On September 11, 2001 the definition of National Security
changed for most U.S. citizens. For an entire postwar
generation, "National Security" meant protection from nuclear
attack. On that day, Americans redefined that threat. On
September 11, 2001 three hijacked airliners hit three separate
buildings with such precision and skill that many observers
believe those flights were controlled by something other than
the poorly trained hijackers in the cockpits. This report
contends that not only were the buildings targets, but that
specific offices within each building were the designated
targets. These offices unknowingly held information which if
exposed, subsequently would expose a national security secret of
unimaginable magnitude. Protecting that secret was the
motivation for the September 11th attacks. This report is about
that national security secret: its origins and impact. The
intent of the report is to provide a context for understanding
the events of September 11th rather than to define exactly what
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