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originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: princeofpeace
But retired Army Lt. Col Ralph Peters, also a Fox News contributor, said it is unlikely the Russian military would have put missile batteries capable of knocking a plane out of the sky at such an altitude in the hands of rebels.
"It wasn't the separatists, although Russia will try to blame them, or blame the Ukrainians," Peters said. "The Russians have not given the separatists complex, high-altitude air-defense systems. If this airliner was flying at 34,000 feet or any altitude close to that, it was shot down by Russian military air-defense systems perched on the Ukrainian border."
Peters said the Russian military has been shooting down Ukrainian military aircraft in recent weeks, and most likely mistook the airliner for a Ukrainian military aircraft.
"Russia has a small number of elite forces, but most of the Russian military is ill-trained, sloppy and marginally disciplined.," he said. "With no Western response to them shooting down Ukrainian aircraft, they just got trigger happy."
This is a very sensible post.
IF there is going to be any conspiracy behind this crash this will be it, the Russians claiming it was the separatists when it was them either by mistake, malicious intent or mistaken identity.
but again until we know all the facts its way to early to say.
originally posted by: LeBombDiggity
Watching French/European media streams.
Unnamed sources at the Quai d'Orsay suggest "20-30 US fatalities" plus "very many EU nationals dead".
NATO ambassadors being summoned for emergency meeting. Dutch PM returning to Amsterdam. Press conference at Schiphol imminent. Malaysian PM statement shortly.
originally posted by: aLLeKs
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: princeofpeace
But retired Army Lt. Col Ralph Peters, also a Fox News contributor, said it is unlikely the Russian military would have put missile batteries capable of knocking a plane out of the sky at such an altitude in the hands of rebels.
"It wasn't the separatists, although Russia will try to blame them, or blame the Ukrainians," Peters said. "The Russians have not given the separatists complex, high-altitude air-defense systems. If this airliner was flying at 34,000 feet or any altitude close to that, it was shot down by Russian military air-defense systems perched on the Ukrainian border."
Peters said the Russian military has been shooting down Ukrainian military aircraft in recent weeks, and most likely mistook the airliner for a Ukrainian military aircraft
"Russia has a small number of elite forces, but most of the Russian military is ill-trained, sloppy and marginally disciplined.," he said. "With no Western response to them shooting down Ukrainian aircraft, they just got trigger happy."
This is a very sensible post.
IF there is going to be any conspiracy behind this crash this will be it, the Russians claiming it was the separatists when it was them either by mistake, malicious intent or mistaken identity.
but again until we know all the facts its way to early to say.
to be fair, the seperatists obtained at least one BUK system from the Ukrainian army in June.
So it could very well have been them and people are claiming to have seen the BUK system near that region
originally posted by: intergalactic fire
a reply to: Rosinitiate
this one?
originally posted by: tport17
My local news just said 23 Americans but didn't mention any other nationalities (sorry). They said the manifest was released but I haven't found it.
Also, Obama to speak at 1:10