Just noticed the date of the compensation: It was under the regime of the Billy Jeff "I want everyone in the world to like me so I'll give them money regardless if they deserve it" Clinton. David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com www.chanticleers.org =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>David MR =>Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 18:44 =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Subject: Re: NW DC-10 makes emergency landing in Tehran => => =>from http://www.answers.com/topic/iran-air-flight-655 => =>While issuing notes of regret over the loss of human life, the U.S. =>government has to date not admitted any wrongdoing or =>responsibility in this =>tragedy, nor apologized, but continues to blame Iranian hostile =>actions for =>the incident. The men of the Vincennes were all awarded combat-action =>ribbons. Commander Lustig, the air-warfare coordinator, even won =>the navy's =>Commendation Medal for "heroic achievement," his "ability to maintain his =>poise and confidence under fire," enabled him to "quickly and precisely =>complete the firing procedure."[4] =>(http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5260/vince.html) According to The =>Washington Post, 30 April 1990, the Legion of Merit, the U.S. armed forces =>second highest award, was presented to Captain Rogers and Lieutenant =>Commander Lustig on July 3, 1988. The citations did not mention =>the downing =>of the Iran Air flight at all. => =><snip> => =>On February 22, 1996 the United States agreed to pay Iran $61.8 million in =>compensation ($300,000 per wage earning victim, $150,000 per non wage =>earner) for the 248 Iranians killed in the shootdown. => =>=>-----Original Message----- =>=>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>=>Gerard M Foley =>=>Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 18:35 =>=>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>=>Subject: Re: NW DC-10 makes emergency landing in Tehran =>=> =>=> =>=>----- Original Message ----- =>=>From: "Michael C. Berch" <mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> =>=> =>=>Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 7:31 PM =>=> =>=> =>=><snip> =>=>> =>=>> U.S. carriers do not serve Iran because of American economic =>sanctions. =>=>> Washington broke ties with Iran shortly after the 1979 Islamic =>=>Revolution =>=>> when militants seized the U.S. Embassy and held 52 hostages for =>=>444 days. =>=><snip> =>=>I don't know if the American practice of breaking relations and =>=>hardly ever =>=>reestablishing them started in the Wilson administration, but it sure is =>=>absurd in its general application. Cuba, of course, is the outstanding =>=>current example, but there is even less excuse for the break with Iran. =>=> =>=>I have never been able to find out whether we have paid =>=>compensation to the =>=>relatives of the 300 people killed by our unprovoked and mistaken =>=>attack on =>=>an Iranian A300 by USS Vincennes or not. The Iranian hostage =>situation, =>=>although it helped elect Ronald Reagan, did relatively little =>harm to the =>=>hostages, and the diplomatic consequences should have long been =>=>terminated. =>=> =>=>Gerry =>=>http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ =>=>http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html =>=>http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley =>=>http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html =>=>-- =>=>No virus found in this incoming message. =>=>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>=>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 =>=> =>-- =>No virus found in this outgoing message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005