On 9/11/01 11:22 AM, “Anson Lee”
> Do you also think the US is going to consider this to be tantamount to
> sending a cruise missile into their airspace and retaliate in a similar
> manner if they can locate terrorist camps etc?
>
> BTW, I’m waiting to hear from relatives and friends who live and work in
> Manhattan. All phones are down… Are you able to get in touch with anyone
> there?
NYC is shut down, man.
In a crisis such as this, the local phone company typically snubs all incoming Long-Distance traffic to the disaster-affected area so that emergency and outbound calls can be routed as efficiently as possible.
-Ian.