Re: Search For Speicher Continues
Date: February 26, 2004
"BAGHDAD,
Iraq (CNN) --
Search for missing Navy pilot continues
A top U.S. military official in Iraq on Thursday said the hunt continues for
Navy pilot Scott Speicher, shot down the first night of the Persian Gulf War
13 years ago.
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said the Iraqi Survey Group, the agency looking for
weapons of mass destruction, is also required to look for the missing airman.
Sanchez said the group "continues to work" on the Speicher case, responding
to "every opportunity" and "every clue" that could move
the case along.
Last month, U.S. military officials expressed hope that a Bedouin tribesman
would be able to provide details about intelligence gathered since Speicher's
F/A-18 was shot down January 17, 1991. There have been indications that a Bedouin
might have recovered and buried the body of an American, and has a pistol that
might have belonged to Speicher.
The sources emphasized this information has been circulating for several years
but they have not been able to get into the region to look for the man until
now.
© 2004 Cable News Network LP, LLLP"
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