As Thom Hartmann pointed out on Tuesday, after he got back from Germany, Europeans are much more keyed in on the news than we are in the States. For example, the Sunday Telegraph in an article bluntly titled "Bush setting America up for war with Iran" reported that vice president Cheney is planning on using bunker-busting tactical nuclear weapons against Iran's nuclear sites. Oh, you mean the same tactical nukes that were flown from Minot AFB to Barksdale AFB, which is used for a staging platform for shipping tactical nukes to the middle east? What a coincidence.

Not only that, but as reported by Mike Malloy, (and no one else on Air America - bring him back, please) is that 6 Minot airforce pilots/nuclear staff are dead in 1 week. Silly me, seeing more than there is to this story. I guess this is just another coincidence.

1. All six people listed below are from Minot Airforce base
2. All were directly involved as loaders or as pilots
3. All are now dead

http://www.kfyrtv.com/ News_Stories.asp? news=10465
http:// www.shreveporttimes.com/ apps/pbcs.dll/article? A/20070915/ BREAKINGNEWS/70915012
http://www.kxmc.com/News/ 161562.asp
http://www.kxmc.com/ getArticle.asp? Article
http:// www.bismarcktribune.com/ articles/2007/07/20/news/ state/136489.txt
http://www.komotv.com/ news/local/9679367.html