U.S. Works Up Plan for Using Nuclear Arms

[Shane Mage]

>>>  Nader says that if he were President 911 would never have 
>>>happened because he's been calling for stronger airline cockpit 
>>>doors for decades...
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>>>Brad DeLong
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>>And who was responsible for not taking this obvious step?
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>>Shane Mage
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>Ummm...
>
>The reason that the terrorists were able to commandeer the jetliners 
>on 911 has nothing to do with inadequate airline cockpit doors.
>
>The reason is that--before 912--the standard procedures for dealing 
>with hijackers was to cooperate with them, do what they asked...
>Needless to say, this is no longer standard procedure. But Nader's 
>claim is a strong sign that, to put it politely, he is vastly 
>underbriefed on airline security issues.
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>Brad DeLong

So, despite the obvious fact that airliners are
easily used as weapons of mass destruction,
"standard procedure" was to turn the controls
over to any hijacker who "asked" for them?
And you think *Nader* was  "vastly underbriefed on airline security issues?"

  Shane Mage

"immortals mortals, mortals immortals, living their deaths, dying their lives"

Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 62