11 Sep
2001
11 Sep
'01
4:41 a.m.
In a message dated 9/11/2001 11:37:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
fernande(a)internet1.net writes:
Richard Erlacher wrote:
my brother says AF1 came in andrews AFB with fighter escort and it's locked
up there better than alcratraz. Im sure there's plenty going on in DC as
theres lots of information that doesnt get fed to the general populace.
The networks are issuing conflicting reports
about that, but it's clear it
wasn't a helipad on a nearby building. The Pentagon is apparently
severely
damaged and there's been considerable loss of
life. Of course that's
nothing as
compared with the WTC disaster, now that both
towers have collapsed.
Doesn't the pentagon hold many many people as well?
The heart of Washington D.C. OTOH is apparently
being (relatively) quitely
evacuated. I don't know how the key government agencies can function if
they're
not going to work, however. They've shut
down the CIA, the NSA, and other
security-related agencies. You (Jeff) can probably provide more detail,
since
you're there.
I'm sure the core parts of the agencies are working very hard right
now. They'll be in the field and in other lesser known offices. If
another plane hit the main offices of our security agencies, with our
people inside, then we would be in a lot more trouble. It's better to
have them in other places.
I note that Dubya is on the tube. I wonder where they set him down. He
was in
the air when this happened. Likewise, Colin
Powell apparently turned
around
from his trip to Columbia, or wherever he was
going.
I haven't seen him yet. I did just see Arafat. He looked shocked,
althoughm he might be a good actor too? Don't know, just speculating.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA