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Old October 13th, 2006, 22:26   #7
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Default Re: FAA restricts East River flights

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Originally Posted by BrianNC View Post
"A smart terrorist could load up a small, little plane with biological, chemical or even nuclear material and fly up the Hudson or East rivers, no questions asked," said Schumer.

The senator said the Lidle crash should be "a wake-up call to the FAA to re-examine flight patterns, which, amazingly enough, they haven't done since 9/11." The date refers to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack when two airliners were flown into the World Trade Center.
I effing hate Chuck Schumer so effing much. How in the freakin' hell is talking to ATC going to stop a freaking bloody terrorist?!?!?!?!

"Oh, they want me to squawk 0703. I guess we better give ourselves up." Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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