An inbound aircraft
Hijacked aircraft
The Vice President saying, "Sir, the CAPS are up."
The President said had authorized the shootdown of hijacked aircraft
He said the President signed off on that concept
Reports from the Secret Service of an inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked-heading toward Washington
Discuss the rules of engagement for the CAP
He recalled feeling that it did no good to establish the CAP unless the pilots had instructions on whether they were authorized to shoot if the plane would not divert
Discuss the rules of engagement for the CAP. He recalled feeling that it did no good to establish the CAP unless the pilots had instructions on whether they were authorized to shoot if the plane would not divert. He said the President signed off on that concept
Rule of engagement
CAP
To the Vice President's recollection, what did the President and Vice President's conversation entail?
An inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked
United 14
Presumably hijacked plane
United 111
United 211
Aircraft
United 93
What hijacked aircraft were the pilots authorized to shoot down under CAP?
Vice president
Rice
President
What was the name of the person who heard, "Yes Sir" while in the conference room?
Agree
Disagree
Did Rice hear the Vice President agree or disagree with the President?
At 10:02, the communicators in the shelter began receiving reports from the Secret Service of an inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked-heading toward Washington
The hijacked aircraft's projected path
The authorization of a shootdown
That there was inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked-heading toward Washington
The location of the plane
What information did the secret service get directly from the FAA?
Actual location
Projected
Projected location
Actual
Was the Secret Service getting information about United 93 aircraft's actual location or projected location at 10:02?
Homeland Security
CIA
Secret Service
The President
The FAA
The Vice President
FBI
The Secret Service was relying on projections from which agency when they were unaware of United 93 already being crashed in Pennsylvania?
Scooter Libby
The assistant
The Vice President
Who did Rice recall hearing say "Yes,sir" to the President?
The President
Vice President
The speaker of the house
Who signed off giving pilots instructions on whether to shoot down planes if they do not divert?
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Washington
Washington DC
Where was United 93 presumably headed?
The president
The Vice President
Who brought up the concept that CAP would not work unless Pilots had instructions on whether they could shoot a Plane if it did not divert?
The Secret Service
Vice President
The President
Rice
The FAA
Scooter Libby
The CIA
Who signed off after the Vice President suggested that establishing CAP was no good if the pilots didn't have clear instructions if the plane didn't divert?
No evidence
Sources are incomplete
The Secret Service Didn't have access to FAA information
The Secret Service was relying on projections from the FAA and was not aware the plane was already down in Pennsylvania
The Secret Service got information directly from the hijackers
They were getting this information directly from the FAA. The FAA may have been tracking the progress of United 93 on a display that showed its projected path to Washington, not its actual radar return. They were basing their information on projections
Based on projected path
Not based on radar return
The Secret Service received its information from the CIA
Why was the Secret Service's information about United 93 flawed?
The projected path of United 93
Inbound aircraft heading toward Washington
Then she recalled hearing him say, "Yes sir."
He said the President signed off on that concept
Sir, they're going to want to know what to do."
Hearing the Vice President inform the President, "Sir, the CAPs are up. Sir, they're going to want to know what to do." Then she recalled hearing him say, "Yes sir."
Caps are up
Discuss the rules of engagement for the CAP
He recalled feeling that it did no good to establish the CAP unless the pilots had instructions on whether they were authorized to shoot if the plane would not divert
The Vice President inform the President, "Sir, the CAPs are up
What did Rice recall hearing of the President and Vice President's conversation?
Rice
The Vice President
President
Who said the president signed off on the rules of engagement for the CAP?
The Vice President stated that he called the President to discuss the rules of engagement for the CAP. He recalled feeling that it did no good to establish the CAP unless the pilots had instructions on whether they were authorized to shoot if the plane would not divert. He said the President signed off on that concept. The President said he remembered such a conversation, and that it reminded him of when he had been an interceptor pilot. The President emphasized to us that he had authorized the shootdown of hijacked aircraft. The Vice President's military aide told us he believed the Vice President spoke to the President just after entering the conference room, but he did not hear what they said. Rice, who entered the room shortly after the Vice President and sat next to him, remembered hearing him inform the President, "Sir, the CAPs are up. Sir, they're going to want to know what to do." Then she recalled hearing him say, "Yes sir." She believed this conversation occurred a few minutes, perhaps five, after they entered the conference room. We believe this call would have taken place sometime before 10:10 to 10:15. Among the sources that reflect other important events of that morning, there is no documentary evidence for this call, but the relevant sources are incomplete. Others nearby who were taking notes, such as the Vice President's chief of staff, Scooter Libby, who sat next to him, and Mrs. Cheney, did not note a call between the President and Vice President immediately after the Vice President entered the conference room. At 10:02, the communicators in the shelter began receiving reports from the Secret Service of an inbound aircraft-presumably hijacked-heading toward Washington. That aircraft was United 93. The Secret Service was getting this information directly from the FAA. The FAA may have been tracking the progress of United 93 on a display that showed its projected path to Washington, not its actual radar return. Thus, the Secret Service was relying on projections and was not aware the plane was already down in Pennsylvania. 