Russian airlifters become political football on Hill
The use of Russian AN-124s to airlift Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Iraq is becoming a hot-button political issue on Capitol Hill. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, highlighted the borrowed Russian airlifters when he and top...
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