US LAYING FOUNDATION FOR IRAQ COLONIZATION

The negotiation, set to conclude in late July, will not only establish the basis for a long-term US occupation of Iraq, but will also turn the country into a US colony and yet another military base for Washington in the Middle East.

BIG GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING BUBBLE

Ron Paul

The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week. There doesn't seem to be any shortage of criticism and blame for the bad decisions, and rightly so. Lenders and banks do share much of the blame for the overheated market. Lending standards were relaxed, or even abandoned altogether, creating an exaggerated pool of homebuyers that led to ballooning home prices that many, especially real estate investors, expected to continue forever. Now that the bubble has burst, the losses are staggering.

CLINTON CAMPAIGN PAID FOR VOTES WITH ‘STREET MONEY’

when Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign arrived in South Texas in February seeking an edge in its uphill battle against Senator Barack Obama, Ms. Espinoza was happy to oblige, for a price. The campaign paid her and seven other members of her family $100 to $200 each to knock on doors, deliver fliers and get voters to the polls for the Democratic primary on March 4, which Mrs. Clinton narrowly won.

HIGH COST OF A HILLARY HOOKER

At this point, the only hope the Clintons have of keeping the dream alive will be the courts.

CLINTON’S RECORDS VANISHED AFTER WARNING

Hillary Rodham Clinton's Rose Law Firm billing records, found in the White House residence in January 1996 two years after they had been subpoenaed by government regulators, disappeared shortly after the first lady was warned that the firm's billing problems were "very serious" and the then-ongoing Whitewater investigation could result in criminal charges, newly obtained records show.

SUNDAY: 37 IRAQIS KILLED, 38 WOUNDED

Casualties in Sadr City have tapered off as the truce between the Iraqi government and Shi'ite militiamen appears to be holding. Still, at least 37 Iraqis were killed and 38 more were wounded in violence across Iraq. Meanwhile, Turkey launched air and artillery attacks into northern Iraq. No Coalition deaths were reported.

MONDAY: 1 US SOLDIER, 25 IRAQIS KILLED; 36 IRAQIS WOUNDED

Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and members of the largest Shi'ite bloc in Parliament formally signed a cease-fire agreement that should end seven weeks of heavy attacks in Sadr City. Still, many residents are afraid of new sources of violence. At least 25 Iraqis were killed and another 36 were wounded across Iraq in the latest incidents. Also, an American soldier was killed when a roadside bomb blasted his road-clearing patrol in Baghdad last night.

TUESDAY: 21 IRAQIS KILLED, 40 WOUNDED

Although a ceasefire was signed yesterday, attacks in Sadr City continued. At least 21 were killed and 40 were injured across the country. No Coalition deaths were reported.

ISRAEL’S 60 YEARS OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

Perhaps it began before 1948, when Israel and Palestine were partitioned by the UN into two separate but equal states. Perhaps the nuclear notion occurred to David Ben-Gurion and friends in 1945, as they observed two atomic bombs dropped by the US on the Empire of Japan (mostly civilian populations) to end WW II.

DISTURBING STIRRINGS - RATCHETING UP FOR WAR ON IRAN

WAR ON IRAN

Led by Dick Cheney, Bush administration neocons want war on Iran. So does the Israeli Lobby, but it doesn't mean they'll get it. Powerful forces in Washington and the Pentagon are opposed and so far have prevailed. Nonetheless, worrisome recent events increase the possibility and must be closely watched.

350 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING INSIDE ISRAELI PRISONS

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Centre ADDAMEER, declared that the Israeli Zionist forces have arrested almost 6200 Palestinians since the last Intifada started in September of 2000. 350 of those languishing in prison are children who, against international conventions, are still imprisoned in Israeli jails and detention centers.

BUGLIOSI: GEORGE W. BUSH SHOULD BE TRIED FOR MASS MURDER

BUSH SHOULD BE TRIED FOR MASS MURDER

It has been my position for yeas that George W. Bush should be prosecuted for various capital crimes, not the least of which are the deaths following from his wars of naked aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq.

HAMAS CONDEMNS THE HOLOCAUST

s the Palestinian people prepare to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe") - the dispossession and expulsion of most of our people from our land - those remaining in Palestine face escalating aggression, killings, imprisonment, ethnic cleansing and siege. But instead of support and solidarity from the western media, we face frequent attempts to defend the indefensible or turn fire on the Palestinians themselves.

QUIET US CONFESSION: WEAPONS WERE NOT MADE IN IRAN AFTER ALL

In a sharp reversal of its longstanding accusations against Iran arming militants in Iraq , the US military has made an unprecedented albeit quiet confession: the weapons they had recently found in Iraq were not made in Iran at all.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO CONCEAL EXTENT OF ATTEMPTED VETERAN SUICIDES, EMAIL SHOWS

Top officials at the Veterans Administration tried to conceal information from the public about the sudden increase of attempted suicides among veterans that were treated or sought help at VA hospitals around the country, a previously undisclosed internal VA email indicates.

IRAQ, DEPLETED URANIUM AND A SONG FOR SANITY

Dr Chris Busby is an internationally renowned scientist and founder of the Low Level Radiation Campaign (www.llrc.org) His scientific studies and Reports on the dangers of radiation, proving it unsafe at any level, wrong foot the nuclear and arms industry on an ongoing basis. His meticulous research includes the effects on the health of the veterans of the British nuclear testing in the Pacific in the 1950's and subseqent detriment to their children and granchildren, to excess cancers in those living in the vicinity of nuclear power plants and the health impact from depleted uranium weapons use in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq and the devastating effects of the Chernobyl disaster both medically and on the environment. His work gives lie for all time to the assurances of pro-nuclear scientists and government Ministers of the safety of 'clean' nuclear energy, above natural sources.

IRAN OPENS WAR AVOIDANCE FLANK

As threats of military action against Iran continue to issue from various spokesmen of the war party in the U.S., the Islamic Republic has launched an ambitious initiative aimed at preventing war, based on a comprehensive package of economic, political and security measures on a vast regional plane.

9/11 CONTRADICTIONS - DAVID RAY GRIFFIN WITH VC CITIZENS FOR IMPEACHMENT PATRIOT

PETER DALE SCOTT - RICHARD CHENEY, CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT, AND 9/11

Peter Dale Scott presents a condensed version of the two chapters from his forthcoming book, "The Road to 9/11"

CLINTON BUYS POOR HISPANIC, BLACK VOTE

Hillary Clinton paid poor minorities in two states thousands of dollars for primary votes in their respective communities by using a controversial and ethically suspicious campaign tool.

U.S. DROPS CHARGES AGAINST 9/11 HIJACKER

Perhaps folding to human rights activists, the U.S. government has dropped charges against the al-Qaeda terrorist who was supposed to be the 20th hijacker in the September 11 attacks because he claims he confessed after being tortured.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STOLEN ID RING BUSTED

Once again contradicting the myth that illegal immigrants are simply desperate hard-working people in search of a better life, about 700 have been arrested at an Iowa meatpacking plant for stealing the identities and Social Security numbers of unsuspecting Americans.

TEXAS: “IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION PROGRAM” USES GPS TRACKING SYSTEMS ATTACHED TO STUDENTS

“Big Brother,” you say.

Phooey.

“This is a device that connects you to a buddy who wants to keep you safe and help you graduate,” says Dave Leis, a spokesman for NovaTracker, the company that makes the tracking system.

If that’s not double plus good, I don’t know what is.

And if you don't know where the line "double plus good" came from, watch '1984' which was made in 1948. -- ZDN

BLUNT FEDERAL LETTERS TELL STUDENTS THEY’RE SECURITY THREATS

WASHINGTON — A German graduate student in oceanography at M.I.T. applied to the Transportation Security Administration for a new ID card allowing him to work around ships and docks.

What the student, Wilken-Jon von Appen, received in return was a letter that not only turned him down but added an ominous warning from John M. Busch, a security administration official: “I have determined that you pose a security threat.”

LEADING DR.: VACCINES-AUTISM WORTH STUDY

Jordan King was a typical baby. His parents called him vocal and vivacious.

Then just before age 2, after a large battery of vaccinations, he simply withdrew from the world.

TOWN HALLS SHOULD MAP RACE AND RELIGION TO IDENTIFY 'TENSION HOTSPOTS', SAYS HAZEL BLEARS

More than 10 million people are to have their everyday disputes, their politics and their business lives checked by new "tension monitoring" committees.

OLD GAS PUMPS CAN'T HANDLE EVER-RISING PRICES

REARDAN, Wash. (AP) — Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.

MCCAIN AIDES FORCED TO QUIT OVER TIES TO BURMESE MILITARY JUNTA

Two top aides to the Republican presidential nominee John McCain have been forced to resign over their ties to the Burmese military junta, providing yet another embarrassment for Mr McCain who is trying to present himself as the scourge of special interests in Washington.

GOVT WANTS LESS MAD COW TESTING

(WASHINGTON) — The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.

SURVEY: 1 IN 10 BOOMERS NOW BORROWING FOR EVERYDAY BILLS

NEW YORK — The economic downturn is hitting roughly one in 10 middle-aged and older Americans especially hard, compelling them to borrow money for everyday living expenses and to seek help from family, friends or charities, according to a survey released Tuesday by the AARP.

CANNES '08: MICHAEL MOORE PLOTS SEQUEL TO 'FAHRENHEIT 9/11'

Although the film is being kept under wraps, it is said that Moore plans to pick up where he left off four years ago, to examine the fallout from eight years of the Bush administration's policies.

I can say nothing authoritative on the new film, but it appears to me that Moore has received allot of criticism from the 9/11 truth movement regarding the omission of many facts in his first film, thus the second film. We'll see how this pans out. I'm a bit skeptical about Moor's motives, but certainly there is a LOT more to be addressed. -- ZDN

BUSH: I GAVE UP GOLF FOR THE TROOPS

As violence in Iraq continues -- clashes today left 11 dead and 19 injured -- President Bush has for the first time revealed the great sacrifice he's made for the sake of our soldiers: he's given up golf.

HAWAIIANS SIT IN AT PALACE, REJECT U.S. OCCUPATION

Rejecting the continued U.S. occupation of the sovereign nation of Hawaii, a group of Native Hawaiians has re-established its own government, named the Hawaiian Kingdom Government.

U.S. WAR PLANS TARGETING IRAN ARE ALL ABOUT "PROTECTING" ISRAEL

There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack an Iranian al-Quds-run camp that is believed to be training Iraqi militants. The camp that will be targeted is one of several located near Tehran. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was the only senior official urging delay in taking any offensive action.

WHY THE POLICE WOULDN'T TASE ME WHEN I ASKED THEM TO

Police explain to a journalist who wants to know what being tasered feels like, "we really don't fully understand and know the risks."

MCCAIN IS FULL OF HOT AIR ON THE ENVIRONMENT

McCain is trying to look green but don't believe the rhetoric. His enviro speeches are just campaign trail greenwashing and here's why.

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRIME IN GAZA

A million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world -- we can't sit idly by.

OBAMA HAILS BUSH SR’S ‘EXCELLENT JOB’ IN FIRST GULF WAR

“What is at stake is more than one small country [Iraq], it is a big idea, a New World Order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause …”

- President George H.W. Bush, in a speech on September 11th, 1991

FBI CITIZEN'S ACADEMY: CITIZENS TAKE PART IN FBI TRAINING

Many who participated said they gained newfound respect for what the FBI goes through to help keep everyone safe."

Tell that to Randy Weaver and the 70+ Branch Davidian's, including children, that were murdered by the government. But "change" is coming, right? -- ZDN

'PEEL AND STICK' TASERS ELECTRIFY RIOT CONTROL

Pretty soon, cops won't just be packing stun guns. They'll be carrying electrically-charged riot shields, zapping the unruly without unholstering their weapons. That is, if the folks at Taser International have their way.

BIBLE STUDENT THREATENED FOR TEACHING CONSTITUTION

On the Alex Jones Show today, a bible student at a large Christian college in Mount Vernon, Texas, related a story of intimidation as Department of Homeland Security goons dressed in black accused him of engaging in terrorism for teaching a group of Boy Scouts about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

JPMORGAN CHASE ADMITS IT RECEIVED A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR GIFT FROM THE FED

The controversial deal orchestrated by the Federal Reserve that pushed Bear Stearns into the hands of JPMorgan Chase, at the height of the sub-prime crisis, will turn into billions of dollars in gains for for JPMorgan Chase.

ILLEGAL ALIEN RAID PART OF FEMA CAMP DRILL

This is a drill designed to setup a FEMA camp that will be used to process American citizens. Make no mistake about it, this has nothing to do with stopping illegal immigration.

WHO'S THAT HIDING IN MY FOX 5 NEWS LOGO?

"Fair and balnced". Mmmhmm. -- ZDN

FMR. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER REVEALS US LISTED PALESTINE HOTEL IN BAGHDAD AS TARGET PRIOR TO KILLING OF TWO JOURNALISTS

Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the US military shelling of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. The attack killed two journalists: Reuters cameraman Taras Protsyuk and Jose Couso, a cameraman for the Spanish television network Telecinco. The Pentagon has called the killings accidental, but in this broadcast exclusive Army Sgt. Adrienne Kinne (Ret.) reveals she saw secret US military documents that listed the hotel as a possible target. Kinne also discloses that she was personally ordered to eavesdrop on Americans working for news organizations and NGOs in Iraq.

HUNGER STRIKE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AGAINST US NATIONAL MISSILE "DEFENSE" PROJECT

We are writing to you to inform you of a very serious issue facing the Czech Republic and Europe as a continent – the plan of the current US administration to install two new military bases in Central Europe as part of National Missile Defense system of the USA.

FDIC SHUTS DOWN ANB BANK IN NW ARKANSAS

The bank branches sat quiet and empty after the shut down. Arkansas National Bank had a loan loss of more than $100 million last year, making it a prime candidate for Federal take over.

RON PAUL ON BOOK TV

Ron Paul will be on C-SPAN2's Book TV on May 18 at 9:00am and May 26 at 7:00pm to discuss his new book, The Revolution: A Manifesto. (Times are Eastern.)

RON PAUL

Paul, whose views are strongly libertarian, often stresses his unwillingness to vote for any bill that is not “expressly authorized by the Constitution.” He is the only Republican member of Congress running for president who did not vote to authorize the Iraq war in 2002. He remains critical of U.S. involvement in the region and says the war “was sold to us with false information.” Paul’s campaign focuses on typical libertarian issues: small government, lower taxes, free market policies, and non-interventionism abroad.

Mildly amusing that this accurate writeup of Paul is hosted on the CFR website -- an organization blatently dedicated to our destruction. -- ZDN

MURDER, INC.'S JOE LIEBERMAN

The sanctimonious hangman, interviewed by Pat Buchanan, wants to murder even more Muslims, with yet another phony excuse.

FROM THE PUBLISHER OF RON PAUL'S BOOK

"We're pretty much reprinting around the clock!"

IRAN: UK BEHIND 1980 EMBASSY SIEGE

Iran says the 1980 siege of the Iranian embassy in London was orchestrated by the UK government in a bid to serve American interests.

AMERICA’S MARCH TOWARDS FASCISM: AND SOME HELPFUL HINTS ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

The American Heritage Dictionary defines Fascism as “a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.”

According to National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directives NSPD 51 and HSPD 20, the president of the Corporate United States of America has already obtained dictatorial powers.

SOME INFORMATION REGARDING OUR HEALTH

Bunch of interesting articles. Click the link to read. -- ZDN

US-BACKED CRACKDOWN IN BASRA PAVES WAY FOR OPENING UP IRAQ’S OIL AND GAS

The Iraqi government is following up its US-backed campaign of terror against the Shiite Sadrist movement and its Mahdi Army militia in Basra with moves to open up the country’s oil and gas resources for exploitation by transnational conglomerates.

BLAST KILLS GAZA TEACHER IN FRONT OF HER CHILDREN

The UN is demanding an investigation into how the Israeli military killed one of its Palestinian school teachers by blasting open the front door of her Gaza home with explosives in the presence of three of her children.

VATICAN: IT'S OK TO BELIEVE IN ALIENS

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.

If you're of the opinion that the vatican is a "holy" institution, you've got some homework to do. Might want to start by looking up one 'Jordan Maxwell'. At any rate, this announcement, put forth at this particular time, is interesting. Keep you're eyes open. I have some reason to suspect that you -- yes, you -- will be seeing things you're not at all familiar with in the near future. Whether or not these things are real is another story. -- ZDN

SAVE THE CHILDREN? NOT IF THEY’RE PALESTINIAN

British government, which along with the U.S. has been unswerving in its support for the devastating collective punishment of Gaza since Hamas took office in February 2006, continues to facilitate the Israeli siege and oppose political engagement with Hamas.

BRITAIN RELEASES BATCH OF FILES ON UFO SIGHTINGS

LONDON - The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official report.

SIMPLE 100% OFFICIAL PROOF OF N.W.O

"If we do not follow the dictates of our inner moral compass and stand up for human life, then his lawlessness will threaten the peace and democracy of the emerging new world order we now see, this long dreamed-of vision we've all worked toward for so long."

President George Bush (January 1991)

"The world can therefore seize the opportunity [Persian Gulf crisis] to fulfill the long-held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind."

George Herbert Walker Bush

"Two centuries ago our forefathers brought forth a new nation; now we must join with others to bring forth a new world order."

32 U.S. Senators and 92 U.S. Representatives

in Washington, D.C. on January 30, 1976,

signed a "Declaration of Interdependence."

"Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order [referring to the 1991 LA Riot]. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond [i.e., an "extraterrestrial" invasion], whether real or *promulgated* [emphasis by original compiler], that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this *scenario*, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government."

Henry Kissinger speaking at Evian, France, May 21, 1992 Bilderburgers meeting.

Unbeknownst to Kissinger, his speech was taped by a Swiss delegate to the meeting.

"My country's history, Mr. President, tells us that it is possible to fashion unity while cherishing diversity, that common action is possible despite the variety of races, interests, and beliefs we see here in this chamber. Progress and peace and justice are attainable. So we say to all peoples and governments: Let us fashion together a new world order."

Henry Kissinger, (in address before the General Assembly of the United Nations, October 1975)

"We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money."

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in Foreign Affairs (July/August 1995)

"Further global progress is now possible only through a quest for universal consensus in the movement towards a new world order."

Mikhail Gorbachev, in an address at the United Nations (December 1988)

"We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a new age.... We see both in our country and elsewhere... ghosts of the old thinking.... When we rid ourselves of their presence, we will be better able to move toward a new world order...relying on the relevent mechanisms of the United Nations."

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, at the Middle East Peace Talks in Madrid (1991)

The renewal of the nonproliferation treaty was described as important "for the welfare of the whole world and the new world order."

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, in The New York Times (April 1995)

"The New World Order is a world that has a super-national authority to regulate world commerce and industry; an international organization that would control the production and consumption of oil; an international currency that would replace the dollar; a World Development Fund that would make funds available to free and communist nations alike; and an international police force to enforce the edicts of the New World Order."

Willy Brandt, Former West German Chancellor and former chairman of the Fifth Socialist International, Chairman of the Brandt Commission in the late 1980's

Eisinhower said "Beware the military industrial complex."

"Capitalism is a thug's economy, a heartless economy, a base and vile and largely boring economy. It is the antithesis of human fulfillment and development. It mocks equity and justice. It enshrines greed... Capitalism sucks. Does anyone seriously want to contest that?" - Michael Albert

"We are grateful to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the work is now much more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries."

David Rockefeller, (founder of the Trilateral Commission), in an address to a meeting of The Trilateral Commission, in June, 1991.

"The United Nations, he told an audience at Harvard University, 'has not been able--nor can it be able--to shape a new world order which events so compellingly demand.' ... The new world order that will answer economic, military, and political problems, he said, 'urgently requires, I believe, that the United States take the leadership among all free peoples to make the underlying concepts and aspirations of national sovereignty truly meaningful through the federal approach.'"

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York, in an article entitled "Rockefeller Bids Free Lands Unite: Calls at Harvard for Drive to Build New World Order"

-- The New York Times (February 1962)

"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order."

-David Rockefeller

"But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long. Already there are powerful forces at work that threaten to destroy all of our hopes and efforts to erect an enduring structure of global interdependence."

David Rockefeller, speaking at the Business Council for the United Nations, September 14, 1994

"The global economy works for about twenty percent of the world, for about eighty percent it doesn't." - Kevin Danaher

"What I'm trying to do is to promote a process of reorganization of the world ..." President Clinton, interview with Argentine reporters, October 17, 1997.

"In short, the 'house of world order' will have to be built from the bottom up rather than from the top down. It will look like a great 'booming, buzzing confusion.' To use William James' famous description of reality, but an end run around national sovereignty, eroding it piece by piece, will accomplish much more than the old-fashioned frontal assault."

Richard N. Gardner, in Foreign Affairs, April 1974

BUSH DISAPPOINTED WITH INTEL BEFORE IRAQ WAR

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."

Advice, or threat? -- ZDN

SOUND WAVES BEAMED DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN

Audio Spotlight technology sends out hypersonic sound waves that cannot be heard.

Instead, the sound waves slow down when they hit your head and re-formulate to make the original sound 'audible'.

MASS ARREST TRAINING

During the week of October 22, members of the Town of Newburgh Police Department attended a multi-jurisdictional training for mass arrest techniques at Stewart Airport. Town of Newburgh officers trained with members of the City of Newburgh Police, Town of New Windsor Police as well as members from the United States Marine Corps.

9:39 A.M.-9:59 A.M. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: FLIGHT 93 BEGINS RAPID DESCENT DESPITE BEING HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM PRESUMED TARGET

The NTSB will note that by the times Flights 11, 175, and 77 had descended below 5,000 feet, they were all within 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles) of their targets. “UAL 93, on the other hand, descended to 5,000 feet while still 135 [nautical miles] from Washington.” [National Transportation Safety Board, 2/13/2002 pdf file]