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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (137205)6/21/2004 7:03:15 AM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hmmm. Maybe I'll just write something -whatever comes to mind .

So the Airforce could have shot down one of the hijacked airplanes with just a bit more warning.Consider the various consequences and ask who makes the decision.

Hit it with a small missile and it could crash into a building below in the city, killing not only the 200 plus people on board but perhaps another 1000 on the ground.
Just because a preceding airplane hit the WTC does not mean the next airliner is trying the same technique.

But that would have to be assumed. Could you divert the airliner to a rural area by flying in formation or force it to land.?

You could disable the airplane by shooting off the vertical stabilizer with guns. Or you could shoot into a few engines to disable them or shoot them off the aircraft or drop chaff into the intakes to stop them.

An experienced pilot whould then have chance to save the airplane.Is the pilot experienced- we dont know. Would he try the save himself or is he a dedicated Allah seeker?

Let us rerun a 911-like event...
An aircraft loses communication and strays off course.
Cannot tell if it is standard hijacking or a stealing of the airplane or what plans the pilot has.

And here is where a sky-marshall with a cellphone and in direct contact with with Homeland Security can be very useful.

Homeland Security should also be previously informed of all the plans from interception of terrorists threats and must be able to instantly coordinate those threats with
what may actually be occurring.

What if the airliner that goes off course is a British airplane about to land - and we shoot it down?

I have just tossed all these ideas out here to indicate what the responsible people have to consider and the amount of thinking involved to get a proper solution.

And to indicate that instant real time communications and direct chain of command must exist 24/7 because there are only a few minutes to make decisions.

Its going to be a hairy decision because it is most likely that all 200 plus passengers are going to die.

I think we owe a debt to those who have worked hard behind the scenes to prevent another 911 event.

Sig
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