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NORAD is not designed to track aircraft within our borders.
www.norad.mil...
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a bi-national United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense of the airspace of Canada and the United States.
Originally posted by Swampfox46_1999
reply to post by _BoneZ_
I could take a vial of dust at any construction site that is using steel framing and it would show evidence of "thermite". Thats what you continue to refuse to understand. The chemical residues he declares are thermite...arent. They are the normal residues that you would expect to find.
Originally posted by Smack
reply to post by GenRadek
NORAD is not designed to track aircraft within our borders.
ugh! I'll let bonez rip you a new one on the rest, but my god, that is an absurd statement, sir.
www.norad.mil...
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a bi-national United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense of the airspace of Canada and the United States.
detection and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles...
NORAD Mission In close collaboration with homeland defense, security, and law enforcement partners, prevent air attacks against North America, safeguard the sovereign airspaces of the United States and Canada by responding to unknown, unwanted, and unauthorized air activity approaching and operating within these airspaces, and provide aerospace and maritime warning for North America.
Originally posted by GenRadek
9/11 had four aircraft hijacked from within the US borders. They were hijacked in the skies over the US. NORAD is not designed to track aircraft within our borders.
Originally posted by INJUNJAY
Many were welders and used thermite welding tools to cut steel and such.
en.wikipedia.org...
Thermite welding is the process of igniting a mix of high energy materials, (which is also called thermite), that produce a molten metal that is poured between the working pieces of metal to form a welded joint.
Originally posted by GenRadek
Yes, from aircraft, missiles, space vehicles from OUTSIDE the US and Canadian airspaces. Usually air defense is keeping people OUT, and keeping them from entering and flying about inside our airspace.
operating within these airspaces
Originally posted by _BoneZ_
Point taken, however you neglected to mention one thing. The aircraft were being tracked, maybe not by NORAD. After the two towers were struck, there should've been an air patrol over DC from Edwards. There's no way that the Vice President and others in the emergency bunker knew the plane was coming and allowed it to strike the Pentagon without so much as a single fighter jet from Edwards to be in the air after jetliners struck the towers 30 minutes earlier.
Andrews Air Force Base is the home of the 89 Airlift Wing (AMC) and Air Force One
Originally posted by GenRadek
I think you mean Andrews AFB. Edwards is near LA, clear across the country! But its ok, its an honest mistake i wont hound you for it!
Originally posted by Smack
reply to post by GenRadek
Let's break it down... You said: NORAD is not designed to track aircraft within our borders. First part NORAD is not designed to track aircraft - obviously they are - second part - within our borders - obviously they do, so what are you talking about. You were wrong, sir and nothing you spew can change that.
And Sod the FAA - Every agency having anything to do with the airspace that day failed to do their job. [SNIP]
removed personal attack.
[edit on 29/4/09 by masqua]
Originally posted by _BoneZ_
You keep saying "outside the US and Canada airspaces", but did you read what you posted? Did you miss the part that says:
operating within these airspaces
Unknown, unwanted, and unauthorized air activity approaching these air spaces
and
unknown, unwanted, and unauthorized air activity operating within these airspaces.
and unauthorized air activity approaching and operating within these airspaces,
NORAD perceived the dominant threat to be from cruise missiles. Other threats were identified during the late 1990s, including terrorists' use of aircraft as weapons. Exercises were conducted to counter this threat, but they were not based on actual intelligence. In most instances, the main concern was the use of such aircraft to deliver weapons of mass destruction. Prior to 9/11, it was understood that an order to shoot down a commercial aircraft would have to be issued by the National Command Authority (a phrase used to describe the president and secretary of defense). Exercise planners also assumed that the aircraft would originate from outside the United States, allowing time to identify the target and scramble interceptors. The threat of terrorists hijacking commercial airliners within the United States -- and using them as guided missiles -- was not recognized by NORAD before 9/11.
Um, the towers did survive both impacts. Had they both not been laced with explosives from top to bottom, they would still be standing today either repaired, or brought down. Oh wait, they DID bring them down....on 9/11.
Originally posted by CityIndian
Just watch the videos, just using my eyes and brain I can tell that the towers were not completely demolished by office fires.