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Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine near Russian border: Ifax
Reuters ^ | 17 July 2014 | Alissa de Carbonne

Posted on 07/17/2014 8:24:22 AM PDT by CMB_polarization

A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, Interfax cited an aviation industry source as saying on Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aviation; crash; malaysia; malaysianairlines; mh17; mh370; reset; russia; ukraine
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To: McGruff; the_boy_who_got_lost

I’m sorry, I should have been more clear. I, and far more learned individuals, have already refuted the logic of the claim that Putin could have been a target. Please see my post #461 on this thread for a quick recap.


501 posted on 07/17/2014 12:44:12 PM PDT by brothers4thID (Death had to take him sleeping, else he would have put up a fight.)
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To: Kennard

Has anybody seen parts of the missile on the ground.Also Fox was reporting the missiles have a signature.


502 posted on 07/17/2014 12:45:24 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: lodi90
From Daily Telegraph live thread:

20.40 Britain is reportedly requesting a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the downing of the Malaysian aircraft. Philip Hammond, the new foreign secretary, has been in the job less than a week and is already facing a major international crisis.

503 posted on 07/17/2014 12:46:12 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: BeadCounter

ABC, ground offensive begins against Palestine (off-topic to this thread).


504 posted on 07/17/2014 12:46:22 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Did Cooper really just say that? Anyone have video of it?


505 posted on 07/17/2014 12:47:14 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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To: SpinnerWebb

In wake of #MH17 crash, no changes to Obama's schedule as of now. He's scheduled to arrive in New York City at 4 pm and attend fundraisers.— Tim Hanrahan (@TimJHanrahan) July 17, 2014


506 posted on 07/17/2014 12:48:06 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: CMB_polarization
Posted to Facebook by Dutch passenger Cor Pan before boarding with his wife:


Mocht hij verdwijnen , zo ziet hij d'r uit .

The caption translates as "Should it disappear, this is what it looks like".

507 posted on 07/17/2014 12:48:20 PM PDT by cynwoody
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From the Daily Mail:

Malaysian Airlines MH17 passenger plane carrying 295 people including between five and ten Britons ‘shot down with ground-to-air missile’ at 33,000ft over Ukraine near to Russian border

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 shot down over territory held by Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine

Body parts and wreckage spread over nine-mile area, suggesting plane broke up mid-air

Whitehall sources say up to ten Britons feared dead, 23 Americans also thought to be on board

US President Barack Obama calls the crash a ‘terrible tragedy’, and offers condolences to passengers’ families

Ukrainian interior ministry says plane was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile

President Petro Poroshenko issued robust denial that his forces were involved

Pro-Russian rebels also denied shooting down the plane and blamed Ukrainian air force

Journalists in region say they saw a Buk-type launcher in pro-Russian rebel hands yesterday


508 posted on 07/17/2014 12:49:36 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Zhang Fei

My personal (recent) favorite was RT “reporting” that a UFO/kook/9-11 Truther website said that the Rand Corporation had a hand in this Ukraine mess.


509 posted on 07/17/2014 12:53:52 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: McGruff
How dare you post something that doesn’t follow the party line. /sarc

In Russia that gets you thrown in prison, or worse, executed.

510 posted on 07/17/2014 12:55:44 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: cynwoody

My how dreadfully sad.


511 posted on 07/17/2014 12:56:23 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: 1rudeboy

In America, you go to party, in Russia, party comes for you.


512 posted on 07/17/2014 12:56:34 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: mikrofon

Surely! lol


513 posted on 07/17/2014 12:57:23 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Conservatives are all that's left to defend the Constitution. Dems hate it, and Repubs don't care.)
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To: fatima
from an aviation site:

I think that the facts will be very clearly established over the coming days.

For a start, that region has good radar coverage.

Secondly, it's under massively scrutiny from the rest of the world. I bet the US could tell you what each Russian separatist had alone for breakfast this morning, let alone if they were acquiring and firing Soviet surface-to-air missiles.

This is what the CIA lives for. They'll know all the Russian missile signature like the back of their hands. It wouldn't surprise me if they had good enough imagery to determine which finger the firer used to press the 'launch' button.

That of course is only relevant IF a missile were involved.

514 posted on 07/17/2014 12:57:57 PM PDT by Praxeologue
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To: don-o
Hey Presidentin is hard stuff - raising money from drooling idiot worshipers is easy.
515 posted on 07/17/2014 12:58:15 PM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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To: BeadCounter

You gotta’ admire them for being creative, though—there’s liberty in not giving a crap. “Attempted assassination of Vladimir Putin.” LOLOL


516 posted on 07/17/2014 12:59:04 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Stunning pictures from the crash site here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2696161/BREAKING-NEWS-Malaysian-passenger-plane-carrying-295-people-crashes-Ukraine-near-Russian-border.html


517 posted on 07/17/2014 12:59:39 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: blackdog
"The first time I heard about (anything) is watching CNN" - BHO

How many times have we heard that excuse? The first time I heard about it was the first time I have heard about it. The butt wipe is one big excuse. Everything with the punk is an excuse. He knows nothing. Has heard nothing. Has not seen a thing. Only thing he knows is his golf handicap and has a direct line to LeBron so they can talk hoops. As I have said here repeatedly, he nothing but a stinking punk. A PUNK. I never thought I would ever in my entire life see anyone worse than Jimmy Carter. But, I have found someone more worthless than Carter. It is this punk. Carter is undoubtedly the worse president in the history of this republic, yet he has been surpassed by LePunk (flip off LeBron).

518 posted on 07/17/2014 12:59:40 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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White House placed on lockdown?(ABC reporter)


519 posted on 07/17/2014 1:01:01 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: Uncle Chip

The Soviets are really good at shooting down civilian airlines and getting away with it. The Punk in the White House won’t do anything about it. Takes too much time off his golf game.


520 posted on 07/17/2014 1:06:30 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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