[An interesting commemorative post by Jonathan Schwartz of Tiny Revolution]
http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/002409.html
July 03, 2008
Iran Air Flight 655 Shot Down By America 20 Years Ago Today
Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down over the Straight of Hormuz by the
USS Vincennes 20 years ago today on July 3, 1988, killing all 290
people aboard, including 66 children.
When asked about the incident soon afterward, then-Vice President
George H.W. Bush stated, "I'll never apologize for the United States of
America. Ever. I don't care what the facts are."
While the US officially blames Libya for the subsequent bombing of Pan
Am 103 in December, 1988, the preponderance of evidence suggests it was
carried out by Iran in revenge for Flight 655:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n12/mile01_.html
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Michael