[F.J. Mitchell]

I do not believe this version. The terrorists would surely have found something more destructive than an open field to crash into, surely there were targets within minutes of where the plane came down.

The passengers were heroes, saving many lives-reacting just as all passengers will react on any other hi-jacked flight in the USA from here on.

Fool us once, shame on you-fool us twice, shame on us.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Come on, people. This was a SUICIDE mission first and foremost. If the passengers had taken over the plane, then the Warriors for Allah would not have gotten their 72 virgins! They didn't give a crap one way or the other about the passengers or where they ended up, as long as they killed themselves and achieved their martyrdom. And they certainly knew they would not have to face an angry boss if they aborted their mission and failed to reach the desired target.

This plane was very late leaving Newark. The terrorists probably knew they had failed one of the key points of the mission, which was to have all the planes crash into their targets at about the same time, for maximum surprise and shock to America. They understood English and surely heard some of the passengers talking about the WTC after they heard about it from their loved ones on the ground that they had called. (And I have always suspected that the four pilots had some contact on the ground that was coordinating and reporting back to whoever was the mastermind.) So they probably already knew they had screwed up a little. Once the passenger revolt started, it was obvious to them that they were not going to reach the target, and so they had to at least complete the mission of their own suicide as soon as possible.