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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett
Please re-read my previous post about what the real threat of hijacked planes is ... it's NOT about protecting the passengers on board, but rather all about protecting important facilities / the power-elite on the ground from being targeted by such an attack...
From the perspective of the power-elite, if a hijacked plane blows up before reaching an important target, even if the passengers and some unimportant people on the ground die, that's just collateral damage. Heck, the U.S. military already has a procedure for shooting down hijacked jetliners - it's not about protecting the passengers, it's all about protecting valuable targets (ie. Sep-11-2001 attack, most all the damage and most of the deaths were on the ground) from being hit by the aircraft.
In short, for many terrorists, controlling the aircraft is a critical part of their terror plot - the locked cockpit door presents a serious barrier, and presumably, discourages many from even trying; provides pilots extra time to take counter-measures.
Ron
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really more people died on the ground from the sept 11 attacks? i thought there was 2,000 people on the 4 planes.
Security isn't just about the planes being hijacked, its about them being blown up as well. If that was the case why would they even scan the checked in luggage? Both things are important (passenger safety and the planes being used as a weapon) no matter how much you nutty conspiracy, anti govt types think. There was a lot of non power elite, every day workers who died that day.
the "power elite"
christ... the old expression there is "one in every group" seems to be magnified x10 on GFY.