Friday, July 18, 2008

Horace Vernet paintings

Horace Vernet paintings
Irene Sheri paintings
Firing on these survivors of a plane crash when they are in the water is absolutely an outrageous and inappropriate action to take," Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., said.U.S. law requires the Peruvians to make radio contact, flash hand signals at the pilot, rock their wings, or, if all else fails, fire a warning shot if the interdicted plane refuses to land. Whether those procedures were followed will be at the heart of an investigation. Surveillance Flights CanceledThe U.S. surveillance flights in Peru have since been halted for the first time in seven years pending the investigation."We suspended such flights until we get to the bottom of the situation to fully understand all the facts," President Bush told reporters as he departed the Summit of the Americas in Quebec.

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