I heard those stories, too but never has there been a follow-up in the media tracing those stories to an actual source. I guess that's because they want to give those stories the illusion of an "urban legend". With the proximity of Tampa to MacDill Air Force Base and all the Florida / 9-11 connections with the alleged hijackers, I've made up my mind. Except for the "privileged" few, we Americans were thrown on the sacrificial altar for further the governement's agenda of embedding themselves in the Middle East by ANY MEANS NECESSARY!