georgephillip
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The Dutch released their preliminary report today without assigning blame; their findings indicate a surface-to-air missile with a "proximity warhead" brought down Malaysian Flight 17:So, till next July millions of interner users are going to throw tons of 'arguments' into each other, while the governments will be placing blame on each other and the tension between countries will increase... Sweet perspective.I think the Dutch are announcing the results of their preliminary investigation sometime this week (9/8-9/12) but will not apportion blame. The Official Report is due by next July, I think)
Or everybody will just forget about the story as it often happens when a tragedy is not needed to manipulate others anymore.![]()
"(Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia's prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground.
"The crash over pro-Russian rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17 killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands.
"Ukraine and Western countries accuse the rebels of shooting it down with an advanced, Russian-made missile. The main rebel leader repeated earlier assertions that his forces did not possess such weapons.
"The report said MH17 crashed due to a 'large number of high-energy objects' penetrating the fuselage. 'There are no indications that the MH17 crash was caused by a technical fault or by actions of the crew,' it said."
I'm afraid everybody will forget this story before putting pressure on the government in Kiev to release the Air Traffic Control cockpit tapes recorded minutes before Flight 17 came down. The fact that this evidence is being suppressed makes it look like Kiev (and the US) have something to hide.
Malaysia Dutch report suggests MH-17 shot down from ground Reuters