Thread: FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic

Ever get the feeling were expendable?........



Threatened Federal Sanctions Against NYPD, Secret Service, FBI & Mayor's Office If Secret Ever Got Out
Furious Obama Apologizes: "It Will Never Happen Again"

A furious President Barack Obama ordered an internal review of Monday's low-flying photo op over the Statue of Liberty

CBS 2 HD has discovered the feds will have plenty to question.

Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and Air Force One to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they still ordered the photo-op kept secret from the public.

In a memo obtained by CBS 2 HD the Federal Aviation Administration's James Johnston said the agency was aware of "the possibility of public concern regarding DOD (Department of Defense) aircraft flying at low altitudes" in an around New York City. But they demanded total secrecy from the NYPD, the Secret Service, the FBI and even the mayor's office and threatened federal sanctions if the secret got out.

"To say that it should not be made public knowing that it might scare people it's just confounding," Sen. Charles Schumer said. "It's what gives Washington and government a bad name. It's sheer stupidity."

The flyover -- apparently ordered by the White House Office of Military Affairs so it would have souvenir photos of Air Force One with the Statue of Liberty in the background -- had President Obama seeing red. He ordered a probe and apologized.

"It was a mistake. It will never happen again," President Obama said.

The NYPD was so upset about the demand for secrecy that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly vowed never to follow such a directive again and he accused the feds of inciting fears of a 9/11 replay.

"Did it show any insensitivity to the psychic wounds New York City has after 9/11? Absolutely. No questions about it. It was quite insensitive."

The cost of the frivolous flight was about $60,000 an hour and that was just for Air Force One. That doesn't include the cost of the two F-16s that came along.

The mayoral aide who neglected to tell Mayor Michael Bloomberg about it was reprimanded.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/air.force. ... 96457.html

Originally Posted by Dixie

In this image taken with a cellphone by Jason McLane, the primary presidential aircraft, a Boeing 747 known as Air Force One when the president is aboard, flies low over New York Harbor, followed by an F-16 chase plane during a federal government photo op on Monday. (Jason McLane/Associated Press)

The cost of the frivolous flight was about $60,000 an hour and that was just for Air Force One. That doesn't include the cost of the two F-16s that came along.

Does this mean that American CEO's can start flying their corporate jets again?

The mayoral aide who neglected to tell Mayor Michael Bloomberg about it was reprimanded

Not any different than the MIAC Report or the controvercial statements let out about American citizens and military personnel being "terrorists" or left wingers. All these reports and or stories getting out with being routed through proper channels first. Makes you wonder who is really in charge and if anyone is really looking out for our security.

WHO is really LOOKING out for US?

If this, as reported was a Pentagon project, has anyone heard a peep out of Secy. Gates?