Posted on 01/11/2020 1:19:36 PM PST by Eleutheria5
An Iranian commander has taken responsibility for downing a Ukrainian International Airlines civilian plane earlier this week, leading to the deaths of 176 people.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh on Saturday said the plane was downed due to "human error" and that his unit accepts "full responsibility" for the mistake.
In a statement, Hajizadeh said the plane few close to a sensitive military site which belonged to elite Revolutionary Guard units, and that it therefore led led to "heightened sensitivity" by the air defense units.
In a Saturday address broadcast by state TV, Hajizadeh said, "Iran's Revolutionary Guards take full responsibility for bringing down the plane."
"Our air defense systems sent a signal to the plane and after ten seconds in which no response was received, it was decided to shoot it down." He added that "the one responsible believed that the plane was a cruise missile" and that he "wished he was dead" after learning of his error.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted: "The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences."
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This guy is full of crap. The plane was following the customary climb out pattern from the airport!
Hmmm. Maybe the airport should have their take-off flight paths re-figured.
I don’’t believe it and I’m sure the man responsible is already dead.
That's logical. Cruise missiles frequently take off from International Airports.
It’s Trump’s fault. He made someone nervous by killing Cutsome Salami.
In other words this is where they are storing their plutonium.
Wing span, trajectory, all point to it being a missile full of foreign spies trying to cop a peak at our military site.
Some trigger-happy, and overzealous, artillery officer gave an order that could not be called back. There was no “sensitive locality” along the departing flight path of the airliner, and if there were any justice left within the Islamic Republic of Iran, that officer would have be tried and executed by now.
Those were MUSLIMS on that plane, perhaps all of whom were Shi’ite, and THAT is sinful in the eyes of the ayatollahs.
Ya, and those navigation lights were obviously a ruse.
Yeah that’s the ticket, flew to close, yeah.
Yup, I said the same yesterday.
NO! The Iranians assumed that the Americans were going to send aircraft into Iran to retaliate, and then when the Iranians shot the airliner down, they could blame it on Tha Americans. The plane was shot down INTENTIONALLY in an Iranian chess match gone wrong. Now the American media is helping them out. Makes you wonder how many are paid off by the Iranians. All supposition of course, but probably more accurate than the major media projectile that is being vomited.
Just like the Soviets excuse for shooting down KAL-007.
That and a cruise missiles don’t fly at 8000’.
We were going to see the synagogues, the museums... The whole shmear.
Alas there goes our plans for vacationing in Iran this summer.
Damn the IFF and ATC radar data, full speed ahead and fire at will (or muhammed, whatever)
Umm, nope. They had explicit flight plans and knew which way to leave after takeoff.
Auto/Manual toggle switch.
Achmed wanted a cigarette.
Poof!
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