IP: Apologies to the US Air Force from me -- from the Straits Times SG

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

I find it interesting that one has to look abroad for real informational 
news about Tuesday. US radio and TV is tied up in repetition of mostly non 
news  djf

Jets came too late

US FIGHTERS scrambled to intercept the hijacked planes used in last week's 
terrorist attacks, but apparently did not have enough time to reach their 
targets, an air defence official said late on Friday.

As soon as word of the hijackings reached Norad headquarters at Peterson 
Air Force Base in Colorado, fighter jets took off.

According to CBS News, a total of five fighters took off from Massachusetts 
and Virginia.
But a plane slammed into the World Trade Center two minutes after they took 
off, and the Pentagon was attacked seven minutes after take-off. --AFP



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