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First the launch was detected in fact plotted the missile path.
As for evidence well investigators already said it was a sam just from a preliminary investigation.
The only question now is which one they may be able to tell us soon.
originally posted by: Soloprotocol
Has anyone left some flowers at the scene ?
It wont help the victims but may ease the pain of the relatives a little and prove a little bit of Humanity still exist in this World.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: jedi_hamster
so far, 99% of this thread is rumour mixed with throwing blame without evidence and constant attacks at everyone suggesting that kiev is responsible.
Within the first few hours Russia already assigned blame to Ukraine. So much so in fact that Russia state media got caught editing the Russian Wikipedia file on the shoot down of MH17, editing it to state Ukraine shot it down. And with no evidence to support the claim.
Your thoughts on that or is it a double standard?
originally posted by: jedi_hamster
you really want the WW3 that bad?
seriously?
Seriously, you guys keep coming back with this idiotic assertion people want war with Russia and yet you have absolutely nothing to support that position.
So, its ok for you to blame the west and accuse them of wanting war with nothing to back it up.. Dont look now but you just did what you chastised people in this thread of doing.
You do realize if a nuclear war occurred that NO ONE would win it? Contrary to comments from some of the Russian supporters, radioactive fallout does cross international boundaries.
originally posted by: jedi_hamster
you'll get it, and the more you'll believe in the lies of your governments and the media, the sooner it will happen.
and you will cry over your own foolishness then, but it'll be too late.
Good observation... Now, lets spruce it up a bit to make it more realistic and accurate.
"вы получите его, и чем больше вы будете верить в ложь ваших правительств и средств массовой информации, тем быстрее это произойдет.
и вы будете плакать над собственной глупостью то, но это будет слишком поздно
vy poluchite yego, i chem bol'she vy budete verit' v lozh' vashikh pravitel'stv i sredstv massovoy informatsii, tem bystreye eto proizoydet.
i vy budete plakat' nad sobstvennoy glupost'yu to, no eto budet slishkom pozdno".
So based on observations to date.. The Russian supporters think Russia is invincible and that the west wants war with Russia.
Feel free to put that nugget under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy.
The rebels have BUK's in their possession.
The incident occurred in rebel controlled territory.
The rebels posted their exploits on social media.
The rebels refused people access to the site.
The rebels allowed looting to ocur at the site.
The rebels removed evidence from the site.
The rebels destroyed evidence at the site.
The rebels continued to refuse access to the site by professionals for 4 days.
Just like Crimea, Russia is giving a theory on what happened on a daily basis that keeps changing. Next im sure Putin will tell us the men in uniforms with no insignias that operated the missile launchers weren't Russia.
So we have now reached a point where all Putin has left to threaten people with is war. That happens when you try to play the 1980s is back in style game. The problem is it will not work. Russia would no more survive a nuclear war than any other country would.
So how about we put the nuclear bomb fairy tale to rest and focus on the task at hand?
originally posted by: dragonridr
a reply to: jedi_hamster
I suggest you look at the picture and the video different models of the Buk launcher this was discussed. As for world War 3 never happen Russia knows it cant win against NATO. So Putin wont let it happen. Dont think Putin wasnt warned of the consequences of moving troops into Eastern Ukraine. Those kind of threats are handled through back channels. Putins gambit only works with plausible deniability because than even the west can just point fingers. Problem is it appears that train left the station and he cant claim there isnt Russian involvement now. Which is whe the EU is looking into tougher sanctions and now are planning to attack energy sector with the dutch leading the call.
And sadly from this point unless Putin becomes part of the solution things are going to get very bad for the Russian people.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: ghostpigeon
a reply to: Xcathdra
I was not ignoring that article. It simply provides no tangible proof of anything, since Ukraine has its own buk systems.
So do the rebels.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
Malaysia Flight MH17 May Have Been Escorted By Ukrainian Su-27 Fighter Jets
The article discusses the possibility of MH17 being escorted by 2 SU-27's.
Here is my issue with that position.
The Russians already identified the airplane as an SU-25..
Is it possible the type of aircraft changed because of the limitations on an SU-25?
We had some questions a bunch of pages back about the ability of sams being able to identify aircraft by transponder codes. Apparently they can -
Indeed, the operators inside the Buk could “read” the Boeing 777′s altitude and transponder and could easily identify the civilian plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur flying at FL300 inside the eastern Ukraine’s airspace.
originally posted by: bartoq
originally posted by: Soloprotocol
Has anyone left some flowers at the scene ?
It wont help the victims but may ease the pain of the relatives a little and prove a little bit of Humanity still exist in this World.
It was a field, it probably had flowers already.
I think the Ukranian army sent a few mortar shells.
The rebels identified and rescued the bodies.
I think identifying and rescuing the bodies is humanity, and also stopping of fighting during this is humanity. Just wish somebody sent Ukraine army the memo.
It was a field, it probably had flowers already
I think the Ukranian army sent a few mortar shells
The rebels identified and rescued the bodies.
originally posted by: GargIndia
Mass media should question Ukrainian government why this plane was routed directly over an area where rebels had known SAM positions.
The Associated Press @AP 2m
BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: spy66
As I explained in another thread Kiev had reason to believe that Russia was penetrating their airspace and had potentially downed at least one of their aircraft. That seems to me like good enough reason to have BUKs deployed. It also needs to be pointed out again that none of these BUKs were in range of the crash site. Russia readily admits that while they have images of these 9 BUKs active at the times none of them fired.
originally posted by: spy66
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: spy66
As I explained in another thread Kiev had reason to believe that Russia was penetrating their airspace and had potentially downed at least one of their aircraft. That seems to me like good enough reason to have BUKs deployed. It also needs to be pointed out again that none of these BUKs were in range of the crash site. Russia readily admits that while they have images of these 9 BUKs active at the times none of them fired.
But just after the Downing of Mh17 Ukraine only had 2 or 3 BUK active. Was there no need of being on the alert for russian air Crafts after that?
The Obama administration, detailing what it called evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysian airliner, on Tuesday released satellite images and other sensitive intelligence that officials say show Moscow had trained and equipped rebels in Ukraine responsible for the attack.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials cited sensors that traced the path of the missile, shrapnel markings on the downed aircraft, voiceprint analysis of separatists claiming credit for the strike, and a flood of photos and other data from social-media sites.
The officials also for the first time identified a sprawling Russian military installation near the city of Rostov as the main conduit of Russian support to separatists in Ukraine, describing it as a hub of training and weapons that has expanded dramatically over the past month. The officials said that tanks, rocket launchers and other arms have continued to flow into Ukraine even after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed 298 civilians.
Read more at: english.astroawani.com...
originally posted by: ScrutonEyez
a reply to: Xcathdra
Is it possible the type of aircraft changed because of the limitations on an SU-25?
Ukraine airforce upgraded to SU-25m1 which are capable of 33.000ft.
This has been pointed out several times.
It seems someone in Russia DID say it.
And four pages of discussion
Last count they had 3 of those and they woudnt risk those in SAM ALLEY.
And they specified a SU-25 not a SU-25 m1.