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Pilot believed alive, held in Iraq
Washington Times ^
| 3/11/02
| Bill Gertz
Posted on 03/10/2002 10:10:30 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:37:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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U.S. intelligence agencies have obtained new information indicating Iraq is holding captive a U.S. Navy pilot shot down during the Persian Gulf war, The Washington Times has learned.
British intelligence provided the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with the new information several months ago, and intelligence officials said it could assist in the ongoing investigation into the fate of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: espionagelist; geopolitics
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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator
To: Henk
Henk...
I am a cynic in such matters, and sadly, I agree it may well have been leaked to build support.
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posted on
03/11/2002 10:09:29 AM PST
by
cynicom
To: LetsRok
"What do you mean those "Nixon left behind"? Nixon wasn't even President when the Vietnam War ended when the last troops left in 1975." Correct. It was Gerald Ford. The stair case that everyone used, the one on top of the embassy, to board the helicopters is now in the Gerald Ford library.
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posted on
03/11/2002 11:37:47 AM PST
by
blam
To: kattracks
This (obviously) begs a lot of questions. How and why was Lt Cmdr Speicher seperated from other POWs? Why didn't any of our other captives hear about him during their brief time in captivity and (most disturbingly) what information about him existed during and immediately after the war. It sounds like a conspiracy theory or a bad Chuck Norris film, but someone made a decision to discontinue the search for Scott Speicher after his ejection, and let him rot in Baghdad. That is nothing less than treason.
64
posted on
03/11/2002 11:53:12 AM PST
by
Spook86
To: lepton
To: Spook86
See the link in post 65 for more info on the subject.
To: Charles Martel
I hope you are right that this administration is going to do something about it. It has after all had a year. What worries me is that leaking this story on the day Cheney leaves is a great way of firing people up, but its also a great way to get this brave airman killed by Iraq. I would have been much happier to hear about a lightning raid on an Iraqi prison. I hope this pilot sees the end of Saddam's regime and a safe road home.
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posted on
03/11/2002 3:43:00 PM PST
by
Ranger
To: CaptSkip
I'm in Oklahoma City...near Tinker AFB. When was this noise?
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