I personally think it was a mistake, of course the senior pilot with much experiance should have known that they were heading into "no mans land" it really doesn't matter.
This Homeland Security is to the point of being rediculous.
Of course the media had the whole story blown out of proportion from the start, stating claims such as the pilot was a instructor, which he wasn't, that they didn't respond to radio contact, which they did, etc.
You read the whole true story and I think you'll find that the firing of flares and the insane treatment the men faced upon landing was totally uncalled for! Thier mistake made them imediate terrorist and they were treated as such when thrown to the ground and handcuffed.
The media never told you that the Homeland Security Citation Jet was in contact with the pilot from time they were reaching protected airspace, this many minutes before they had flares fired upon them

They were never given the chance to turn around before being taken under attack by fellow Countrymen, all this comes out after the fact and now once again due to media a few more families are scarred for life and will be looked upon as irresponsible or idiots.
Personally I'm ashamed to know that our country has come to this, and once again I'll bring up what I stated long ago here, situations like this which cause mass hysteria within the public is all the more proof that the terrorist have accomplished thier goal, and that is to terrorize the masses and that is what they have done

I personally don't feel safer knowing that "Homeland Security" is protecting me, actually I feel more vunerable knowing they aren't watching for the "real" threats, but yet make a simple case of mis-direction to prove that they are doing thier job.
Ever wonder what could have happened while they focused all thier time and energy on a little Cessna?, scary thinking about what might have happened when they had their heads turned the other way
