To: Republican_Strategist
Actually, it looks like the fuselage of an Il-86 sans landing gear resting directly upon the ground. The wings have been removed and placed on the ground as well, but out of position. While it could be used for terrorist training, it could just as well be used for airport rescue training.
It matters not. Lets take out Iraq for refusing to meet the UN sanctions, a well established fact, and look for the terrorist ties later. To do other than that now gives legitimacy to those who try to delay action by foisting ties to terrorism as the only reason to act.
Theyre wrong, lets not be
42 posted on
03/15/2003 2:13:13 PM PST by
apeman81
To: apeman81
Maybe coupled with statements from witnesses that this was used as terror training this story might have some meaning.
But I have seen junker airplanes on airport grounds used for fire/rescue training. Remember being warned by the pilot once arriving in Anchorage that the smoldering plane with the fire trucks all around, off to one side had just used in a practice fire training exercise.
Iraq could just as well claim using the plane for hostage rescue practice. Weren't we shown some video of sky marshall training inside airplanes about a year ago?
43 posted on
03/15/2003 3:02:15 PM PST by
11x62
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