Anti-Aircraft Missiles Deployed Around Washington (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. military has deployed jeep-mounted Stinger anti-aircraft missiles around the nation's capital in an increased alert against possible terrorist attack, defense officials said on Wednesday.

I have heard numerous news reports about this, and seen several articles. Not a single one of them notes the really ominous purpose: those missiles are there to shoot down commandeered civilian airliners, passengers and all.

I completely understand this, but God help us.