[Assam] Tell Me

[Chan Mahanta]

What  one can reasonably infer from the text is 
that the Canadians  suspected the Russian bombers 
of a provocative action in flying close to 
Canadian airspace a day before the American 
President's visit, and warned them not to 
trespass into  Canadian airspace.

The Russian response was that they were entirely 
in their right to fly in international airspace, 
as they were.

What is not discussed is whether the Canadians 
were over-reacting to a perceived provocative 
action or a threat. That, in this instance, is 
for the reader to judge.











At 7:07 PM -0800 2/27/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
>"What in ToI or AT that you saw would be 
>comparable to this?" - In this report, I cannot 
>tell what the writer is trying to tell me. Was 
>the flight from Russia dangerous to Obama's 
>visit? Was it meant to warn the 
>Canadiens? Normally in north american reports, I 
>can tell what the reporter is trying to 
>emphasize. But not in this case.
>
>The report says it was a routine flight as 
>claimed below. If it was, why report it now 
>before Obama's visit? To create sensationalism?
>
>I am open to hear any comment the netters may have.
>Dilip
>"It was a routine flight over international 
>airspace," Yevgeniy Khorishko, a spokesman at 
>the Russian Embassy in Washington, told CBC news.
>>  NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense 
>>Command, is a joint U.S.-Canadian agency in 
>>charge of aerospace control for the North 
>>American continent.
>>  "As has been done on previous occasions, (Canadian pilots)
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>From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
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>Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:43:44 PM
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>Give us a little help.
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>What in ToI or AT that you saw would be comparable to this?
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>Is it the language?
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>Is it the absence of details that make it unintelligible?
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>Is it the allusions or inferences or conclusions 
>that are either untenable or misleading or 
>otherwise inapplicable?
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>Or perhaps something else?
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>At 5:54 PM -0800 2/27/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
>>  Hello Netters,
>>  This was in CNN, a premier news outlet.
>>  Tell me what  CNN is trying to tell us. 
>>Anything better than what TOI or AT dish out?
>>   Dilip Deka
>>  Canadians intercepted Russian bombers before Obama visit
>>      * Story Highlights
>>      * Russian bombers were in international 
>>waters when Canadian jets intercepted them
>>
>>      * Canadians scrambled the F-18 fighter 
>>planes from NORAD in Canada command
>>
>>      * Russian planes identified as TU-95 Bear aircraft, NORAD spokesman says
>>
>>      * "It was a routine flight," Russian 
>>Embassy spokesman in Washington says
>>
>>      * Next Article in World »
>>     (CNN) -- One day before U.S. President 
>>Barack Obama's Canadian visit last week, 
>>Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian 
>>bombers near Canadian air space, the defense 
>>minister said Friday.
>>
>>  Canadian jets intercepted Russian TU-95 Bear 
>>bomber aircraft last week similar to this one.
>>  "At no time did Russian planes enter Canadian 
>>air space, but within 24 hours of the 
>>president's visit here ... we did scramble F-18 
>>fighter planes from NORAD in Canada command," 
>>Peter MacKay said in a news conference in 
>>Ottawa.
>>  The Russian planes were in international 
>>waters, about 118 miles (190 kilometers) 
>>northeast of Tuktoyuktuk, in Canada's Northwest 
>>Territories.
>>  "It was a routine flight over international 
>>airspace," Yevgeniy Khorishko, a spokesman at 
>>the Russian Embassy in Washington, told CBC 
>>news.
>>  NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense 
>>Command, is a joint U.S.-Canadian agency in 
>>charge of aerospace control for the North 
>>American continent.
>>  "As has been done on previous occasions, 
>>(Canadian pilots) sent very clear signals that 
>>are understood, that (the) aircraft was to turn 
>>around, turn tail and head back to its own air 
>>space, which it did," MacKay said.
>  > The Russian planes were identified as TU-95 
>Bear aircraft by NORAD spokesman Michael 
>Kucharek.
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