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   From: patricia251.catlitter@centurytel.net   
      
   "Shill #312"  wrote   
      
   | A five-year-old story from our archive has been the subject of some recent   
   | editorial discussion here. The story, written in the immediate aftermath   
   of the   
   | 9/11 attacks, was about confusion at the time surrounding the names and   
   | identities of some of the hijackers. This confusion was widely reported   
   and was   
   | also acknowledged by the FBI.   
   |   
   | The story has been cited ever since by some as evidence that the 9/11   
   attacks   
   | were part of a US government conspiracy.   
   |   
   | We later reported on the list of hijackers, thereby superseding the   
   earlier   
   | report. In the intervening years we have also reported in detail on the   
   | investigation into the attacks, the 9/11 commission and its report.   
   |   
   | We've carried the full report, executive summary and main findings and, as   
   part   
   | of the recent fifth anniversary coverage, a detailed guide to what's known   
   about   
   | what happened on the day. But conspiracy theories have persisted. The   
   confusion   
   | over names and identities we reported back in 2001 may have arisen because   
   these   
   | were common Arabic and Islamic names.   
   |   
   | In an effort to make this clearer, we have made one small change to the   
   original   
   | story. Under the FBI picture of Waleed al Shehri we have added the words   
   "A man   
   | called Waleed Al Shehri..." to make it as clear as possible that there was   
   | confusion over the identity. The rest of the story remains as it was in   
   the   
   | archive as a record of the situation at the time.   
   |   
   | We recently asked the FBI for a statement, and this is, as things stand,   
   the   
   | closest thing we have to a definitive view: The FBI is confident that it   
   has   
   | positively identified the nineteen hijackers responsible for the 9/11   
   terrorist   
   | attacks. Also, the 9/11 investigation was thoroughly reviewed by the   
   National   
   | Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States and the House and   
   Senate   
   | Joint Inquiry. Neither of these reviews ever raised the issue of doubt   
   about the   
   | identity of the nineteen hijackers.   
   |   
   | Steve Herrmann is editor of the BBC News website   
      
   Ok, sorry, how could I forget that we're supposed to trust the BBC - and the   
   FBI and the 9/11 Commission.   
      
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