if you factored in suicidal terrorists. These people did, and once you take that leap, flying a plane into a building was a natural.

To my knowledge, prior to 9-11 those folks all tried to save their own skins, and a lot of effort went into seeing that happened.

The aircrews were told to do anything they were told up to then. I knew a member once, and I asked her what that meant, for sure, my salacious mind on a tear. She repeated, "Anything".

And the WTC had been attacked already. But, no one expected that. I've read that prior to 9-11 Ashcroft had scaled back activities against terrorism, and I don't blame him much. There just wasn't the political will.

There is now, though. That was about the dumbest thing they could have done.

Arf