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John “Maverick” McCain is surely the Greatest American Hero, but it turns out that his death-defying escape from the Helicopter Terrorists of the former Soviet republic of Georgia didn’t actually happen.Some website in Georgia reports:

A thorough investigation by Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that, contrary to initial reports, the helicopter transporting a U.S. Senate Delegation led by Senator John McCain was not fired at on August 28, the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi said on September 5.

U.S. Embassy: Senate Delegation Helicopter Not Fired Upon [Civil Georgia]

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