IF this is true, and I take what Drudge says with a large grain of salt, I will still withhold any comment, other than to use it to beat up unions. If EVERY BA pilot would rather enter US airspace with a radar lock from an F-16 at 6:00 o'clock, with some child itching to see what a Sidewinder will do, and the BA pilot is hoping someone he can't even see or talk to is not receiving orders to fire...
I say sure, pull the marshalls... Any complaints, tell the union.