
 
Have they released anything on the President Bush/Cheney private interview? I'm sure that's something twoofers will bring up as "suspicious" and crap.

Man, I haven't been here in ages. What've I missed? Haha.
 
Interesting, the document on Jarrah's DNA match, makes note that NONE of the families of any of the hijackers have provided DNA samples. The tone of the language implies they were asked, but this is not explicitly stated.

Also, no date is given for this document. I assume it predates the DNA matching of some of the WTC hijackers, as this is not mentioned in the document.

TAM:)
 
Some interesting details in the "identification of hijackers file". Marwan Al-Shehhi was connected to the UAE military, Fayez Ahmed was an immigration officer.

TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #1:
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Bldg 7-----Emily Walker

Ed Campbell

47 Story bdg - built for Drexel ...(rest of line not readable)

Silverstein always owned it

Sat? for a few years
1987-88 - Solomon took 3/4 bdg (1-5, 26-47, then 14-19)

Sally - Corp headquarters - $800MM invested

1993 bombing WTC7, 26 - up arrow still lit, did not need Con Ed etc.. self sufficient. Had hooks? for everything

3rd floor lobby - any emergency

12,000 Gallons fuel underground - SSB
15,000 Gallons fuel underground - Guiliani
10,000 SEC+FBI
10,000 Silverstein

PA did not have to follow NY rules
worked very close w/PA

Silverstein 6/7 guys SSB 17 guys, 3/4 bdg

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TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #2:
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Shared info + duties w/ Silverstein

unreadable- mm sq feet SSB

SSB flew chiller plant on top of roof - prefab
20,000 lbs refrig in the bdg

sucked -unreadable- - 1st thing on TV
were in chiller plant - sound proof - big bump

SSB had book like emergency procedures
everyone went to their post

Super organized - did fire drills, once a month
enact diff situations

people knew how to evacuate -

44th bdg mgt office - sent everyone to check generators

couldn't see airplane - saw people jumping
after bodies - got to get people out
went to office - in hallway - 2nd plane hit, got thrown through the office

after 2nd plane - stairs people leaving orderly

Guy in Silverstein Marty M asked them to call evacuation.

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TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #3:
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Then Silverstein - call evacuation - after 2nd plane, before they fell

44th + 8th Ave - Tuesday
teaching - WFC Homeland Security Class

47th floor - fitness - set up whole loading dock as triage - no people came

time fully evacuated +

Radio still working

Ed Campbell - needs to speak to you - go back into bdg to make a call wasn't

6 people at phones -> laid there - sounded like a missile, earthquake - twisting metal

7th floor cafeteria - emergency door - no handle on the door --> go to other door, flames/smoke, 9 generators on fire

only 2 exits - Exits go to street

went to break a window to jump on cont'd? smoke etc...
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TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #4:
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Wrapped heads w/ towels -& went down the smoke staricase'
got down, Generator room burning

When 1st bdg went down - generators start automatically
each generator 27 minutes w/no added? fuel, don't need electric

daylight in bdg - exit on Washington ---> everything behind us---->go to 101 Barclay, then the 2nd bdg fell, running North - cloud chasing it, debris buses? falling back full of dust

Vent on top & 5th floor - sucking in, jammed generators

Secret Service on 10th
City people left 1st -
No tunnels in 7WTC

Repeater system - generators kept it going, radios worked

Mayor was in 75 Barclay

home at 5PM
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TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #5:
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3 -

7 would have collapsed anyway due to fires
50,000 gallons #2 diesel fuel
20,000 gallons of cool out

fires before bdg collapsed - colorful flames - fuels & gases, colors when you looked out cafeteria

Dept of Labor - Beckley West Va class, each local labor union - hometown & put classes on
NY far ahead

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TAM:)
 
WTC 7 Document - My translation (where possible)

Page #6:
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Emily Walker Mark

Peter Mulroy 1-5-04 Market Research Position

Items in smaller bag - heard boom
floor 44, 8:45-windows south side view

called Greenwich Street - SSB

it was a jet - paper fluttering, smoke (certificate 1-800)
took the elevator, they were working -->

cafeteria - no one checked who went in -
Silverstein picked up people at exit doors cafeteria - 4th floor

Street level --> fell on deaf ears

1000 people at lobby level -
both landlord and SSB used advantage security
Keep people from going up elevators - people behind desk - needed 2 phones open

bomb scare - 2 up 2down, cursory search, police dept.
now there's more training (Thurs - Tues, London -unreadable-)

Now evacuation training & fire training, one doesn't count for both

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TAM:)
 
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