COULD military jet fighters, the final line of defence, have stopped or lessened the destruction on September 11, 2001, by shooting down airliners aimed at some of the nation's best-known buildings?

WHEN she testifies publicly before the September 11 Commission, Condoleezza Rice will be making an election-year defence of the Bushs’ administration’s anti-terrorism policy prior to the 2001 attacks.

US NATIONAL Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice is waging a vigorous defence of her actions in every public forum except one: the September 11 Commission where she would be questioned about the government's failure to prevent the terrorist attacks.

US President George W Bush’s re-election campaign commercials have angered several relatives of victims of the September 11 attacks.