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I do recall that, and recall discussion of it after 9/11. As for what I infer is an implication of the 9/11 attack being motivated by a desire to cover this up

I do recall that, and recall discussion of it after 9/11. As for what I infer is an implication of the 9/11 attack being motivated by a desire to cover this up, I can't find any reference to the outer ring of the west wing of the Pentagon being "the accounting wing". Even if it were, I can't imagine that we're doing our federal accounting in the 21st Century on paper that's stored only in one central location. That said, the military is in fact missing a ton of money and is not in compliance with laws that require annual audits of all federal departments. That's a huge problem that should be addressed, but I see no evidence whatsoever that it's in any way related to 9/11.

nobleach 7y ago
> I can't imagine that we're doing our federal accounting in the 21st Century on paper that's stored only in one central location. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I even remotely believe the idea that there's some sort of cover-up. But I will say one should _never_ assume the federal government doesn't do almost everything in the most backward, ancient way possible. Certainly they have tons of meetings, task-forces and plans to update things. Yet mostly they just flounder and keep on using ancient technology... like paper.
cpr 7y ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/11/hard-hit-pentagon-office-carries-on-in-aftermath-of-terror-attack/763063ed-9db0-4119-abc7-5516bf8c3f5b/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/09/11/hard...