Barbara Olson, said to be on American 77 on 9/11/01
Those of us who question the official theory of 9/11 and its insistence that planes with passengers were used to crash into buildings frequently face a question of our own: where did the passengers go? This is one of a number of articles I have written on this topic and the topic is one I will speak on in June at the Vancouver Hearings.
The Official Story – United 175
According to the official version of events, fifty-six people, including the crew members, boarded United 175 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and breached the cockpit and took over the controls. Some of the passengers made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (south building), killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.
Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Story
The plane said to be United 175 flew over Pennsylvania after it allegedly hit the World Trade Center.
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 175.
Similarities of United 175 to United 93
As with Flight 93, ACARS messages were sent to Flight 175 that indicate that the plane was heading far away from its “crash” scene. Pilots for 9/11 Truth discovered that the plane said to be Flight 175 was tracked in western Pennsylvania several minutes after it allegedly struck the World Trade Center. It is possible that United 175 also landed in Cleveland near the same time that United 93 did, with similar issues arising as to what then happened to the passengers.
There were fewer alleged phone calls from United 175, but the calls, echoing the same story as the calls from United 93, were about hijackers. Furthermore, according to phone records, one of the callers, Peter Hanson, spoke past the time that the “crash” happened!
The Official Story – American 77
According to the official version of events, sixty-four people, including the crew members, boarded American 77 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Dulles airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and forced the passengers to the back of the aircraft. Some of the passengers, including famed political commentator Barbara Olson, made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.
Investigators found human remains at the Pentagon and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Theory
Media sources reported within days of 9/11 that American 77 took off ten minutes late but no source named what gate it left from.
Researcher Elias Davidsson asked American Airlines for permission to interview employees who saw the passengers off but the airlines denied the request on grounds of privacy.
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the Pentagon has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 77.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.
By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:
On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.
David Ray Griffin revealed that American Airlines Flight 77 did not even have air phones. Furthermore, the records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.
As for Barbara Olson, the FBI records reveal that one call was made during the time of American 77 to the Justice Department (where Olson’s husband Ted worked as the Solicitor General) but that the call was “unconnected.”
What Happened to Those Who Were Officially on the Flight?
With no facts of any flight, passengers or phone calls, it is obvious the whole story of American Airlines 77 is fiction. The best start for analysis is with the alleged passengers.
The most famous person allegedly on the plane was Barbara Olson. Theories range as to her whereabouts. Some say she was killed off by the plotters while others say she went away, perhaps to come back later with a new identity.
Hypothesis I: Olson was killed
Reasonable Doubts: Olson could have been an asset to the plotters alive. As a political commentator, she knew the media well and could have advised them as to where to “place” stories supporting the official theory. Also, the plotters would have had trouble convincing Ted Olson to go along with the plan to tell a false story about Olson’s calls unless they could assure him his wife would live.
Hypothesis II: Olson lived
Reasonable Doubts: If a publicly well-known “passenger” like Olson ever showed up, the official story would collapse. Keeping her alive would be a great risk to the plotters.
If the plotters approached Ted Olson, or if he was with the plotters, then it seems reasonable to believe that the parties worked out a deal whereby Ted would agree to tell the media about Barbara’s phone calls from the plane and to include statements from her about box cutters and knives. The plotters would agree to place Barbara safely with a new identity.
MOST LIKELY SCENARIO: Barbara survived September 11, 2001. It is highly unlikely that an “insider” like Ted Olson would tell lies to the public about a flight that did not exist unless he could get something in return. Barbara had enough of a profile to command leverage as well. She and Ted made a deal that allowed Barbara to go somewhere else with a new identity.
About Lady Booth Olson
In October 2006, Ted Olson, having left the Bush Administration and gone into private practice, married Lady Booth, a tax attorney from Kentucky.
Questions about Booth’s lack of public background before the two met in 2002 and pictures side-by-side of her and Barbara Olson have driven speculation whether the two identities are really of the same person. An affirmative answer to this question will never, for obvious reasons, be proven or acknowledged. Whatever the case with her identity or identities, it is highly unlikely that Barbara Olson perished on September 11, 2001.
The Official Story – American 11
According to the official version of events, eighty-one people, including the crew members, boarded American 11 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft by breaching the cockpit. Two of the flight attendants, Amy Sweeney and Betty Ong, made calls to American Airlines and reported the hijacking and injuries to passengers. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (north building), killing everyone on board.
Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Theory
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 11.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.
By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:
On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.
The records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.
Conclusion
Of the three flights, two were unscheduled and never recorded officially as having taken off; and one flew far away from the site where the official story says it crashed. With these facts in mind, it is hard to take the idea of passengers on any of the planes seriously.
What real passengers there may have been could have flown on United 175 and, as I speculated in The 9/11 Passenger Paradox: What Happened to Flight 93?, these passengers went to Cleveland.
As for American 77 and American 11, there were clearly no flights and thus no passengers. The names we have been given could be the names of real people who went underground, the names of real people who died either prior to or on 9/11 or the names of people who do not exist.
But they certainly did not fly on those planes on that day and this fact forms one more nail in the official story coffin.
The Official Story – United 175
According to the official version of events, fifty-six people, including the crew members, boarded United 175 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and breached the cockpit and took over the controls. Some of the passengers made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (south building), killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.
Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Story
The plane said to be United 175 flew over Pennsylvania after it allegedly hit the World Trade Center.
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 175.
Similarities of United 175 to United 93
As with Flight 93, ACARS messages were sent to Flight 175 that indicate that the plane was heading far away from its “crash” scene. Pilots for 9/11 Truth discovered that the plane said to be Flight 175 was tracked in western Pennsylvania several minutes after it allegedly struck the World Trade Center. It is possible that United 175 also landed in Cleveland near the same time that United 93 did, with similar issues arising as to what then happened to the passengers.
There were fewer alleged phone calls from United 175, but the calls, echoing the same story as the calls from United 93, were about hijackers. Furthermore, according to phone records, one of the callers, Peter Hanson, spoke past the time that the “crash” happened!
The Official Story – American 77
According to the official version of events, sixty-four people, including the crew members, boarded American 77 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Dulles airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft and forced the passengers to the back of the aircraft. Some of the passengers, including famed political commentator Barbara Olson, made calls to family members. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing everyone on board and some people who were in the building.
Investigators found human remains at the Pentagon and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Theory
Media sources reported within days of 9/11 that American 77 took off ten minutes late but no source named what gate it left from.
Researcher Elias Davidsson asked American Airlines for permission to interview employees who saw the passengers off but the airlines denied the request on grounds of privacy.
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the Pentagon has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 77.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.
By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:
On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.
David Ray Griffin revealed that American Airlines Flight 77 did not even have air phones. Furthermore, the records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.
As for Barbara Olson, the FBI records reveal that one call was made during the time of American 77 to the Justice Department (where Olson’s husband Ted worked as the Solicitor General) but that the call was “unconnected.”
What Happened to Those Who Were Officially on the Flight?
With no facts of any flight, passengers or phone calls, it is obvious the whole story of American Airlines 77 is fiction. The best start for analysis is with the alleged passengers.
The most famous person allegedly on the plane was Barbara Olson. Theories range as to her whereabouts. Some say she was killed off by the plotters while others say she went away, perhaps to come back later with a new identity.
Hypothesis I: Olson was killed
Reasonable Doubts: Olson could have been an asset to the plotters alive. As a political commentator, she knew the media well and could have advised them as to where to “place” stories supporting the official theory. Also, the plotters would have had trouble convincing Ted Olson to go along with the plan to tell a false story about Olson’s calls unless they could assure him his wife would live.
Hypothesis II: Olson lived
Reasonable Doubts: If a publicly well-known “passenger” like Olson ever showed up, the official story would collapse. Keeping her alive would be a great risk to the plotters.
If the plotters approached Ted Olson, or if he was with the plotters, then it seems reasonable to believe that the parties worked out a deal whereby Ted would agree to tell the media about Barbara’s phone calls from the plane and to include statements from her about box cutters and knives. The plotters would agree to place Barbara safely with a new identity.
MOST LIKELY SCENARIO: Barbara survived September 11, 2001. It is highly unlikely that an “insider” like Ted Olson would tell lies to the public about a flight that did not exist unless he could get something in return. Barbara had enough of a profile to command leverage as well. She and Ted made a deal that allowed Barbara to go somewhere else with a new identity.
About Lady Booth Olson
In October 2006, Ted Olson, having left the Bush Administration and gone into private practice, married Lady Booth, a tax attorney from Kentucky.
Questions about Booth’s lack of public background before the two met in 2002 and pictures side-by-side of her and Barbara Olson have driven speculation whether the two identities are really of the same person. An affirmative answer to this question will never, for obvious reasons, be proven or acknowledged. Whatever the case with her identity or identities, it is highly unlikely that Barbara Olson perished on September 11, 2001.
The Official Story – American 11
According to the official version of events, eighty-one people, including the crew members, boarded American 11 on the morning of September 11, 2001. The flight took off from Boston Logan airport with Los Angeles as its destination.
During the flight, five hijackers took over the aircraft by breaching the cockpit. Two of the flight attendants, Amy Sweeney and Betty Ong, made calls to American Airlines and reported the hijacking and injuries to passengers. Ultimately, the plane crashed into the World Trade Center (north building), killing everyone on board.
Investigators found human remains at the World Trade Center and the immediate area and declared that the remains matched DNA samples given by the passengers' families. A copy of the manifest shows the names of passengers who took the flight.
Facts That Contradict the Official Theory
No source independent of the government has identified remains of any of the flight’s passengers.
No debris from the scene at the World Trade Center has ever been traced by serial number to the plane that allegedly flew on 9/11 as Flight 11.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) originally did not show American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 as having been scheduled or having taken off on September 11, 2001. The late researcher Gerard Holmgren identified this fact and made it public on November 13, 2003.
By 2004, the BTS records showed something completely different about these flights. The new explanation said the following:
On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, these flights are not included in the on-time summary statistics.
The records of alleged air phone calls from American 11 and 77 are not specific as to the seat from which the calls were made, making even stronger the possibility the records were concocted.
Conclusion
Of the three flights, two were unscheduled and never recorded officially as having taken off; and one flew far away from the site where the official story says it crashed. With these facts in mind, it is hard to take the idea of passengers on any of the planes seriously.
What real passengers there may have been could have flown on United 175 and, as I speculated in The 9/11 Passenger Paradox: What Happened to Flight 93?, these passengers went to Cleveland.
As for American 77 and American 11, there were clearly no flights and thus no passengers. The names we have been given could be the names of real people who went underground, the names of real people who died either prior to or on 9/11 or the names of people who do not exist.
But they certainly did not fly on those planes on that day and this fact forms one more nail in the official story coffin.
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