At 16/09/01 18:43 -0500, you wrote: >Although it seems no plane was actually shot down the plane that crashed >would have been shot down as fighters were not that far away when it >crashed. This adds another unreported twist to the deadly game of guarding against terrorism. Now a terrorist group intent on suicide, only has to take over a plane and head in the *general* direction of say, the London Stock Exchange. If they do not hit it, they will be shot down, over a crowded famous city. Either way they will be dead, and either way there will be a sensational atrocity. Now every pilot cockpit, especially of the smaller planes, will have to be sealed and armoured before take off. And every air traveller, can now add this anxiety to their flight phobias. It is not enough to fear being taken hostage. The air force may have to ensure you join the suicide bombers in their moment of liberation. Build that into the economics of air travel! Chris Burford London
