The U.N. said in its report that rebel groups continue to “abduct, detain, torture and execute people kept as hostages in order to intimidate” the population in the east. It said rule of law had collapsed in the rebel-held areas and that 812 people had been abducted in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions since mid-April.
http://www.aol.com/article/2014/07/28/spokesman-mh17-punctured-by-shrapnel/20937758/
Suddenly, we trust the statements of the UN again. Obama and the EU leadership goals are trustworthy and worthy of us to champion. “Conservatism” sure has become interesting lately.