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Thursday, June 17, 2004 |
Washington Post: "Vice President Cheney did not issue orders to shoot down hostile aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001, until long after the last hijacked airliner had already crashed, and the order was never passed along to military fighter pilots searching for errant aircraft that morning, according to a new report issued this morning by the panel investigating the attacks."
But not only New York was left unprotected, also Washington, D.C. One could expect that, at least, they would protect the White House. No orders to scramble and intercept were given. Edwards AirForce Base was responsible for this area.
4:05:33 PM 
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ICH: "Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden, Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S. airports, strip-searched and deported.
Last year, at least 13 foreign journalists were detained and deported at U.S. airports - most in Los Angeles - according to the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders. At least one more journalist was similarly turned away this year after being detained, interrogated and strip-searched."
11:15:21 AM
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SeattlePi: "Multibillion-dollar Pentagon contracts to support military operations and reconstruction in Iraq have been plagued by inadequate oversight, leading to waste and cost overruns, the government's chief budget investigator told Congress yesterday."
11:11:39 AM
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Mother Jones poll: 62% of all Americans think the US is on the wrong track.
10:49:42 AM
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© Copyright 2008 Hetty Litjens.
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