Recent News - 9/11

A guy I work with is the NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association) liason with the NTSB. Part of his job requires him to assist in investigations at crash sites. He was part of the investagive team that worked in Shanksville.

I don't know if he told me these things because I'm leaving the agency, or because the agency is crushing the air traffic controllers with hostile, and draconian work rules, and morale is at an all time low. Doesn't really matter I guess, but DG told me things that shake a faith I no longer knew I had in this government.

I know there are a lot of rumors and speculation out there, but these things I know beyond a shadow of a doubt.

First off, I know for a fact that a plane went down in Shanksville. I saw it happen. I received verification from another aircraft that it happened.But those aren't the only rumors flying around out there.

Some of them DG confirmed for me.

As you can imagine, men and women from several different agencies came and went as the NTSB gathered up pieces of the downed jet. These are some of the snippets of conversation he heard:

A man from a certain three letter agency watched as a burnt gob of supposed human flesh was retrieved and bagged. He muttered to himself, but DG was standing close enough to hear him. He kept repeating "It was for the good of the country."

A woman from the NTSB bagged and tagged a chunck of metal, looked at DG where he worked beside her and said "you do know that we were behind this?"

The female liason for the NSA came up to DG and flat out told him "You just go along with whatever the NTSB determines. Understand?"

DG passed two men in suits that he didn't know, and couldn't place. As he went by he heard the one man say to the other "I got the call last night. Thank God for that too, I was supposed to be on this flight."

Towards the end of the first day, everyone was tired and filthy from digging up bits of the plane. DG stripped out of his protective gear, and headed towards his car. He met up with a guy that was standing by his own vehicle. The guy turned to look at him and said "If I weren't so close to retirement I'd quit this job." DG just looked at the guy. The guy shook his head, then said "We did this. Can you believe it? We did this."

I've worked with DG for just over 9 years. He's someone I trust. So yeah, I believe.