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That plane full of weapons stopped in Thailand? Headed for Iran
2009-12-23
Flight Documents Detail a Complicated Itinerary That Included Tehran; Plane's Cargo Described as 'Oil Industry Spare Parts'
There's a cute little map at the link showing the itinerary. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
A plane loaded with weapons from North Korea that was recently impounded in Bangkok was bound for Iran, according to documents obtained by arms-trafficking experts.

The destination of the Ilyushin-76, which Thai authorities have said carried 35 tons of armaments, has been unknown. Thai officials said the plane flew to Pyongyang via Bangkok to collect its cargo, then returned to Bangkok to refuel on Dec. 11. It was seized during that stop and its five crew members were detained by Thai police.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  I see what happened. It is a mixup of words, and cargo. Instead of armaments, substitute the word, ornaments, and it all makes sense.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2009-12-23 10:44  

#3  A flight plan for the IL-76, obtained by researchers in the U.S. and Belgium, shows that after Bangkok the plane was due to make refueling stops in Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine before unloading its cargo in Tehran.

Um, why would they fly past Tehran to take on fuel in Ukraine just to reverse course and go back to Tehran? Don't they take Discover in Tehran?

Something more here that we don't know about (go figure)....
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2009-12-23 09:55  

#2  Gee, I wonder if Svetlana has any connection to Viktor Bout. The string of shell companies is one of his trademarks but probably common in that line of "work".
Posted by: crosspatch   2009-12-23 02:31  

#1  If they were only capable of such an in-depth investigation of Obamacare.
Posted by: gromky   2009-12-23 00:22  

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