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| Virgin Atlantic sends first commercial airliner to Basra |
| 2003-05-02 |
| The Virgin Atlantic 747 which touched down at Basra International Airport Friday was also the first British passenger plane to land in Iraq for 13 years. It came hours after U.S. President George W. Bush declared that major hostilities were over in Iraq. Traveling on the plane was the airline's CEO, Richard Branson, who was greeted by dozens of British soldiers as he walked off the plane. Lets hear it for Branson, a man with flair. Perhaps he could run Iraq? Branson said the need for humanitarian aid was a priority in Iraq. The plane carried medical equipment, including incubators and defibrillators, as well as drugs for tuberculosis, blood pressure and heart disease, for hospitals in Basra and the southern region. |
| Posted by:liberalhawk |
| #9 Well snellenr, that is what happens when one gets ones head into Fatwas, even from a distance. I am now just a shell of a man that I once was....... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-02 19:11:40 |
| #8 Alaska: it would explain a lot, wouldn't it? Mullah Khamenei slaps his forehead.. "Oy! So That's what he was talking about!" |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-05-02 17:16:33 |
| #7 Dammit snellenr! You took the 72 right out of me hands! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-02 16:12:39 |
| #6 Funny how you don't see any Soddy airways, Emirates, Pakland Airways, Or Jihadi Airlines flights bringing in aid. |
| Posted by: rg117 2003-05-02 10:24:12 |
| #5 serving white grapes and raisins |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-02 09:51:19 |
| #4 Flight 72? |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-05-02 09:33:56 |
| #3 "Virgin Flys to Basra" Not a headline you see everyday. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-02 09:22:17 |
| #2 Great news! I hope this gets its fair share of airplay today. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-05-02 08:59:28 |
| #1 world food program ship has arrived in Umm Qasr with 14000 tons of US donated rice. First really big ship to arrive at Umm Qasr. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-05-02 10:51:31 |