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In reply to the discussion: Germany says rebels used Ukranian missile to down MH17 passenger plane [View all]Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)8. That is not conclusive evidence.
The article states that the missile was taken from a base located in the Ukraine, but it does not go in to any detail about how that missile got to that base to begin with.
It sure as hell didn't grow legs and walk to Ukraine from Russia all by itself!
Furthermore, that does NOT contradict what Secretary of State John Kerry said about that missile.
In addition, the most important part of that article states:
Mr Schindler said his agency's "unambiguous findings" were that the missile was fired by "pro-Russian separatists".
He said Ukrainian recordings had been manipulated, but he also dismissed as false Russian claims that the missile was fired by Ukrainian soldiers, or that a Ukrainian fighter jet had been flying close to MH17.
Which means that Putin lied when he said that Ukrainian soldiers fired that missile a week after they shot that plane down!
I noticed that Schindler also did not say anything about how the pro-Russian separatists were trained to fire that missile.
In fact, Schindler doesn't even say whether or not Russian soldiers were present when that missile was fired!
Which means that if Russian soldiers were present, they provided the training and the siting of that airplane.
Which means that Putin is a war criminal, because Schindler went on to say that this is a war crime!
Which is freakin' obvious!!
Also from that article --
Though the German report found that the missile used to shoot down MH17 was not supplied by Russia, there is strong evidence that Russia has supplied weapons and other support to the separatists.
A spokesman for the German Federal Prosecutor's Office told Spiegel that an investigation has been opened into unknown perpetrators because of the possibility that the crash had been a war crime.
"Russia has supplied weapons and other support to the separatists."
Like how to shoot that airplane down!!!
Which is a war crime!!
John Kerry doesn't lie.
I've met John Kerry, and he doesn't lie.
He doesn't have to.
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Germany says rebels used Ukranian missile to down MH17 passenger plane [View all]
rootProbiscus
Oct 2014
OP
Well, you seem so very sure that the West is always the bad guy and the the poor
Adrahil
Oct 2014
#19
Then why is your favorite source, rt sounding like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off?
karynnj
Oct 2014
#20
Nulandists???? If you mean people who support Obama, this does not really copntradict
karynnj
Oct 2014
#18
There are no pro-western rebels. And the area of launch was from rebel-controlled territory.
geek tragedy
Oct 2014
#7
Another point: claims that the rebels shot down a military cargo plane that day at the same place
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#59
Neither This Nor Your Following Comment, Sir, Addresses The Point At Hand
The Magistrate
Oct 2014
#36
This ignores that both Ukrainian parties had run on working for this EU relationship
karynnj
Oct 2014
#50
"it was the Ukrainian Rebels with a captured missile (authenticating Russia's claim)" - no
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#38
It's a very clear cut legal concept. That's why the FAA halted flights to Israel
CJCRANE
Oct 2014
#41
And That Would Not Affect The Criminal Responsibility Of The Men Who Fired The Missile, Sir
The Magistrate
Oct 2014
#46
Most people here believed it was the pro-Russian rebels from the get-go.
Tommy_Carcetti
Oct 2014
#62