Re: Made in China

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2001 - 07:44:36 MDT


>From: J Corbally <icorb@indigo.ie>

>My guess is the White House, knowing the "facts", will go along
>with the "accident" story and instruct the U.S. crew to keep their
>traps shut. Telling the world that a Chinese pilot tried to ram
>them out of the air would leave the White House with an angry
>nation expecting payback. And the U.S. Government can't afford to
>be in a payback mood with the only other real superpower on the
>planet.

I think a hotdog pilot made a simple error and that's that.

The problem has been what happened after. China instead of going
with the facts, tried to use this to their advantage politically.
A number of people, myself included, have been offended by their
villianizing America and will take appropriate measures.

Brian

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