CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 14, 2018
I WONDERED WHY THE PLANE WAS CIRCLING OVER SEATTLE AIRPORT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND THE CAPTAIN HAD SAID NOTHING ABOUT A DELAY. WHEN I GOT TO MY HOTEL ROOM AND TURNED ON THE NEWS I SAW WHY.
A PLANE HAD CRASHED ON AN ISLAND NOT FAR FROM THE AIRPORT. THE DETAILS WERE CHILLING. AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE WHO HAD ALL THE NECESSARY SECURITY CLEARANCES COMMANDEERED A COMMERCIAL PLANE FROM THE MAINTAINENCE HANGER AND TOOK OFF. HE COMMUNICATED WITH THE CONTROL TOWER, WHICH COULD NOT PERSUADE HIM TO LAND. FIGHTER JETS FOLLOWED HIM. APPARENTLY HE WAS ON A SUICIDE MISSION AND SUCCEEDED.
WHAT TROUBLES MOST PEOPLE IS THE EASE WITH WHICH THIS HAPPENED. SUPPOSE A TERRORIST WHO MANAGED TO CLEAR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND HAD ACCESS TO AIRPLANES HIJACKED A PLANE AND FLEW IT INTO AN OFFICE BUILDING? THERE IS NO WAY ONE CAN BE GUARANTEED SAFETY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THIS INCIDENT IN SEATTLE IS TROUBLING NOT JUST FREQUENT FLYERS LIKE ME, BUT EVERYONE IN AND OUT OF GOVERNMENT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
