Iranian, U.S. companies co-producing film on 1988 U.S. attack on Flight 655

(Tehran Times) ^ | May 6, 2013

[ConservativeStatement]

Iran's Visual Media Institute in collaboration with the American-Canadian company Reel Knights Productions are producing the movie "Airbus"; a movie about the Iran Air Flight 655 , which was shot down by the U.S.S. Vincennes over the Persian Gulf on July 3, 1988.

[ConservativeStatement]

There is a link to Tehran Times which I did not open. Anyone know of this supposed movie?

[Zeneta]

Muhammad Joseph “Hussein” Goebbels need to stir up the folks at home.

[wtd]

American actor Val Edward Kilmer and actor and documentary filmmaker Sean Stone, son of Oscar-winner director Oliver Stone, are starring in this movie along with several Iranian actors. The screenplay is written by the U.S. documentarian and telefilm producer Scott J.T. Frank and Iranian actress and screenwriter Mina Masumi. cut/paste via cache'd page

[ConservativeStatement]

Thanks. I heard Rush say today that his first day on radio was July 4, 1988 and he mentioned the plane incident.

[The_Media_never_lie]

If the Iranians are looking to make a domestic propaganda film, there should be plenty of excess propaganda skills at ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN etc. World class propagandists, in fact. I feel sure they would be happy to help......

[Zeneta]

I have actually watched some Iranian Propaganda videos over the past few years.

The production quality is, well, retarded.

It should be noted that pirated videos of American made movies is rampant in Iran. As a result, I suspect they are looking to introduce the higher quality, western production values to their propaganda message in order to rally their base of anti-American loyalists.

[meatloaf]

I know Aegis works. That airliner never had a chance.

[PhiloBedo]

I doubt they’ll tell the real story.

My understanding is that 2 Iranian F-14 Tomcats, left over from the Shah’s government, were flying tight underneath the airliner, using the Airbus to block their radar signature. The intent was to get close to the Vincennes and launch a couple of anti-ship missiles. When the Vincennes locked on to them, they broke off and left the airbus to take the incoming.

Typical Arab/terrorist tactic, to hide behind innocent civilians.

[meatloaf]

I wonder why the Vincennes didn’t nail them too. No longer incoming?

[piasa]

To: lizol
I think we had first taste of possible international terrorism long time ago. In March 10, 1989, Iranian terrorists Hezbollah bombed Sharon Rogers’ van in San Diego. Sharon Rogers, who escaped unharmed, is the wife of Captain Will Rogers III, skipper of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes, which eight months earlier, in the Persian Gulf, had mistakenly shot down an Iranian passenger jet with 299 people aboard. Iranian officials vowed revenge, and investigators at the time believed terrorists, in retaliation, were responsible for strapping a pipe bomb to the undercarriage of Rogers’ vehicle.

10 posted on 4/7/2006, 2:06:40 PM by hamboy