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    There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian Airspace Prior To Malaysian Plane Crash
    Jul17

    There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian Airspace Prior To Malaysian Plane Crash

    The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in eastern Ukraine Thursday may have been on a course for airspace that was closed to civilian aircraft by American and Ukrainian officials due to the ongoing violence in the region. Earlier this month, Russian news agency ITAR TASS reported the Ukrainian aviation authority closed the airspace in the...

    John McCain Warns There Will Be ‘Hell To Pay’ If Russia Shot Down Malaysian Plane
    Jul17

    John McCain Warns There Will Be ‘Hell To Pay’ If Russia Shot Down Malaysian Plane

    Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) declared on Thursday that there would be “incredible repercussions” if Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine shot down the Malaysian flight that crashed earlier in the day. In an appearance on MSNBC shortly after news of the crash broke, McCain stressed it was too early to come to...

    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
    Jul17

    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine

    In this Nov. 15, 2012 photo, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. The plane, with the tail number 9M-MRD, is the same aircraft th… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    WH Aware of Reports of Malaysian Plane Crash in Ukraine
    Jul17

    WH Aware of Reports of Malaysian Plane Crash in Ukraine

    White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Thursday (July 17) that the White House is aware of reports that a Malaysian airliner crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine wreckage site
    Jul17

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine wreckage site

    GRABOVO, Ukraine — An Associated Press journalist has counted at least 22 bodies at the plane wreckage site in eastern Ukraine involving a Malaysia Airlines commercial flight.The plane appeared to have broken up before impact and the wreck is scattered over a wide area in the eastern Ukraine village of Grabovo.The field around the burning...

    Where Did Ukraine’s Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?
    Jul17

    Where Did Ukraine’s Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?

    A Ukrainian official said Thursday that Mala …read more Source: The New...

    Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident
    Jul17

    Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident

    The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have discussed the Malaysia Airlines plane incident over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    The Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer
    Jul17

    The Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer

    Malaysian Airlines just can’t catch a break. Just four months after flight 380 disappeared somewhere over the Indian Ocean, today brings news that Malaysian Airlines flight 17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, lost contact with ground control around the Ukrainian-Russian border. Initial …read more Source: The New...

    Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)
    Jul17

    Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)

    Russian-backed separatist leader Igor Girkin (who also goes by the name of Strelkov) has claimed credit for shooting down Malaysia Airlines MH17. The plane went down over eastern Ukraine near the border of Russia. It took off from Amsterdam and was headed to Kuala Lumpur. “The plane has just been taken down somewhere around Torez (Donetsk...

    MH17 Ukraine Crash: Protecting Airliners from Missile Attacks
    Jul17

    MH17 Ukraine Crash: Protecting Airliners from Missile Attacks

    Air Force One is protected by electronic jammers from most missiles, likely including the one that may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the Russian-Ukrainian border Thursday. MoreEXCLUSIVE: Watch Philip Seymour Hoffman Talk About His Last FilmAmericans Support Drone Strikes, Rest of World Begs to DifferWatch Live: Special Report on...