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> > POWERFUL EVIDENCE AIR FORCE WAS MADE TO STAND DOWN ON 9-11
> > [Posted 30 June 2002]
> > =======================================
> > In response to the letter below, we have provided a clearer explanation
of
> the proof that the Air Force was ordered to stand down on 9-11.
> >
> > Dear Emperor's Clothes,
> >
> > I want to start with congratulating you on a great website, all kudos to
> you. I'm pointing out a key error you're making because I'm trying to
help.
> >
> > In several places on your 911 pages you refer to "combat ready" jets,
> seemingly implying that these jets are ready to take off on a few minutes
> notice. But the terminology is wrong.
> >
> > All that the term "combat ready" means is that they are capable of
combat.
> It doesn't necessarily mean "scramble ready".
> >
> > A much clearer phrase is "combat units in the highest possible state of
> readiness," which you quoted from the Washington, DC Air National Guard
> [DCANG] website but it looks like that's been erased from the archives
since
> the middle of June. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Kalun D.
> > Seattle, Washington USA
> >
> > ***
> >
> > Dear Kalun,
> >
> > Thanks for the kind words and helpful criticism. Fortunately, the DC Air
> National Guard (DCANG) Website archives have not been erased, at least not
> yet. We'll show how to locate them below. These archives provide a key
part
> of the evidence that the Air Force was not permitted to respond on 9-11.
> >
> > You're right about 'combat-ready.' It is too broad a term. And as you
say,
> the phrase "combat units in the highest possible state of readiness" is
much
> clearer. We'll go through our 9-11 texts and make some changes, using this
> clearer wording.
> >
> > The Website of the D.C. Air National Guard (DCANG) is at
> http://www.dcandr.ang.af.mil
> >
> > But please don't go there yet.
> >
> > As of April 19, 2001, that Website included the following statement:
> >
> > "DCANG MISSION
> >
> > To provide combat units in the highest
> >
> > possible state of readiness."
> >
> > This is powerful stuff. Consider. The military never makes public all
its
> air defense procedures. If it did, a potential enemy could entirely
> circumvent defenses. So key air procedures are kept secret.
> >
> > Therefore one can be sure that air defense information posted on the
DCANG
> Website on April 19, 2001 and available to the general public excluded
some
> key defense procedures. They would *understate*, not overstate.
> >
> > When DCANG stated that its Mission was "To provide combat units in the
> highest possible state of readiness," they were indicating a general
> approach but leaving out the nitty gritty details. They were saying:
'Don't
> worry; we're ready. But we're not going to tell you our emergency plans.'
> >
> > Given this understandable reticence, the phrase, "To provide combat
units
> in the highest possible state of readiness," means that the DC Air
National
> Guard at Andrews Air Force Base had fighter jets ready for an emergency.
> >
> > And when you think about it, this would have to be the case. Not only is
> Andrews Air Force Base a few miles from the White House, the Pentagon, the
> Capital building and the CIA, but it is also the official airport of the
US
> government.
> >
> > The President flies out of Andrews. Other top US officials fly out of
> Andrews. Foreign diplomats and national leaders may arrive and depart from
> Andrews at any time. For instance:
> >
> > "[There is] Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Britain. He has just landed
here
> at Andrews Air Force Base." (CNN November 7, 2001)
> >
> > Let us say that as it took off from Andrews Air Force Base, Tony Blair's
> plane was attacked by a hostile jet. Would his pilot have to radio the
> attackers and ask them to kindly postpone their attack until US fighter
jets
> arrived from Langley Air Force Base, 129 miles away?
> >
> > Andrew's unique role as the Federal government's official airport is
> another reason DCANG would withhold key details of its emergency response
> procedures. So again, when DC ANG stated on its Website that its Mission
at
> Andrews included providing combat units "in the highest possible state of
> readiness," one can be sure this meant Andrews was equipped to scramble
> aircraft in an emergency.
> >
> > We'll show you how to find the April 19th backup of the DCANG Mission
> Statement in just a moment. Let us consider the significance of that
> statement, as it relates to 911.
> >
> > The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) reported that it 'suspected'
> Flight 11 out of Boston had been hijacked by 8:20 Eastern Time. (1) So
when
> Flight 11 hit the World Trade Center, of course the FAA knew this was a
> terrorist act. Vice President Cheney said on MEET THE PRESS September 16th
> that the FAA had open lines to the Secret Service as soon as Flight 11 hit
> the World Trade Center. So the Secret Service was in the know no later
than
> 8:45 Eastern time. (2)
> >
> > Flight 77 reached Ohio and turned around, heading back to Washington, DC
> around 8:55, we are told. At 9:06 the FAA reports that it ordered the air
> corridor from Cleveland, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. closed to all air
> traffic. (3)
> >
> > We are told that Flight 77 hit the Pentagon around 9:45 Eastern time.
> >
> > So here's the burning question: why weren't those combat jets which
DCANG
> provided, "in the highest possible state of readiness" - why weren't those
> planes scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base *before* the Pentagon was
hit?
> >
> > Some respond that it was due to human error. The people at DCANG were
> asleep at the wheel. Well, military organizations don't accept
explanations
> like that. A catastrophic failure leads to court martial. If the people at
> DCANG merely are guilty of criminal negligence in failing to respond, why
> haven't they been pilloried and put on trial?
> >
> > Some respond that the whole military was lax before 9-11. Nobody was
> worried about security. Really? In a dispatch discussing security after
> 9-11, Associated Press noted that US military bases were already on
security
> alert *before* 9-11:
> >
> > "Earlier this summer, all three Army bases in Hampton Roads, including
> Fort Eustis and Fort Story, already had begun restricting public access to
> their grounds for security reasons. The bases did so under an order
> affecting major Army installations around the country.
> >
> > "The Army required its bases to perform mandatory vehicle registrations.
> Military members and civilian employees were to receive vehicle decals
> serving as proof they have permission to be on base." ("Military Tightens
> Security in Wake of Apparent Terrorist Attacks," AP, 12 September 2001)
> >
> > We'll put out an FAQ with more evidence concerning the myth of a
security
> lapse prior to 9-11.
> >
> > Now, here's how you can access the DCANG Mission Statement.
> >
> > HOW TO ACCESS THE APRIL 19th DCANG MISSION STATEMENT
> >
> > The Mission Statement is no longer posted on the DCANG Website, but you
> can (as of June 30th) access it by using the free archive service at
> www.archive.org. They backed up the DCANG Website as it was on April 19th
> (with the Mission Statement) and on September 13th (without the
Statement.)
> >
> > Important point: we cannot say *exactly* when the Mission Statement was
> removed. We can only say with certainty that it was between April 19 and
> September 13, 2001.
> >
> > Here's a step-by-step guide to access the Mission Statement:
> >
> > 1) Go to http://www.archive.org
> >
> > 2) You will see their logo, 'WAYBACK MACHINE.'
> >
> > Just below the logo is a search box. After "http://" paste-in the
> following url:
> > www.dcandr.ang.af.mil/
> >
> > 3) Hit "enter." You will be taken to the index of backups for DCANG.
> >
> > 4) Click the hyperlink for "April 19, 2001."
> >
> > 5) This will take you to the DCANG website as it looked April 19th.
> >
> > On the upper left click on the hyperlink, "Headquarters."
> >
> > This will take you to a page with the Mission Statement:
> >
> > "DCANG MISSION
> >
> > To provide combat units in the highest
> >
> > possible state of readiness."
> >
> > HOW TO ACCESS THE SEPT. 13TH DCANG ARCHIVE
> >
> > 1) If you are at the April 19th DCANG WebPage, hit the back-arrow twice.
> >
> > If you are not, follow steps 1, 2 and 3 above. Either way you'll be at
the
> DC ANG backups index page.
> >
> > 2) Click on the hyperlink for September 13, 2002.
> >
> > 3) On the upper right, click the hyperlink, "About the DCANG."
> >
> > 4) Click "MISSION AND VISION" on the upper left. This will take you to
the
> new Mission Statement:
> >
> > "Headquarters Mission
> > Be the premier State Head Quarters in the Air National Guard, Critically
> linked to our units and influencing the future of the DCANG."
> >
> > In case the April; 19th archive is pulled from www.archive.org, we have
> made a backup. It is at
> >
> > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/dcandr2.htm
> >
> > If possible, please make backups yourself as well.
> >
> > - John Flaherty and Jared Israel
> >
> > =========================
> >
> > FURTHER READING :
> >
> > FOR A COMPLETE LIST of our articles refuting false information about
9-11,
> go to http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/911page.htm
> >
> > 1) NEWSDAY reported that the FAA 'suspected' Flight 11 had been
hijacked.
> For our backup of NEWSDAY text, which should take you to the exact quote,
go
> to
> > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nd923.htm#b
> >
> > For Newsday text scroll 2/3 of the way down at
> > http://www.newsday.com/ny-uspent232380681sep23.story
> >
> > 2) Regarding Cheney's statement on MEET THE PRESS that the FAA had open
> lines to the Secret Service after the first plane hit the World Trade
> Center, for link to exact quote, in our backup, go to 'NBC, Meet the
Press'
> (10:00 AM ET) Sunday 16 September 2001.
> > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nbcmp.htm#openlines
> >
> > Original transcript of MEET THE PRESS can be read at:
> > http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/629714.asp?cp1=1 )
> >
> > 3) On FAA closing the air corridor, see, for exact NEWSDAY quote, our
> backup at
> > http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/nd923.htm#a
> >
> > Or for original NEWSDAY text, scroll 2/3 of way down at
> http://www.newsday.com/ny-uspent232380681sep23.story
> >
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