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2014-07-18 Europe

Cossack militants admit shooting down plane to Russian intel

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Posted by ryuge 2014-07-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Where's the NSA on this one?
Or are they too busy monitoring US citizens' daily activities and "subversive" media like Drudge Report to have recorded any of the comms from this area?

Posted by bigjim-CA 2014-07-18 09:52|| 2014-07-18 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Not NSA initially, but NRO would be primary for this at the start. You can bet there is IMINT, and IR data from various assets that was sent up the chain FLASH priority. Same goes with any SIGNIT/ELINT/COMINT data like this. Problem is its all classified as to sources and methods, so nobody will talk publicly about it. Someone somewhere in the IC has a solid picture of this and the aftermath, as well as data mining prior information to establish pre-incident continuity and context.

The problem isn't the data, nor the reporting. Its the political will to act decisively upon the data. That's simply not in place with the narcissistic cowardly asshole Chicago thug we have as CINC, nor with his political lackeys in the DOD flag rank officers, nor with the anti-American surrendercrats in the State department.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-07-18 10:34|| 2014-07-18 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Good concept bad execution.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-07-18 11:21|| 2014-07-18 11:21|| Front Page Top

Posted by spano bellingbo3665 2014-07-18 19:50|| 2014-07-18 19:50|| Front Page Top

#5 I see a b'ar there...

Posted by Albert Noodleman2094 2014-07-18 23:07|| 2014-07-18 23:07|| Front Page Top

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