Posted on 08/10/2006 9:19:02 AM PDT by nutmeg
BOSTON --Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday activated the National Guard to help with security at Logan International Airport for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, after a terror plot targeting U.S.-bound flights was foiled in London.
The security alert was raised at Logan and airports around the nation early Thursday after officials in Great Britain disrupted a plan to blow up airplanes from England to the United States.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the plot appeared to be engineered by al-Qaida, the terrorist group that hijacked two planes from Logan on Sept. 11, 2001, and flew them into the World Trade Center towers in New York.
The National Guard was last activated to help with patrols at Logan shortly after the attacks. Troops were removed in April 2002.
Romney said the flights targeted in the most recent plot were not Logan-bound flights, but he would not elaborate on their other destinations. He cited Logan's involvement in the Sept. 11 attack in justifying his decision to deploy the Guard.
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Some examples of the liquids and gels that are prohibited in carry on luggage are seen on display at a security check point at Logan International Airport in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. U.S. flyers endured heightened security Thursday, and some flights were canceled or delayed after the discovery of a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
"Gov. Romney to activate National Guard for Logan Airport"
Not a bad move.
Probably at least moves him into Vice President territory.
(yeah, I know folks don't think that's important, but with an enemy that would
love to assassinate a President, it matters even more now)
Pity hes a flip flopping rino from MA.
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