Miscommunication Left Pilots Without Order on Downing Jets.

Scrutinizes the sequence of communications breakdowns on the morning of September 11, 2001. Details of the confusion that enveloped the White House, Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration; How White House communication systems were close to collapse; Reactions of U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney; Analysis of the communications report issued by the independent commission investigating the terrorist attacks.