Who is Wayne Madsen? What proof does he have to support his claims? Inquiring minds want to know.

Until I discover otherwise, Madsen ranks right down there with Rosie O'Donnel who said steel does not melt.

If you go to his website you will find out exactly who he is. Addy is at top of the article. The support of his claims comes from ppl high in intell community telling him things---- that's mentioned in the article.

What order was given by Cheney regarding the plane approaching the Pentagon? Was it a 'shoot down' or a 'stand down'?

From the 9/11 Commission:

MR. HAMILTON: We thank you for that. I wanted to focus just a moment on the Presidential Emergency Operating Center. You were there for a good part of the day. I think you were there with the vice president. And when you had that order given, I think it was by the president, that authorized the shooting down of commercial aircraft that were suspected to be controlled by terrorists, were you there when that order was given?

MR. MINETA: No, I was not. I was made aware of it during the time that the airplane [was] coming into the Pentagon. There was a young man who had come in and said to the vice president, "The plane is 50 miles out. The plane is 30 miles out." And when it got down to, "The plane is 10 miles out," the young man also said to the vice president, "Do the orders still stand?" And the vice president turned and whipped his neck around and said, "Of course the orders still stand. Have you heard anything to the contrary?" Well, at the time I didn't know what all that meant. And --"

Right on Rick. I've seen that testimony on video. It's apparently a stand down order.