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HughBeaumont

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70. That Armageddon Plan's an eye-opener.

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 03:14 PM

Jan 2013

Considering how utterly gung-ho American leadership appeared to be in terms of wanting to get into a gunfight with the U.S.S.R. in the 80s, I really wouldn't put it past them to devise a plan to suit their extreme paranoia, bitterness and stupidity.

. . . in fact, knowing what we know now about the ReaGone years, I wouldn't put this unfortunate mishap out of the realms of "foul play":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Harbor_Airlines_Flight_1808

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