Rush the hero suddenly becomes Rush the villain just because he disagrees with those who say it was a contrail...
The same way Jane’s instantly became the Weekly World News the moment Doug Richardson said is was absolutely a missile.
These threads are very similar to the initial threads in March when the Norks sank the Cheonan. A lot of the same posters were involved too.
The similarity is even more interesting given the events of this morning.
Not a villain, just wrong. This is the kind of area where his instincts just aren't very good.