Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia in a September 19, 1992 phone call with U.S President George Bush, "“Attention Emergency Descent” – From KAL 007 TO MH 17?" (July 18, 2014)
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We have found new material on KAL 007. I know that sixty percent of the passengers were American. I am prepared to give you all the materials we have found. Perhaps one possibility is if some family members could come over and meet with me and discuss this. They could bring the materials back to you, including the black box.
— Boris Yeltsin on Korean Air Lines Flight 007
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We have found new material on KAL 007. I know that sixty percent of the passengers were American. I am prepared to give you all the materials we have found. Perhaps one possibility is if some family members could come over and meet with me and discuss this. They could bring the materials back to you, including the black box." in the context of "Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia in a September 19, 1992 phone call with U.S President George Bush, "“Attention Emergency Descent” – From KAL 007 TO MH 17?" (July 18, 2014)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Korean Air Lines Flight 007" (Quotes)
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About Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Russian and former Soviet politician who served as the first President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990, he later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism.
About Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Russian and former Soviet politician who served as the first President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990, he later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism.
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