I had hear similar story ( that it was shot down by 2 F16s ) among US ATC a few days after , but then the heroes story broke out, apparently confirmed by the recording and timig of Cell phones calls from pax. Now W and its admin has invited the widow(s) in the white house, congress, etc.. so it will be difficult to admit anything else now I guess.
Nevertheless, one way or the other the pax and crew were doomed. If you were in charge of Air Defence on the morning of Sept 11 would you have hesitated a second to give the go ahead to shoot down UA93 ?
Taking away the heroes image of people who really tried to take over the flight will not bring them back either.
I liked the newsweek story. .wheteher a hijacker or a F16 brought down UA93, it is good it did where it did and not over Washington DC.