Coast Guard Training Exercise In D.C. Sparks Panic

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Old 09-11-2009, 11:05 AM
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Coast Guard Training Exercise In D.C. Sparks Panic

I'm not sure today was the best day to have a "Training Exercise" in D.C. near the Pentagon. On the same token, could they be covering something up? All the movies say "it was a routine training exercise" when they're trying to cover something up.


http://wjz.com/local/training.exerci...2.1177467.html
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:10 PM
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Absolutely brilliant. To pick the anniversary of 9/11 to do this exercise and not warn other agencies. Somebody is really brain dead there.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:12 PM
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Thats the govt for ya
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 12:19 PM
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not the brightest boat in the harbor
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 04:15 PM
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I can just see the planning on this:

Idiot #1: let's do a training exercise in the potomic on friday.

Idiot #2: the 11th? Umm isn't that the anniversary of that big terrorist attack?

#1 : yes
#2 : well then won't people be more sensitive to strange things going on that day since the memory will be more fresh in their mind?
#1 : yes, but we need to get this done and I don't want to work this weekend.
#2 : I have the perfect idea. We just won't tell anybody, if they don't know there won't be anything to freak out about. Plus the president will be distracting everybody just down the way a bit so we can just pull this off without anybody knowing.
#1 : Brilliant!just remember to keep it secret.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 04:26 PM
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Old 09-11-2009, 04:37 PM
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hahahaha! The Coast Guard shot at the Coast Guard this morning?

I was channel flipping, and noticed this story on CNN. I heard them talking about Coast Guard approaching the unidentified vessel.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank S
As did the never can do wrong fox noise channel.

Originally Posted by From OP's link
Erroneous live cable news reports on CNN and Fox had said that the Coast Guard was firing shots on the river.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:37 PM
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The news agencies just reported. The administration is at fault, and dropped the ball once again. And they think they can manage healthcare? Obama can't even get socialism right.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:40 PM
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The news agencies just reported. The administration is at fault, and dropped the ball once again. And they think they can manage healthcare? Obama can't even get socialism right.
Or cash for clunkers.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank S
Or cash for clunkers.
Yep, add that one to the list. I'm sure the list is long and distinguished.
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Budha05STX
As did the never can do wrong fox noise channel.
I read a CNN article that explained they heard "shots fired" over the radio, which is apparently common practice when doing training to have lots of radio traffic
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 08:35 PM
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Thats not the 1st time they did training on 9/11 I worked at that small bost station for 4 years. I think its quite funny.
 

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Old 09-11-2009, 09:16 PM
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this screams cover up story... a vessel full of explosives was going to the bridge obama was going to be crossing over, sort of like a car bomb, but more damage to be done... the coast guard was patrolling the river since they knew the president was crossing, saw the boat, and fired at the boat bomb...

or i could be wrong and it was a training exercise run by morons...
 
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Old 09-11-2009, 09:23 PM
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heres a link from the coast guard site http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32797890...news-security/
When I was there they did this useless training once a week.
 


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