NY Times: British Cancel Another Flight as Allies Query U.S.

[La_Serpiente]

British Cancel Another Flight as Allies Query U.S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 — 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.

Seven international flights have now been canceled since last Saturday after the Bush administration began an aggressive approach to defending American airspace when the nation was put on orange or "high" alert on Dec. 21. Administration officials said no arrests had been made in connection with any of the more than a dozen international flights subjected to rigorous scrutiny. And officials have acknowledged that even now, they are uncertain whether they have succeeded in foiling a terrorist plot.

"I don't think we know yet, and we may never know," a senior administration official said.

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British Cancel Another Flight as Allies Query U.S.

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[rooboy]

1. This is just a thought...

but how about going to the "suspected terrorist" and ASKING THEM TO GET OFF THE FRIGGING PLANE???? Perhaps then we wouldn't need to cancel flights all over the place.

Is this too hard to grasp?

[TreasonousBastard]

2. heh...

and note that it has only been foreign airlines with cancelled flights.