Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked
Claim A “stand down” order was issued which meant that the U.S. Airforce was not to shoot down the hijacked planes0. Background The claim is used together with another claim, namely that then Vice President Dick Cheney allegedly first had ursurped power...
9/11 morning, Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked
Claim Vice President Dick Cheney was in control of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on September 11, 2001. He had the power – and used it – to prevent NORAD from stopping the hijacked planes0 . Background The claim is made by the prominent...
Flight 77 hijacked, Pentagon hit
Claim Flight 77 did a complicated 330 degrees turn before it hit the Pentagon0. Background The claim is used to support the claim that Flight 77 was not flown by one of the hijackers, Hani Hanjour, because the maneuver was supposedly too complicated for an untrained...
Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked, Prelude
Claim Procedures regarding hijacking were made slower0. Background Until June 1, 2001, the procedures for how the U.S. civil aviation authorities should handle hijackings were described in Directive CJCSI 3610.01, from Juli 31, 19971. On June 1, 2001, a new directive...
9/11 morning, Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked, Prelude
Claim The hijacked planes could easily have been intercepted by military planes. In 1999, a plane was intercepted 16-21 minutes after losing radio contact. “On October 25, 1999, at 9:33 a.m. air traffic controllers in Florida lost touch with a Learjet carrying...
Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked
Claim “Ben Sliney is lying, when he claims, at 36 minutes and 45 seconds, that the air defense didn’t work, because “All these agencies didn’t have lines of communication between themselves.” “Ben Sliney lyver når han 36:45 ind i...