Feds Knew That NYC Fly Over Would Cause Panic And Ordered the NYPD to Remain Silent
One of the things that bothered the hell out of me is how could the administration not understand that buzzing low flying planes over the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero would cause New Yorkers to panic in the streets, and now we have our answer. They DID know, they just didn’t care.
According to this article the FAA realized that the maneuver might cause panic in New York but that they ordered the NYPD, FBI, Secret Service, and they mayor’s office (this makes me wonder if Bloomberg did know about the plans and was feigning outrage, but I don’t think he knew) to silence and threatened them with sanctions if the story was leaked.
One is left to wonder what was really going on here. Why did the administration need a new file photo? This story just doesn’t sound right, there has to be more to it than this. I understand that there had to be some secrecy in order to prevent an attack on the plane but why could there not have been a warning issued shortly before the event took place? Why was public panic an acceptable result of the fly over?
There is something fishy here, there are many questions that need to be answered. I hope that the media is up to the task but I don’t think that they are.
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There is something rotten in this whole story and I just don’t know what it is, we will probably never know. It isn’t surprising any more but it sure is frustrating.
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Interesting that you gave Bloomberg the benefit of the doubt… shouldn’t the mayor magically know what his police chiefs know when it comes to public safety?
He just seemed genuinely taken back by the whole thing. But now that you mention it, is it too late for me to take it back?
I just wonder if the rumor leaked to the 911 operators in advance. I would be outraged if this was my job, and the flyover was kept a secret. What the hell do you say to that woman who was so scared that she was crying?
I doubt it, I heard a tape of one of the 911 calls and she didn’t seem to know what the caller was talking about.