Written by: Beck

This is a fascinating read. The head of NORAD, testifying before the 9/11 commission, answers the question, "Given perfect communication and immediate reaction from traffic controllers once they knew what was afoot, could the USAF have shot down the 4 hijacked planes? Answer: Yes X 4.

That's not the reason you should read the article though. The reason you should is because it enumerates in great detail everything that went on between the military and the civilian air control establishments on that fateful day. This article is easily one of the most fascinating things I've heard out of the 9/11 commission to date. Frankly, it's for revelations like this that the 9/11 commission was created--so that we could figure out what went wrong, what could have been done, and what needs to be done in the future to prevent anything like it from happening again.