Retraction
Jan 18th, 2007 at 10:18 pm by Chris
Some of you likely recall that Susie ran a post on September 12, 2006 about about the ticket agent who checked in Mohammed Atta in Boston on September 11, 2001. The post stated that the ticket agent later killed herself. This was based on the claims of a US Airlways employee. We learn from William Beutler of Blog P.I. that, quite fortunately, this is not true and that the ticket agent is alive. Earlier today, Beutler received the following email from American Airlines spokesman Tim Wagner.
William,
I stumbled on to your blog today as I was doing an Internet rumor search. You’ll easily guess what rumor I was tracking down. ABC’s Nightline called today asking about a rumor that an American Airlines agent in Boston had checked in Mohamed Atta and then killed herself later out of guilt. I couldn’t remember the name of the US Airways agent who had fabricated the rumor and that is how I came upon your blog – through the omniscient Google, of course.
Because of privacy policies, I can’t give you a ton of information. However, I can tell you that the American Airlines agent who checked in Mohamed Atta is alive.
I realize this is coming to you several months after your blog string, but you’ve now got this for closure.
Best regards,
Tim Wagner
Spokesman
American Airlines
Now what about the rumor that the guy who unnecessarily
started the Iraq war killed himself?