"The stand-down order that Charles Lewis heard about was confirmed by none other than Norman Mineta, Transportation Secretary at the time.
According to the 9/11 Commission, Cheney didn't arrive underground at the PEOC (Presidential Emergency Operations Center) until almost 10 AM.
Mineta, however, said the Vice President was already down there when he arrived at about 9:20 AM. Richard Clarke and Cheney's photographer indicated the same thing.
That was before the Pentagon had been hit and Mineta recalled a young man coming into the PEOC three times to tell Cheney how far out the plane was from Washington.
After the third report, according to Mineta, the young fellow asked, "Do the orders still stand?" and Cheney responded "Of course the orders still stand. Have you heard anything to the contrary?"
The 9/11 Commission chose to ignore Mineta's testimony and went so far as to remove it from the 'video archive'..