Military officials ignored Cheney’s 9/11 shoot-down order
• RawstoryNewly published audio this week reveals that Vice President Dick Cheney's infamous Sept. 11, 2001 order to shoot down rogue civilian aircraft was ignored by military officials, who instead ordered pilots to only identify suspect aircraft. That rev
Is the VP in the chain of military command while the President is still at the helm? I don't think so. But if he is not, then why should the Pentagon follow his orders unless they believe that they serve to indicate orders which are implicit to the explicit order of President.