Now to the evacuation of the Capitol and White Hose earlier this week after a small cesna plane veered off course. The White House admitted yesterday that while Vice-President Dick Cheney was spirited out of the White House in a convoy of black armoured vehicles and sped to a “secure location”, President Bush was oblivious and riding his bike around a Wildlife Research Centre in Maryland. Armed F16 fighter jets roared over Washington, circling a Cessna 150 that appeared to be headed to the White House, and fired warning flares to warn the pilot to turn around. It prompted panic as workers, including members of Congress abandoned buildings and ran out on to the street. The U.S. Customs service also scrambled Black Hawk helicopters during the red alert. At one point, national security officials considered shooting down the plane. The White House characterized the alert as the most serious since Sept. 11. But it did not interrupt Bush’s bicycle ride until 40 minutes after the “all-clear” was given.