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spooked911 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 11:13 PM
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10. Look at this LA Times article
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/81671112.html?MAC=6d38bae09c2fc76d707515d77662d13f&did=81671112&FMT=FT&FMTS=FT&date=Sep+20%2C+2001&author=ERIC+LICHTBLAU&printformat=&desc=AFTER+THE+ATTACK%3B+DESPERATE+FLIGHT%3B+Aboard+Flight+11%2C+a+Chilling+Voice (fee required)

" It is unclear from the phone account where Sweeney was when she was talking to the ground manager or what type of phone she used. But even as she was relating details about the hijackers, the men were storming the front of the plane and "had just gained access to the cockpit."

Then, she told Woodward, the plane suddenly changed direction and began to descend rapidly.

"At that very point, Sweeney tried to contact the cockpit but did not get a response," according to the investigative report. The pilot reportedly also was trying to alert authorities of the situation by surreptitiously clicking his radio transmission button.

Woodward then asked Sweeney whether she knew her location.

The chilling reply: "I see water and buildings. Oh my God! Oh my God!"

At that point, according to the report, the conversation ended.

Officials at American Airlines said information about the phone call was turned over to the FBI, but they refused to discuss details. "The FBI has told us not to discuss anything," said airline spokesman John Hotard. Officials at the FBI also declined to discuss the call."

According to the 9/11 commission report, Sweeney ID'ed the seat numbers of thehijackers at 8:38 or so.
"At 8:38, Ong told Gonzalez that the plane was flying erratically again. Around this time Sweeney told Woodward that the hijackers were Middle East- er ners, naming three of their seat numbers."

Now from the LA Times article, which is refers to a FBI transcript,
"But even as she was relating details about the hijackers, the men were storming the front of the plane and "had just gained access to the cockpit.""

Clearly the hijackers gain access to the cockpit AFTER 8:38am.

So why did the plane change course and its trasponder go off much earlier?

Something is not adding up.
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