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On 9/11, U.S. radar was facing wrong way
Star Ledger ^
Posted on 05/24/2003 4:55:10 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Edited on 07/06/2004 6:38:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. air defense official testified yesterday that an outdated "cold war" view of the world before the 9/11 attacks blinded the nation to mounting evidence that hijacked airliners were becoming the terrorist's weapon of choice.
Maj. Gen. Craig McKinley, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said even the nation's radars were, in retrospect, turned the wrong way, looking out to sea for incoming invaders rather than searching the skies for threats from within the country.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 911; 911commission; coldwar; commission; norad; prequel
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To: Sub-Driver
Yesterday's hearing also revealed that two unarmed District of Columbia Air National Guard jet pilots who mobilized over Washington, D.C., that day had expressed a willingness if necessary to fly their planes into a hijacked jet to thwart an attack. God bless them. It is amazing to me the sacrifices that some members of our military are willing to make for our country. This should shame those who attack President Bush for his service in the National Guard.
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:09:30 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Freedom isn't free, remember our fallen heroes)
To: grania
Clinton had cut those bases where the jets that would have been there were. Just on a thread talking about this! I had heard that on Sept 11th, but then it wasn't spoken of after that much, if at all.
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:20:16 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Freedom isn't free, remember our fallen heroes)
To: The Duke
Maybe I am mixed up, but didn't Clinton change the rule about first strike? I am not sure that has anything to do with the Dew line you are talking about, I admit ignorance about it, but is sounds like it would be about the same thing. Pardon me if I am way off base so to speak! :-)
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:23:34 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Freedom isn't free, remember our fallen heroes)
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To: Sub-Driver; ladyinred; Alamo-Girl; amom; Howlin
It(RADAR) used to be pointed all over America AND outward from America, prior to the Clinton Cutbacks!!!!:-( The people monitoring the radarscopes were reduced during that time period as well. Post 09/11/01, President Bush changed it back to the way it used to be prior to the CLINTON REDUCTIONS!!!!
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:29:01 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Defender2
Thank you for that information. I guess that's why they needed Clintonistas on the committee, eh, to divert the direction of the investigation.
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:30:27 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Howlin
#46. You Got It!!!!
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:31:48 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: A Citizen Reporter; deport; justshe; Miss Marple
Read this.
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:32:10 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Sub-Driver
On 9/11, U.S. radar was facing wrong way
It's misleading headlines like that one that's caused most media to lose credibility!
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:32:33 PM PDT
by
Fawnn
(I think therefore I'm halfway there....)
To: Howlin
Pointing in or out, there is still a lot of conjecture as to what could or would have been done. True it would have been nice to have everything in place and all contingencies accounted for...
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posted on
05/24/2003 9:59:08 PM PDT
by
deport
To: deport
please see #45.
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posted on
05/24/2003 10:01:57 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: deport
Clinton cutting back our air defense alert strips from 26 to 7 was a major factor!!!! One of those strip alerts cut back from duty prior to that infamous day, happening under Clinton, was Atlantic City, N.J. only minutes away from N.Y.. President Bush after 09/11/01 reinstated alert at those 26 sites.
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posted on
05/24/2003 10:04:44 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: snowtigger
The link to the Pave Paws mentioned that the Clear radar had been replaced by a Solid State Advanced Radar which is also a component of the National Missile Defense System.
Hoo Hah! Keep up the good work.
To: Defender2
Thanks for the info and the ping. So nice to 'see' you again. You have been missed.
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posted on
05/24/2003 10:53:37 PM PDT
by
amom
To: amom
Good to see You, Sweetie!!!!:-)
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posted on
05/24/2003 10:55:07 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Defender2
Thank you for the insight! Hugs!
To: Alamo-Girl
HUGS!!!!:-)
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posted on
05/24/2003 11:40:04 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Sub-Driver
Can NORAD patch into the Air Traffic Controller radars? Did the scrambled fighters have orders to shoot. Weren't skyjackings treated as hostage/terrorist situations and not suicide missions?
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posted on
05/24/2003 11:47:31 PM PDT
by
Consort
To: amom
#54. Hugs and Kisses for You too Sweetie!!!!:-)
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posted on
05/24/2003 11:48:21 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Consort
NORAD(I used to work for NORAD/ADCOM) used to have their own radars scanning all over the U.S. and outward from the U.S.. They would randomly check air tracks at all times. Anything that could not be identified within a certain specified time frame would be turned over to the weapons
controllers. they would vector interceptors to the suspect
tracks. Emergency aircraft and airliners off course would
be monitored also so if they turned out to be "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing"!!!!
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posted on
05/24/2003 11:56:30 PM PDT
by
Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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