On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 at 17:22:56 in message
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Orval Fairbairn wrote:

I believe that the airlines' (and FAA's) policy of acquiescense to
hijackers' demands lies at the root of the 9/11 problem.

If there had been a policy of active resistance to hijackers, 9/11 would
never have happened, as the goons would never have gotten to the cockpit.

The first one who came through the door would have gotten a splitting
headache (via fire axe) and that would have been the end of that.

I tend to agree with that, but the root of the problem goes back a long
way. It began when we at first almost welcomed those who hijacked
aircraft to escape form East Berlin and made jokes about people ordering
airline crews to 'Take me to Cuba' or away from it - same things apply.
9/11 brought an abrupt end to 'peaceful hijacking'.
--
David CL Francis