Thursday, September 27, 2001
The circumstances under which the
The circumstances under which the USAF can shoot down a civilian airliner have just been substantially relaxed. It used to take a direct order from the President, but after today, either of two USAF generals can order military pilots to shoot down airliners that they believe are in danger of crashing into a populated area. Link Discuss
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