[SamAdams76]

And yes, the first plane on Sept. 11th could have easily been an accident.

Yeah, right. A 767 heading to LA from Boston "accidently" veers hundreds of miles off course and just happens to slam into a New York City skyscraper.

Whoops!

[COEXERJ145]

Uh, think about this. When it first happened, no one knew what kind of aircraft it was, no one knew a plane had been hijacked, so Yes, it could have been an accident. Once the facts started to come out that there were planes reported hijacked and then a second plane hit the WTC, terrorism became the obvious answer.

[WestCoastGal]

Answering my own question....

According to reports by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general and congressional auditors, bomb-screening machines do a much better job detecting weapons in checked baggage if they're integrated with airports' in-line baggage-handling systems.

But only eight airports have done that.

In May, the Transportation Security Administration wasn't electronically screening all checked bags for bombs at airports, as Congress ordered. At some airports, the agency hasn't been able to screen 100 percent of checked baggage 100 percent of the time for hundreds of consecutive days, congressional investigators say.

TSA Acting Assistant Administrator Randy Null told the congressional subcommittee that half weren't complying with the law because of equipment problems and half because of staffing shortages or lack of trained screeners.




http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/9238580.htm

[ridesthemiles]

"accidently" veers hundreds of miles off course

Don't this this course change amount to "hundreds" of miles.