Nbadan
02-01-2006, 06:19 PM
Goodwill trip to Iraq ends with scare for Rick 'The Hair' Perry
AUSTIN – Understanding what American soldiers face in Iraq and Afghanistan got almost a little too realistic for Gov. Rick Perry and three other governors on a goodwill tour last week.
Recounting his weeklong trip Tuesday, Gov. Perry said the entourage was leaving Tikrit, Iraq, aboard an E-310 military transport plane – the kind of aircraft Gov. Perry flew while in the Air Force almost 35 years ago. The plane's sensors detected a possible surface-to-air missile and the pilot veered violently to the right, throwing passengers against the wall of the plane.
Flares were automatically discharged to confuse a heat-seeking missile.
"It was a minute. A very long minute," Gov. Perry said. "You're hoping it's false – you hope it's not the real deal."
The crisis was averted, but no one knew what set off the alarm.
KHOU (http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou060201_ac_perryiraq.5d45e16d.html)
Wonder where Grandma Strayhorn was at?
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/30_govsMansion.jpg
Friendly at Governor's Mansion in Austin
AUSTIN – Understanding what American soldiers face in Iraq and Afghanistan got almost a little too realistic for Gov. Rick Perry and three other governors on a goodwill tour last week.
Recounting his weeklong trip Tuesday, Gov. Perry said the entourage was leaving Tikrit, Iraq, aboard an E-310 military transport plane – the kind of aircraft Gov. Perry flew while in the Air Force almost 35 years ago. The plane's sensors detected a possible surface-to-air missile and the pilot veered violently to the right, throwing passengers against the wall of the plane.
Flares were automatically discharged to confuse a heat-seeking missile.
"It was a minute. A very long minute," Gov. Perry said. "You're hoping it's false – you hope it's not the real deal."
The crisis was averted, but no one knew what set off the alarm.
KHOU (http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou060201_ac_perryiraq.5d45e16d.html)
Wonder where Grandma Strayhorn was at?
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/30_govsMansion.jpg
Friendly at Governor's Mansion in Austin