<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bdschobel:
And what exactly was the military escort supposed to do about the alleged knife? This is so stupid I don't know what to say! 
Bruce</font>
Normally I agree with everything you say Bruce.
But what if the knife hoder managed to get into the pit and manged to gain control the plane. Instead of flying into a building, we would have debree falling from the sky. Perhaps that is better?