[the808bass]

If 20 men hadn't been so afraid of 5 guys with razor blades, those other 3 flights wouldn't have hit their mark.

This is absolutely loony. Please retract this senseless statement (though I know you probably won't). Quick...when's the last time that commercial jet planes were used as missiles? Come on... when? You have the benefit of hindsight (or maybe that's where your head always is). I would wager that most, if not all, of the people aboard thought they would be flown to an airport where they would sit on a tarmac awaiting the terrorists demands and a HRT team. No one thought they were going to be used as a weapon.

[the808bass]

HRT team is probably redundant in some way, I'm sure

[goodieD]

How is it loony? 3 men saved hundreds of lives the day they gave theirs. If 3 men on each of those planes did the same, how many thousands would be alive today? Doesn't matter if they knew what the planes were being used for... if a few men with knives threaten 60 people, it's only logical that they could easily be overpowered.. When there is a threat, a man who hasn't been deballed by the feminist agenda reacts instantly and without concern for his own safety.

[monkeyshine]

I agree 100%. It appears that the victims did not know, as nobody would have suspected this scenario for the hijackings. It is senseless to blame the victims here in any case, however it does appear that one of the planes had people who knew what was happening, and took active steps to avoid further tragedy.