[Moneyguy1]

"Uhhhh, Dick....Could you read this for me? It's full of big words".

On the more serious side...

Knowing that, in the past, terrorists have utilized aricraft for any number of purposes, and since the memo does mention aircraft, the airlines and airports should have been placed on notice that such a threat was (is) imminent.

Unfortunately, in the light of what happened "I told you so" is irrelevant. No one who is sane would have considered just what the aircraft would have been used for, and would have been looking for something more like the freeing of someone(s) or the like. In the wake of 9/11, the world, all the world, is now aware of the fanaticism that is out there. The "free" world, because it is the major target, and the "terrorist" world, because it now knows the effect it can and does have and the potential power it has to disrupt society. And, make no mistake, the world is far different than it was three short years ago.

I really do not think that the event could have been prevented, given the attitude of invulnerability that existed on 9/10.

It's just too easy to play "shoulda, Woulda coulda" after the fact.

As serious and tragic as 9/11 was and is, it is the catalyst for greater things. What we do from here on and what we have already done in the name of "fighting terrorism" is the actual problem that needs to be addressed.