NORAD exercise had jet crashing into building

[botchan]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/19/norad.exercise/index.html

[lightbulb]

1. to be sure

"The exercise was solely to test procedures and was no indication that NORAD had any reason to believe the scenario would happen in the real world, according to a spokesman."

i.e. we stand by the moronic claim of ignorance made by condi, then retracted by her, then repeated by bush just last week. Despite the fact that we imagined that an airplane might be used as a missile, we still had no idea an airplane could be used as a missile.

[botchan]

2. well said!!!

"i.e. we stand by the moronic claim of ignorance made by condi, then retracted by her, then repeated by bush just last week. Despite the fact that we imagined that an airplane might be used as a missile, we still had no idea an airplane could be used as a missile."

[West Coast Democrat]

3. I saw this story on the cover of USA Today

today

[alittlelark]

4. Condi was "Out Of The Loop" I guess

According to a statement from NORAD, "Before September 11th, 01, NORAD regularly conducted a variety of exercises that included hijack scenarios. These exercises tested track detection and identification; scramble and interception; hijack procedures; internal and external agency coordination and operational security and communications security procedures."

[Moderator]

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