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2004-05-22 Russia

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Posted by Steve White 2004-05-22 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 269 people ya say, on a commercial flight?

That really pissed me off then, no kidding I let my beard grow, people would say, you were such an exceptional child but now you grow your beard, Why?

269 dead by a group of paranoid folk. I got over it as did us all. OBTW way to go Stan?

Posted by Lucky 2004-05-22 12:47:15 AM|| 2004-05-22 12:47:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lucky - What was wierd is that it was flight Korean Air #007, and certain folks say S Korea and the CIA had survelience equipment (active) in the cargo hold.

Also on the plane was a congressman, I believe a cons Dem from Georgia named McDonald.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-22 1:32:16 AM|| 2004-05-22 1:32:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 McDonald was a Republican. He was so virulently anti-communist, there was speculation the plane was deliberately targeted because he was on board.

Posted by Ptah 2004-05-22 6:18:34 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-05-22 6:18:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "Petrov had to decide within 20 minutes whether the report was accurate and whether he should launch missiles in retaliation,"

What? Some Lt. Col. has the authority to launch nuclear weapons? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? The same guy making the true/false detection call also is responsible for the launch call? On the US side, the decision making process is smeared out over many people. Surely this is a reporter being careless. Please tell me they were/are not organized to delegate launch decisions to an LTC.

Posted by Zpaz 2004-05-22 3:12:02 PM|| 2004-05-22 3:12:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Zpaz,it is probable the LTC din't have launch authorization,but the people who did would base their decision on his call-if he said ballistic missile(s) were inbound the response would be pretty automatic.

Incidently,I believe in war-game exercises the US has run,it was very difficult to get participants to actually authorize nukes.

Posted by Stephen 2004-05-22 5:30:30 PM|| 2004-05-22 5:30:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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