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I.
KEY
QUESTIONS
&
ISSUES
A.
Tracking
and
Attempted Interdiction
of
Hijacked Airliners
(1)
What accountsfor theapparent delayby the FAA in
notifying
NORAD
of the
hijackings? What were
the
protocols
between
the
FAA and NORAD concerning hijacked airliners? How were thoseprocedures followed on the morning of September
11
th
?(2)
Why did
NORAD's
planes
fail
to intercept the hijacked airliners?
In
particular,
why did
NORAD planes
fail
to
intercept Flight
#77?
(3)
When did the President authorize the military to shoot downcivilian aircraft presumed to be under the control of hijackers?What specifically did he authorize? How was
that
ordercommunicated down
the
chain
of
command?(4) Would NORAD planes (or other military
aircraft)
have been in aposition to shoot down Flight #93 had it not crashed in aPennsylvania
field?
B.
Emergency
Response
from
the
White House
on 9/11
(1)
On the
morning
of
September
11
th
,
what
steps
did the
nationalleadership taketoensurethecontinuityofgovernment? Whatemergency
response
plans
were
activated?
How didactions
conform
to theplans?
(2)
What civil defensive measures
did
military
and law
enforcementagencies take on the morning of September
11
th
to protect thenation
from
further attacks?(3) How was the decision made to ground all air
traffic
in the UnitedStates?How was itimplemented? Whatare thelessons learned
from
this
experience?
(4)What steps were taken in the immediate
aftermath
of the attacks toprotect the economic security of our nation?
(5)
What
decisions
were made
and
what
steps
were taken
on
September 11
th
toprovidefor thevictimsof theattacksandtheirfamilies?What decisions were made (and how) regarding
financial
assistance to New York City?
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