🧵On Sept 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by the Soviet Union.
Aboard was Congressman Larry McDonald - a devout Christian, anti-communist, and constitutionalist.
Was it an accident? Or something far darker?
Aboard was Congressman Larry McDonald - a devout Christian, anti-communist, and constitutionalist.
Was it an accident? Or something far darker?
Larry McDonald had just become Chairman of the John Birch Society.
He:
• Held a 100% conservative voting record
• Defended the Second Amendment
• Opposed inflation, globalism, and communism
• Warned of a coming one-world government
He:
• Held a 100% conservative voting record
• Defended the Second Amendment
• Opposed inflation, globalism, and communism
• Warned of a coming one-world government
He believed America was being undermined from within - by elites in both parties, by international institutions, and by domestic subversives.
He named names:
• CFR
• Trilateral Commission
• CIA
• UN bureaucracies
• Soviet front groups
He named names:
• CFR
• Trilateral Commission
• CIA
• UN bureaucracies
• Soviet front groups
He advocated for Faith-based education, Honest money, Armed self-governance, National sovereignty, and Christian morality as the bedrock of a free people
“We cannot survive as a free nation without an informed, moral, and armed citizenry.”
“We cannot survive as a free nation without an informed, moral, and armed citizenry.”
In September 1983, he traveled to South Korea to attend a U.S.–ROK security ceremony.
He boarded Flight 007, a standard commercial route.
But something was off…
He boarded Flight 007, a standard commercial route.
But something was off…
-Senator Jesse Helms
-Senator Steve Symms
-Congressman Carroll Hubbard
…had all planned to take the same flight.
All changed plans last-minute.
McDonald went ahead—alone.
-Senator Steve Symms
-Congressman Carroll Hubbard
…had all planned to take the same flight.
All changed plans last-minute.
McDonald went ahead—alone.
Flight 007 deviated slightly off course, about 12 degrees, likely due to navigational programming error.
It entered Soviet airspace briefly, then reentered international airspace when it was targeted.
It entered Soviet airspace briefly, then reentered international airspace when it was targeted.
Soviet jets intercepted the plane.
They followed it for long enough to be certain that it was a commercial flight
They followed it for long enough to be certain that it was a commercial flight
According to Soviet dissidents Avraham and Eleonora Shifrin, internal Soviet recordings revealed:
• The Soviets confirmed the flight number before firing
• The plane’s navigation lights were clearly visible
• They knew it was a civilian aircraft
• The Soviets confirmed the flight number before firing
• The plane’s navigation lights were clearly visible
• They knew it was a civilian aircraft
Still, they fired two missiles.
But the strike may not have destroyed the plane instantly.
Crash simulations later suggested that the aircraft began a slow descent
and some passengers may have survived the initial blast.
But the strike may not have destroyed the plane instantly.
Crash simulations later suggested that the aircraft began a slow descent
and some passengers may have survived the initial blast.
The crew never sent a distress call but this alone does not indicate wrongdoing.
The missile strike may have disabled communications, or there may have been no time to react.
The cockpit voice recorder, later recovered, showed no indication that the crew knew they were off course or in danger before the attack.
The missile strike may have disabled communications, or there may have been no time to react.
The cockpit voice recorder, later recovered, showed no indication that the crew knew they were off course or in danger before the attack.
The Soviets later claimed it was a spy mission.
But that’s false:
• It was a commercial flight
• They had confirmed its civilian status
• It was shot down over international waters
But that’s false:
• It was a commercial flight
• They had confirmed its civilian status
• It was shot down over international waters
Even more disturbing:
The Soviets used U.S.-made radar equipment - technology acquired during Cold War détente - to guide their targeting.
The Soviets used U.S.-made radar equipment - technology acquired during Cold War détente - to guide their targeting.
McDonald had previously survived multiple suspicious incidents - near-miss car crashes, threats, strange interference.
Friends and colleagues believed he was under surveillance.
Friends and colleagues believed he was under surveillance.
After the crash:
• No bodies were recovered
• The black box was never released
• The U.S. response was tepid, almost indifferent
No sanctions.
No retaliation.
No international outcry.
• No bodies were recovered
• The black box was never released
• The U.S. response was tepid, almost indifferent
No sanctions.
No retaliation.
No international outcry.
Why?
Because Larry McDonald posed a threat, not only to the Soviets, but to the entire globalist order that he exposed.
He was uncompromising.
He could not be bought.
And he was organizing a national resistance based on truth and morality.
Because Larry McDonald posed a threat, not only to the Soviets, but to the entire globalist order that he exposed.
He was uncompromising.
He could not be bought.
And he was organizing a national resistance based on truth and morality.
He believed liberty came from God.
He believed the Constitution was a moral contract.
And he believed education, virtue, and arms were the tools of a free people.
He believed the Constitution was a moral contract.
And he believed education, virtue, and arms were the tools of a free people.
Larry McDonald’s death was not an accident.
He was one of the last honest men in Congress.
And we must never forget the price he paid to speak the truth.
He was one of the last honest men in Congress.
And we must never forget the price he paid to speak the truth.
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