Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld gave military officials the authority to shoot down, if necessary, a small plane that wandered into restricted airspace over the nation's capital May 11, according …
Laser warning protects US capital
A new laser warning system is coming into operation in Washington to prevent planes straying into the restricted air space over the US capital. It comes less than two weeks after a disorientated …
Terror Web Watch for May 20, 2005
Item 1: An Analysis of Foreign "Martyrs" in Iraq Item 2: A Strange Request and Recent Training Manuals Cast Spotlight on Dirty Bombs Item 3: "Large Weapons and Anti-Aircraft Weapons" Training …
The rush to fight missiles aimed at planes
You can be pretty sure that when those two lost pilots in a little Cessna wandered out of Pennsylvania and into highly restricted air space near the Capitol and the White House last week, it wasn't …
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D.C. in Dark While Plane Was Intercepted
This article clearly highlights the shortcomings -- pointed out in reports following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 -- have not been fixed in the agencies involved in one of the attacks. …
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Washington evacuations ‘dissuasive’ for Al-Qaeda: Pentagon
A snap decision to evacuate the White House and Congress when a light plane entered restricted Washington airspace last week should dissuade potential terrorists, a top Pentagon official said."Surely, …
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US reviews chaotic evacuation after White House plane scare
US authorities reviewed their response to the biggest security alert to hit Washington since the September 11 attacks, one day after a rogue small plane strayed into restricted airspace over the US …
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Officials weighed shooting at errant plane
When the alarm sounded at Andrews Air Force Base, Lt. Col. Tim Lehmann abandoned his lunch, sprinted toward the runway and jumped into one of the two waiting F-16 fighter jets. He had no idea how …
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Terror Web Watch for May 13, 2005
Item 1: Jihadists issue their own "Security Report" for their operations in Pakistan Item 2: From the manuals of al-Qaeda trainer Abu Musab al-Suri: "Presenting the Soldiers with the Method of the …
Two in Custody After Capitol Plane Scare
The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace and came within three miles of the executive mansion. Military jets scrambled to intercept the …
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