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September 25, 2001: FAA Head Says No One Imagined Airplanes Used As Lethal Weapons

2001-09-25

FAA Administrator Jane Garvey claims that before 9/11, “No one could imagine someone being willing to commit suicide, being willing to use an airplane as a lethal weapon.” [CNN, 9/25/2001]