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    Experts: Whoever brought down Malaysian jet had extensive training
    Jul20

    Experts: Whoever brought down Malaysian jet had extensive training

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 4:31 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    WASHINGTON—Whoever fired the surface-to-air missile that brought down a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine would have needed extensive training to execute the mission, according to military experts.Taking down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, traveling about 600 mph at an altitude of 33,000 feet, required vastly more expertise than, say, firing...

    Work Continues Amid Chaotic Conditions at Ukraine Crash Site
    Jul20

    Work Continues Amid Chaotic Conditions at Ukraine Crash Site

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    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
    Jul20

    Without radar, missile may not have identified jet

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    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
    Jul20

    Cheating death twice: Maarten de Jonge changed plans for doomed Malaysia Airlines flights

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    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
    Jul20

    With Jet Strike, War in Ukraine Is Felt Globally

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    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...

    Russia’s Spin Job of the MH17 Crash Brings Back Soviet Memories
    Jul20

    Russia’s Spin Job of the MH17 Crash Brings Back Soviet Memories

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    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...

    Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
    Jul20

    Without radar, missile may not have identified jet

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    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: Miami...

    Canadian Man Aboard MH17 Remembered by Sister
    Jul20

    Canadian Man Aboard MH17 Remembered by Sister

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    It’s an unimaginable tragedy that has shaken the world. All 298 people on board Malaysian Airlines flight 17 were killed when the jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine. 24-year-old Andrei Anghel was one of the victims. He’s believed to be the only Canadian on board that flight. And now his big sister, Alexandra, is left with recent...

    Ukraine Rebels Haul Away Victims of Malaysia Airlines Crash
    Jul20

    Ukraine Rebels Haul Away Victims of Malaysia Airlines Crash

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    MoreMalaysian Authorities Sharpen Tone on MH17 Attack, Call for JusticePutin’s Defiance After Malaysia Airlines Crash Points to Further IsolationismLives Lost: Remembering Karlijn Keijzer, Indiana University Rower and ChemistThe engine of the old Zil military truck sputtered as the rebel fighter put the gearbox in reverse, mixing the smell...

    Dutch cyclist changed tickets for both doomed Malaysia Airlines flights
    Jul20

    Dutch cyclist changed tickets for both doomed Malaysia Airlines flights

    Sunday, July 20 , 2014 - 2:35 (EEST) Section: New York Daily News (USA)

    Maarten de Jonge has escaped certain death. Twice. If the Dutch cyclist boarded either of Malaysia Airlines doomed flights, MH 17 and MH 370, he could likely be at the bottom of the Indian Ocean or shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...