USCG Potomac

[Ludicrous]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/11/potomac.boat/index.html

[Ludicrous]

Maybe not????????

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/11...-potomac-river/

[Mr. Paul]

very sad way for CNN to report false news.

Edited September 11, 2009 by Mr. Paul

[wiley]

I hear the CG in FLL all the time on VHF during drills where the say "multiple shots fired", "man down" etc.

Someting about the lack of urgency in their voice when they do the drills makes mess less concerned.

[Mr. Paul]

What bothers me is they are running these "drills" on 9/11. I just don't understand why they would be doing the drill there in DC on this date.

[Kamper]

Geepers! You'd think the USCG would be using scramblers by now. I have it on my boat...

I understand what people are saying against CNN but I weight the matter in their favor. They weren't in the loop on the drill so they had to go with what they actually knew which is a transmission on an official USCG frequency. Heck, even the FBI and FAA responded after CNN called them about it so I wonder who was in the loop?

Edited September 12, 2009 by Kamper

[Bakerman]

What bothers me is they are running these "drills" on 9/11. I just don't understand why they would be doing the drill there in DC on this date.

If you are on guard duty every day of the year why would you think 9/11 would be so special? The last attack on the World trade center was 8 years ago and maybe the coasties running the drill weren't even in the CG back then. Since the first World Trade Center attack was February 26, 1993 why would we think they'd attack again on Sept 11th? They didn't have a trend on dates. Are we more viligant on February 26?

I've been in Pearl Harbor on December 7th on a week day. Pretty much the same except for the memorial service at the Arizona. Of course they watch the radar screens a little closer, but they didn't always do that. Back when they had F-106s on duty they made intersepts but were focused on straight in one bommer attack. But that is off target.

OK, I see y'alls point. But I'm not 100% convinced.