On 17 Jun 2004 13:38:19 -0700, (TJ) wrote:

At a press conference Monday, Frost said some sources told him the
huge aircraft, code-named the Bear by NATO, still will arrive on
Thursday. But another source in Russia told him Monday that the
arrival might be delayed for reasons that weren't immediately clear.

Probably because Bush will be in the NW and they wouldn't want to
scare the world famous Cold War interceptor pilot to death if he looks
up and sees a Bear.