I think that the events of 9/11 were devastating. After the attacks we have seen different reports, each contradicting the others. For instance: On 11 September 2001, shortly before 10:00 AM (the Washington’s time), Secretary Rumsfeld of Defense voiced concern for the families of injured and killed, directing operation from his command centre at the Pentagon. No mention of the attackers and kinds of attack was made in the statement. The following examples from a book entitled ( Le Pentagate) highlight the fractures in the fabrication. First on the scene Reuter’s news agency announced that the Pentagon had suffered damage from a helicopter explosion which was laterally corrected by the DoD, saying that a plane was involved.
The security arrangements protecting the Pentagon included:
i. Anti aircrafts defences, five batteries of missiles installed on the top of Pentagon;
ii. Two F-16’s and F-18’s fighter squadrons stationed at Presidential airbase of Saint Andrew.
Questioned On September 13 by the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, was unable to report on the measures taken to intercept the Boeing or any other attack on Pentagon.
“Whereas, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) issued a press release on 14th September, claiming that it only received warning of the hijacking at 9:24 am, and assured that it had immediately ordered two F-16 fighters from the Langley Air Force base in Virginia to intercept the Boeing. But the air force could not locate it.”
Should we believe that US military’s radar system was incapable of locating a Boeing within a zone of only a few miles of radius?
Why did the anti aircraft defense system deployed to protect Pentagon, let the Boeing approach the Pentagon’s inner circle? Are we really to believe that the armed forces of the United States remained passive during the attacks (spread over nearly two hours)?
Anyone has the answer?
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