Thursday, July 17, 2014

Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down' With 295 On Board - UPDATED

◼ An adviser to the Ukraine Interior Minister says separatists shot down the passenger plane with a Russian-made Buk ground-to-air missile system. The separaists in Donetsk admit using these systems. - Business Insider ◼ Via Drudge

295 PEOPLE KILLED AS PASSENGER PLANE CRASHES IN EAST UKRAINE, GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WAS SHOT DOWN

◼ Flight MH17: What the Wreckage Is Already Revealing - TIME
The operating theory is that a ground to air missile took out MH17 while it was in cruise flight at its assigned altitude, now being reported as 33,000 feet. The evidence we already have corroborates that theory. When an airplane crashes into the ground under power or as the pilots are trying to regain control, the scattering of the wreckage is always very contained, usually within an acre or so. In this case, large parts have already started turning up miles away from each other, and that can only mean one thing: that the airplane broke apart at altitude and its parts descended on the currents of the wind until they impacted the earth. The higher the airplane was when it came apart, the more widely scattered the wreckage will be. We can conclude that MH17 came apart at a very high altitude. And it came apart very violently. I have seen a photograph of the floor structure of the airplane, torn apart at the metal structural ties, capable of withstanding many tens of thousands of pounds of force, resting in a field in rural Ukraine. The section in question weighs likely around 10,000 pounds. It’s not the kid of component that breaks off and flutters away. It was blown apart from the rest of the structure.
◼ Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down' With 295 On Board - Sky News
◼ BOTH SIDES IN UKRAINE DENY SHOOTING DOWN PLANE - AP Boeing 777 Travelling From Amsterdam With 295 On Board
◼ MALAYSIAN AIRLINES lost contact with flight - BBC
◼ REPORT: Was flying 33,000 feet when hit by missile fired from Buk launcher - CBS DC
◼ Crashed 35 miles from Russian border - TASS
◼ Body Parts Found Scattered - CBS Seattle
◼ VIDEO - Mail Online
◼ PHOTOS - Business Insider
◼ Updates - Telegraph UK
◼ EARLIER: Russian rocket may have downed military plane - CBS
◼ HORRIFIC SCENE! FIRST PHOTOS From #MH17 Crash Site - Gateway Pundit
◼ 'It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy': Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention of Malaysian plane crash that killed 23 Americans before launching into jokes and prepared transportation speech - Daily Mail
◼ Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 passengers on board including 23 Americans
◼ President Obama said his national security team is working on identifying the U.S. citizens – and then launched into jokes and 16 minutes of prepared remarks
◼ Twitter erupted with digital eye-rolls at Obama's curt mention of the 'tragedy' that the Ukrainian government quickly called a 'criminal case'
◼ House Speaker John Boehner offered a solemn statement, saying 'many innocents were killed today. It is horrifying.'

Twitter erupted, with thousands of users expressing emotions ranging from disappointment to disgust.

Former CNN host Piers Morgan reacted with his typical barbs. 'President Obama massively dropped the ball just now,' Morgan tweeted. '23 Americans killed and he says "it looks like a terrible tragedy" then back to jokes?' 'I agree,' responded singer Josh Groban. 'Bad prep. I was shocked.'

National Review reporter Charles Cooke tweeted: 'Shorter Obama: 'Something awful has happened with a plane. It’s awful. Awful. Republicans are bastards for not funding new airports".'

Traveling in Denver, this reporter heard gasps from guests watching a hotel lobby television as Obama spoke. One remarked: 'A tragedy is when you lose control and fly into a mountainside. This is mass-murder. What a disappointment.' '

His distance from reality is just bizarre,' said another.

News of the plane crash reached the White House before Obama left for Delaware on Thursday morning. He ignored a question, shouted by a reporter as he departed, asking what he knew about the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.

Obama finished his speech by saying 'Let’s build some bridges. Let’s build some roads. God bless America.' His next stop after Wilmington was New York City, where he will headline a Democratic Party fundraiser Thursday evening.


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