Top 12 suggested Bush administration explanations for the presence of a U.S. plane on the Venezuelan island where President Chavez was held by his generals during the attempted coup.
12. Bermuda Triangle mystery.
11. Enron asset moved overseas before bankruptcy filing.
10. Chavez is no expert on planes!...oh...he was a paratrooper?
9. Amelia Earhart Found!
8. U.S. Army Secretary Thomas White had to fly there to sign papers on a house.
7. Sununu borrowed it to buy a rare stamp.
6. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham had a "mechanical" on his way to congratulate newly installed Venezuelan President Pedro Carmona.
5. Okay, okay, it was our plane, but it had nothing to do with the coup. It was flying drugs out of South America to pay for weapons for Iran so we could get our hostages back.
4. Fluke: C.I.A. happened to be running "coup school" joint exercises with the Coumbian military on the very same island!
3. Osama bin Laden has a new videotape!...Plane, what plane?
2. Island is also Dick Cheney's secret location.
1. Let's just say it's unpatriotic to ask any questions.
