"NINE/ELEVEN"
Could The Federal Aviation Administration Alone Have Deterred The Terrorist Skyjackers? You Will Find The Answer Here, But Not In The 9/11 Commission Report.
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We cannot comprehend why the FAA was overlooked when that agency pioneered anti-hijacking procedures involving aircraft back in 1969 when it created the Task Force. The group’s work is fully documented in FAA Manual AM-78-35.
If anyone has read the Manual in recent years, did they understand its relevance to current terrorism? All they had to do was turn to the following pages:
(39) “…there are too many people in too many parts of the world with motivations for violence to argue against expectations that (airplane hijackings) would not only spread but become differentiated in character.” (emphasis mine)
(88) “…as times, people, motivations, and methods of operation change, a continuing research…would be needed to meet challenges already on the horizon.” (emphasis mine)
(93) “The Task Force was aware that mass hijacking of
We respectfully submit that you do not have to be a CIA or FBI analyst to adapt these prophesies to the terrorist activity in the 1990’s.
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About the Book
No one else could have written this book because David H. Brown and Dr. John T. Dailey are the only two remaining members of the FAA Task Force that developed a viable airport security procedure in 1970.
Based on personal recall, and FAA Manual AM-78-35 that documented the work of that group, this book takes you behind the scenes from the very beginning of efforts to curb aircraft hijacking, to how a proven program fell victim to bureaucracy.
The book takes you through how the system was developed and tested, and why it was validated. It also reveals how the Task Force was able to overcome both airline opposition and agency recalcitrance. The team did not have precedents to work with, but blazed its own successful train.
You will discover how the Task Force anticipated almost every aspect of airport security, and actually warned of future terrorist attacks using U.S. aircraft. You will read how the early program of “sky marshals” almost fell apart in a bizarre press conference, and why the Task Force did not support the use of armed guards on aircraft.
This is a story you cannot find anywhere else. It may not be many pages, but the message is there.
About the Author
David H. Brown was an
Barely three weeks after joining the Department of Justice as Assistant Director of Information, he was sent to the
After joining the Federal Aviation Administration’s News Division in early 1969, he was detailed to the agency’s newly created Task Force on Deterrence of Air Piracy as the press officer for a pilot airport security program. Brown became a member of a three-man team that tested fellow team member Dr. John T. Dailey’s “profile” at nine airports. He later organized the press conference for the final inclusive test at
Brown was a combat infantry rifleman in World War II, and later became an Army Reserve public information officer with a mobilization assignment in the Pentagon. He retired as a lieutenant colonel after 28 years.
His earned a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, and a Master’s degree in public relations.