LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Once again, that was not a drug plane. It was the plane of American missionaries shot down over Peru last April. And joining us now from the State Department, our correspondent there, Andrea Koppel. What's the bottom line on all of this, Andrea?</s>ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The bottom line, Lou, is that they just weren't able to understand one another. You heard the Spanish-speaking pilots, the Peruvian pilots there, speaking. You heard the American pilots speaking. And they were basically talking passed one another. The American pilots spoke very little Spanish and the Peruvians spoke next to no English. And so, even though the American pilots thought that perhaps this was not a drug-running plane were not able to get that message through to the Peruvian pilots, who eventually shot down the plane.</s>WATERS: Some live chat for you, Andrea, from the Internet: "Are the United States and Peru still doing those anti-drug flying exercises?"</s>KOPPEL: No, they're not. They've been on hold since the missionary plane was shot down in April. In fact, there's a review that's ongoing right now by a former American ambassador to Colombia to see whether or not this program should be put back in place.</s>WATERS: Andrea Koppel at the State Department.
State Department Releases Video of Missionary Plane Shot Down