Coordination, maximizing terror, hypotheses (fwd)

[Jeff Bone]

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> >*  The targeting of the second attack may be a subtle pointer to state
> >involvement.  I understand that the part of the Pentagon that was hit houses
> >the nerve center for the Army's worldwide logistics command.  It appears that
>
> It was one of the worst places to hit; the offices were under construction
> and not everyone had moved in yet.

I wonder if they knew that, though...

> >this part of the building was intentionally targeted, as the plane apparently
> >performed an overshoot-and-return maneuver in order to line up with the south
> >side of the building, whereas it could've gone into the opposite side with no
> >such maneuver.  A small, highly-mobile group of perps wouldn't be concerned
>
> This is nonsense,

Just thinking out loud, here, not asserting anything.

> and shows how seriously we should take the rest of the
> message. I was at the Pentagon yesterday; the plane did not hit the south
> side. (Photos at mccullagh.org).

Strictly speaking, there's not a "south side" as far as I know;  the plane hit the
side between the Mall entrance and the south parking area, which IIRC faces roughly
southwest and parallel's Route 27.  That's what I gather from the news I've heard
anyway...

> ARMEY: Well we learned some things about that.  At this point the information
> is classified.  It is clear that we to have had a good investigation going
> forward.  We are gathering information, there is a (AUDIO GAP) confidentiality
> on what we know, but we do know that this is a serious premeditated crime,
> and I can say without any doubt or hesitation it's an international crime.
>
> Did he 'fess up? I doubt it. Armey is a savvy political operator and gets
> classified briefings probably once a week or so. It's unlikely he'd cough
> up confidential material now (he hasn't before) -- it was ~12 hours after
> the attack happened, so he had time to reflect and digest it.

I'm not suggesting that he fessed up without intending to, just that the gag order
may have been extended, reinstated, or whatever.

jb