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Evacuation of Capital now! (Update: FNC: White House Secret Service gives all clear signal)
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Posted on 05/11/2005 9:06:58 AM PDT by pitinkie

Capital and WH being evacuated.."full running evac"


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: airraid; dc; evacuation; falsealarm; nationalsecurity; terroristattack; violationofairspace; washingtondc
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To: Unknown Freeper

What do you bet he has his license taken for a few months and then he's back in action because "it was a mistake."


641 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:17 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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To: Mo1

Yeah, but he has a point. The only thing this hang glider could be used for is chemical or biological weapons, in which case everyone would have been safer inside.


642 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:20 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Steve_Seattle; grace522; Dr. Eckleburg; HairOfTheDog
Didn't a small plane either buzz or crash into the White House when Clinton was president?

~sigh~

Yes. And in my family's claim to fame, he was a distant cousin of my mother-in-law.

643 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:27 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/wardsmythe)
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To: HairOfTheDog; paul51

Amen. I live within 30 miles of the WH, and like to fly. It's difficult enough with the rules already in place.


644 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:29 AM PDT by expatpat
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To: tgslTakoma

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645 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:30 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: pitinkie
Not sure if the chopped at the top of the image was one of the escorts:

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646 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:31 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Ramius
People seem to be missing the point that whatever the radius is, and whatever the restrictions are... today it worked just as it should have. Plane noticed. Plane intercepted. Plane grounded. All in all, not a bad days' work.

Precisely! :~D

647 posted on 05/11/2005 10:12:52 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Nick Danger

You shoulda stayed in Virginia. It's God's country.


648 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:05 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

...In my building, everyone - male or female - is encouraged to keep a pair of comfortable, sturdy walking shoes in their cubicle, mainly in case of earthquake, which might put down heavy debris and require people to walk home....


Good thinking. Being prepared for emergency mostly requires some common sense. Now that I think about it, people would probably conduct themselves well at the state level in a national emergency. At the federal level probably not.


649 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:06 AM PDT by Sabatier
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To: Steve_Seattle
Not necessarily. Before they took down the embassies, they made threats and all the precautions were revealed.

I think our Anthrax attack worked the same way. We threw BILLIONS of dollars into that attack to come up with a strategy. So now we have the mails examined...big deal...They won't use the mails again AND it won't be anthrax.

650 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:11 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

There is a 30NM radis clearly marked on charts identified as an ADIZ. http://www.aopa.org/adiz/host.html has information on it. A 50 mile NO FLY ZONE would shut down ALL CIIL AVIAITION Iin most of Northern Virginia and much of Maryland.


651 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:13 AM PDT by FlatLandBeer
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To: Steve_Seattle

Clinton stood down the alert posture we had in effect from the cold war. It's a much, much different world today. Never a threat, never. 2 Andrew guys had him the whole way. Guy was not complying. Almost bought it. Lucky.


652 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:20 AM PDT by grace522 (Let's not slander our intelligence to that degree)
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To: Mo1

No kidding, Mo. I couldn't believe my ears.


653 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:32 AM PDT by Miss Behave (Do Androids dream of electric sheep?)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I had no idea! :~0


654 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:34 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Types_with_Fist

What if the plane had a few hundred pounds of high explosives on board? Would that penetrate the Capitol dome?


655 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:40 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Ramius

You left out Monday morning quarterbacking...

SHEESH....


656 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:42 AM PDT by alisasny (We get 4 more years, you get OBAMA...: ))
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To: CitizenM
don't think that would work either

I guess someone has to decide which is worse. Banning novice pilots in light aircraft from takeoff from these fields or scrambling fighter jets and having the scenario we had today

657 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:48 AM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: advance_copy

that's it


658 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:50 AM PDT by stlnative
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To: Types_with_Fist

I understand that point .. but we are JUST learning all the info


659 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:56 AM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: NautiNurse

There is no better way. When you have to run, you run. I'm aware of that because I can't run due to a very bad knee that needs reconstructive surgery. This is a reminder to me to stay away from high-security zones until after the surgery. I'm sympathetic with the fat woman, but does she want to stay behind and risk getting blown up? And worse, jeopardize the kind soul who will most probably try to help her?


660 posted on 05/11/2005 10:13:58 AM PDT by twigs
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