Posted on 05/05/2009 8:48:52 AM PDT by Free America52
* 3-hour trip on Air Force One: $300,000 * Military jet escort: $30,000 * Pictures generated from panicking the largest American city: Classified.
The White House has decided to keep the pictures from the Scare Force One classified, which given the circumstances, seems like an odd decision:
Watch video at link.
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I see, let`s declassify CIA top secredt photots but keep the messiah`s pics of his jet terrorizing NYC Top Secret !
Wonder who was on that joy-ride ?
Publicity stunt (possibly for a video for the 100 days broadcast or who know what, July 4th, relection campaigns, ad campaigns for Obamacare, whatever), it’s been shelved because of the blowback.
Obama’s chickens came home to roost.
Wanna bet those photos will magically re-appear either close to an election or in a Moslem calendar sometime down the road? Obama is ruining America fast and furious!
I still want to know who was on that plane. It is far more likely a joy ride for campaign contributors (think Lincoln Bedroom times 100) to let them see New York at a low altitude rather than an attempt to film Air Force 1 against the New York skyline.
Michelle Obama probably was on that joy ride so she could get a good look at where she would be speaking tonight.
Most transparent administration ever, and the most ethical congress ever. Good job America!
“Pictures generated from panicking the largest American city: Classified.” = the mission did not include a photo-op; there are no pictures
There is a lot we don't know about this caper. Wonder if the TOTUS ok'ed it?
Limbaugh, Hannity and Levin need to come down on this hard. The elected ones won’t say a thing.
>>>>>> Horrible, and quite possibly illegal, use of the military classification system. <<<<<<<
It’s literally impossible to characterize photos or films of AF1 as classified.
AF1 is filmed and photographed every single time it lands or departs from any airfield, anywhere in the world.
And let’s not forget that ***all*** classification authority derives directly from the President. There is no higher or alternate authority.
He can literally declassify ANYTHING at the snap of his fingers.
“That X is now declassified,” and so it is.
My military days of dealing with classified information are long behind me, but I recall that classifying something because it might be embarrassing to a superior was illegal.
When we find out who was on this plane, this story will “get out of hand.” I bet the Republicans already know who was on that trip and it will be “leaked out” closer to election day.
Just like Obama's birth certificate. TOTUS muzzled.
Don’t think so..not Michelle ma belle..it was The Granny in Chief on that joy ride...she was out with some of her new friends..off for a NYC lunch date and bird eye view of NYC...
Sound familiar?
IMO, it did and there are. It's just that the photo-op was for those inside the plane and the pictures were taken there, not from the outside.
I did wonder how they intended to take photos from what appeared to be a Falcon at the 7 o’clock position...not a lot of good viz out the front.
Colonel, USAFR
Expect alot of that in the next few years.
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