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Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation
WDC 157.75+1.5%3:59 PM EST

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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (20070)4/12/2001 10:19:59 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer  Read Replies (2) of 60323
 
Craig, my information sources are obviously different from yours. My understanding is that our aircraft was FORCED to land by the second Chinese fighter, which actually fired a shot at our plane. The Chinese military had a different spin on the incident, in an effort to cover up what was really nothing less than a very provocative act. Fortunately, the Chinese Premier, along with some cooler heads on our side, had the sense not to let this incident escalate into something really serious.

My information source also believes that the Chinese would get little or no help from the damaged instruments and destroyed data files on board the aircraft. However, they might be just a little upset to realize that these aircraft can monitor phone conversations, and even fax messages. I hope they will be both upset and humbled by their discovery.

Art
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