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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
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Subject: Re: Terrorism, etc. (Just a thought...)
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Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 01:27:53 EDT
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> 
> I personally think the commandeering of the Egyptian jet carrying the PLO
> hijackers went too easy, too smooth. Maybe Egypt cooperated with the US,
> giving them take-off and flight plan info, while at the same time agreeing to
> denounce the whole affair to the press. That way they accomplish two things:
> They retain their diplomatic ties with the US while saving face with the
> Arab world. Pretty clean.
> 
> What do you think???
>       allegra\					       Dave Bloom

Don't underestimate the American military. I think the Saratoga was
entirely capable of monitoring the radio frequencies and picking
up the rather obvious transmissions between Egypt and Tunis.  After
all, the Saratoga is a floating airport with a lot of spy facilities
aboard.