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2020-04-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran’s military did ‘well’ by downing a civilian Ukrainian airliner, says Iranian parliament's legal and judicial committee
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Posted by Fred 2020-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Sounds like something got lost in translation. Or the guy is a jerk.
Posted by SteveS 2020-04-06 00:26||   2020-04-06 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 they are all jerks.
Posted by Chris 2020-04-06 00:52||   2020-04-06 00:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I would expect the punishment to land on whoever cleared them for takeoff into an active air defense network.

But it's Iran, so everyone involved is likely a Great Muslim Hero now.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-04-06 04:30||   2020-04-06 04:30|| Front Page Top

#4 
He meant that at least they didn't miss that easy a target.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-04-06 04:41||   2020-04-06 04:41|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder, if given the opportunity, if they would do well again.
Posted by gorb 2020-04-06 06:59||   2020-04-06 06:59|| Front Page Top

#6 As in, hit what they were aiming at?
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-04-06 12:25||   2020-04-06 12:25|| Front Page Top

#7 So they are actually admitting that they did it? Is this the first time they've openly admitted it, or did I miss something?
Posted by Tom 2020-04-06 14:11||   2020-04-06 14:11|| Front Page Top

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