RE: OT: Terrorism

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

The cockpit is locked from the Pilots side, but if the terrorists are threatening to kill the Airhostess what do you do? normally things end quite differently to this the plane normally being diverted.

 

I have no doubt whatsoever that the pilots were either dead of disabled and I know they would have acted according to the information available to them at the time, after all who could have thought this could/would happen.

 

I have always understood that our Houses of Parliament are surrounded by Rapier units but I personally do not believe it as the routes through London via Helicopter are along the Thames, I think.

 

I think the movies give quite the wrong impression of this sort of thing and wars in general.

 

My heart goes out to everyone.

 

B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 September 2001 11:31
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Terrorism

 

I have to say that I want to see some very harsh retaliation against those that shield these terrorists. I agree that killing the terrorist makes them a martyr but massive strikes and sanctions against the countries that protect them might be effective. 

 

<<Unfortunately the civilian deathtoll of such retaliation would also predjudice many countries against the US and its supporters - and given that the UK and Europe have pledged support for any action that the US deems appropriate then ... well. Having said that, at the moment I'm very much in support of the "bomb the b*st*rds" mentality but I know that's only a knee-jerk reaction to it all.>>

 

I also want to see the hijacking of planes being made impossible. Surely it is not beyond us to prevent a terrorist from gaining the controls of a passenger jet, even if it means locking the cabin door from the inside for the entire flight.

 

<<Are you serious? I thought they already did! I had assumed - obviously wrongly - that the flight deck of an aircraft was locked during a flight. >>   

 

Phil

 

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