<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash">#BREAKING</a>: Ukraine president: `Armed Forces of Ukraine did not take action against any airborne targets' <a href="http://t.co/2gNKrliAw4">pic.twitter.com/2gNKrliAw4</a></p>— WSVN-TV (@wsvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wsvn/statuses/489808759057702912">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I'm only basically informed of the situation over there. And I don't want to get into D&D area. But Putin shouldn't be allowed to wash his hands of this, right?
My wife's friend and her family were supposed to be on this flight from Amsterdam. Missed the flight.
If this is genuine it does confirm suspicions, ie wouldn't expect professional soldiers to make this kind of mistake. It's a damn big ass commercial airliner.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>On rebel commander Strelkov's page "We warned you not to fly in our sky." He thought they'd shot a Ukrainian plane. <a href="https://t.co/Gwne8iqXdB">https://t.co/Gwne8iqXdB</a></p>— James Jones (@rjamesjones) <a href="https://twitter.com/rjamesjones/statuses/489801002862669824">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The media is really pushing the 'shot down' angle. Makes me think this wasn't a missle but mechanical failure.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>FIRST PHOTO: Eyewitness' alleged photo of debris of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MH17?src=hash">#MH17</a> Malaysian Airlines plane in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash">#Ukraine</a> <a href="http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky">http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky</a> <a href="http://t.co/TbIPiH0iCh">pic.twitter.com/TbIPiH0iCh</a></p>— RT (@RT_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com/statuses/489804938470375425">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>PHOTO: Eyewitness photo of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MH17?src=hash">#MH17</a> crash site as Malaysian plane falls in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash">#Ukraine</a> <a href="http://t.co/7wORuwKiHH">http://t.co/7wORuwKiHH</a> <a href="http://t.co/wwGPHP1tVs">pic.twitter.com/wwGPHP1tVs</a></p>— RT (@RT_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com/statuses/489806899916050432">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This sure looks like a piece of a Malaysian airliner <a href="http://t.co/qudGmVzwM5">pic.twitter.com/qudGmVzwM5</a></p>— Casey Clark (@CaseyClarkjr) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyClarkjr/statuses/489802228203393024">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>here's the biggest piece yet of the ribs of an airliner <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/malaysianplanecrash?src=hash">#malaysianplanecrash</a> <a href="http://t.co/wMs4gJ6s5A">pic.twitter.com/wMs4gJ6s5A</a></p>— Casey Clark (@CaseyClarkjr) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyClarkjr/statuses/489807179801587712">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>WRAP UP: Malaysian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MH17?src=hash">#MH17</a> crashes in E. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash">#Ukraine</a> near Russian border, 280+ people on board <a href="http://t.co/4nYqODD8HX">http://t.co/4nYqODD8HX</a> <a href="http://t.co/pTwP3qfCm1">pic.twitter.com/pTwP3qfCm1</a></p>— RT (@RT_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com/statuses/489814416473333760">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LifeNews?src=hash">#LifeNews</a> публикует первые фото с места катастрофы <a href="http://t.co/QNTnncGU8J">http://t.co/QNTnncGU8J</a> <a href="http://t.co/taOndFfAFr">pic.twitter.com/taOndFfAFr</a></p>— LIFENEWS (@lifenews_ru) <a href="https://twitter.com/lifenews_ru/statuses/489808786157490176">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Останки пассажиров судна обнаружены около посёлка Грабово и на окраинах города Торез <a href="http://t.co/QNTnncGU8J">http://t.co/QNTnncGU8J</a> <a href="http://t.co/UQMeGk2GQQ">pic.twitter.com/UQMeGk2GQQ</a></p>— LIFENEWS (@lifenews_ru) <a href="https://twitter.com/lifenews_ru/statuses/489815056562257920">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> GRAPHIC Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As a dad, this picture breaks my heart. This is a picture of a child still strapped to a seat. VERY GRAPHIC. <a href="http://t.co/6bn35ZvmD5">pic.twitter.com/6bn35ZvmD5</a></p>— Casey Clark (@CaseyClarkjr) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaseyClarkjr/statuses/489813134144598016">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTO: Scene of Malaysia <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MH17?src=hash">#MH17</a> plane crash in E. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukraine?src=hash">#Ukraine</a> <a href="http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky">http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky</a> <a href="http://t.co/7wKF1TroVY">pic.twitter.com/7wKF1TroVY</a></p>— RT (@RT_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com/statuses/489815523639586816">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
You can't hide an aircraft carrier. Sadly this is not that surprising, given that Russia has provided sophisticated SAM equipment to groups that are not highly trained. Easy to see how this could have been just a tragic mistake.
Sounds like Iran 655. Malaysia air should take a lot of blame for this. Why route a flight through a war zone?
