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mlive.com - 11/20/2008

Hoekstra says CIA lied about Peru plane downing that killed missionary Veronica Bowers, daughter - Grand Rapids News - The Grand Rapids Press Online - Michigan Newspaper

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A new federal probe of the 2001 downing of a plane carrying West Michigan missionaries in Peru concluded the CIA operated outside the law and then lied to Congress and federal officials, according to U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra. "We cannot have a community that operates outside the law and covers up ...

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andina.com.pe - 11/24/2008

Peru's Pisco Sour delights APEC leaders

— andina.com.pe — Lima, Nov. 23 (ANDINA).- Peru has successfully promoted its national drink "Pisco Sour" during the Asia Pacific... Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit, Peru’s Environment Minister Antonio Brack said Sunday. He noted that the flagship drink of ... (more) Peru's Pisco Sour delights APEC leaders

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latimes.com - 11/21/2008

CIA lied about shoot-down of missionary plane, report says - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — The disclosure could lead to the reopening of a probe into whether agency officials committed crimes in... the attack on the aircraft, which was transporting American missionaries, and then covering it up. The attack killed Veronica Bowers and her infant ... (more) CIA lied about shoot-down of missionary plane, report ...

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majikthise.typepad.com - 11/21/2008

CIA program murdered suspected drug smugglers

— majikthise.typepad.com — The lede of this story is that the CIA helped down the wrong plane in 2001 and... lied about it: An internal CIA probe has concluded that agency officials deliberately misled Congress, the White House and federal prosecutors about key details of the ... (more) CIA program murdered suspected drug smugglers

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(Rep) Hoekstra says CIA lied about Peru plane downing that killed missionary Veronica Bowers
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... press for criminal investigation following release of the report by the Office of Inspector General. Veronica "Roni" Bowers, 35, of Muskegon, was holding her 7-month-old daughter, Charity, when their plane was misidentified by as a potential drug-smuggling aircraft and fired upon by a Peruvian air force jet. A bullet struck Bowers in the back, killing her and the baby. Bowers' husband, Jim, then 37, son, Cory, 8, and the pilot survived the crash that followed the shooting. Read more: http://www.mlive.com/grpress/news/index.ssf/2008/11/pos...

New Report: CIA Lied About Missionary Plane Shot Down Over Peru
Hit & Run — ... Unfortunately much of Helgerson's report is classified, so the conclusions, while damning, are frustratingly lacking in detail.  Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), whose district Bowers was from, is trying to get the entire report declassified.  Here are a few excerpts from ...

New Report: CIA Lied About Missionary Plane Shot Down Over Peru
The Agitator — ... Unfortunately much of Helgerson’s report is classified, so the conclusions, while damning, are frustratingly lacking in detail.  Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), whose district Bowers was from, is trying to get the entire report declassified.  Here are a few excerpts from ...