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2014-07-18 Europe

Moscow Says Claims Russia Shot Down Ukraine Warplane 'Absurd'

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Posted by Fred 2014-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I mean, everybody knows those Malaysian Boeings fall apart, and sometimes wander off by themselves...
(BTW, that was sarcasm. Secret Service vendors take note.)

Posted by ed in texas 2014-07-18 07:50|| 2014-07-18 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Ambassador Vitaly Churkin's statement is certainly reassuring. I mean, if you can't believe a Russian Ambassador, who can you believe? And the so-called 'black boxes'...where were they sent again ?

Crickets from Washington, DoD and the IC, no signatures warnings, no Federal crash investigation team statements, no Boeing statements.....or have I missed something? Appears we're following Vlad's standing orders to stay out of it. Nicely done POTUS, very fok'n nicely done.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-18 08:33|| 2014-07-18 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I tell you that we wouldn't shoot down a civilian airliner--nyet, no way. (Don't worry Vlademir, the world has a short memory and has forgotten the Korean airliner we shot down when Carter was president. We don't have to worry; they again have another feckless president.)

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-18 08:58|| 2014-07-18 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The was an incident (Korean Air Lines Flight 902) under Carter. Flight 700 was shot down under Reagan. The Soviets seem to have a penchant for such things. Reagan cut short his vacation and had a hard-hitting speech directed at the evil empire (Ruskies). A few years later, the USSR collapsed. Such things are not brought about from a position of weakness.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-18 09:18|| 2014-07-18 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 The president devoted more air time to addressing the LA Clippers owner debacle than he has to this.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2014-07-18 09:49|| 2014-07-18 09:49|| Front Page Top

#6 and to Prof. Gate and Travone Martin.

Posted by jack salami 2014-07-18 19:34|| 2014-07-18 19:34|| Front Page Top

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