Re: shooting down airplanes

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16/09/01 18:43 -0500, you wrote:
> Although it seems no plane was actually shot down the plane that crashed
> would have been shot down as fighters were not that far away when it
> crashed.


This adds another unreported twist to the deadly game of guarding against
terrorism. Now a terrorist group intent on suicide, only has to take over a
plane and head in the *general* direction of say, the London Stock
Exchange. If they do not hit it, they will be shot down, over a crowded
famous city. Either way they will be dead, and either way there will be a
sensational atrocity.

Now every pilot cockpit, especially of the smaller planes, will have to be
sealed and armoured before take off.

And every air traveller, can now add this anxiety to their flight phobias.
It is not enough to fear being  taken hostage. The air force may have to
ensure you join the suicide bombers in their moment of  liberation.

Build that into the economics of air travel!

Chris Burford

London