9/11 Pager messages

The Guardian announces Wikileaks' publication of intercepts of more than half a million pager messages, many of them sent by government officials, on 9/11. The messages are being dumped throughout the day today; click here to follow.Messages released thus far provide evidence of the swirling fear and confusion that marked the day--and will undoubtedly be picked over by conspiracy theorists for evidence that some of the pagers knew precisely what was happening and why. According to the Guardian, "One message from a New York City official sent just minutes after the first attack said: 'WTC has been hit by an airplane and a bomb.' Another says: 'It's reported that a US military helicopter circled the building then crashed into or next to the Pentagon.' Later in the day, a message presciently says: 'We are bombing Afghanistan.'"