Reporting: Russians shot down a Malaysian Flight over Ukraine.

[Grand58742]

Some interesting tweets:

Kateryna_Kruk @Kateryna_Kruk · 18m
Ukrainian police can't come to the side of the tragedy,terrorists are blocking the way.they said will send black boxes to Moscow...

hn Schindler @20committee · 11m
BREAKING: Andrei Purgin, DepPM of "Donetsk People's Republic," says #MH17 B777 black boxes will be given to Moscow for analysis -- Interfax

Here is where Moscow gets to be the good guys and turn over the FDR to an international committee or Malaysia.

[No.6]

Rummaging through some other sites that have pictures of wreckage that is strewn over "15km area" with bodies in the pics, it was shot down. The Russians have been supply the "separatists" with SAMs, and "the separatists" have shot down a few Ukrainian planes the past two days, all high altitude shoots. I think some one wanted to one up their comrades...oops.

Either way, if all true, NATO, and hell the UN, need to come down on Putin hard for either supplying the rebels in a war to benefit them, or possibly lay blame at his feet as I believe their had to be a Russian adviser directing the SAM.

ETA: This could also give Ukraine the best shot of becoming an NATO member and getting NATO involved to drive out the separatist.

The UN won't do anything, maybe just pass a resolution condemning the action by the separatist. They won't (or refuse to) see Russian fingerprints on this.

[SteyrAUG]

Ahhh the Evil Empire is officially back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAL_007

[TAZ]

I'm sure it was just a fuel tank switch like TWA Flight 800.

Yup. Had to be. No other explanation exists.

[KalashniKEV]

ETA: This could also give Ukraine the best shot of becoming an NATO member and getting NATO involved to drive out the separatist.

...which is exactly why the Kiev junta did it.

(the same as ISIS gassing the FSA and blaming al Assad)

/tinfoil

[jpmuscle]

Well, that's not good.

[Rekkr870]

Fox claims there was 23 Americans on board.

[WickedWillis]

What a terrible tragedy. If it was in fact shot down, someone needs to answer for this. Prayers and thoughts to all the families around the world who lost loved ones.

[munch520]

Fox claims there was 23 Americans on board.

And Russian fingerprints could very well be on this. Sanctions imposed on them just yesterday. Retaliation?

Our reaction will be interesting. Curious to watch N. Korea and China as well over the coming weeks...

No bueno...

[No.6]

And Russian fingerprints could very well be on this. Sanctions imposed on them just yesterday. Retaliation?

Our reaction will be interesting. Curious to watch N. Korea and China as well over the coming weeks...

No bueno...

Do you seriously think any official in the US government gives a rat's behind about the 23 Americans? It'll be labeled a tragedy and we'll go on down the road like always. If "we" don't get incensed about a diplomat and others killed in Libya, then what are these lives to us?