Blaming CFIT on U.S. sanctions seems a little dubious to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hough" <psa188@juno.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: SF Gate: Plane carrying 302 elite Iranian soldiers crashes in Iran, killing all aboard > The crash was the latest in a string of plane accidents the Iranian > government has blamed on U.S. sanctions, arguing that they have prevented > the country from repairing and replacing its aging fleet.