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Maybe, you are the one who refuses to face the truth. Maybe he simply realizes that your "truth" involves a considerable number of unproven premises, which do not make as much sense to the rest of us, as they seem to make to you.

Why don't you let the dust settle, while fact gathering continues, before you try to send us all careening towards World War III?

No one, with any sense in any of the countries involved, is not saddened by this incident. If the insurgents in the Ukraine, used Russian equipment in this reckless way, that hardly proves that a hard nosed pragmatist, such as President Putin, ever intended such a self-defeating result. On the other hand, it is obvious that some people are bent on using this tragedy to stir up hatred against the Russian Government. For example, consider the British tabloid piece that was also posted here today, that suggests that Russia is still Communist. That, of course is ridiculous, as Russia, under Putin--whatever his failings--has restored the importance of the ancient heritage that the Communists suppressed.

The tragedy in the Ukraine, today, of course, is the result of the Communist era, where Stalin deliberately injected large numbers of ethnic Russians into the Ukraine, as well as the Baltic States, to undermine the capacity of the populations to resist Communist rule. There is no easy solution to this situation, and what is called for is a cool-headed dialogue between the various factions. Pouring oil on the fire--as was done, whether intentionally or not, in the shooting down of the passenger jet--is certainly very far from being constructive. But neither are your over-reaching tirades.

William Flax