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   From: govshill312@REMOVEoptusnet.com.au   
      
   On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 19:42:33 -0600, "Pat"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"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.   
      
   I see. When I post a story from the BBC is dubious, but when you refer to a   
   story from the BBC about 9 hijackers being still alive we should all believe   
   you. Good job Truther!   
      
   Shill #312   
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