Remembering Danny Lewin

[rdl]

People get details wrong all the time in eyewitness reports.

The people who fly on BOS-LAX in first class tend to be "important". Similarly the NYC-LAX and NYC-LON flights. DCA even more so. I mean, we saw a very high level Samsung exec as one of the first to post photos in the flight which crashed at SFO recently; not unusual at all.

The quality of intelligence you could get by monitoring first class is why Air France (well, French intelligence) actually installed microphones in the headrests of some of their fleet. Probably wouldn't do this for Orlando to Nashville flights in coach.

[Blahah]

> If you look at who was seated right next to the terrorists it reads as a who's who of foreign owned, telecommunication surveillance companies involved in fiber optics, digital communications and caspian sea oil interests.

...and actors, politicians' wives and other public figures and businessmen. Lots of rich people. The kind of people who you might expect to find flying first class on a commuter flight.

[nawitus]

This[1] article claims that the FAA memo about the gun was incorrect.

1. http://www.wnd.com/2002/02/12940/

[bedhead]

Take your inane conspiracy theories someplace else. I'd like to say more derogatory things but I'll refrain.

[andrewflnr]

How the heck did they get a gun on the plane? Even before 9/11 that should have been difficult to impossible.

[abracar]

I found the article Slate published today more interesting http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/history/2013/09/dan... (was written by the author of Lewin's bio)

[canistr]

I respect that we should remember the victims and particularly those related to the tech industry on HN, but this article is difficult to read based on how often the author has to over-emphasize Lewin's achievements.

[wehadfun]

I am really disappointed in the lack of news we get about Sept 11 now.

[hvs]

What "lack of news"? And about what? There are memorials all day. What is there to be disappointed about?