September 08, 2005
Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher Still Alive?
This CNN article implies that the Navy still believes Speicher is alive after 14 years. That would be a miracle indeed. But isn't it more logical to conclude, after all this time, that if any former Hussein regime officials 'know of his location' that they are now talking about the location of his body? I pray that he is still alive, but it would be shocking to find out that he still was.
CNN via Howie:
A Navy pilot shot down over Iraq in January 1991 may have been captured by Iraqi forces, and members of the former Iraqi government "know the whereabouts" of the officer, the Navy has concluded.
A Navy board of inquiry concluded that there is no credible evidence that Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher is dead, and it reaffirmed his official status as "missing/captured," according to the board's final report.
The board also recommended that the Pentagon work with the State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the Iraqi government to "increase the level of attention and effort inside Iraq" to resolve the question of Speicher's fate....
That fact "leads us to conclude that elements of the former Iraqi regime know the whereabouts of Captain Speicher," the report said.
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I was an airman in Speicher's airwing working on the USS SARATOGA flight deck the night of the First Strike against Iraq in 1991. I remember saluting him as a LCDR. I think its cool that he's a Captain now.
FLY NAVY
Lars Farmer
Wichita KS
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Posted by: Lars Farmer at September 09, 2005 12:11 AM (m1Jfn)
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Perhaps we should be asking Saddam himself if we haven't already done so?
Posted by: Macker at September 09, 2005 12:52 PM (2GH66)
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When we captured Saddam; The whereabouts of Captain Speicher was the 2nd question we asked him.
To me if Scott were alive I would not be nearly as shocked as I am to learn that 15 yrs later we are having to (at this late date) "suggest" that our government involve state dept, Iraqi embassy etc. Bremmer should have demanded more on Scott before giving away any power, money and assistance to the (then) newly forming Iraqi
gov't.
Posted by: Liberty at September 09, 2005 03:43 PM (m10mW)
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Why is it: When you do a google search /News/ then type in Scott Speicher.....You get the context abreviated for this article and a few others stating the opposite of the body of the articles and AP report.
"They left out "Board has found NO EVIDENCE THAT...."
so it reads " CPT Scott Speicher is dead....."
They took him off the KIA list and sent all his back pay and current paychecks to his wife....yet since then...over 5,000 days later....this guy just can't get a break; not in DC, and not in the press.
THANKS GOOGLE, HAPPY National P.O.W. Recognition day to you too!
Sept 16. 2005
Posted by: Jeff at September 17, 2005 07:35 AM (WE7En)
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