F-16s Ready for the Unthinkable

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Kev

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<< Directly after Sept. 11th, we first we accuse AMERICAN moslems of terrorism, create internal strife and racial tension, and now we're going to shoot down our own citizens. I really hope this country doesn't turn into a security state...what worries me even more, however, is the fact that someone has the authority to order a civilian plane to be downed. :Q >>

you're right, let's just let the hijackers crash the plane into a stadium with a 100,000 or so people. as long as WE didn't shoot it down.
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DDad

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Hate to tell you this,but in several places (outside the US) it's not unusual to see troops armed with submachine guns, Assault rifles, et al posted along the street. Really freaked me out when I was in Panama (BTW, this was 6 months after "Just Cause")