Posted on 09/15/2003 12:11:26 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A Navy report says a Chinese F-8 jet pilot was to blame for the midair collision over the South China Sea that nearly killed the crew of a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft two years ago.
The report of an investigation of the incident by the Pacific Fleet judge advocate's office also states that the crew of the aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing at a Chinese military base, was unable to destroy all of the secrets on the electronic-warfare aircraft and that China likely obtained some classified information from it.
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Never let National Security stand in the way of Corporatistas turning a buck!
Never let National Security stand in the way of Corporatistas turning a buck!
Huh?
I wish somebody in charge would make up his or her mind about China's status with US.
I know Senator Inhofe believes when a president sells the technology and assorted information to the Chinese there is treachery afoot but we are told the Chinese are our friends and would/could never attack us even though they threatened to destroy LA. But when they force our Navy to land our plane (at considerable cost to them )and ransack it, they are our enemies?
Come on, let's not over react. It's not very Global of us.
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