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To: arun gera who wrote (104642)	9/14/2001 9:19:20 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) of 152472

arun--One might add an additional note to your 13 key factors in the planning of this scheme: Isn't it unusual, in this period of crowded aircraft, that the four planes were only about one-third full? Wouldn't one expect at least 80 percent of the seats taken on what are considered very popular routes? Here's my theory: Someone bought a lot of seats on these planes in order to minimize the possibility that the passengers might overpower the hijackers, as happened on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. Buying a lot of seats is not all that expensive, and in fact, the whole operation could have been bankrolled by someone with bin Ladin's wealth. However, as you noted, it does take quite a lot of organizing and planning to provide pilot training, logistical support, etc. The plane that took off from Dulles, heading for Los Angeles, carried five Defense Department consultants, from a nearby defense consulting firm. . . . Art Bechhoefer

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