NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is furious that the federal government flew a presidential Boeing 747 and a fighter jet near ground zero part of a government photo opportunity and training mission.
The incident on Monday caused a brief panic among workers, who said they were not notified in advance.
Bloomberg said the flyover so near the World Trade Center site showed "poor judgment" and was insensitive. He said he is furious that the New York Police Department and another city agency were notified last week, but did not tell him.
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It was a rather boneheaded thing to do. New Yorkers must panic whenever they see anything bigger than a kite in the sky, much less a jet followed by fighters.
I don't quite understand why no one was informed, they decided to do this a week ago, and did tell both state and local authorities.
This all shows what an effective psychological weapon 911 was. That a group of guys with box cutters could circumvent all of our expensive security was more than a wake up call.
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