To: KonKilo who wrote (18642 ) 1/2/2003 2:00:09 PM From: bearshark Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93284 >>>You said the plane dove vertically<<< Yes, I did. As you can see from the priest's account that I posted, it came from the south of the Pentagon at a low level. He also mentioned that the traffic was barely moving so others saw the same thing. There were numerous and conflicting accounts of the plane's exact path. Those are to be expected in such a calamity. Some accounts say it flew up I395 from the south. That is possible and is consistent with the priest's eyewitness account. Others say it was near Rosslyn, flew down the Potomac, and made a u-turn for the Pentagon. Although possible, that is consistent with the flight path of other 757s flying into National Airport from the north. (I do not know whether these planes were following the northern or southern approach to National at that precise time.) My point is that the plane hit the Pentagon without hitting any part of the ground prior to its contacting the Pentagon. I stood at the spot of impact many, many, times before this happened. As you can see from the other photos I posted, the lawn (actually petrified dirt and weeds from Washington's summer sun) leading up to the Pentagon, the helipad, the helipad control tower, and the narrow service road adjacent to the Pentagon, were untouched by the plane and its contents. This is consistent with the priest's direct hit with the Pentagon account. I read your other note and appreciate your thoughtfulness. In my office here, I have three computers. One for business, one for writing, and a laptop for when I am on the go. When I return to my writing computer, I will resume work on an article I will publish that discusses how our government deceived the public. Of course this is on a different matter and it will be supported perfectly. I didn't think of that until I took a break butI thought it was amusing.