01-02-2013, 09:16 AM
The Guardian article which is qouted above is only a very watered-down version of events, not even mentioning the facts that have been officially established. It seems to be difficult to find more detailed descriptions in English language, but the Italian wikipedia article is much more specific. See https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strage_di_Ustica
The best established theory seems to be that two french fighter planes were responsible for the shootdown, but the US had their hands in it, too, at the very least watching the events in real time from their AWACS plane nearby. One sentence in the English wikipedia article is really striking in this regard:
The best established theory seems to be that two french fighter planes were responsible for the shootdown, but the US had their hands in it, too, at the very least watching the events in real time from their AWACS plane nearby. One sentence in the English wikipedia article is really striking in this regard:
Quote:For example, the vessel that carried out the search for debris on the ocean floor was French, but only US officials had access to the aircraft parts they found.
The most relevant literature regarding what happened since September 11, 2001 is George Orwell's "1984".