Bin Laden's dead

[Crover_CT99]

Originally Posted by Turtles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wayyyy more likely than Scenario B, but I'd still put it significantly behind Scenario A. I just don't think this kind of attack could have been pre-confirmed to the extent that you'd intentionally let it happen. I doubt even Al Qaeda knew it would work before it actually did, let alone the US. You have to consider the thousands and thousands of national security threats that the US deals with on a daily basis. Before 9/11, if one of the 100 potential threats that crossed your desk was "Islamic terrorists planning to hijack planes, use them as weapons", would you consider that a highly credible threat? It probably went in the same pile as "PETA plans to dam Niagara Falls with stolen school buses."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._O%27Neill

Interesting guy to read up on. Long story short: he was an FBI agent who had been known for his intuition and was sidelined for internal politics. He was hired as the head of security at the WTC soon before 9/11 and died in the attacks. There is a Frontline documentary about him if I remember correctly.

To the point of the original poster, it is likely intelligence about the attack was indeed out there prior to the attack. These kind of loose ends are what fuels alternative theories (I think the blanket conspiracy theory label is disingenuous).