The headaches began after he landed.
The laser was held by a Russian on the bridge of Kapitan Man.
Strobe Talbott tipped off the ship and it concealed the laser used.
The incident was covered up and Daly was given the full Clintonian screw.
How do you know Stobe Talbott tipped off the Russians?
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A partial search of the Russian ship that later docked at Tacoma did not lead to the discovery of a laser. However, Clinton administration officials had alerted the Russian government that the ship was to be searched, in what U.S. officials later would say was part of an effort to cover up the incident to avoid upsetting U.S.-Russian relations.