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To: unclewest who wrote (303013)	4/29/2009 3:04:22 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793931

Seeing the AF1 incident and the "surprise" and "secrecy" that the WHMO did, makes me wonder what else O was covering up when the "NY plane incident happened"....Maybe the plane was to cover up what the Government has done to GM and the rest of the auto industry, the stock holders, the bond holders, and of course the US taxpayers....The unions did zero, gave zero, and evidently they are slated to have a large chunk of the common stock, with the US Government being the largest stock holder.... In the meantime, is Caldera really the culprit, or the fall guy? O is said to be furious, but then O sat in the pews for 20 years and didn't hear anything negative then either. White House Military Office LOUIS CALDERA Director, White House Military Office whitehouse.gov en.wikipedia.org 8888888888888888 Official May Be Fired for Authorizing N.Y. Flyover washingtonpost.com In this image taken with a cell phone by Jason McLane, the primary presidential aircraft, a Boeing 747 known as Air Force One when the president is aboard, flies low over New York Harbor, followed by an F-16 chase plane during a federal government photo op Monday, April 27, 2009. A low-flying Boeing 747 escorted by two fighter jets as part of a federal government photo opportunity over lower Manhattan caused a brief panic among workers near ground zero on Monday. (AP Photo/Jason McLane) (Jason Mclane - AP) By Michael D. Shear and Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, April 29, 2009 White House press secretary Robert Gibbs pointedly refused to rule out a firing in the case of the Air Force One backup's flight that terrified some in New York City on Monday. Asked repeatedly whether White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera, who made the decision, would lose his job, Gibbs told reporters yesterday, "I think the president has rightly asked that a review of the situation and the decision-making" be done. Gibbs reiterated that President Obama was "furious" about the decision, and he said the deputy chief of staff will conduct the review. The administration will take steps based on the outcome of the review, Gibbs said. Caldera, who was secretary of the Army under President Bill Clinton, apologized quickly Monday afternoon, after reports of Obama's displeasure. "Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," Caldera said in a statement. "While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state and local authorities in New York and New Jersey, it's clear that the mission created confusion and disruption. I apologize and take responsibility for any distress that flight caused." But the apology might not be enough to calm the furor over the flight, which was scheduled to allow Air Force officials to update the promotional photos of the presidential plane. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said at a briefing yesterday that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was "surprised and not very pleased" about what Morrell called the "flying photo op." Air Force personnel and some Pentagon staffers had known of the flight, Morrell said, but he noted that the idea originated in the White House Military Office. He called the mission "mishandled" and "misguided."