Justice Is Not The Word - in the shooting down of a civil Iranian aircraft by a US warship in 1988

Justice Is Not The Word - in the shooting down of a civil Iranian aircraft by a US warship in 1988

Justice Is Not The Word - in the shooting down of a civil Iranian aircraft by a US warship in 1988 in Iranian territorial waters. The Iranian Airbus was on a domestic flight using a regular air route when it was shot down in Iranian territorial waters on 3rd July 1988. All 290 civilians were killed.

The Americans claim they were in the Gulf to protect oil tankers from attacks resulting from the war between Iraq and Iran - even though America was supplying arms to both sides. However David Carlson - a captain of one of the American ships in the area said that the aircraft did not pose a threat to US ships in the area. Even though the Iranian aircraft continually broadcast its civilian status, Captain Rogers of the USS Vincennes was intent on 'taking out' the aircraft.

The Navy lied and misled an investigation by claiming that the aircraft was diving in an attack mode outside its correct air lane. They also failed to state that the USS Vincennes was in Iranian territorial waters when it shot down the Iranian plane and that the aircraft was shot down in Iran's territorial waters. Indeed the wreckage was found within Iranian waters. The black box and cockpit voice recorder which could have revealed the truth and exposed the American Navy's contradictory story, was never found. Because of the inconsistencies in the Navy's story another investigation was carried out. In this investigation it was revealed that the USS Vincennes was known as 'Robocruiser' and had a 'trigger happy reputation keen to see action'. The Captain of the Vincennes, Will Rogers was known as a man hungry for action.

The crew of the USS Vincennes received a heroes welcome at San Diego. The crew all received combat action ribbon for service in the Persian Gulf. So arrogant was the captain that he did not pologise for what he had done. To date, no one has been brought to trial or charged with their murder. Clearly as far as the West are concerned the death of Muslims is of no significance.

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