The Pentagon 9/11 Video & "United 93"

Following a Freedom of Information Act request by Judicial Watch, the Defense Department has finally released a fuller version of security camera footage showing Flight 77 smashing into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Of course, this is unlikely to end the allegations of conspiracy theorists, which do not bear repeating here. But it got me to thinking yet again about how the events of that day still resonate with me today.

Recently, my girlfriend & I saw "United 93". This is one of the most important movies I've seen in a long time. Without sensationalism or sentimentality, it effectively shows how the passengers of the airliner revolted against their captors, and in so doing, prevented an even greater calamity. We'll never know all of what happened or was said on the plane; the film is based on phone conversations, cockpit recordings, and a little conjecture. But it rang true with us. The confusion, frustration, and horror of air traffic controllers and officials (many playing themselves) monitoring the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the hijacking of Flight 93 also seemed very believable. Every American, or at least every one that still cares about our country, should see this film.