Posted on 04/10/2010 5:49:28 AM PDT by quesney
Russia says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will personally head the investigation into an aeroplane crash that killed Poland's president.
A total of 96 people were on board the plane that crashed near the western Russian city of Smolensk, all of whom are believed to be dead.
Polish president Lech Kaczynski was on board the Russian-built Tupolev 154 jet when it went down in heavy fog near a military airport.
Russian authorities have already said they suspect pilot error in the crash, near Smolensk, in Western Russia.
There are reports the jet made several attempted landings before the crash.
Also on board were leading members of Poland's political elite, including the army chief of staff and the governor of the central bank.
A scan of a list of 88 passengers aboard the plane published on a Polish government website showed the names of Poland's chief of staff, General Franciszek Gagor, and Major General Bronislaw, head of operational forces.
General Tadeusz Buk, head of land forces, air force commander Andrzej Blasik and special forces chief Wojciech Potasinki, as well as navy vice-admiral Andrzej Karweta, were also on the list.
They were part of an official delegation travelling to commemorate the massacre of thousands of Polish soldiers by soviet troops during the second world war.
Pass the polonium please....
Electro Magnetic Pulse. It’s a device that wipes out all electronics in the vicinity. I did a term paper last semester on the fall out of a large EMP (a nuke detonated in the air, not on the ground) that would wipe out a large city and the electronics are fried. That would account for the problems with the pilot reading the instruments and the cell phones not working.
““The entire top military brass, including the chief of defense and all the services, were on the plane,” said Tomas Valasek, of the Center for European Reform. “If that is true, then you’re looking at a situation, in effect, of the decapitation of the military services.””
Don’t forget economical as well. The President of the National Bank was on board too.
The question that needs answering is why were so many important leaders and officials on one plane? Did Russia insist that only one plane be brought into Russia?
I think “Governmental Commission” is an investigative commission, like the Warren Commission to investigate JFK assassignation. I think the end result will be about the same. Bunch of blathering and nothing uncovered.
That CERTAINLY needs to be addressed. I find it very unusual that the ONE plane that had ALL these very important people on it, crashes.
It reminds me of that Eqypt Air jet that had so many military on board and the muslim pilot holding the plane into a dive while the other pilot was trying to get him off the controls. The muslim pilot saying “Allah Akbar” all the way down. I think “Officially” it was plane malfunction, but anyone with common sense could see otherwise. Some idiot kamikazed an entire military elite of another country! Darn, can’t remember which country the military was in.
Yeah..you are probably right about that.
Already Russia is calling for Russia and Poland to ‘unite’.
End game?
Vlad the Investigator! I’m sure we’ll get a thorough and honest report.....
CNN seems almost giddy. Some reporter saying perhaps ‘something good can come from this’. Who would say such a thing at a time like this unless they were excited about a commie takeover?
(eye roll)
He probably already knows how it really happened, but can now officially tell the official story, which in Russian means nothing.
You know, it could just have been an accident...nothing ever happens between Russia and Poland..nothing.
It’s the same M.O. they used on General Sikorski during WW II.
Who would benefit from this tragedy.Putin ? I don't think so.
Chechen Islamic Terrorists ???
On the other hand Poland is the only
EU country to not have a recession.
General Tadeusz Buk, head of land forces, air force commander Andrzej Blasik and special forces chief Wojciech Potasinki, as well as navy vice-admiral Andrzej Karweta, were also on the list
This just horible!
A complete decapitation of the Polish military.
Wondering about the same thing.
Never fly on a Russian built plane. Poland needs to order new Boeings asap for all their leaders now.
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Good question.
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