Australian Aircraft Licensed to Kill for Bush Visit
Armed fighter jets with a license to kill have begun patrols in the skies over Australia’s capital as the city on Tuesday began an unprecedented security operation for a visit by President Bush.
OOOH! A "license to kill!"...And who the hell flys UNARMED fighters?
Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets, with permission to shoot down suspicious planes, will escort Bush’s plane, Air Force One, into Canberra on Wednesday night and patrol the usually sleepy city’s skies during the president’s 20-hour visit. It is only the second time armed air force jets have flown operationally over Australia’s mainland since World War II. The first such operation was mounted last year as leaders of the 54 Commonwealth nations attended a summit on the northeast coast. |