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Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine near Russian border: Ifax
Reuters ^ | 17 July 2014 | Alissa de Carbonne

Posted on 07/17/2014 8:24:22 AM PDT by CMB_polarization

A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, Interfax cited an aviation industry source as saying on Thursday.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; aviation; crash; malaysia; malaysianairlines; mh17; mh370; reset; russia; ukraine
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To: kcvl

Russian news agency RIAN confirms the plane was shot down by separatists. They presumed it was UA cargo plane.

https://twitter.com/OTregub/status/489807372442169347/photo/1


161 posted on 07/17/2014 9:25:42 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: kcvl

Spanish account who claims to be ATC at Kiev airport alleges Kiev shot the plane down.


162 posted on 07/17/2014 9:26:48 AM PDT by caww
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To: dinoparty

Not the first time: September 1, 1983: Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007.


163 posted on 07/17/2014 9:26:49 AM PDT by attyatlaw001
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To: TomGuy

A Reporterette asked what the missile launchers were thinking. Did they intend to shoot down a commercial airliner, or did they shoot down this aircraft by mistake?


164 posted on 07/17/2014 9:26:56 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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To: kabar

I imagine all suspects have access to Civilian Radar. Whomever did this knew this was a civilian liner.


165 posted on 07/17/2014 9:27:22 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: lodi90

Obama is going to have to take his “flexibility” to contortionist lengths now.


166 posted on 07/17/2014 9:27:46 AM PDT by Daus
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To: caww
Ukraine govt and separatist forces both deny responsibility

There are a lot of muzzies in "Whereeverstan" in that vicinity.

Those dips__t's would just love to light a powderkeg to destabilize the region.

167 posted on 07/17/2014 9:28:31 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
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To: All

I wish Jesus would come back already...we need some epic floods....


168 posted on 07/17/2014 9:29:19 AM PDT by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: lodi90

.....the real question is why was a commercial airliner flying over a war zone?...Hijacked maybe??? after all it’s a Malaysia Aircraft.


169 posted on 07/17/2014 9:29:25 AM PDT by caww
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To: machogirl

A plane flying at 33,000 feet rules out anything but a military weapon—not shoulder fired. And there is a daily flight from Amsterdam to KL using the exact same route. Why today and not some other day?


170 posted on 07/17/2014 9:30:19 AM PDT by kabar
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To: XRdsRev

Jennifer Griffin. Book 400? No doubt I am misspelling it.


171 posted on 07/17/2014 9:30:20 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: catfish1957

The “reset button” was 2009, if I recall. The Russian invasion of Georgia was 2008.


172 posted on 07/17/2014 9:31:17 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: CMB_polarization
Its Obamas fault, pure and simple!

This one not your fault George Bush.

173 posted on 07/17/2014 9:31:18 AM PDT by TEARUNNER14 (EVEN WITH 1/4TH OF MY BRAIN, I'M STILL SMARTER THAN A DEMONCRAT!)
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To: caww
.....the real question is why was a commercial airliner flying over a war zone?...Hijacked maybe??? after all it’s a Malaysia Aircraft.

That crossed my mind too. Also, it will be interesting to find out who may have been on that plane (target?).

174 posted on 07/17/2014 9:31:29 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
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To: catfish1957
Some of the Oligarchs defending their territories are also in play in the East....they want Russia to attack so that Nato will step in.
175 posted on 07/17/2014 9:31:29 AM PDT by caww
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To: Daus
Obama is going to have to take his “flexibility” to contortionist lengths now.

Obama's probably thrilled that all his recent scandals will vanish down the memory hole. Expect him to sneak in some more outrageous executive orders and actions in the next day or so while everyone is busy talking about the jet shoot down.

176 posted on 07/17/2014 9:31:39 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: CMB_polarization

On the night of July 17th, 1996, Flight TWA 800 was en route from New York City to Paris carrying 230 passengers when disaster struck. On the night of July 17th 2014.............


177 posted on 07/17/2014 9:32:08 AM PDT by ScottLA37
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To: GreenHornet

That is if he watches the news tonight. He’s out golfing now, and will be partying after, so I highly doubt he’ll see any reports. Of maybe he’s sleeping?


178 posted on 07/17/2014 9:32:14 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: CMB_polarization

Boeing 777 flight MH17 shot down by an SA-17.


179 posted on 07/17/2014 9:32:45 AM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: caww
..the real question is why was a commercial airliner flying over a war zone?..

The same flight number does so every day using the same route. Its flight plan has to be approved by all countries on the route.

180 posted on 07/17/2014 9:32:51 AM PDT by kabar
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