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(After 10:06 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Counterterrorism’ Tsar’ Clarke Told of Flight 93 Crash

2001-09-11

Counterterrorism “tsar” Richard Clarke is told by an aide, “United 93 is down, crashed outside of Pittsburgh. It’s odd. Appears not to have hit anything much on the ground.” The timing of this event is unclear. [Clarke, 2004, pp. 14-15]