[William McKinley]

I have no idea. Maybe Dreher needed a Drudge siren?

Maybe I should have put one on it and plastered this into breaking news?

About the only thing that comes to my mind that could be severely damaging is if it was proven that NASA knew the men and women were doomed and did nothing to tell them, and had been lying to us all along when they claimed that they did not know the shuttle was going to break apart.

[Cincinatus]

My question was rhetorical, not directed at you personally. I agree that if the scenario you outline could be proven, it would be very bad indeed. However, I know a lot of these guys and there's just no way that could be true. A more likely scenario is that they refused to face reality and brought back Columbia on a wish and a prayer.

[blackdog]

Agreed.

Not informing the crew as to the condition of their craft would have been inexcusable. Or was it possible they were informed and that the decision was made to spike the release to the public at the request of the crew? I guess we might find out?

[epluribus_2]

Or that the Islam thing had something to do with it...

[ladyinred]

and had been lying to us all along when they claimed that they did not know the shuttle was going to break apart.

If that were true, do you think they would ever tell us ?