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11/05/2003 Archived Entry: "Why is this even the least bit relevant today?"
Why is this even the least bit relevant today?
CNN is making a big deal out of this, but I can't for the life of me see why it's even the least bit newsworthy.
An operating theory exists among some U.S. government investigators working on the September 11 case that a 20th hijacker was intended in the terrorist airliner attacks, government sources said Wednesday. These sources were cautious in their description of the theory, noting that such a person has not been identified. The theory is uncorroborated, sources said, and information about the theory did not come from any senior al Qaeda detainees.
Excuse me, but WTF is the point here? There's a theory - uncorroborated - that instead of 19 hijackers, there were (possibly) 20. These sources won't go on the record, and the theory is just a theory that no one has any proof for, and the theory is not based on anything we got out of Gitmo.
Would one more hijacker have made the 9/11 attacks more deadly? Would one more hijacker have expanded the target list? Does this theory have any impact whatsoever on the historical record?
I don't get it.
And besides, haven't there been a few '20th hijackers' already? The joke here last year was that it was akin to being the '5th Beatle.'
Replies: 6 people speak up
It's CNN's way of balancing the extensive reporting that exposed the WMD hoax and other White House lies ... oh wait that can't be it. I guess the LaciKobe SuperColossal Show is on hiatus.
Posted by Peanut @ 11/05/2003 02:07 PM NY
Kinda reminds me of Tom Ridge's heightened security alerts: we can't tell you when, where, or how THEY will attack us, just keep your eyes open and fill yourself with fear. Thanks, Jack, that's really helpful.
No doubt that 20th hijacker was Iraqi, raising to 24 the number of Iraqi hijackers involved in the 9-11 attacks.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/05/2003 02:21 PM NY
must distract you from the increasing # of US servicepersons flag draped coffins being sent home.care of the compassionate conservative christians making the planet a safer place.
Posted by binksly @ 11/05/2003 02:41 PM NY
Its relevancy is to the Zacarias Moussaoui case.
AND it allows you to avoid unpleasantness like this:
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=143-10312003
Posted by Larry Dean @ 11/05/2003 03:11 PM NY
Were we told the truth about the original 19? It seems like some of these people were reported to be alive and well after 9/11.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1559151.stm
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/23/widen23.xml
http://www.worldmessenger.20m.com/alive.html
Posted by kuma @ 11/05/2003 04:33 PM NY
Perhaps this is the twentieth hijacker?
Posted by TechnoPeasant @ 11/06/2003 01:56 PM NY
