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Here's the (German) article from just a few days ago from Remscheid's paper.

Can't translate, but remembers the six (plus pilot) who lost their lives, and then mentions all the cancer deaths.  It mentions the suspicions, but says there's no explanation yet for the many cancer deaths.

I know a story which even includes evidence being taken and "lost" by the german courts.  I know the US military sealed off the area for days.  I know there was much money spent to calm the citizens, like building a new soccer ground.

I know another of her sons is now in Berlin studying to be a wind engineer, having written the authoritative paper on the decade long events for his graduation.

I can't believe this happened twenty years to the day.  It's too late to call, but this must be very hard to handle for the family, and the families of all in Remscheid who suffered.

Shit.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Dec 8th, 2008 at 06:46:49 PM EST
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Finally found some photos of the carnage here.

Here the rescue crew describes the "munitions" exploding during the rescue action.

I'm really shook, i'll stop now.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Dec 8th, 2008 at 07:02:58 PM EST
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Thanks for this. This was at the time I was in Germany. Remscheid, Ramstein, Tiefflug... those words (and the associated images) remained.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 at 03:30:17 AM EST
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Apparently the 20th anniversary was all over German media yesterday, with much TV coverage.  Here's Der Spiegel version (German, but with a photo of my friend.)

I feel better having spoken with her this AM.  

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 at 06:11:01 AM EST
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I note that in the first few photo captions and in the article, SPIEGEL writes about an Absturz = crash-down. But this plane didn't fall out of the sky, it flew too close to the ground! At least the low-level flight exercise controversy is discussed in the article, too.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 at 10:46:24 AM EST
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