Debris: I have seen things skid across long distances. Multiple that by the velocity of the plane and any other factors and it doesn't seem so unreasonable. Of course, I don't mean to say the passengers brought it down themselves; the madman at the controls did it. In my limited experience flying (virtual) planes, I wouldn't be surprised to see all sorts of ridiculously odd outcomes from collisions, crashes, and explosions.

If the USAF shot down 93, good on them - and there's no reason they shouldn't publicize it.

Dubya: that's based on my understanding of how the POTUS operates and of human nature.
If Dubya was dead, you could argue they didn't do their job, but he's not. A school is a much harder target to hit and I doubt the terrorists were flexible enough to re-plan their target in just three days.

The article mentions that when Bush first heard about it, "he believed the crash to have been a case of pilot error." Funny thing is, that's what I first heard - and I learned about 9/11 in a very similar setting: in a classroom, with someone whispering the news to me.

All I heard was, 'a plane hit the WTC.'

"Man, that's like the worst pilot EVER", I thought. I had ridden the subway while this was all going down, so I missed everything on TV. Not until after class did I go outside, see a TV, and absorb the real shock.

Having read the articles you presented, I know that a lot of people thoughtlessly absorb what's presented to them. I've been in journalism, I've been exposed to PR flaks and all that garbage. This is nothing new to me.

My understanding of 9/11 is that the US had a Massive Intelligence Failure, but the Bush Administration proceeded to use it as an excuse to justify all kinds of zany programs; I don't think they were organized enough to plan it directly, but they were certainly skilled enough to exploit it.

Damn jackals.