-Caveat Lector- But he is taking criticism for this, though not from me. My contention was that the "alert story" was leaked to deflect this criticism. I understand there are standard procedures in place, and that the president is the first to be protected under such circumstances. Samantha In a message dated 9/14/01 7:58:10 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Samantha L. wrote: > > Maybe this story was leaked to provide an excuse for Dumbya's not going > >straight to the WH. The "mole in the WH" story gives grounds to deflect > such > >criticism. > > You know, I'm far from being a fan of the Shrub, but on this matter I'm > seething over the criticism being directed at him for following what has > been policy for almost half a century.... > > Yes, policy people....Bush did EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN SET UP TO DO WHEN > THE NATION'S CAPITOL IS UNDER ATTACH -- and Tuesday morning it was. > > There was credible reports that the White House, the Capitol, and Air > Force One itself were targets, and perhaps even Camp David. > > Since the days when we shook nuclear sabers at the USSR, the accepted SOP > for that situation dictated that the President -- the Commander in Chief > of the U.S. Armed Forces -- would be immediately hustled aboard Air Force > One which would then zigzag the skies of North America, operating under > radar invisibility...the President could stay aloft for days if need be, > with inflight refueling, and would only land when the situation > stabilized... > > Suppose he HAD headed back to DC immediately, and suppose one of those > hijacked planes either destroyed Air Force One inflight or crashed into > the White House when Bush was there and killed him? And perhaps > killed a goodly number of his Cabinet? Perhaps even the Vice > President... > > And what if the plane that went into the Pentagon had successfully > crashed into the Capitol, as originally planned? > > Well, doh! Suddenly we don't have a government... > > Anyone who says the president -- ANY president -- should have immediately > returned to the White House under such circumstances is an idiot. > > > > June > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
