The mightiest nation the world has ever seen lives in abject fear.

Bowser — 5/12/2005 5:23:39 AM (archived)

Confused Fliers Trigger Capital Scare
Blundering Plane Spurs Evacuations, F-16 Interception

By Michael E. Ruane and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, May 12, 2005; Page A01

"Two lost aviators flying with outdated maps from a rural Pennsylvania airstrip triggered a red alert at the White House yesterday, along with the frantic evacuation of the Capitol and the Supreme Court, before they were intercepted by Air Force jets lobbing warning flares."

Sad to see.

Arf

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The mightiest nation the world has ever seen lives in abject fear. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 5:23:39 AM
- That was a stupid post - Buck Galaxy - 5/12/2005 5:24:31 PM
  - Ad hominem response, demonstrating no awareness of critical facts. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 8:47:02 PM
- Not sure what your point is. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 6:01:12 AM
  - A small airplane off course costs the economy $50 million - Bowser - 5/12/2005 7:51:10 AM
    - I tend to think of it more as an unscripted fire drill. - Mary Anne - 5/12/2005 6:13:14 PM
      - "Amos and Jakie" - LOL - Fox - 5/13/2005 2:11:11 AM
        
        to digress even further - alcaray - 5/13/2005 3:51:10 PM
      - I bet the two of them feel pretty stupid and embarrased. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:17:32 PM
        
        And they're going to get to know the FAA very well - Larry J - 5/12/2005 7:09:55 PM
        
        Aren't there still a lot of General Aviation Aircraft flying without any radio? - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:24:45 PM
        
        Yes - Larry J - 5/13/2005 1:43:09 PM
    - More "I hate the USA" mindless posting from Bowser. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 3:28:38 PM
      - To my knowledge... - FrankC - 5/12/2005 4:19:23 PM
      - It wouldn't be that hard to write a "mindless liberal" program - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:00:52 PM
        
        The Democrats tried to do that and failed. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:11:03 PM
        
        A even cooler idea... - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:18:05 PM
        
        A better version of Eliza - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:07:27 PM
        
        If you got a whole roomful of them, programed to be argumentative then you could end up with a Habitablezone 2. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:16:14 PM
        
        How do you know that Bowser's true name is not Eliza? (n/t) - Really scary - 5/12/2005 4:19:44 PM
    - Would you prefer that they done nothing? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/12/2005 2:23:04 PM
    - "The damage it could have done is negligible" - Sam F. - 5/12/2005 1:36:36 PM
      - That Cessna could have been carrying a North Korean nuke - Gary - 5/12/2005 3:13:48 PM
        
        Is the right going to start pushing an Al Qeda / N Korea link, now? - alcaray - 5/12/2005 5:26:06 PM
        
        Or one HELL of a lot of anthrax spores. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 4:12:14 PM
        
        Let's end this thread - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:26:15 PM

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