more than a few wondering whether bin Laden had somehow engineered Flt. 587's crash as an act of revenge
“More than a few” idiots, I presume. Seriously, is there anybody who believes that Osama, from a cave in Afghanistan, can steer a plane with no engines or tail into a guy’s house on the other side of the world?
Real weird coincidence though.
(1) Moran told the world he lived in Rockaway.
(2) Pretty much every plane heading toward the Caribbean flies over Rockaway.
(3) An altimeter bomb can be roughly set to detonate on ascent.
Therefore, terrorists can say: "Hmmm . . . it's tough to hijack a plane now, so we can't pinpoint targets. But this Moran guy seems to be a pretty damn popular symbol of American resistance to jihad, and he lives right by the airport. We can't get him exactly, but we can send him and all the Americans he symbolizes a message, by showing that we can hit him where he lives".
A far-fetched theory. Not an insane one.
Ask Lee Harvey.