[Rutles4Ever]

If the FBI had taken James' Woods account of the dry-run he witnessed on a flight from Boston to L.A., 9/11 would not have occurred. It's patently ludicrous to call vigilance "silly" when it's the first line of defense against repeating that terrible day.

I also suppose the flight crew over-reacted to the shoe-bomber when they tackled him for trying to light a match. I guess they should have just asked him to put it out since he was obviously trying to flaunt the "No smoking" regulations...

[sarasota]

My understanding is that he didn't talk about it for a year or so. Is this true?

[El Sordo]

I seem to recall that it wasn't until after 9/11 that James Woods realized what he had witnessed and notified the FBI. The FBI had agents interviewing JW on 9/12-9/13 or so.

If memory serves.....

[oprahstheantichrist]

"If the FBI had taken James' Woods account of the dry-run he witnessed on a flight from Boston to L.A., 9/11 would not have occurred."

He reported the incident immediately after the "rehearsal" flight to the FAA, not the FBI.