SOCHI, OCTOBER 5, 2001. /FROM RIA NOVOSTI'S OLGA SEMENOVA/ -- No official explanations of what caused the catastrophe of the Russian Tu-154M airliner above the Black sea have so far been produced. This was said by chief of the Russian commission of inquiry Vladimir Rushailo, secretary of the Russian Security Council, at the first press conference since the start of work of the state commission.
"Every, even the most impossible, version is being considered," he said. But he refused to cite even working hypotheses. For example, only experts in ballistics can pass a decision on what produced holes discovered in recovered fragments of the door of the pilot cabin, said Rushailo.
The radius of fall of the plane's fragments is 10 kilometers, he continued. The ten vessels, one aircraft, two helicopters and 120 rescuers doing work on the site of crash are trying to find "the maximum of what can be found on the surface", Rushailo stressed.
If you know how Russia has been handling the US (just think about the Kursk ) then you know that the word "officially" means that Russia now knows.
The US is announcing troops moving to Uzbekistan (1,000 troops from the U.S. 10th Mountain Division were on their way to Uzbekistan).
if Uzebkistan's president betrayed Russia then keep in mind keep playing Russia can't accept this.
On a simliar note, think back to the debate with Gore. Bush said that the military coup in Pakistan might be a good thing because it could bring stbility. At the time Gore and the media liberals said it was a big gaff, that it went against stated US policy, etc. Well, I'm sure it didn't go unnoticed in Islamabad, and it's paying off now. Bush once again saw a bigger picture, including the fact that we need a stabel pro-western government in Pakistan, particularly now that they have nukes. Once again Bush was right and the "experts" were wrong.