[OldFriend]

Hiding missile parts does not mean that we shot down our own plane. It means a terror attack occurred and slick willie did not want to acknowledge that fact in the weeks before the summer Olympics.

It also account for the quick rush to judgement about Richard Jewell.

[Non-Sequitur]

Hiding missile parts does not mean that we shot down our own plane. It means a terror attack occurred and slick willie did not want to acknowledge that fact in the weeks before the summer Olympics.

I spent 24 years in the military, over 9 of it on active duty. I served on a number of destroyers and frigates, all armed with missiles. I've seen missile shoots in the day, in the night. I've seen missiles go up, I've seen them hit their target, and I've seen what happens when they come down, too. And I'm here to tell you that there flat aren't that many recognizable pieces left when all is said and done. And I'm talking big missiles, Standards and Sea Sparrow. Take a small, portable missile and there is even less left in even smaller parts. And they don't all have a big 'M' on the debris, so you can tell them from the airplane parts. If you want to believe that your friend could recognize dime-sized pieces of missile in and among all the millions of pieces of airplane then go right ahead. Had your buddy spun the same tale to me I'd have given him the same response I'm giving you. I spent enough time around sailors not to be surprised at anything they say.