[peyton randolph]

Remember Congressman Larry McDonald, President of the John Birch Society, who was assassinated by the shooting down of this aircraft.

[Repeal The 17th]

Lawrence Patton McDonald, M.D. (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the seventh congressional district of Georgia as a Democrat.

He was a passenger on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors and presumed dead.

A conservative Democrat, he was active in numerous civic organizations and maintained a very conservative voting record in Congress.

He was known for his staunch opposition to communism and believed in long standing covert efforts by Trilateral Commission and other powerful US groups to bring about a socialism and world government.

He was the second president of the John Birch Society and also a cousin of General George S. Patton.
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[Fiji Hill]

...a Cold War tragedy...

A tragedy? That's like calling the attack on Pearl Harbor a tragedy!

[tomkat]

The first and only telegram I ever sent was addressed to President Reagan following this atrocity.
Of course it wasn't from him personally, but the reply, long since misplaced, shared my outrage and urged continuing resolve.

Yes, a telegram, it was that long ago.

I remember listening to his 'star wars' speech and having serious goosebumps and a big throat lump .. it sounded like the sincerest bid for meaningful peace in my lifetime.

[hoosierham]

It was a mass murder.
No way it was an accident.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I was working a midnight shift at the plant and had the radio on. About 1:00 the news reported an aircraft missing. I kept up with the news every hour all night as the story progressed.

I have read that when the MIG shot the aircraft out of the air, it took fifteen minutes for the plant to hit the ocean. Fifteen minutes of terror for the passengers.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Notice,

Delta flight 006 is called "flight six".

United Flight 084 is called "flight eighty-four".

It's only Korean 007 that we have been taught by our media to call "flight double O seven".

Could it be our media is trying to tell us something about their political opinions.

[TBP]

I was in the crowd demonstrating outside the Soviet Embassy. A BBC guy asked me what to do next, and I told him “Embargo them right down to their last drop of Pepsi Cola.” I’m told the Beeb used that.

[TBP]

We still need the Strategic Defense Initiative.