Why didn NORAD help the hijacked planes?
Standard operating procedures for dealing with hijacked airliners were not followed on September 11, 2001 because earlier in the year — on May 31, 2001 — Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld created a sweeping change in those operating procedures which, among other things, required his prior authorization before military fighter interceptors could be scrambled. Read David Ray Griffin’s “Debunking 9/11 Debunking” (first chapter) for an up-to-date analysis of air traffic control on 9/11. The failure of North American Air Defense (NORAD) to step in on September 11, 2001 is unprecedented. Even the Port Authority had its own defense helicopter to man WTC airspace, and yet nothing was done to prevent the “attacks.” In the first few days after 9/11, the military admitted that NORAD did not act until after the strike on the Pentagon at 9:38, although it was at 8:15 that morning that Flight 11 was known to be in trouble. Interceptions usually occur in 15 minutes, but on 9/11 more than 80 minute
