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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
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To: Machaon who wrote (18585)12/11/1998 7:37:00 PM
From: iandiareii  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
As the Paris summit approached, the cautious Eisenhower allowed one last flight--the longest and most daring to date. On May 1, 1960, pilot Frances Gary Powers left Pakistan and started his overflight across the Soviet Union.

Hours later, Eisenhower was informed that the plane was missing. His worst fears were coming true.

A belligerent Khrushchev announced to the world that the Soviets had shot down a "bandit" US spy plane. He then went on to charge the US with willfully sabotaging the upcoming Paris summit. Since no proof of pilot or plane was presented by Khrushchev, Eisenhower denied the charges, saying only that a US weather plane may have accidentally strayed into Soviet air space. Days later Eisenhower was stunned to learn that the Soviets not only had the downed U2, but that they had captured the pilot. Eisenhower's denials had been revealed to be duplicitous.

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