EVACUATION at Capitol WASHINGTON DC

[MADem]

MSNBC, breaking, will post link once I find one....

They are reporting that the WH is being emptied as well, fighter jets overhead (one just whipped by my house); they believe it is an airspace incursion...perhaps accidental?

One reporter said that the phrase "enemy aircraft overhead" was used.

Jesus!!!!

[kcwayne]

1. Did they find another grenade?

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[BlueEyedSon]

63. maybe a "non-invisible" one.....

[Demeter]

76. Or another Cloud?

[katty]

118. This has happened quite a bit lately-msg to bush/cheney?

the frequency of non-reported (until later and then hardly any info)'buzz flying' in airspace near WH and Capitol is becoming
rather routine...why? Msg to bush, you're a marked man?

[maddezmom]

2. a violation of the air space?

[uncle ray]

6. must be a BIG cloud this time.

[kedrys]

11. With any luck, it's an alien invasion come to rescue us n/t

[firefox]

32. My sentiments exactly n/t

[pissed_American]

35. Hear Hear !

[LynneSin]

119. Rescue us by taking THEM away

It's my planet too damnit, get rid of the people fucking it up

[understandinglife]

4. "White House, Capitol evacuated; no reason given. Details to come."

Banner on:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com /

Peace.


www.missinnotaccomplished.us

[MADem]

Thanks! This is freaking me out...I am not far from there! n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

172. Is this another Rove-generated BS?

Damn! Am watching this on CNN right now, and due to my complete lack of any faith in this administration, I have to wonder if:

A) As the "story" unfolds, will the pilot turn out to be a "brown-skinned" person?

B) Is there anyone on Du who has seen the footage of the grounded plane that can find out who owns the Lancaster-based Cessna?

C) Is this whole "emergency" a Rove wet dream brought to fruition to help push the poll numbers up, as well as to divert attention from the bad press and reception Shrub has been receiving while on his mega-taxpayer paid expense trip abroad?

Is there any journalist bold enough, savvy enough to dig deep enough into this continuing alert BS that consistently happens when the numbers are down?

I am so goddam sick of the current state of our out-of-control government!


On edit:
Re: Current press gaggle:
Reporter just asked WHY WAS THE WHITE HOUSE INTERNAL ALARM NOT ACTIVATED?
rESPONSE: I THINK IT WAS

Then, all the reporters started laughing because they were in the WH, and KNEW that the internal alarm HAD NOT been activated.

Adds to my belief that this was a media BS hoax at the taxpayers expense, not to mention that that this entire adminitration needs to be fully investigated, starting with Rove and Cheney.

[Atman]

5. Gallup must have a new poll scheduled this week

nt

[Toucano]

77. There was that recent poll that said women are returning to Democrats.

Maybe that's enough.

[tridim]

7. Oooh! "Fighter jets have been scrambled"

Within seconds. Where were they on 9/11?

[meganmonkey]

12. That's a damn good question!

Maybe the pilots were busy reading My Pet Goat?

[deutsey]

33. Thoughtcriminal! Thoughtcriminal!

You're not supposed to remember that!!!!

[davidinalameda]

89. that was taken close to SF city hall

I was just there a few weeks ago

[Willy Lee]

188. Good one!!

Great picture.

[July]

71. And how much does this cost?

It would be nice to feel confident that the boobs in charge wouldn't disrupt government business and scramble jets for political points. But their inaction on 9/11 and the propaganda they've been spewing since 2001 leave me wondering if this is a serious threat or not. I hope it's not, even if that means the BFEE is beyond cynical. But THAT would mean they're wasting everyone's time and money.

[Atman]

90. Everything changed on 9/11

Four airliners...phhht. It's those Cessnas you gotta watch out for!

Damn good point, though, eh?

[Whoa_Nelly]

182. And WHY are the reporters at the news gaggle NOT asking this question????

No guts in the media...fuckers

[pissed_American]

8. Somebody has chili for dinner last night

some kind of poison gas scare.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

Thinking the same thing

"BREAKING: Giant stink emanates from two prominent DC locations."

But then, what about that would be new?

[Scooter24]

9. They are using the term

"enemy traffic" in the area....

Drama Alert! Code: Rainbow!!

[Skip Intro]

10. oh boy

guess there's no chance ridge's comments will get any traction

[maddezmom]

14. was thinking the same thing

[durablend]

RED ALERT RED ALERT RED ALERT!

*'s approval ratings must be nosediving again.

[mzmolly]

45. Ahhhh, could be.

[LiberalEsto]

13. I'm in the Maryland suburbs

and I think the mosquitos are coming out.

Enemy aircraft, my *ss.

[dbt]

15. How fast were fighter jets scrambled TODAY?

And how long did it take on September 11, 2001?

[hippiechick]

16. But remember, we're safer now that Saddam's in jail ...

[SW FL Dem]

17. Capitol Hill Evacuated - CNN Breaking

no link yet.

[CottonBear]

18. Is this another Rovian ploy to distract the sheeple?

I hope that nothing really bad is actually happening.

[meganmonkey]

19. Ummm...holy sh*t?

huh! Hope to hear more soon!

[SW FL Dem]

20. CNN now reporting F-16s in air

and White House evacuated.

[steve2470]

21. the White House was also evacuated per CNN

no link yet

[goodboy]

22. monkey's approval ratings are down...(nt)

[Scooter24]

24. Time to raise the terror alert!!

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. BBC says 2 senators were told an aeroplane

was "1 to 2 minutes away". Reporter says he can see the fighters above him.

[hippiechick]

25. Wow, he musta had some really bad gas !

[DulceDecorum]

100. Those 30-inch burritos

will do it to ya every time.

http://cnjonline.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=...

[kodi]

26. watching cspan 2 (senate) they ran out of the chamber like it was on fire

i suspected that there was bomb scare or martians had landed.

[MADem]

43. Shit, wish I had seen that!!!!!

Hopefully DAILY SHOW will have it, that sounds like it was worth seeing!!!!!

[coffeenap]

27. Didn't we all predict that "somthing" would happen soon--

gotta get the fear back.

[coffeenap]

28. CNN says an eyewitness said it is one of ours--military.

[wicket]

29. wonder what's going on??

n/t

[donsu]

51. time to scare everybody again

and with everybody out of the bldgs. they can snoop into files, pcs, and desk drawers.

[Roland99]

109. FALSE ALARM...small plane entered restricted airspace

Everyone's going back inside.



JimmyJeff has taken up flying lessons, apparently.




http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/11/politics/11wire-evac....

[Scooter24]

30. haha...

another private plane gone off course...lets shut down DC!!

[goodboy]

31. IT's nothing folks, just Frist's Nukular Option.

[durablend]

39. They're going to ram SS reform through

While everyone's outside.

LOOK OUT!

[tridim]

41. Shouldn't that be Frist's "Constitutional option"

Since he repeated that phrase about 300 times yesterday?

[MADem]

34. Small aircraft, CESSNA, one or two engines

Entered airspace, was turned away, and reentered.

Either an idiot at the controls, or intentional?

Within three miles of the Capitol. Supposedly two minutes ETA, but three have passed.

AH.....now they can go back in to the White House, all clear!!! Disaster apparently averted???

[SW FL Dem]

48. F-16 fired warning shots at the Cessna

according to Wolfie on CNN

[leveymg]

107. Briliiant - how many 30 mm rounds landed on people's houses?

And I live less than 10 miles from the WH. Guess I'll find out when I get home tonight whether my roof is still there.

Funny, collateral damage in my cul d'sac was never a concern until Shrub appeared in town.

[ClintonTyree]

150. Really...

that's lead is going to come down somewhere.

[KansDem]

195. Isn't there an "air to air" Taser?

If not, perhaps one needs to be developed for this kind of incident.

[LiberalEsto]

57. Ploy to distract from filibuster issue in Senate

or something along those lines.

[alarcojon]

189. The BBC's take: it was over in minutes

The Secret Service allowed staff to return to their offices minutes later.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4538019.stm

oh, and it wasn't a drill.

[no_to_war_economy]

36. God protect the Mutherland!

[mzmolly]

37. Dare I say "you reap what you sew" I believe that's a biblical quote?

[Penndems]

38. A small Cessna flying in White House air space

WH and Capitol Hill being evacuated, according to local news reports here in D.C.

[coffeenap]

40. Bernard Shaw "reporting" as a witness on CNN--plane was single engine

[catnhatnh]

49. All clear

MSNBC 12:15

[paineinthearse]

42. Just got same alert on WP....will post ASAP

[LastKnight]

44. secret service apparently told people to run...

now thats inspiring confidence, aint it?

-LK

[DulceDecorum]

82. The REAL Secret Service or the GOP volunteer imposters

eager to run for orifice.

[July]

86. Really. Is that "the plan"?

Could they be any more incompetent?

[Beetwasher]

46. Must Be Another CLOUD. Bush Is Terrified Of Clouds

n/t

[MADem]

74. He was biking in MD, apparently, and not even there! n/t

[July]

79. Good one, Beetwasher! nt

[nashville_brook]

149. or a pretzel

[Stuckinthebush]

47. Great...I'm about to fly to DC

How long of a delay do you think I should anticipate?

[aWaKeNoW]

59. Hope you have a good book to read

may be a while I'm sure

[Stuckinthebush]

64. I just went to the shelf to get one!

Good advice....

Perhaps the bar will be open.

[TNOE]

92. Well - don't fly United!!!

Traitors!

[Stuckinthebush]

104. Nope...Delta (n/t)

[MADem]

98. Don't go in via Cessna, and you should be ok! n/t

[WoodrowFan]

50. I'm in DC

sirens everywhere as cop cars rush around, fighter aircraft zooming overhead. Very exciting.

[leveymg]

123. So am I - Just another work day under the * Junta.

Who was that in that Greyhound heading south down Shirley Highway with a big motorcycle escort at high speed about an hour ago?

Off to a secure location.

[paineinthearse]

52. CSPAN2 giving live coverage

Live shot of the west side of the capitol building, all looks fine.

[goodboy]

53. Pilot Error...just heard on CNN...they're going back in to the WH

and capitol hill

[Stuckinthebush]

61. Now, how do you mess that up?

Can you imagine what was going on in that pilot's head...

"Damn it! There's the White House. I'm soooo screwed."

[meganmonkey]

83. Maybe the pilot is just THAT dumb...

"Hey - look - It's the White House!!! Coooool!"

[goodboy]

93. my dad told me he heard on the radio the F-16s fired warning shots

[Megahurtz]

54. Terra Alert, Terra Alert!

n/t

[MADem]

55. ALL CLEAR

Stray airplane!!!

I hope someone reruns the Senate evacuation from CSPAN...I wish I had seen it...had to be priceless. Just the facial expressions!

[faithnotgreed]

56. yeah.. i heard the fighter jets a few minutes ago

woke me up

thanks for the information

[aquart]

58. Is some very bad news coming out?

Or is this about the Real ID?

[tinrobot]

60. Chicken Little crying wolf.

Bush's numbers are tanking, the British memo is getting traction, things are getting bleak.

Time for a terra 'lert.

It's becoming as predictable as the tides. Don't they have any new tricks?

[aWaKeNoW]

66. Right..now I suppose

we get to change to a different "color" on the alert level now?

[Norquist Nemesis]

69. It is pretty amazing

When Bush's numbers are up, all's hunky dorey. When they take a nosedive...

[Virginian]

62. Wasn't it a Cessna that hit WH when Clinton was President? n/t

[MADem]

110. Yep, here's the report

http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/ustreas/usss/t1pubrpt.htm...

and a news release that is easier to read: http://www-tech.mit.edu/V114/N40/crash.40w.html

[Virginian]

213. No one would have ever thought terrorists would crash planes into bldgs.

Or Whatever Condi's quote was.

For those of you who don't remember:
This story was published on September 13, 1994.

Radar Detected Airplane before White House Crash
By Ruben Castaneda and Pierre Thomas
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON

<snip>
At 1:49 a.m., Secret Service agents and witnesses saw the plane descend toward the White House.

Eyewitnesses said the plane flew near the Washington Monument, then banked left and turned toward the White House.

Arthur Jones, a White House spokesman, said the plane initially hit the grass lawn about 75 feet from a holly hedge and a magnolia tree that was planted during Andrew Jackson's presidency, from 1829 to 1837. The plane skidded into the hedge, and its left wing was clipped by the magnolia tree, Jones said.

The plane traveled another 30 feet before crashing into the West Wing of the White House, Jones said. A mangled heap stopped against the wall to the office of the White House physician, Jones said.
<snip>

Thanks, MADem

[understandinglife]

65. Rove probably made Ridge fly it............

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[Ian David]

67. White House, Capitol evacuated, Police order people to leave quickly

White House, Capitol evacuated, Police order people to leave quickly

BREAKING NEWS
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 12:12 p.m. ET May 11, 2005

WASHINGTON - The White House and the Capitol building were evacuated Wednesday as police told people to leave quickly.

"You've got one minute," one officer yelled to a group including NBC correspondent Chip Reid.

A motorcade stormed out of a side street next to the White House, NBC correspondent Norah O'Donnell reported from a cell phone as she evacuated.

No threats had been reported, and officials offered no explanation.

More:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7817210 /

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7817210 /

[blue northern]

68. All clear given at capital and whitehouse according to cnn

A small plane with mechanical troubles of some sort went off course according to Blitzer.

[Warpy]

70. Oh, please. Chimpo's not in residence.

If any aircraft does anything, it'll be an inside job.

[LizW]

94. But Cheney was

Did you see that motorcade haul out of there?

I guess we know who the SS is really interested in protecting.

[stillcool]

72. its a good thing we are so much safer here...

because we're killing everyone over there. Look at our leaders...they epitomize how safe we really are. Horsecrap.

[gardenista]

73. The chimp who cried wolf.

Hmmmm... second "scare" in as many days...

What's next?

[aWaKeNoW]

80. Grenades..Planes..

what's next?! Oh my!! lol

[paula777]

75. Same thing happend last week. The UFO turned out to be a cloud

[Career Prole]

78. Yahoonews link up now...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050511/ap_on_go_co/capital

[Ian David]

99. Here's something to think about: Terrorists now know how we'd respond

Sun Tzu, The Art of War says to test your enemie's defenses to see how he will respond to a given threat.

Now they know how to get everyone outside into the open where they're easier targets.

[leveymg]

133. Good point. About as one would expect.

Next one won't come from the air, however, so there's still a lot of uncertainty. On both sides.

[Ian David]

148. Maybe not. They could have a "feint" like an "un-authorized plane"....

just to get people outside and into the open.

Then bombs, mortars, chemical attack, whatever once they're all outside.

It's the same kind of tactic abortion clinic bombers use.

1) Bomb threat.
2) Observe where they evacuate to.
3) Place small bomb inside clinic.
4) Second bomb goes-off close to where they wait after evacuating.

It's also a tactic described in Army field manuals on sabotage.

[Career Prole]

169. They'll know how the investor class will react, too...

[jazzjunkysue]

181. Lol!

[Scooter24]

81. I wonder if they remembered to

evacuate Dr. Dobson?

They should have one of these!!



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[underpants]

84. Capitol Building, White House Evacuated --Yahoo article

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050511/ap_on_go_co/c...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday. War planes were seen flying overhead and security cars rushed away from the buildings.

"Leave, run," security officers shouted to staff and reporters at the Capitol.

"This is not a drill," guards shouted as they moved people away from the building.

Shortly after noon, officers rushed through the Supreme Court building and told staff to get into the basement. At the Treasury Department, people were moved across the street

[underthedome]

102. Apparently it was a lobbyist picking up Delay to take him on a holiday. nm

nm

[elvisbear]

178. LOL...

[MadisonProgressive]

85. Another scare tactic to keep people AFRAID

[MADem]

87. They sent a custom service BLACKHAWK up after the aircraft

It is 17+ miles away now, and that pilot is in TROUBLE.

I'll bet that pilot has a set of shitty drawers right about now.

[0007]

96. Egads!

[pissed_American]

88. That was some WEAK fake ass shit !! n/t

[s-cubed]

108. Can't hear the fighters now - maybe they went back to get a beer.

It's a glorious, absolutely clear day here: hard to understand how a pilot could get lost, but I bet he's not lost now! He's probably set down at an AF base & shaking hard.

[MADem]

124. They are up way high, flying CAP

The Blackhawk is shadowing the plane now, if it isn't already down. If that guy was heading to National, he's fucked. If he was heading anywhere else, he is still fucked.

The Senate and House will want to QUASH this issue, and sweep this story under the rug, because they want National to STAY OPEN. Why? Cuz it is CONVEEEEEEEENIENT for them!!!!!

[PATRICK]

91. This hasn't happened before?

This is a far cry from security over nuclear plants where you can practically skim over the facilities without anyone giving a damn.

In coincidental conjunction with the Ridge admission of unjustified alerts I would definitely say this is politically timed. The Congress hasn't been scared in a while and apparently they have been willing to throw away all sorts of lives and freedoms when stampeded.

A Cessna with no radioactive traces could do what exactly. Egg the White House? In which case putting living targets outside is more of a risk.

Panic in Foggy Soiled Bottom.

It was amusing to hear some WH reporters actually trying to cover a breaking story. Apparently no one passed out Rove pamphlets as the limos careened away from the WH.

[Demit]

111. Foggy Soiled Bottom--LOL!

[jaysunb]

95. Running like roaches !

what a sad state of affairs in a " free " country......

[Redstone]

97. Does the phrase "running around like a bunch of chickens with

their heads cut off" come to anyone else's mind?

Redstone

[shantipriya]

101. Capitol alert!!!

We have become the most paranoid prople on earth. I don't want
even to think what kind of hysteria and panic would prevail if we were really attacked by a credible and powerful enemy.

[DulceDecorum]

114. We are just going to have to Kung Fu Hustle FOR OURSELVES

because this lot is more feeble than a sick cat in a well.

[BiggJawn]

103. "Uh, some guy named Rove told me it was OK to fly there..."

What? not getting enough disTRACTION for the Sheeple out of the "Monster Dad" story in Illinois?

Another "lost student pilot", I'll bet...

[JDPriestly]

105. Is the July 2002 British memo about to be reported in the media?

[MadisonProgressive]

106. CNN just reported that police not allowing access to

Capitol for another 15 minutes! Sounds fishy... Whose rooting around inside looking for 'evidence'?

[jus_the_facts]

214. OR *planting* some evidence.....

[MADem]

112. Ron REAGAN just said his MOM was staying at the WH!!!

Jesus, I have to hand it to that kid...he was very cool in reporting what he knew, and didn't mention that fact until after the reports came in that all was well.

[WI_DEM]

115. staying at the WH while Dumbya is gone?

best time to do it.

[MADem]

128. He isn't totally gone, he's just bikeriding in MD

He doesn't actually WORK, he needs some activities to fill his day!

[karynnj]

140. Either that or he ran into a wall or something trying to run out of the WH

and he again has to explain bruises. I didn't used to be cynical!

[obreaslan]

113. Turns out it was just....

Someone on the Mall put a Cat Stevens CD on a boom box and everyone panicked.

Someone was quoted on Fox News as saying, "I heard Peace Train, and I knew that the end must be near."

[LizW]

116. LOL!

[underpants]

132. ** White House releases photo **