Oh no, Baha, absolutely not. I mean, no right minded person would give money to the families of innocent victims of a tragic mistake/military conspiracy (delete whichever one your politics doesn't like). Especially if they're Arabs (yes, I know, Iranians aren't Arabic but allow me a little leeway while I'm being sarcastic) because everybody knows they wouldn't reciprocate to us. Ain't that right, David? <sarcasm mode off> Grant SYD QF At 05:49 PM 20/06/05, you wrote: >Slightly off topic.. :) > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David >MR >Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 6:45 PM >To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: NW DC-10 makes emergency landing in Tehran > >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. >=>