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FAA Shuts Down Airspace Over El Paso for 10 Days — Cites 'National Defense,' Threatens Deadly Force
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a sudden and unprecedented Notice to Airmen late Tuesday night, immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days. The restriction, which took effect at 11:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Feb 10 and will remain in place until late Feb 20, covers El Paso International Airport and extends into airspace near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The FAA classified the affected zone as "National Defense Airspace" and offered no public explanation for the extraordinary move, which grounds all commercial, cargo, and general aviation operations over the nation's 23rd-largest city.

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Re: FAA Shuts Down Airspace Over El Paso for 10 Days — Cites 'National Defense,' Threatens Deadly Force
« Reply #1 on: Today at 08:30:30 am »
Biggest credible terrorist threat since 9-11, but the media is getting their boner on a kidnapping case story of one woman. 

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Re: FAA Shuts Down Airspace Over El Paso for 10 Days — Cites 'National Defense,' Threatens Deadly Force
« Reply #2 on: Today at 08:47:57 am »
Maybe one is related to the other?

Or else the U.S. is preparing to attack Mexico from Fort Bliss?
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Maybe one is related to the other?

Or else the U.S. is preparing to attack Mexico from Fort Bliss?

All I know is if I lived in El Paso, I'd be asking a lot of questions right now
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« Reply #6 on: Today at 09:09:25 am »
It's over.

FAA lifts closure of El Paso airspace; all flights will resume as normal

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/faa-grounds-all-flights-to-and-from-el-paso-until-feb-20

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« Reply #7 on: Today at 09:12:46 am »
Something is very hinky about this.  :pondering:
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It's over.

FAA lifts closure of El Paso airspace; all flights will resume as normal

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/faa-grounds-all-flights-to-and-from-el-paso-until-feb-20

From a 10 day grounding to this?  WTF?  No statement from DHS?  Some splaining is needed. 
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From a 10 day grounding to this?  WTF?  No statement from DHS?  Some splaining is needed.

Maybe Tom Cruise crashed the Dark Star?


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Airline sources tell Reuters the El Paso flight grounding is linked to Pentagon counterdrone operations targeting Mexican cartel drones near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Fox News reporting the FAA has lifted the grounding of all flights..
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BREAKING: The decision to close El Paso International Airport to all flights for 10 days was triggered by Mexican cartel drones breaching US airspace, officials told @CBSNews. War Dept took action to disable the drones.
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BREAKING: The decision to close El Paso International Airport to all flights for 10 days was triggered by Mexican cartel drones breaching US airspace, officials told @CBSNews. War Dept took action to disable the drones.

Crap, this gives the cartels new incentive, knowing buying a few toys can create this level of disruption.
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A Trump administration official said that the initial lockdown came in response to "Mexican cartel drones" that breached U.S. airspace...and the Department of War took action to disable the drones...the official went on to say that the FAA and DOW have determined there is no threat to commercial travel,"
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Crap, this gives the cartels new incentive, knowing buying a few toys can create this level of disruption.

Also it would seem...it gave the Army a chance to try out some of its counter drone toys.
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BREAKING: The decision to close El Paso International Airport to all flights for 10 days was triggered by Mexican cartel drones breaching US airspace, officials told @CBSNews. War Dept took action to disable the drones.

That doesn't make sense. Seems like an overreaction, or even a cover story to me.
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The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.

The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.

The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming.
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The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.

The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.

The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming.

Seems like a plausible explanation, except for the announced 10 day duration.  That part makes no sense.
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You know that moment when the Mexican cartels push too far into U.S. territory, and the response is swift, decisive, and sends a clear message that America is done playing games? That’s exactly what happened when the FAA closed El Paso airspace after President Trump personally called in the Department of War to take action against Mexican cartel drones that breached U.S. airspace. The drones—likely surveillance or drug-smuggling operations—were disabled by military countermeasures, prompting the immediate airspace shutdown to protect commercial flights and prevent escalation. The FAA and Department of War later determined there was no ongoing threat to commercial travel, and the airspace was reopened. But make no mistake: this was no routine incident. It was a direct cartel incursion, and the response proves Trump is treating it as an act of war.


This is a border breach and it's time for war!

https://redstatenation.com/breaking-faa-closed-el-paso-air-space-after-trumps-call-reopened-but-the-hidden-reason-why-demands-war-with-these-guys/
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Seems like a plausible explanation, except for the announced 10 day duration.  That part makes no sense.

That's why I think it's a cover story.  10-day closure over a "cartel drone" incursion?  What are they flying...Iranian Shaheds?
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Better safe than sorry.  :shrug:
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