The news that Somerset County authorities are returning the remains of those killed on United Flight 93 Sept. 11 to their families is a reminder that the FBI has still not seen fit to make public the transcripts of either the air traffic control tape or the analysis of the two black boxes from that plane.
Both black boxes were found, various U.S. government agencies have analyzed them as well as the tape, but all is still being deemed a secret by the FBI and withheld from the public. Why?
If some of the information from the three sources could be needed in eventual criminal proceedings, and revelation of it at this time might damage its validity as evidence in court, then officials should say so, omit those parts and release the rest.
If something said on the tapes isn't in accord with the version of what happened on Flight 93 now moving into the realm of mythology, set the record straight now. The American people shouldn't be treated like children, to be spoon-fed fairy stories instead of being told the truth.
Besides, there is nothing to be gained by holding out on the American public in a matter of this sort. Whatever actually happened will eventually come out, one way or the other. And if the facts don't back up the current story, the government's credibility will be damaged.
What are Washington officials going to say to us, "We thought it was better if you didn't know what really happened"? Tell us about Flight 93, now.
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