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From: rung@ihuxw.UUCP
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Subject: Re: USSR reportedly shoots down Korean Commercial Airliner.
Message-ID: <467@ihuxw.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Sep-83 14:52:53 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  2 14:52:53 1983
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Military actions towards the Soviets is out of the question.
Retaliation through the UN won't do a thing.
Some kind of diplomatic action is my vote, although I'm torn between
what type of action.  I do believe the action must come from
more than just South Korea and the U.S.

The reason for the shooting seems quite clear to me.
Congressman MacDonald was aboad the 747.  He had a very
public anti-communist position and actively worked within
and through several organizations to demean the spread
of Communism on the globe.  It's only my opinion, but it's
very conceivably that the Soviets knew of his placement
on the plane and took advantage of the fact that the 747
had flown off course into Soviet air space.  Rather than a
warning of any kind, they blasted the plane (and the
congressman out of the sky).


			Pete Rung
			BTL, Naperville, Ill.
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