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NO PEOPLE ONBOARD.
IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO DO IT, I
TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE SET TO
TAKE THAT AIRCRAFT OUT.
>> PEOPLE HAVE CELL PHONES.
ALL THEY'VE GOT TO DO IS DIAL
OUT AND SAY THERE'S PEOPLE ON
THE FLIGHT.
>> COME ON, ADAM.
NONE OF THE 239 PEOPLE MADE ANY
COMMUNICATION.
>> IF THE PLANE CAME BACK UP
AGAIN, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CALL OUT IF THERE'S REALLY
PEOPLE ONBOARD.
THAT'S COMMON SENSE.
ALL THEY'VE GOT TO DO IS LOOK AT
THAT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IF THESE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN
HOSTAGE, THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR
CELL PHONES AWAY FROM THEM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING.
>> IF THE PLANE WAS RESURFACED
AGAIN WITH THE RUSE EVERYONE WAS
ONBOARD AND SAFE, PEOPLE SHOULD
BE ABLE TO CALL OUT AND MAKE
CALLS.
IF NOT, YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING DIABOLICAL
GOING ON.
>> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND
THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT, I TAKE
IT ALL BACK, IF IT RESURFACED,
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHOULD SAY,
IF SOMEBODY'S ON THERE, I WANT
YOU TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE CALL US
ON THEIR CELL PHONE.
AND IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT
THE PLANE DOWN.
TO WHICH I COULD IMAGINE THE
HIJACKERS WOULD SAY, SORRY,
WE'VE GOT CELL PHONES AND WE'RE
NOT GOING TO PUT THEM ON.
AND THE U.S. WOULD SAY, WELL,
PUT ONE PERSON ON THE PHONE AND
THEY COULD PUT ANY, LET'S SAY
YOUNG WOMAN ON THE PHONE, AND
HOW WOULD WE KNOW IF THAT IS
ACTUALLY SOMEBODY TAKEN HOSTAGE,
OR ORIGINALLY ON THE PLANE OR
NOT.
I MEAN, IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.
AND I TAKE IT BACK, ADAM
THOMPSON.
YES, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE
NEGOTIATION.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON A SUICIDE
MISSION, DO THEY EVEN WANT TO
NEGOTIATE.
IT'S CRAZY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THIS
WHOLE THING IS A BIG QUESTION
MARK, THIS IS THE KIND OF
SCENARIO THAT WE HAVE TO
DISCUSS.
IT'S NOT SHEER SPECULATION.
WHAT IT IS, IS TAKING A LOOK AT
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS SO YOU CAN