John McCains helicopter fired at while he's in Georgia...

6SpeedTA95 · 09-04-2006, 06:03 PM

Missile Fired at Sen. John McCain's Helicopter

Missile Fired at Sen. John McCain's Helicopter

The Republic of Georgia's defense minister said he was aboard a helicopter that came under fire as it flew over the separatist province of South Ossetia. He said the aircraft was damaged but nobody was hurt, and they landed safely in Georgian-controlled territory.

Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili spoke hours after South Ossetian officials said their forces shot down a Georgian government helicopter Sunday that had invaded the breakaway region's airspace. Georgian military officials swiftly denied it was shot down.

Georgia's Interior Ministry also said Sunday that in a similar incident last week a surface-to-air missile was fired at a helicopter escorting a U.S. Senate delegation led by Sen. John McCain. The aircraft was not damaged and U.S. authorities had been notified, the ministry said.

In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Joanne Moore said she had no information about the incident.

This is pretty damn disturbing IMO. I almost wonder how they managed to get a shot off at his helicopter. I would imagine it almost had to be a corrupt insider?