Captiol hill being evacuated right now

[AlCzervik]

breaking on CNN-no link yet...

[crispini]

1. Breaking banner on MSNBC.com as well.

No link yet. Also says White House evacuated.

[AlCzervik]

2. i bet it's a small plane that violated the airspace.

[katinmn]

3. thanks for the heads up...................

[katinmn]

4. http://www.rawstory.com/

CAPITOL, WHITE HOUSE EVACUATED...
SOURCE ON THE HILL: Capitol building, Office buildings, White House all evacuated; Small airplane flew into airspace, Every Hill office has transistor radio—Capitol police told staff to flee—first evacuated capitol and then evacuated staff offive buildings... Haven't gotten a message in five minutes on transistor radios... Airplane reported in airspace...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. Word from this DUer in DC that works 1 block from the White House

It's planes. They're flying all over the place. Not an official explanation, but that's what I'm guessing.

[JHB]

6. Here's the most likely link:

[wicket]

8. Or this:

:evilgrin:

[Trailrider1951]

13. ROTFLMAO!!!!

Thanks, Wicket, that's the best laugh I've had in ages! :hi:

[wicket]

19. glad to hear!

:) Wish I could take credit for the image- it was originally from Fark.com. It's SO funny :D

[Nothing Without Hope]

18. This is so great - I'd love to see it on the Home Page n/t

[katinmn]

12. Bingo! I could be wrong but I expect they are manufacturing terror again.

ok- I'm cynical, but we've been lied to steadily since 2000.

[crispini]

7. Link from MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7817210/

[Nothing Without Hope]

9. Yeah, a small plane may have "penetrated restricted airspace"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050511/ap_on_go_co/capital
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday. War planes were seen flying overhead and security cars rushed away from the buildings.

"It appears a small airplane may have penetrated restricted airspace," said a Homeland Security official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Reporters in the White House were told to move to a more secure location.

President Bush was not at the White House at the time

(snip)

[carnie_sf]

10. Things must be worse

politically for * than we are being told.

[swag]

11. Obviously a response to Ridge 'fessing that the alerts weren't all that

[katinmn]

16. or maybe they want to distract us from:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7777352/

Five blasts leave 61 dead in Iraq
Attacks now average 70 a day, double earlier months

[mirandapriestly]

14. why didn't this happen on 9-11?

I don't recall an evacuation on that day ahead of time, am I wrong?

[Nothing Without Hope]

17. Yes, the total lack of protection or warning is one of the pieces of

evidence in David Griffin's compelling case that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job. (If you want a link, I' can dig them up, but they were all over DU a few days ago.)

[Nothing Without Hope]

15. OK, looks like the small airplane "veered away"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050511/ap_on_go_co/capital
White House, Capitol Briefly Evacuated

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace over the capital. Within minutes people were allowed back into the buildings.

Several other government buildings, including the Treasury Department and the U.S. Supreme Court order people to safer locations.

A small plane breached the security zone over Washington, several law enforcement officials said, prompting alerts across the city.

The plane was approached by a fighter aircraft and veered away.