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    U.S. Officials Say They Tracked “Specific” Missile That Downed Malaysian Plane
    Jul23

    U.S. Officials Say They Tracked “Specific” Missile That Downed Malaysian Plane

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 2:19 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    U.S. intelligence resources tracked the “specific missile” that downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, a senior administration official said Tuesday, saying intelligence adds up to a picture that “implicates Russia” in helping to bring down the plane. “We did pick up a launch, and so we were able to have the ability to...

    US: No link to Russian gov’t in plane downing
    Jul23

    US: No link to Russian gov’t in plane downing

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 2:19 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    A Malaysian air crash investigator takes pictures of wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A team of M… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    EU fails to back up tough talk on Russia, for now
    Jul23

    EU fails to back up tough talk on Russia, for now

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 2:19 (EEST) Section: CNBC (USA)

    The European Union threatened Russia with harsher sanctions over Ukraine, but failed to back tough talk with any immediate action. …read more Source:...

    MH17 Ukrainian Crash: Dusting for Fingerprints
    Jul23

    MH17 Ukrainian Crash: Dusting for Fingerprints

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 1:14 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Missiles don’t shoot down airliners. People do. But determining whose finger pushed the button that sent a guided rocket into MH17 is a lot tougher than determining that it was a missile that brought the Boeing 777 down, killing all 298 aboard. MoreMH17 Ukraine Crash: Russian Roulette RevisitedMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: A Working...

    Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike
    Jul23

    Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 1:14 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas rocket exploded Tuesday near Israel’s main airport, prompting a ban on all flights from the U.S. and many from Europe and Canada as aviation authorities responded to the shock of seeing a civilian jetliner shot down over Ukraine. Israel declared that Ben-Gurion Airport was safe and said there was no reason to...

    Russia Responsible for ‘Creating the Conditions’ that Downed Malaysian Plane, Says US Official
    Jul23

    Russia Responsible for ‘Creating the Conditions’ that Downed Malaysian Plane, Says US Official

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 0:59 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    WASHINGTON—Senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for “creating the conditions” that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement. The intelligence officials were cautious in their assessment, noting that while...

    Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike
    Jul23

    Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 0:59 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    JERUSALEM (AP) – A Hamas rocket exploded Tuesday near Israel’s main airport, prompting a ban on all flights from the U.S. and many from Europe and Canada as aviation authorities responded to the shock of seeing a civilian jetliner shot down over Ukraine. Israel declared that Ben-Gurion Airport … …read more Source: The...

    ‘No Perry Mason Moment’: U.S. Can’t Find Direct Link to Putin
    Jul23

    ‘No Perry Mason Moment’: U.S. Can’t Find Direct Link to Putin

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 0:39 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

    The officials said that intelligence analysts believe that pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine fired the missile that took out the jetliner but could not say so definitively. …read more Source:...

    Igor Girkin (Strelkov) Gives Odd Account of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
    Jul23

    Igor Girkin (Strelkov) Gives Odd Account of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 0:39 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — A top pro-Russia rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding the Malaysian jetliner crash — suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off. The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Igor Girkin as saying he was told by people at the crash...

    U.S. officials believe attack against Malaysian plane was mistake
    Jul23

    U.S. officials believe attack against Malaysian plane was mistake

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 0:29 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    U.S. intelligence agencies believe Ukrainian separatists shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet by mistake, possibly by misreading fuzzy radar images on a sophisticated surface-to-air missile launcher provided by Russia, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...