Section: US & Canada
There’s A Mountain Of Evidence Linking Russia To The Downing Of The Malaysia Airliner
There’s a growing body of evidence that has emerged that links Russia to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, despite the best efforts of pro-Russian militants to scrub the record. Just 25 miles from Donetsk in pro-Russian held territory, the flight carrying 298 passengers and crew was brought down on Thursday,...
Candles and Prayers in Dutch Church for Crash Victims
Hundreds of people attended a church service at Saint John Cathedral in Den Bosch, southern Netherlands, on Saturday (July 19), to pay respect for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The plane, which departed from Amsterdam en route to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on Thursday (July 17) about 40 km (25 miles) from the border with Russia near...
Who Is Responsible for Downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17?
The Ukrainian government says it has photographic evidence a Russian team is responsible for downing the plane. …read more Source:...
AIDS Society Mourns Six Researchers, Experts Killed in Plane Crash
The International AIDS Society has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed on a Malaysia Airlines flight downed Thursday over volatile eastern Ukraine. The victims include the former president of the society, which is holding its annual week-long conference beginning Sunday. Officials say this...
Work Continues Amid Chaotic Conditions at Ukraine Crash Site
Emergency workers recovered bodies of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash victims outside a separatist-held village. The work began amid chaotic conditions. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
On Friday, Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency also quoted Konstantin Sivkov, director of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, as saying Buk missiles should be provided with external systems of target identification, that is, radio-location systems. Social media postings from the rebels in the immediate aftermath of...
Cheating death twice: Maarten de Jonge changed plans for doomed Malaysia Airlines flights
Professional cyclist Maarten de Jonge avoided death on both Malaysia Airline flights that have crashed or disappeared in recent months. The 29-year-old Dutch cyclist was scheduled to fly on MH 370, which disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, and MH 17, which just this week was shot down over Ukraine. But … …read more Source: The...
With Jet Strike, War in Ukraine Is Felt Globally
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 rippled across multiple continents, bringing home in vivid relief the consequences of a struggle that had seemed far removed for many. …read more Source: The New York...
Lack of radar could have prevented missile operators from realizing target was a jetliner
If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn’t have the right systems in place to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft, experts said Saturday. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia’s Spin Job of the MH17 Crash Brings Back Soviet Memories
A Russian disaster is almost never followed by Russian candor. This is true of most countries, but most countries are at least adept at explaining themselves—even if disingenuously—as the George W. Bush administration showed with its flood-the-airwaves spin campaign after the weapons of mass destruction that were the casus belli of...
