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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (134157)	11/12/2001 7:00:57 PM
From: Dr. Jeff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

What if the Taliban et al took credit for today's tragedy regardless of the real cause? I doubt the public would take that well. <<........So why not conveniently just muddle the facts and lie? Is that not the expertise of politicians --- and what they do for a living ? As long as this Administration will be hostage to Arab totalitarian regimes and appease them, acts of terrorism will be with us and more innocent victims will pay the price. >>>

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (134157)	11/12/2001 10:19:36 PM
From: Mark Marcellus	Respond to of 436258

Many years ago an El-Al cargo plane slammed into a residential building in Holland after take off and one of the engines detached itself from the wing, due to bolt rapture. The plane remained intact it did not disintegrate like this plane. Well, that crash spawned its own group of conspiracy theories. In any event, each crash is different, and a small variation can result in a drastically different outcome. This even before you consider that we're dealing with a different make of airplane in this crash than the one in the El Al crash. It does seem that this type of catastrophe is highly unlikely unless you have some sort of maintenance failure. Before 9/11, the presumption would be that it was a simple case of human error. Now you have to wonder...