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To: Dr. Id who wrote (147176)	10/7/2004 3:09:59 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The "Seven Minutes" is a tempest in a teapot. Contingency plans for continuity of leadership have been standard practice for many governments of many countries for many centuries. The Secret Service is charged with the duty of covering and evacuating the President in times of danger. Why would they fly him back to WDC as it appeared to be under attack and the depth of attack was rather in question for those exact moments (not to mention that "airspace" was rightly very confused)? SS would have done the same with Clinton or (if) Kerry were in office. Being in Nebraska doesn't preclude information, communication and response ability. Though it may be surprising, telephones and many other 20th/21st century communication devices do indeed exist in Nebraska. They even have cable TEE-vee in Omaha. FYI, there is also a contingency plan to move the President to Cheyenne Mountain under certain conditions. That's been around for decades. If one is dumbfounded, angered and politically over-emotional by the move to Nebraska, just imagine the posh alpine resort environment of Colorado! <g>

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