Anybody heard about McCain's helicopter being shot at in EU?

eccles12

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:11 PM
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Anybody heard about McCain's helicopter being shot at in EU?

Just heard on the news.

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jasmeel

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:13 PM
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1. Wha?

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Rainscents

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:13 PM
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2. No...

If it's true, someone will have a link soon.

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qanda

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:14 PM
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3. what is EU?

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cal04

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:15 PM
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4. Missile fired at McCain escort helicopter during European visit

Edited on Mon Sep-04-06 10:18 PM by cal04

A missile was fired at a helicopter escorting Sen. John McCain during a visit to the Republic of Georgia last week.
Georgia's defense minister said a helicopter in which he was riding came under fire Sunday as it flew over the separatist province of South Ossetia, but it landed safely and nobody was hurt.

Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili spoke hours after South Ossetian officials said their forces shot down a Georgian government helicopter that invaded the breakaway region's airspace. Georgian military officials swiftly denied it was shot down.

Georgia's Interior Ministry also said Sunday that in a similar incident last week, a surface-to-air missile was fired at a helicopter escorting a U.S. Senate delegation led by Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. The aircraft was not damaged and U.S. authorities had been notified, the ministry said.

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5362199&nav=menu216_3

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movonne

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:26 PM
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7. Who were the rest of the senators???

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cal04

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:39 PM
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8. here's more information movonne

In addition to Sununu, the delegation included Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Georgia; Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina; Mel Martinez, R-Florida; and Richard Burr, R-North Carolina.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=ce4f0287-926b-416b-8cbd-8e6dbda47f34&headline=Sen.+Sununu+reacts+to+missile+fired+at+his+flight+of+helicopters+by+Georgian+separatists%22%27%25%3c%3e%3a%24

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:17 PM
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5. it must be that Georgia (the country not the state) incident

there was a report that some country's defens minister helicopter was shot at that included US senators. That must be who was on it, McCain.

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Suich

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Mon Sep-04-06 10:18 PM
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6. Here's a link from LBN.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2493812

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anitar1

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Mon Sep-04-06 11:43 PM
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9. Senators issued Depends for the return trip ? n/t

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