So if a pre-emptive shot was fired at an engine in the hope of at least crippling the plane, so what? It seems like a cruelly logical step to take. In the cold calculus of war, it was the only choice. By not shooting a wing off or strafing the cockpit, there was still a remote chance the plane could have been landed with some survivors. If that is indeed what happened, then yes, the truth should come out. I just can't believe that with all those folks on their cell phones, someone didn't say, "Oh god, the engine just exploded!"

And how fast was Flight 93 going in its final moments? A nosediving jet could well approach or exceed Mach1. I see the figure of 575mph. Furthermore, a military jet tailing a sub-sonic airliner will not create a sonic boom. And certainly the impact or explosion would have set off all kinds is seismic monitors. That was a horrific blast. Additionally, a Sidewinder is a standoff weapon--it's range is supposed to be classified, but any plane that shot down Flight 93 would not even have to be visible.

Enough of the spooky-wooky. They got us. Once. They got us because we are an open and trusting society and they were able to recruit a gaggle of dead-enders who were willing to die because of their hatred of our society and our refusal to allow Israel to be pushed into the sea.

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