-Caveat Lector- http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/01/china.usnavy/index.html Chinese jets intercept U.S. Navy plane The U.S. Navy says the EP-3 aircraft was involved in a routine surveillance mission April 1, 2001 Web posted at: 7:12 AM EDT (1112 GMT) HONOLULU, Hawaii - A U.S. Navy patrol aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing in China after what officials describe as a "minor" mid-air collision with a Chinese fighter jet. The incident occurred at approximately 0915 local time Sunday over the South China Sea when Chinese fighters intercepted the EP-3 surveillance plane during what the U.S. Navy says was a routine patrol flight. "There was contact between one of the Chinese aircraft and the EP-3, causing sufficient damage for the U.S. plane to issue a 'mayday' signal and divert to an airfield on Hainan Island, in the People's Republic of China," said Cmdr. Rex Totty of the U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith, Hawaii. The plane was able to land safely at the Chinese airfield and the 24 American crew members aboard the aircraft were not injured. The U.S. plane was in international airspace when the collision occurred, Totty said. It was on a mission from Kadena Airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not have any immediate comment and the People's Liberation Army command has also made no comment. Another spokesman for Pacific Command, Col. John Bratton said it was not clear if the contact was an accident or if the Chinese jet tried to bump the American plane. The Chinese airplane did not appear to crash, he said. Sensitive time The U.S. Embassy in Beijing "communicated our concern about the incident" to the Chinese government, Bratton said. U.S. defense officials in Washington are believed to have contacted the Chinese Embassy there as well with their concerns over the incident. The United States asked that the crew be well treated and that the aircraft be repaired and allowed to return. The collision comes at a sensitive time in Sino-U.S. relations with President George W Bush due to decide later this month whether to approve a Taiwanese request for the U.S. to supply it with advanced weapons and defense systems. Beijing has warned the U.S. that the sale of such weapons could dramatically alter the strategic balance between Taiwan and the mainland and could trigger a cross-Straits war. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We are trying to subvert the system. We would like to see the system collapse. When I say the system, I mean the modern industrial system as we know it. And one reason we see the modern industrial system so destructive, is because it's based on the premise that human beings are superior & it teaches that for human beings the world exists. The Technological Revolution=Genocide of Human Species Earth First! http://bcn.boulder.co.us/environment/earthfirst/Misc/Note.htm http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/9901/ http://www.imaja.com/change/environment/ef/earthfirst.html Shannon 'bLiTz666' Magnani ICQ# 23795954 AOL IM: blitz6x6x6x bLiTz GrafX Lab http://bounce.to/blitzgrafx the Invasion 515.830.1893 -or- www.invasioncrew.com Invasion's On-line e-Flyers Digital Archive: http://homepage.mac.com/blitz666/PhotoAlbum.html Next event: All Night II part 1 04/07/2001 Wednesday nights Invasion presents Arrival @ Club Ibiza all ages, downtown Des Moines 101 4th Street Arrival VI, Wednesday 03/28/01 featuring: Slobodan, Sweden & Invasion Residents: Kernel Scurry & digitalkiller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
