Pubdate: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 Source: The Cartesville Daily Tribune (GA) Copyright: 2001 The Cartesville Daily Tribune Contact: http://www.daily-tribune.com/ Address: P.O. Box 70, Cartersville, GA 30120 Fax: (770) 382-2711 Author: Tiffiany Jordan BARR BACKS BUSH ON PERU INCIDENT Rep. Bob Barr sided with the Bush administration Monday by suggesting Peru's military failed to follow established rules of engagement in shooting down an American missionary plane. Missionary Veronica Bowers and her 7-month-old daughter, Charity, died as the plane crashed in the Amazon River. Peru's air force said it could not identify the plane. A U.S. CIA plane had alerted the Peruvians about the unidentified craft before it was shot down. Barr appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews Monday afternoon. He said the joint U.S.- Peru anti-drug program had been very effective. But of the incident Saturday, he said, "The area the plane operated in was known for dangerous drug trafficking." "The Peruvians made very serious errors," he said. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager