( OT ) The story might have been different
 

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html

Extract

The independent commission studying 9/11 won't release its
final report for months -- and then, only after it's been
reviewed first by the White House -- but the panel's lead
commissioners said publicly on Sunday that from the evidence
they've gathered so far, the terror attacks were probably
preventable. The New York (Times Requires FREE registration)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/05/politics/05PANE.html
writes up a rundown of the latest debate on 9/11 as it
unfolded on Sunday.