Reply #110: 9/11 commission report backs up PMs findings.

[aaronnyc]

It is really hard on the eyes (small print) but I highlighted the important terms so that you can hopefully read it. Essentially, it says that there was no significant difference in NORAD's response time.

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:nJ0U9YuTIuIJ:www.faqs.org/docs/911/911Report-476.html+norad+payne+stewart&hl=en

It would not be surprising if the article which you cited from CNN is misleading. They get their information from some anonymous "air force spokesman" who may well be trying to cover their ass in the immediate aftermath of Payne Stewart's death.

I would tend to trust the 9/11 commission's report as more of an authoritative source, than a small CNN article - but, I will admit that political biases certainly played a role in the commission's findings. Regardless, it does not seem clear that the Popular Mechanics article should necessarily be dismissed as a "propaganda piece."