Did a Plane Hit the Pentagon? Or Something Else? General Deptula Was There

Did a plane really hit the Pentagon on September 11th — or was it a missile?

In this highlight from The Brief, retired Lieutenant General David Deptula, who was inside the Pentagon on 9/11 just two corridors from the impact site, responds to one of the most persistent conspiracy theories about the September 11th attacks.

Deptula explains why the missile theory does not fit the evidence: American Airlines Flight 77 departed Dulles, was hijacked, was tracked by air-traffic and radar records, had passengers who communicated from the plane, left wreckage and flight-recorder data, and resulted in victims whose remains were identified through forensic methods.

Shabbos also asks Deptula about Donald Rumsfeld’s September 10th statement regarding $2.3 trillion in Pentagon transactions. Deptula explains why that claim referred to unsupported accounting entries and audit trails — not missing cash — and why the idea that 9/11 was staged to cover it up does not fit the facts.