Bill D. - That's a very good explanation. The best I've heard yet. Of course, by now, I've heard so many explanations that I really don't believe any of them to be 100% true. I'd like to believe that it was just a series of blunders but what does that say about military defense? Are we really going to blame the the lowest man on the totem pole for allowing the hijackers to board the plane? That seems absurd but that's where finger-pointing usually ends up when nobody wants to claim responsibility.

As far as Bush colluding with Bin Laden goes, we already know that he was tied to the bin Ladens through business. I have also heard that members of his family have disowned him but that others visit him and that the families continue to intermarry. Doesn't sound as if he is disowned to me.

I'm still waiting to hear from Big Mick on the role of Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. I'm not sure how that explains why there is more military in Iraq than Afghanistan. When it gets right down to it, my biggest concern is that Canada has to go in after the States to mop up the mess.

My next concern is that the U.S. defecit is so big that other countries will not continue to back the U.S. financially. When the dollar loses its power in the world economy, we'll be looking at a major changes in our lives.

Do I believe the explosions were willfully demolished? I really don't know. I doubt if I ever will but I will continue to ask questions and wonder why Canada would dirty its reputation by backing the U.S.