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    Ukraine Rebel Commander Acknowledges Fighters Had BUK Missiles
    Jul24

    Ukraine Rebel Commander Acknowledges Fighters Had BUK Missiles

    A powerful rebel leader in Ukraine has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia. In an interview with Reuters, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok Battalion, acknowledged for the first time...

    Malaysia jet victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands
    Jul24

    Malaysia jet victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands

    The carefully choreographed, nearly silent ceremony contrasted sharply with the boom of shells and shattered glass in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels fought to hang onto territory and shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets. Boys going to visit their grandparents, a flight attendant hurrying to get home, a bouncer heading to see his sweetheart...

    NATO Sees Signs Weapons Still Moving From Russia to Ukraine
    Jul24

    NATO Sees Signs Weapons Still Moving From Russia to Ukraine

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO continues to see evidence of weapons being moved into Ukraine from Russia since the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine last week, a NATO military officer said on Wednesday. “We have noted an increase in the amount of weapons being transferred from Russia to Ukraine in the last several weeks....

    FAA extends Israel flight ban amid caution after jet downed in Ukraine
    Jul24

    FAA extends Israel flight ban amid caution after jet downed in Ukraine

    The Federal Aviation Administration’s temporary ban on U.S. flights to Israel, which was renewed Wednesday, reflects a new and possibly permanent regulatory cautiousness in the aftermath of last week’s downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine, aviation experts said. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Airlines optimistic despite a year of several tragedies
    Jul24

    Airlines optimistic despite a year of several tragedies

    It hasn’t been a good news cycle for the aviation business — a commercial plane shot down over Ukraine, the closure of Israel’s main airport over terrorism fears and Wednesday’s deadly crash of another plane in East Asia — but the travel-by-air business is not likely to see an economic … …read more...

    US: Downed Fighter Jets Part of Pattern in Ukraine
    Jul24

    US: Downed Fighter Jets Part of Pattern in Ukraine

    WASHINGTON— The White House cast the downing of two fighter jets in Ukraine on Wednesday as part of a pattern of Russian-backed separatists using Russian weapons to pose risks to aircrafts and further destabilize the conflict in the former Soviet republic. The Ukrainian jets were downed just 20 miles south of the wreckage from the Malaysia...

    MH17 Families Shouldn’t ‘Lust For Revenge,’ Father Of Lockerbie Bombine Victim Says
    Jul24

    MH17 Families Shouldn’t ‘Lust For Revenge,’ Father Of Lockerbie Bombine Victim Says

    The English father of a woman killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, 26 years ago reached out to the victims’ families of MH17, assuring them that their loved ones didn’t suffer when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine last week. …read more Source: International Business...

    On “We Told You So,” Ben Gurion Airport, Gaza and the West Bank
    Jul24

    On “We Told You So,” Ben Gurion Airport, Gaza and the West Bank

    As of 2005, when Ariel Sharon executed the ”Disengagement Plan” from Gaza, in which not even one Israeli, whether civilian or military personnel, was allowed to stay there, the Israeli right wing, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, warned of what would happen in Gaza. When their dire predictions were fully materialized, and instead of peace...

    A Terrorist by Any Other Name?
    Jul24

    A Terrorist by Any Other Name?

    Free Palestine Demonstration, Berlin. Montecruz Foto (2014) Creative Commons In the current coverage of Israel’s ground war in Gaza, I see a lot of old familiar phrases. “War crimes,” “massacre,” and every permutation of the word “terror” fill every news and social media outlet. With stories pouring in of...

    Ukraine rebel fighters had BUK missiles: Leader
    Jul24

    Ukraine rebel fighters had BUK missiles: Leader

    A Ukrainian rebel leader said that pro-Russian rebels had missiles of the type the U.S. says shot down a commercial plane. …read more Source:...