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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (144548)	7/17/2014 2:55:00 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

I think it was a missile: *A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Kiev said the plane had been "shot down."* "According to the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces, the airplane was shot down by the Russian Buk missile system as the liner was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters [33,000 feet]," the statement added. "Ukraine has no long-range air defense missile systems in this area. The plane was shot down, because the Russian air defense systems was affording protection to Russian mercenaries and terrorists in this area. Ukraine will present the evidence of Russian military involvement into the Boeing crash." Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, "In recent days, this is the third tragic accident after the Russian territory were downed aircraft AN-26 and SU-25 Armed Forces of Ukraine. We do not exclude that this aircraft was also shot down, and stress that the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not commit any action to defeat the purposes of the air."

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (144548)	7/17/2014 3:18:48 PM
From: Alex MG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

at 33,000 feet wouldn't it take an advanced guided missile to hit a target at such altitude? just as plausible that some idiot detonated a bomb on board... "i'll detonate my bomb while over Ukranian air space... this will cause an international crisis... hehehe" btw, did they ever find the missile that hit the pentagon on 9/11?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (144548)	7/17/2014 6:10:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Ukraine plane crash: 'Profound political implications' 4 hours ago A Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, amid allegations it was shot down. Malaysia Airlines said it lost contact with Flight MH17 from Amsterdam over Ukraine. Former ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton told BBC News: "The assumption has to be Ukrainian rebels - who have shot down a number of Ukrainian military aircraft - may well have shot down this airliner, presumably by mistake." The tragedy had "such potentially grave ramifications", he added, "it will have gone straight to Mr Putin". bbc.com