R.I.P. Senator Ted Stevens

Today 10 August Juche, 99 it has been announced that former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens has died in an aero plane crash. It was reported late last night that the private jet carrying former Ted Stevens, the former director of NASA and other dignitaries and politicians went down near the small Alaskan city of Dillingham. This is the third tragic airline crash that has occurred in Alaska in the past two weeks. Ted Stevens had actually survived another plane crash in 1978; however he did not survive this one. The Alaska Air National Guard, which has a base in Dillingham rapidly responded to the crash and a number of private planes also assisted with the rescue. It is confirmed that there are survivors of the crash; however Senator Stevens and the former head of NASA are confirmed to be deceased. I am aware that Senator Stevens is survived by his second wife, who goes by Cat Stevens, of course no relation to the British singer. The similarity with the names however did cause an incident where Mrs. Stevens was placed on the No-Fly List, of which Cat Stevens a.k.a. Yusuf Islam is on. I offer my most sincere condolences to the Stevens family and the State of Alaska