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To: Just_Observing who wrote (54882)	10/27/2002 11:41:59 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) of 281500

From what I remember, the fighter jets were next to the plane in just 20 minutes at 30,000+ feet after communication was lost. If they scrambled so fast, I wonder why they didn't catch up to the plane till it reached Memphis. I took the ABCNEWS aviation analyst to be a knowledgeable source: ABCNEWS aviation analyst John Nance told ABCNEWS.com chat participants this afternoon, “There is no set procedure for the Air Force or Navy to scramble an armed fighter for [that purpose] & simply because it’s an unprecedented occurrence.” I think our military has been oriented to defending against external threats not internal ones. I'm sure changes need to be made (and I hope they have been) in our internal security practices and procedures. We have had planes crash into the WH lawn and into the Pentagon now. It's a giant mistake to take a surprise attack as evidence of a government conspiracy. Similar charges are made about Pearl Harbor - and they are just as groundless. People subscribe to these theories because they are attracted to the idea of demonizing this or that administration - not for rational reasons.

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