Non-Interception of Flights 9/11 Norris FAA
Regarding the Non-Interception of the Flights
September 13, 2005.
Source: Voltaire Network Journal: http://www.voltairenet.org/article127833.html
| David Ray Griffin (United States), former theology professor, author of "The New Pearl Harbor" (2004) and "The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions" (2004). |
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Anomalies in the Initial Reports of the Events
The main criticism leveled by critics against the official account is that if standard operating procedures [1] in place for hijacking incidents had been followed on September 11, the air defense fighters would have intercepted flights AA11, UA175, and AA77 long before they struck the North Tower, South Tower, and the Pentagon. They would also have intercepted flight UA93 well before it crashed. Standard operating procedures are those of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and the U.S. military.
By "U.S. military," we primarily mean the National Military Command Center (NMCC), located at the Pentagon, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), headquartered in Colorado Springs, which oversees air defense for North America. NORAD is divided into different areas of responsibility. Only one of these was involved in the September 11 disaster: the Northeast Air Defense Sector, more commonly known as NEADS.
In this chapter, I will discuss the standard operating procedures for aircraft hijackings and their failure to be followed on September 11. In the following chapters, I will analyze the commission’s attempt to demonstrate that U.S. military personnel did follow these procedures.
Standard Operating Procedures for Aircraft Hijackings
According to standard operating procedures, the FAA must contact the