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Originally posted by SydneyK
Yesterday, on the Today Show, one of the producers of the film said that 10% of the proceeds for the first three days after the movie opens will be donated to the Flight 93 memorial fund (or something like that). Katie asked, "Is that enough?" Normally, I find Katie's interjections irritating, but I think she was spot-on in this instance. I mean really, IS that enough?
I don't think I would be so disturbed by the movie if I knew that it was being made for a purpose other than financial gain.
And, OTW referenced the A&E movie... I cried when I watched that, too. But then, once I started thinking about it, I thought, "This is doing nothing but helping terrorists know how to do a *better* job next time." They'll know the ways people found to fight back, and they'll minimize those options.
Am I the only one who is surprised that the government isn't trying to keep this information to themselves? Who knows, maybe they are, but it doesn't seem like anyone's doing anything to keep this info quiet, and it seems to me like it shouldn't be available to those who will take advantage of it.
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Not necessarily so. Commercial aircraft already fly with armored flight deck access doors, and many pilots are armed. There are other ways now to thwart a 'squawk 7500' situation (hijacking), but those details (what few I do know) I'm not at liberty to discuss on an open forum.
It's gonna be very difficult these days for terrorists to re-create a takeover of aircraft like that of 9/11, but if you get a REALLY determined group of terrorists, it could happen again. They'll find a vulnerability in aircraft security and exploit it, just like the 9/11 hijackers did.