Meteorologist suspects US theft of Iraqi oil and a weatherman for WTC.

(Hank) Brandli even views the 9/11 terrorist attacks through the lens of weather.

"They spent months, maybe years, planning this thing," he says. "But it had to come down to a last-second call, because there was a hurricane coming up the coast and a cold front moving out.

"Think about it: September is the worst month in the world to be planning anything in the air on the East Coast, because you're at the height of hurricane season. In fact, climatologically speaking, Sept. 3 is the worst day of the entire year to plan a flight. And yet, you had this day where the weather was perfect, from Maine all the way down to Washington. You can't plan that far out and hope you get lucky.

"What I'm saying is, I think they had a weather guy on their team to help set it up."

Six undentified Gitmo prisoners suspected of being terrorists are to be secretly tried for unspecified charges, anonymous government sources said recently.

The six unnamed captives were selected for trial by President George Bush based on his personal conclusion that they might have been linked to the Al Quaida, according to sources who asked that their names not be revealed.

Depending on which charges they may be tried, the group could be condemned to death at the maximum security in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay where they are being held as "enemy combantants."

The miliary has indicated they may announce the outcome of the trial and the fates of the men after the adjuidcation is consummated, sources said upon condition of anonymity.

If this sounds like Kafka, it's not because Bush has read his books and found them interesting.