Peruvian fighter downs missionaries
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Skydrifter,
Don't know where the early reports of strafing after the aircraft was downed came from but they haven't been repeated and I would guess they were the result of nothing more than enthusiastic reporting.
Peruvian press agency reports say the new head of the airforce - all the military heads were reshuffled week before last, nothing to do with the missionary aircraft - has pretty much accepted that this was a colossal f**k-up. His dilemma now is how to apply justice without appearing to be kowtowing to US pressure.
Agree, Panama seriously off-topic!
broadreach
Don't know where the early reports of strafing after the aircraft was downed came from but they haven't been repeated and I would guess they were the result of nothing more than enthusiastic reporting.
Peruvian press agency reports say the new head of the airforce - all the military heads were reshuffled week before last, nothing to do with the missionary aircraft - has pretty much accepted that this was a colossal f**k-up. His dilemma now is how to apply justice without appearing to be kowtowing to US pressure.
Agree, Panama seriously off-topic!
broadreach
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BLCL,
Sorry this is a week late, I've been incommunicado.
I originally believed the pilots of the Citation were some DEA folks I knew.
You, however, are entirely correct that the operators were under contract to someone else. BLCL 1, DD nil.
Then you go off on a tangent about drug policy, the benefits of interdiction, people not understanding law enforcements' contributions and suggest anyone who doesn't share your position to be an idiot etc. etc.
I fail to see how you can make these assumptions based on what little info I posted.
You also lay out supposed policy (drug dealers can search the internet too) without thinking about how this may affect the good guys' operation. I grant you though, this policy will probably be modified, if it's reinstated.
I could care less whether you believe I've been down there or not. (I just wish I had the concession for the cardboard shades the kids use to keep their motor scooters' seats cool when they're parked, during the day, in the town square).
Lastly, "bits and pieces" was a subtle reference to equipment not usually found on the nose, and in the belly, of a Citation.
(See above note about telling the world what you're NOT supposed to, for obvious reasons).
Just for the record, "tagged" refers to following an un-identifiable aeroplane to its destination, NOT shooting at it!
dd
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Somewhat belated but I came across this in a Peruvian newspaper.
[img]www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/Noticias/PHOTO/REDUCIDO/A09041605CC.jpg[/img]
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[img]www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/Noticias/PHOTO/REDUCIDO/A09041605CC.jpg[/img]
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The img commands are fine but between them there needs to be a full address of where the jpg image is on a live web server somewhere rather than on yours or anyone elses standalone computer.
The address provides stepped items of location information in a logical order leading our browsers to the exact file you want us to see. As you probably already know there's information on how to do it in our FAQ's.
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