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Just realized the 9/11 commission report reads different than the raw NORAD tapes, and I trust the tapes more
Spent 3 nights last month reading the commission's timeline against the actual NORAD audio logs from 2001, and the 47 minute gap between when the FAA notified the military and when fighters launched doesn't match what the report claims, so has anyone else dug into primary source docs instead of just the summary?
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evanc9216d ago
Been down this road before and honestly the tapes don't tell the clean story people want them to. Audio logs have gaps, overlaps, and timestamps that don't always line up with radio calls, so pulling one number out and saying it clashes with the report ignores how messy the source material actually is. The commission staff did look at the NORAD data and interviewed the people involved, and their timeline came from cross checking multiple logs, not just one. A 47 minute gap sounds damning until you realize the "notification" could mean different things depending on which call you're counting from. Raw docs are great, but they need context or they'll mislead you just as much as a summary will.
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