British Cancel Another Flight as Allies Query U.S.(Pilots refuse marshals)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/03/national/03TERR.html?hp

British Airways canceled another flight to the United States on Friday as the Bush administration faced questions from American allies about the reliability of the intelligence information that has led to the recent rash of flight cancellations.

The British airline grounded a flight from London to Washington — the third cancellation over all in 24 hours — and canceled a flight scheduled for Saturday from London to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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In another indication of the turmoil resulting from the increased security measures, an American official said that the cancellation of the British Airways flights was not in response to United States safety concerns, but rather was prompted by the refusal of British pilots to fly with armed marshals on board. The United States put other nations on notice earlier this week that it would not allow certain suspicious flights into its airspace without armed marshals on board.

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President Bush had one threshold question for Tom Ridge, his secretary for homeland security, as they met at the White House situation room on Dec. 22. "Would you let your son or daughter fly on that plane?" he asked Mr. Ridge, according to a senior administration official privy to the conversation.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ah we are making

friends all over the world

By the way, I have been following the Mexican Press

They are (in the editorial pages) POed... and I have never seen this but in the months after the Nationalization of Oil, in '38

[madrchsod]

2. that`s funny...

looks like Britannia rules their own ships again. the pilots are the Capitan's of their planes ,what they say goes..gee could it also be the thanksgiving stunt?

[NJCher]

3. bush's question

Jeez, I wonder which PR flak made that question up:

"Would you let your son or daughter fly on that plane?"

I have a question for "Mr. Bush:" "Would you let your son or daughter serve in the armed forces in Iraq?"


Cher

[Oilwellian]

4. Well I'll be damned...

Our sister nation isn't bowing down to the little dictator. How utterly sweet and fitting for such an uncouth little man.

On Edit: It's also interesting they're questioning our intelligence sources. I can't imagine what that's all about.

[NJCher]

5. yes

Why on earth would anyone question the boy who cried wolf?


Cher

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. You need to shinte that tin foil yiou know

our intelligence is impeachable, really...

so what theirs...

Just ask Blair...

Cute, very cute

And we are making freinds all over the world, just like those flowers and candies being given to the troops... (sarcasm)