the stuff of conspiracy theories
Donald Rumsfeld, inspiring patriot that he is, flew to Iraq before Christmas to say Merry Christmas to the troops of the Army that is and not the Army the troops want. Anyway, while there he made some speeches, among them one where he mentioned "the people that shot down the plane over Pennsylvania," presumably referring to 9/11 (odd as it might be for a member of the administartion to go on about that day).
The official story, of course, is that brave Americans waving the American Flag and dressed as founding fathers, said "let's roll" and stormed the cockpit of Flight 93 while humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic or something of that nature. There have always been questions about this official story and wonderings as to whether the plane may have been shot down. Saying what Rumsfeld did, however, will only fuel these questions: was flight 93 shot down?
As NPR's Robert Siegel reports (around 3:30-3:35 in the audio), it was probably just a slip of the tongue or whatever and rather meaningless...but given the secretiveness and blatant lying that Rummy and Co. conspire in on a daily basis it's sure to raise a few eyebrows.
The official story, of course, is that brave Americans waving the American Flag and dressed as founding fathers, said "let's roll" and stormed the cockpit of Flight 93 while humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic or something of that nature. There have always been questions about this official story and wonderings as to whether the plane may have been shot down. Saying what Rumsfeld did, however, will only fuel these questions: was flight 93 shot down?
As NPR's Robert Siegel reports (around 3:30-3:35 in the audio), it was probably just a slip of the tongue or whatever and rather meaningless...but given the secretiveness and blatant lying that Rummy and Co. conspire in on a daily basis it's sure to raise a few eyebrows.
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