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UPDATED: Obama administration thought it would be a great photo-op to send low-flying planes over NYC

UPDATES BELOW.

As sheer luck would have it, the citizens of the Big Apple panicked when the B.O. photo op’s targets flew low over their city.  Who knew?

It’s as if something involving low-flying planes and big buildings happened there almost eight years ago.  Or something.  For those of you on the left, feel free to Google “9/11/2001″.  It was kind of a big deal and stuff.

Smooth move, Ex Lax.

UPDATE (04/29/2009 – 08:18 A.M. EST):  It appears that the FAA knew ahead of time that this $329,000 stunt would cause a public panic…and they threatened NYPD and the mayor’s office with federal sanctions if they gave New Yorkers a heads-up:

Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and Air Force One to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they still ordered the photo-op kept secret from the public.

In a memo obtained by CBS 2 HD the Federal Aviation Administration’s James Johnston said the agency was aware of “the possibility of public concern regarding DOD (Department of Defense) aircraft flying at low altitudes” in an around New York City. But they demanded total secrecy from the NYPD, the Secret Service, the FBI and even the mayor’s office and threatened federal sanctions if the secret got out…

April 29, 2009 Posted by crushliberalism | New York, Obama, shameful | 12 Comments