The Last Days Of The Dragon Lady

Friday, May 7, 2010 at 9:26AM
Cholene Espinoza in Frontpage 2, News/Commentary, Opinion

Fifty years ago today, the Soviet Union announced that it had shot down an American U-2 spy plane and that its pilot, Francis Gary Powers, was alive.

It seems like a long-ago event from the cold war. That may be why, in this era of satellites and drones, most people are surprised to learn that the U-2 is not only still in use, but that it is as much a part of our national security structure as it was a half-century ago.

Read more in today's New York Times.

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