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[Peterthumpa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbAirCuNnA&&hd=1&autoplay=1&fs=1

Weird, there's no plane in sight before the explosion. Like it was a bomb in the ground or something.

 

[Garuda1One]

Huh, it actually is TWA Flight 800's anniversary. That's bizarre.

No waaayyyyyy.. That definitely is bizzare....

Edit : press conference is live

 

[Morat]

Shot down? Who shoots down a passenger airline?

This makes the previous disappearance seem even more like an act of terror.

Ignoring the bit about the previous disappearance, both the USSR and the US have shot down airliners before

 

[Maxim726X]

71 is the latest count. Fucking horrendous this.

Ugh.

Unbelievable tragedy. Nothing else to be said.

 

[Dreaver]

Man that fucking Russian stream opening passports. Fucking bunch of inhuman assholes. Really regret watching that :'(.

 

[FOOTE]

RIP, those poor people.

 

[GungHo]

Shot down? Who shoots down a passenger airline?

Crazy people with access to military equipment and a low threshold for target confirmation.

 

[Loud Hawk]

Strelkov initially thought it was a Ukrainian transport.

As far as I have been able to research:

1. Strelkov has no official "FB" profile, and account that has been quoted is not official.
2. There has been another AN 26 shot down, just before the MH17 crash.

 

[SliceSabre]

If it looks like a duck

I get where you're coming from but I'm not sorry for not jumping on 'Blame the rebels/Russia' bandwagon until it is fully investigated.

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

Fuuuucking horrible. This really hits me. I feel so extremely sad for the families. R.I.P. :'(

Also can we please stop blaming certain parties as guilty ones as long it isn't confirmed yet?

A

Doesn't even matter who pulled the trigger. This conflict only exits because of Russia. Fuck them.

 

[CoolOff]

This makes the previous disappearance seem even more like an act of terror.

Why? What does a plane disappearing half-way around the world have anything to do with this? Russian separatists in SEA?

 

[Wind's Howling]

71 is the latest count. Fucking horrendous this.

I am literally sitting on my couch watching the NOS broadcast with goosebumps all over my body.

It is a sad day again.

 

[Ding II]

So it's pretty much certain that Russia provided this weapon to the separatists. No other explanation.

<Roll eyes> Of course there are other explanations. First and foremost, the rebels openly claimed to have captured this weapon from the Ukrainians a couple weeks ago.

I think the question of: "Where did the expertise required to successfully fire this weapon come from?" is more interesting.

 

[Spineker]

The footage LifeNews are showing is just.....Wow.

 

[Sadist]

71 is the latest count. Fucking horrendous this. Rest in peace to all people on board and condolences to all families affected by the attack.

Tragic. Just tragic.

 

[Fixed1979]

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says it will present evidence of Russian military involvement into the #Malaysian airline crash. #cbcnews

There's going to be a lot of back and forth on this, and you can call me a pessimist, but besides a lot of talking I would be shocked if anything actually changes.

 

[F!ReW!Re]

Man that fucking Russian stream opening passports. Fucking bunch of inhuman assholes. Really regret watching that :'(.

Imagine someone doing that in Western media.....
I'm sorry but this is going wayyyyy too far....

 

[Dr.Acula]

As far as I have been able to research:

1. Strelkov has no official "FB" profile, and account that has been quoted is not official.
2. There has been another AN 26 shot down, just before the MH17 crash.

I don't know what blows me away more, that a terrorist would have a Facebook, or that a terrorist hasn't bothered to make his Facebook "official."

 

[Drakeon]

<Roll eyes> Of course there are other explanations. First and foremost, the rebels openly claimed to have captured this weapon from the Ukrainians a couple weeks ago.

I think the question of: "Where did the expertise required to successfully fire this weapon come from?" is more interesting.

What expertise? If they had expertise, they wouldn't have shot down a fucking passenger airplane.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Holy shit an unironic voltairenet link in the wild. My internet life is complete.

 

[Tugatrix]

The footage LifeNews are showing is just.....Wow.

the bodies and passports, it's simply hearth breaking

 

[Sayter]

I think the "war of independence" is effectively over for the Russian separatists at this point.

 

[Nikodemos]

2. There has been another AN 26 shot down, just before the MH17 crash.

By "just before", do you mean a full three days ago? Cause that doesn't seem like "just before" to me.

 

[mitheor]

And i´m taking a flight that suppose to go over there in 12 ours. Awesome.

Fuck this shit :|

 

[KHarvey16]

What expertise? If they had expertise, they wouldn't have shot down a fucking passenger airplane.

That's quite an assumption.

 

[Spineker]

The Separatists are in possession of the black box, according to Twitter.

Great.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

Shot down? Who shoots down a passenger airline?

This makes the previous disappearance seem even more like an act of terror.

Between this and the other nutter spouting conspiracy theories, people need to stop getting carried away.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Why? What does a plane disappearing half-way around the world have anything to do with this? Russian separatists in SEA?

Wasn't it the same airline? That doesn't seem like a coincidence to me..

 

[Drakeon]

That's quite an assumption.

It's pretty ludicrous to think they'd intentionally shoot down a Passenger airplane having nothing to do with the Ukraine.

 

[FlyinJ]

Is LifeNews based in Russia?

I thought that Putin basically controlled all the news networks in Russia. It's surprising he wouldn't order them to stop reporting on this, as it's potentially very damaging for the Russian government...

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

"The BUK stops here"

Awful news, RIP to all those who perished from the attack. This is very likely to elicit a NATO response, at least more sanctions on Russia; the Donetsk Republic will probably lose the ground it's gained in the aftermath, too.

 

[F!ReW!Re]

And i´m taking a flight that suppose to go over there in 12 ours. Awesome.

Fuck this shit :|

They're not flying over the same area, it's a no-fly zone now.
And statistically you're on the save side (I'm sorry, this sounds weird I know).

 

[Concept17]

80 kids? If true... holy shit that's so sad.

 

[Tugatrix]

The Separatists are in possession of the black box, according to Twitter.

Great.

that's not good, if was their fault they can try to destroy it

 

[KHarvey16]

Wasn't it the same airline? That doesn't seem like a coincidence to me..

Give us a theory connecting them.

 

[sestrugen]

Wasn't it the same airline? That doesn't seem like a coincidence to me..

Correlation causation what are they?

 

[Az]

This thread is quite hostile. Remember guys, news are spreading all over the internet, people react to them. Stupid things get said, people ask old questions and will post unreliable sources. Let's try to keep it civil.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

That's quite an assumption.

IFF would say it was either intentional, or an act of incompetence.

 

[CoffeeExpress]

I'm confused how some of those bodies arent burnt up? you can clearly see their clothes etc are fine. I seen the fireball video.

I wish I didnt click that live stream.

RIP

 

[CountAntonius]

RIP. Terrible.

 

[PersonaX]

How can you make such a mistake that you accidentaly shoot down a massive civilian aircraft? what kind of backwoods shit are they using that they can't spot the difference?

 

[mitheor]

They're not flying over the same area, it's a no-fly zone now.
And statistically you're on the save side (I'm sorry, this sounds weird I know).

Good to know. Thanks

 

[Dr.Acula]

I get where you're coming from but I'm not sorry for not jumping on 'Blame the rebels/Russia' bandwagon until it is fully investigated.

What about the rebels claiming responsibility and then subsequently deleting/denying the claims only after the target was revealed to be civilian?

What expertise? If they had expertise, they wouldn't have shot down a fucking passenger airplane.

I doubt operating these missiles is like pulling the trigger on a gun.

 

[AstroNut325]

The Separatists are in possession of the black box, according to Twitter.

Great.

As if things needed to get worse!

 

[SniperHunter]

The Separatists are in possession of the black box, according to Twitter.

Great.

this isn't good...

 

[GBG]

I'd be hugely surprised if there were 23 Yanks on board. Sounds to me like someone is trying to get the Americans wound up. Most likely full of Asians and Europeans and maybe a few Aussies (transferring home via KL).

 

[Crisco]

Has Obama been blamed for this yet?

 

[Dreaver]

Imagine someone doing that in Western media.....
I'm sorry but this is going wayyyyy too far....

I saw him opening a few passports and browsing them including names, photos, I've seen quite some shocking material on the internet, but this was on a whole other level for me.

Seriously the link isn't just nsfw, it's really heavy material IMO.

 

[Sadist]

The Separatists are in possession of the black box, according to Twitter.

Great.

Where did you read this?

 

[KHarvey16]

It's pretty ludicrous to think they'd intentionally shoot down a Passenger airplane having nothing to do with the Ukraine.

The whole thing is ludicrous. I have no idea how you feel justified in making such an assumption.