So, *one midranking officer* " thought " of it.

Lets not translate that to anyone's policy, from someone in a
position to *make policy*.

Well, you're changing the terms of the thread. Nobody said it was
policy. How in the world could you have a policy for something that
had never happened before in the history of aviation? The option was
considered, and I believe more seriously than the AP story related.
The reports I read at the time (likely in October 2001) gave more
weight to the possibility.

As for "pop media", where do you get your information? From radio talk
shows?

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