I though Richard B. Cheney was head of Norad and the FAA? Or was he just filling in on 9/11?
He is. Inc ase anyone wonders, the reason NORAD couldn't shoot down planes on 9/11 is that all their orders went thru Cheny.
norman minetta, cabinet member (transportation i believe) witnessed Cheney being asked repeatedly "Does the order still stand? It's 20 miles out. 10 miles out. 5 miles out." Cheney said "Of course the orders still stand, have you heard anything different?"
Would be VERY interesting to get Cheney on the stand and ask him to clarify. Since all shootdowns went thru him, it's pretty likely that young white house aide was asking about the plane appraoching at exactly that same moment, eh?