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Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it appeared Russian-backed rebels were responsible for shooting down the commercial flight over eastern Ukraine and was strongly critical of "the bullying of small countries by big ones".
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Mr Abbott refused to discuss the possibility of Russia and Mr Putin being banned from attending the G20 summit later this year while the circumstances that led to the tragedy are confirmed.
''The G20 is an economic gathering,'' he said.
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"Let me conclude with this: The bullying of small countries by big ones, the trampling of justice and decency in the pursue of national aggrandisement and reckless indifference to human life should have no place in our world."
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The National Security Committee, made up of Mr Abbott, Warren Truss, Ms Bishop, Joe Hockey, George Brandis, David Johnston and Scott Morrison, met in Canberra on Friday morning to discuss the incident.
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Wow Thats amazing Three hundred dead, serious questions and we have to deal with political muck raking.
fellow travellers both in[ oppositions and msm
originally posted by: UNIT76
a reply to: 74joff
S&F'd, it's a true circus down here.. most of 'em seem to be fabian socialists
this whole thing smacks of 911
where within 30 minutes they were all talking about osama
and soon after were all invading iraq..
..so watch out, tasmania!
..if i had $1 for every time i typed this i'd have $2 now
..i can't keep a straight face when i see/hear these guys, joe hockey especially
can you imagine the crapfest that's going to happen on 2GB talkback tonight? those rabid pensioners can get nasty when there's blood in the water
originally posted by: 74joff
a reply to: borntowatch
Wow Thats amazing Three hundred dead, serious questions and we have to deal with political muck raking.
Your emotional blackmail, is charming but there was a war they got caught in the cross fire, maybe the west should not have been stoking the flames in the conflict like they are still doing by breast beating over this. I am sure most can handle hundred or so lives in comparison to billions or the nuked death of the whole planet if they piss off a super power with nuclear weapons.
What did i Say here matey
fellow travellers both in[ oppositions and msm
Seems you are the only one that thinks this is really one side of politics so far! Your alternative status is thus revoked now go watch the "'Project"or Sky news like good feel good trendy.
serious questions and we have to deal with political muck raking.
Oh dear me, my alternative status has been revoked, ahhmmm, what do I do now.
As for your personal attack on me, no thanks, I dont really think your views are accurate or relevant.
It also doesnt make you come across as a reasonable person to others reading your thread.
Source
Where the World Sees Tragedy, NATO Sees a “Game Changing” Opportunity
Power’s comments and conclusions were echoes from the halls of the West’s corporate-financier funded policy think-tanks. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in a statement titled, “The Downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Russia in the Dock,” provides a self-incriminating indictment as to the motives Kiev and its NATO backers had in carrying out the attack on MH17 and subsequently framing Russia for it. RUSI’s statement claims (emphasis added):
A Game Change: Within days, however, the real debate will shift from one about producing the right evidence and culprits, to more about what can be saved from the rapidly-deteriorating relations between Russia and the West.
The tragedy will stain Russia’s relations with the world for years to come. Nations determined to keep on good terms with Russia – such as China or Vietnam which relies on Russian weapon supplies and wishes these to continue – will keep quiet. And there will always be some plausible deniability, giving other countries enough room for manoeuvre to avoid accusing Russia directly for this disaster. But the culprits for the crime will be pursued by international investigators and tribunals. And many Russian officials will be added to the ‘wanted’ lists of police forces around the world. The story will linger, and won’t be pretty for Russian diplomats.
Given the fact that the majority of the victims are European citizens, it is also getting increasingly difficult to see how France would be able to deliver the Mistral ships which Russia ordered for its navy, or how Britain could continue shielding Russia from financial sanctions. And, given the fact that scores of US citizens were also killed on the MH17 flightmeans that the US Congress will demand greater sanctions on Russia, making any improvement in relations with Washington highly unlikely.
RUSI explains in great detail the possible motivation Kiev and NATO had to shoot down MH17 and subsequently frame Russia. An international flight, with passengers from across the globe would invoke unifying outrage against Russia as well as universal support for NATO’s so far unsuccessful attempts to isolate Moscow. RUSI itself admits that individual members of the EU have until now, been reluctant to back sanctions and further confrontation with Moscow.
NATO’s Atlantic Council claimed in a statement titled, “In the Ukraine War, Putin’s Veil of Deniability Has Vanished,” claims:
The Kremlin’s thin veil concealing its waging of war against Ukraine effectively disappeared weeks ago for anyone carefully watching the evidence. But now it has vanished even for the casual observer. Moscow’s escalation of the war since the start of July has created too much clear evidence to permit President Vladimir Putin any further benefit of the doubt.
NATO needed a “game changer,” because it was playing a game it was clearly losing. The dubious circumstances surrounding the downing of MH17 – occurring just as Kiev’s forces were deteriorating across the country and additional US sanctions against Russia fell flat – is more than a mere coincidence. RUSI and the Atlantic Council’s statement represent an increasingly desperate and shrinking corner the West finds itself in. With the ascension of Russia along with other BRICS nations, a “game changer” was desperately needed to “stain Russia’s relations with the world for years to come,” and help arrest what appeared to be the irreversible rise of the global East and South, in tandem with the irreversible decline of the West.
Tony Abbott slams evidence tampering at MH17 crash site
Speaking to reporters in Canberra on Tuesday, Mr Abbott pointed to an apparent ceasefire between Russian-backed rebels and government forces, but did not rule out Australia sending in defence or federal police to the site. "A multinational police force or a multinational force of some kind is not something that can be just summoned up in a matter of a few hours,'' he said.