While we are on the subject...

We've forgotten another Democrat killed as a result of a suspicious plane crash, Ron Brown, a staunch political ally of Bill Clinton and head of the Department of
Commerce. This dude sums up the parameters of the conspiracy theory quite well:

Ron Brown was found with a .45-inch inwardly beveling circular hole in the top of his head, which resembled a gunshot wound. Despite this suspicious wound, the Air Force medical examiners decided not to order an autopsy.

Normally in plane crash investigations there is a two step process. The Air Force first determines whether the crash was the result of an accident, hostile fire, sabotage, or mechanical failure. In Ron Brown's case, this determination (called a safety board) was skipped. Instead,the Air Force immediately proceeded to the second part of the investigation, where only accident and legal issues are considered.

The Air Force reported that a navigation beacon had been stolen from the airport sometime before the crash. This led some to speculate that the pilot may have been intentionally drawn off course and into the mountainside by a spurious beacon.

Three days after the crash, Niko Jerkic--the man who was responsible for maintaining the airport's navigational aids--died by gunshot. This was ruled a suicide. Jerkic's untimely death meant that investigators did not have a chance to question him.

Despite the fact that we all know how much I love a good conspiracy theory, many questions about that crash and the others mentioned recently still leave me wondering.