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Russia dismisses accusations Ukrainian separatists shot down Flight MH17 [it's not their fault]
France 24/AFP ^ | 7-21-2014 | AFP

Posted on 07/21/2014 8:20:29 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Russia’s Defence Ministry dismissed accusations on Monday that pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine’s east were at fault for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jet last week, alleging instead that Ukrainian warplanes had been flying close to the plane.

The ministry also denied accusations that Russia had supplied the separatists with SA-11 Buk anti-aircraft missile systems – which are known as “Gadfly” in NATO – or “any other weapons.”

“Russian air space control systems detected a Ukrainian Air Force plane, presumably an SU-25 (fighter jet), scrambling in the direction of the Malaysian Boeing,” Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev of Russia’s Air Forces told a news briefing. “The distance of the SU-25 plane from the Boeing was from 3 to 5 kilometres (2 to 3 miles).”

The ministry’s comments came as the Netherlands announced that prosecutors had opened an investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which claimed the lives of all 298 people on board, 193 of whom were Dutch citizens

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: civilwar; mh17; russia; ukraine; ukrainianrussianwar
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To: tcrlaf

There will be no truce with Russian terrorist scum holding the corpses of their victims as hostages. The Russky ghouls must be sent straight to hell where they belong.


41 posted on 07/21/2014 9:15:16 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: tcrlaf

I can just hear Obama now...

Phew, I’m glad the Russians had no involvement, that way I don’t have to confront Putin. OK then, off to Marth’as Vineyard wee haa


42 posted on 07/21/2014 9:16:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: canuck_conservative

” We’ve seen the video of the launcher, minus one rocket, being removed.”

Feel free to check my posts. I’ve said from the start this was done by the Rebel BUK, that was captured in Donetsk.

The Russians are now saying that there is a different possibility, and that is being reported by AFP.

You don’t think it important to note that the Russians are now saying there may be a different scenario, and they provided “proof” of it, and asked the Obama Administration to do the same?

If you aren’t the least interested in discussing this, either pro or con, why are you posting on this thread?


43 posted on 07/21/2014 9:18:16 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The Dutch are already in separatist territory examining bodies.

The bodies are going to be moved.

I don’t get where this hostage crap is coming from.

Apparently the Dutch, who had the most victims, don’t want WWIII.


44 posted on 07/21/2014 9:20:07 AM PDT by dforest
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To: tcrlaf
The Rebels have offered full access in return for a cease-fire, something Kiev will not agree to.

And why should they??? Putin funded terrorists shoot down a plane load of innocents and they want to leverage that into a ceasefire???

Then when they don't get their ceasefire they loot the bodies of the innocents and hold them hostage refusing to let them be buried???

You Putinistas are too much!!!

45 posted on 07/21/2014 9:20:30 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: 1Old Pro

But keep in mind that the rebels claimed they shot it down. The missile system is obviously more sophisticated than a ragtag, put-upon bunch of rebels would have. Putin provided it to his proxies. Now, the problem here is we have people mindlessly in love with the thug Putin. They believe whatever he says. They complain about Obama, but actually should be happy with him since his weakness enables Putin.


46 posted on 07/21/2014 9:20:33 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: agere_contra

Before we get too immersed in the false-flag nonsense, I’ll remind you that this latest Russian version of events (claiming that there was a Ukrainian fighter in the area) tacitly admits that the separatists fired the missile.


47 posted on 07/21/2014 9:22:12 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Uncle Chip

We’re reaching a point where I wonder very much whether this is a pro-freedom, pro-conservative website, or whether it’s an outlet for risible pro-Putin propaganda.


48 posted on 07/21/2014 9:23:01 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: Uncle Chip

Even Western Reporters are rifling through the luggage...

Sky News apologises for rummaging through MH17 luggage
https://news.yahoo.com/sky-news-apologises-rummaging-mh17-luggage-201806952.html?pt=Array


49 posted on 07/21/2014 9:23:49 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: tcrlaf
Based on all the various videos and reports I've been tracking down it's pretty clear that Ukraine's Emergency services were first emergency crews on the scene....as should be....also local people were there attempting to find survivors after it hit in their area. ....Also the Anti-Kiev fighters were on the scene, since it was an active war zone.

As well Sky news reporters...who actually were filming and ‘rooting through suitcases and personal items’ themselves.

The area was pretty much trashed just in the crash impact itself.....with items scattered all over.

It's understandable why the Anti_KIev fighters were on site....if it had happened further south you can bet Ukraine/Kiev would have been there as well...or in Russia the Russians would have been there. MAking issue of the Anti_Kiev fighters being there is simply a waste of time.

The videos I've seen of the fighters shows they were co-operative.....the delay was because OSCE'S first visit was to corridor the area off and take a visual only. They left the site in order to set things up ......people forget that not only was this in the country area, and not easily accessible, but there was still fighting going on. It took time for the word to get out and firing to stop.

Further there was time needed for International Groups to get there and set up.

We live in a McDonalds society....everyone wants results NOW!

50 posted on 07/21/2014 9:25:24 AM PDT by caww
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To: dforest

The fiendish Russky body snatchers have already loaded the corpses on a train and hidden them and will not return them. These savage evil Russian monsters must be annihilated. Threatening western civilization with world war 3 certainly doesn’t improve their case.


51 posted on 07/21/2014 9:25:39 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“The fiendish Russky body snatchers have already loaded the corpses on a train and hidden them and will not return them.”

Would you rather they left them in the sun?


52 posted on 07/21/2014 9:27:43 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: tcrlaf
I’ve said from the start this was done by the Rebel BUK, that was captured in Donetsk.

You do know that we know that 3 Russian BUK systems entered Donetsk a few days before the shootdown from Russia and have now returned to Russia.

53 posted on 07/21/2014 9:28:17 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Oh please. You sound unhinged. What I said was truth. The Dutch are already there. Why do you think Obama hurried out to demand access. I will tell you why. Because the word is out that people are getting in there and he wanted to make it sound like it was because of him to American sheep.

I haven’t heard WWIII threats, except on here.


54 posted on 07/21/2014 9:29:18 AM PDT by dforest
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To: elhombrelibre

These few are a minority thankfully and the more they post the more credibility they lose and fewer people believe them.


55 posted on 07/21/2014 9:30:00 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: dforest

Mighty generous for the separatists to allow the Dutch in, what, four days after the fact?


56 posted on 07/21/2014 9:30:27 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Uncle Chip

“The Rebels have offered full access in return for a cease-fire, something Kiev will not agree to.
And why should they??? Putin funded terrorists shoot down a plane load of innocents and they want to leverage that into a ceasefire???”

So, what is YOUR alternative???


57 posted on 07/21/2014 9:30:52 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: elhombrelibre

No you see, we’re supposed to believe that the violent aggressive Obama is just itching for a fight with Russia, and has provoked Putin by seizing Ukraine away from Russia. They want us to think Obama is some kind of machiavellian strategist or something. The truth is that he is a lazy stupid imbecile who knows and cares nothing about Ukraine.


58 posted on 07/21/2014 9:31:12 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: tcrlaf

I’d rather the Russian terrorists shoot themselves in the head.


59 posted on 07/21/2014 9:32:08 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: 1rudeboy

How do you know it was 4 days? Anyway, what are you worried about? If Putin was behind it, the truth after investigation will indict him.


60 posted on 07/21/2014 9:32:15 AM PDT by dforest
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