I've read on and on about conspiracy theories regarding various aspects of 9/11. I'm inclined to believe that hi-jackers did take control of the planes that crashed into the WTC, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania. And I don't believe that the planes had any kind of "missle" or any other kind of alteration.

What I do believe is that the powers that be (And I don't necessarily mean specifically the President - plausible deniability) knew for an unknown period of time that attacks were going to take place on September 11th, 2001. My guess is that they had a general sense of what was going to take place, but didn't have enough information to stop it BEFORE THE PLANES LEFT THE GROUND. That statement is important. If the government knew who the specific terrorist were that were getting on the planes, I truly believe that they would have stopped the attack. Instead, the terrorists managed to get on the planes and get off the ground.

Now here is where I think the "conspiracy" comes in.

I DO think that, once the planes were hi-jacked, that they were allowed to hit their assigned targets, and here's why:

Imagine the media fiasco that would have been generated if the planes never hit their targets, but instead were shot down by our own military over American soil...American neighborhoods. Think of it: civilian airliners shot down, killing everyone on board and countless others on the ground, by our own US Military, authorized by our own Government.

There would be no evidence of the terrorist's plans, other than there intentions to hi-jack. Up until September 11th, the only thing we knew hi-jackers were capable of was killing passengers and asking for safe passage to the country of their choice.

If the planes were shot down, then there would be no horrific images of the towers collapsing to rally the nation together. Instead, the government would have to spend the next several years validating their reasons for shooting down four civilian aircraft and killing hundreds of Americans. The GOVERNMENT would be made to blame for the tragedies on September 11th, and NOT the terrorists.

Instead, the "powers that be" allowed the planes to hit their targets. The situation, while horrific, does wonders for the Bush Administration, and rallys the country behind it's president, giving him and his administration it's best poll numbers of Bush's presidency. In addition, it gives the government the motive it needs to pursue their oil interests overseas with full backing of the American public and even the Democrats.

...something to think about. Somewhere between what is thrust in front of us and what is absurd...is the truth.