flyboyike...does the written checklist include words to the effect: compass heading/runway alignment check?
You can't have a checklist response for every single threat that we deal with in avitaion. If that was the case, why don't we have a "check weather" or "check for traffic on runway" readout on the checklist? That is because we are profesional pilots and hopefully we are of the caliber to think of these things when we are at work. But even profesionals mess up sometimes.
These guys royally f****d up, and it should serve as a reminder that we should be paying attention as we get ready to blast off. That is the only lesson we can take away from this tragedy.