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Russian Combat Pilot Killed Fighting Against Darfur.

June 7th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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Fighting Against UN Forces in DarfurMay 30, 2008: The death of a Russian fighter pilot in Sudan could not be keptThe suffering continues secret, despite the best efforts of the Russian and Sudanese governments that Russians were not particpating in the genocidal war in Darfur.

The pilot was an instructor, stationed outside the Sudanese capitl city, Khartoum, at an air base containing the dozen MiG-29 fighters Sudan bought four years ago. The Russian pilot took one of the MiG-29s into action on May 10th, when a convoy of nearly 200 trucks and jeeps approached the capital. The convoy contained 1,200 JEM rebels from Darfur. The heavily armed rebels were headed for the presidential palace when the MiG-29 attacked. But the rebels had some heavy (12.7mm and 14.5mm machine-guns) on some of those trucks, and the MiG-29 was hit and went down. The pilot ejected, but the chute didn’t open and he died on impact.

The incident confirms what has long been said that Russians are fighting with Sudan in its genocidal war and against UN Forces trying to bring the war to an end. As many as half a million innocent people has been killed in Darfur.

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  1. Comment by Bob Lamar on 4 October 2008:

    I fly military jets in air shows. I have never been in the military, but fly against fires in southern California and have flown research missions all over the world. I have reached the limit, which I am ashamed ever existed. I am ready to fly against anyone in any aircraft in Darfur. If I die, I make the news and save lives. IF I am well equipped (decent plane) and take out a few Russian et al.. along the way to my imminent demise, paint the kill signs on my headstone. My life will never be comfortable when I know human beings are being hunted and destroyed like this. I have one way or the other of sleeping. Flying against these heartless aggressors, or my death in these pursuits. Help me find peace, help me save people who have no champions. bobjet@gmail.com

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