reaching the highest levels of government was in play, and it might have stayed simply an internet conspiracy theory had it not been for this man. >> it is a document that i got about five weeks ago from an intelligence agent from france who had been doing an inquiry, and had some contacts with people in the u.s. navy. >> it was pierre sal liniger, a former white house secretary, u.s. senator and network correspondent who went public. salinger who died in 2004 claimed to have official proof that a navy missile shot down twa 800 specifically naming this ship the "uss normandy" responsible, but for what salinger claimed exclusive was neither. >> i asked him to read me the document. >> former cnn producer is the one who told sal liniger that