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To: mitch-c who wrote (53584)	10/2/2001 5:47:29 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Mitch, that you still think that was the course of events shows how powerfully the cover up was made. For the first two months of the news it was lie after lie. By the time the truth came out that America had been totally at fault over killing the civilians, it was not "news" anymore and most people ignored it. Here is a link to a Newsweek article. geocities.com It starts with: SEA OF LIES - The inside story of how an America naval vessel blundered into an attack on Iran Air 655 at the height of tensions during the Iran-Iraq War, and how the Pentagon tried to cover its tracks after 290 innocent civilians died. Newsweek, July 13, 1992 Exclusive - On July 3, 1988, and American warship shot down an Iranian airliner, killing 290 civilians. This is the true story of how it happened -- and how the Pentagon tried to cover up the tragic blunder. and ends with: The Supreme Court refused June 7 to reinstate a lawsuit against the federal government by families of people killed when the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner over the Persian Gulf in 1988. Without comment, the court said it wouldn't hear Koohi v. U.S. (92-1504), in which relatives of those killed argued that the United States wasn't at war with Iran and therefore isn't immune from lawsuits over combat injuries...Without acknowledging liability, the government paid about $2.9 million to non-Iranian relatives of passengers aboard the plane. It made no payments to Iranians because their country has filed a claim against the United States... It misses to mention that Capt. Will Rogers III, USN got a medal for his brave actions in killing 290 civilians. regards, ST