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BeFree

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21. Tell Bolo this

Reply to T S Justly (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 17, 2011, 07:27 PM

Dec 2011

On August 6 the CIA told bush about the use of aircraft in an attack.

No doubt the info had been well vetted before it made it all the way to the resident.

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Regarding the 'heaviest defended airspace' claim. Has anyone here ever brought up Matthias Rust? [View all] RZM Dec 2011 OP

Not applicable - U.S. officials had a Security advisory stating attacks by airliners were imminent.. T S Justly Dec 2011 #1

Imminent where? n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #3

You're asking the wrong department. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #6

You are aware the United States is a rather large place? n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #7

NORAD, Bolo. Or Richard Meyers. They were aiming our guns, then. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #8

"Security advisory stating attacks by airliners were imminent" -- your words. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #9

It is your "imminent where" the Joint Chiefs and NORAD, et al had the duty to know or surmise ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #10

Do you even have a source for this belief of a security alert? Link? Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #11

I don't like to be pressed or squeezed ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #12

Well, don't post what you can't back up and you'll not have that problem. n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #13

Get a dog, Bolo. Not only can you order it around ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #15

I would never even think about kicking a dog, T S Justly. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #16

Well, then, I'll kick this dog (nt) (nr) T S Justly Dec 2011 #18

Tell Bolo this BeFree Dec 2011 #21

Why don't you tell me yourself? Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #22

The US was the target BeFree Dec 2011 #23

Yes, and as I pointed out above, BeFree Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #24

I asked you a simple question BeFree Dec 2011 #25

I refuse to participate in your smear tactics. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #26

No. bushco is not innocent BeFree Dec 2011 #27

What is Bushco? n/t zappaman Dec 2011 #29

At least nine PDBs from April to July had titles warning of al Qaeda attacks. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #30

The Soviets had all damn day to shoot down Rust RZM Dec 2011 #4

The Conspirators had 31 days to ready a response to ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #14

KAL flight 902 was shot down in 1978 over the USSR. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #31

You are comparing apples to oranges. truedelphi Dec 2011 #2

It is apples and organges, I admit that RZM Dec 2011 #5

Your logic doesn't follow... CJCRANE Dec 2011 #17

That's not how the Soviets usually operated RZM Dec 2011 #28

I did think it was interesting to reflect on Rust and his attempt to truedelphi Dec 2011 #19

I'm not sure, actually RZM Dec 2011 #20

The differences among detection, interception, and shootdown are distinctions Ace Acme Dec 2013 #32