U.S. Says Iraq Threatens U-2s ( More Info )

CBS ^ | MArch 11th

[maquiladora]

Iraq forced the suspension of U.S. surveillance flights, threatening one of two planes already in the air, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

Two American U-2 planes were already in the air, the senior official said. He said they were the seventh and eighth sent on a surveillance assignment since the council approved the resolution unanimously, and that the flights had been coordinated with the U.N. inspection agency.

But Iraq "raised a fuss," this official said, and the two flights were recalled. American diplomats are checking with the U.N. agency before resuming U-2 flights, the official said.

[bassmaner]

Does this mean that Bono needs to go into hiding ;^)

[boomop1]

It is time to use the e-bomb, appropriate time to use it.

[Semper Paratus]

Don't like the U-2's, fine.

he come the B-2'.s, and the B-1's and the F117a's and the B-52's and Daisy and Big Blue.

[epluribus_2]

must not have given that 48 hour notice... the iraqis were probably relocating the mobile labs since they knew they had a window until the next flights...

[ken5050]

The U-2's are flying with big "UN" in white letters painted on the tail..

[1Old Pro]

But Iraq "raised a fuss,"

french translation....But Iraq "cooperated fully and unconditionally"

[Molly Pitcher]

Just one more thing for the UN to ignore then...

[Free the USA]

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