Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- ================== ()______()~~~~ Marlboros $31.92 per Carton + Tax ================== Iraqis Rejoice Over Reports of Downed Plane http://www.sltrib.com/08282001/nation_w/nation_w.htm According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency, this photo shows the wreckage of a pilotless U.S. reconnaissance plane shot down Monday near the southern Iraqi city of Basra. (The Associated Press) BY MARIAM FAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqis were jubilant Monday over Iraq's claim it had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance plane, and Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz pledged that his country would inflict more losses on U.S. and British forces. "God willing we will shoot down more planes," supermarket owner Mohanad Mekki said. "[Americans] won't dare send us more planes because they know we'll shoot them down." The state-run Iraqi News Agency said the aircraft was shot down in the morning near the southern city of Basra, 340 miles south of Baghdad. The plane, according to INA, contained "high-tech equipment" and was "inside Iraqi skies on a spy mission." State-run television showed footage of what it claimed was the downed aircraft reduced to twisted piles of scorched wreckage. Pieces of equipment were scattered around in a desert area. "U.S. Navy Prop" was written on one part of the aircraft. In Washington, two U.S. defense officials told The Associated Press that a Predator unmanned aircraft was missing and believed lost on a mission near Basra. "This admission, that Iraq forced U.S. officials to make, comes despite their arrogance . . . and conceit over the advanced, destructive technology that they own and use every day against Iraq and its patient people," INA said. Aziz said his country "is determined to inflict more losses on the U.S. and British aggressors and to develop its capabilities despite the unjust embargo imposed on it," INA reported. On the streets of Baghdad people expressed pride at what their military had done. "This shows we can confront their [allied] planes if they come into Iraq," Adel Jassim, a store owner, said. "All Arabs should be happy when they see that despite all the power Americans have we can still confront their aggression." Less than two hours after the aircraft was allegedly shot down, U.S. and British warplanes flying from bases in Turkey attacked Iraqi "civil and service installations," killing one civilian and injuring three others, an unidentified Iraqi military spokesman told INA. He did not say where the attack took place, but a U.S. official said U.S. planes attacked a SA-3 surface-to-air missile site in northern Iraq. Iraq long has tried to shoot down an American plane, but until Monday, the United States always had flatly denied any of its aircraft had been hit. It had, however, acknowledged an increasing number of close calls. Iraq had never produced evidence to counter the American denials. In 1998, President Saddam Hussein offered a prize of $5,000 to the Iraqi military unit that shoots down an allied warplane and $2,500 for the capture of a U.S. or British pilot. Today's Headlines: Fed Surplus Shrinking, Report Says Integration Falters in Southern Schools 64 Stem Cell Colonies Identified at 10 Sites Worldwide New Diabetes Guidelines Lower Suggested Test Age to 30 LUCKY STARS: Accreditation Boosts School Of Astrology Gigantic Waves May Endanger East Coast PHOTO: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND Peacekeepers Catch Suspected Rebels Crossing Kosovo Border NATO Begins Collecting Weapons From Ethnic Albanians Flight Attendant Files Condit Complaint Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed In Diluted Cancer Drugs Saga Senior PLO Leader Killed by Israeli Rockets Concerned Canadians Say British Columbia Becoming Haven for Polygamists Two More Claim Powerball Winnings COLOMBIA President authorizes extradition to U.S. of former cartel figure BURUNDI Army discharges 200 soldiers involved in failed coup attempt AUSTRALIA Hundreds of refugees adrift after cargo boat is denied entry PERU Ex-president may face charges of crimes against humanity RUSSIA Government wants to delay pact on halting plutonium production NIGERIA Militant youths free dozens of captured oil-rig workers AFGHANISTAN Two U.S. parents meet daughters in jail on proselytizing charges World Briefs Return to top of page � Copyright 2001, The Salt Lake Tribune ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
