The investigation into Flight 93's crash

Despite the uproar over the federal government's newly released theory about what caused the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001, the reality is that no one will ever really know what happened in those final moments on that doomed flight.

In an 858-page report to Congress about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, investigators contend that one of the hijackers advised the terrorist pilot to crash the plane and end the passenger uprising. The public release of this information this month has sparked an intense reaction among those who always believed that the passengers crashed the plane to prevent the terrorists from completing their mission. ....

The passengers were intent on taking control of Flight 93 back from the terrorists, and their actions obviously precipitated the crash. That's the story to be told at the permanent memorial in Shanksville.

-- The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pennsylvania