So Bush ignored the message "Bin Laden determined to attack", Does it really matter??

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25. Rummy ordered the rules of engagement changed on June 1, 2001: CJCSI 3610.01A

But, commanders still had authority to order a shoot-down, unless countermanded. Apparently, Cheney was overheard by Secretary of Transportation Minetta doing that: Excerpt of Minetta's 9/11 Commission Testimony, from the Wiki:

There was a young man who had come in and said to the vice president, 'The plane is 50 miles out. The plane is 30 miles out.' And when it got down to, 'The plane is 10 miles out,' the young man also said to the vice president, 'Do the orders still stand?' And the vice president turned and whipped his neck around and said, 'Of course the orders still stand. Have you heard anything to the contrary?' Well, at the time I didn't know what all that meant.

The standing intercept Protocol, CJCSI 3610.01A:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf2/d302515p.pdf (scrubbed since 2006)

4.4. The Secretary of Defense retains approval authority for support to civil
authorities involving: use of Commander in Chief (CINC)-assigned forces (personnel,
units, and equipment) when required under paragraph 4.5., below; DoD support to civil
disturbances; DoD responses to acts of terrorism; and DoD support that will result in a
planned event with the potential for confrontation with specifically identified individuals
and/or groups or will result in the use of lethal force. Nothing in this Directive
prevents a commander from exercising his or her immediate emergency response
authority as outlined in DoD Directive 3025.1 (reference (g)).

AND

4.5. With the exception of immediate responses under imminently serious
conditions, as provided in subparagraph 4.7.1., below, any support that requires the
deployment of forces or equipment assigned to a Combatant Command by Secretary of
Defense Memorandum (reference (j)), must be coordinated with the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff....

AND FINALLY

4.7.1. Immediate Response. Requests for an immediate response (i.e., any
form of immediate action taken by a DoD Component or military commander to save
lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damage under imminently
serious conditions) may be made to any Component or Command. The DoD
Components that receive verbal requests from civil authorities for support in an exigent
emergency may initiate informal planning and, if required, immediately respond as
authorized in DoD Directive 3025.1 (reference (g)). Civil authorities shall be
informed that verbal requests for support in an emergency must be followed by a written
request. As soon as practical, the DoD Component or Command rendering assistance
shall report the fact of the request, the nature of the response, and any other pertinent
information through the chain of command to the DoD Executive Secretary, who shall
notify the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and any other
appropriate officials. If the report does not include a copy of the civil authorities'
written request, that request shall be forwarded to the DoD Executive Secretary as soon
as it is available.
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