Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Obama Pledges Justice In Visit To Dutch Embassy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute Tuesday to the nearly 200 citizens of the Netherlands who died when a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down in Ukraine, visiting the Netherlands Embassy in Washington and pledging unity during a phone call with the Dutch leader. At the embassy, Obama said he wanted to assure the Dutch...
U.S. Officials: No Evidence Of Direct Russian Link To Malaysia Plane Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. intelligence officials say they have no evidence of direct Russian government involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. They say the passenger jet was likely felled by an SA-11 surface-to-air missile fired by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and that Russia “created the...
Obama Is Using Malaysia Airlines Crash To Advance ‘Radical Homosexual Agenda,’ According To Bryan Fischer
The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer fired off at President Barack Obama’s response to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine last week. Perhaps not surprisingly, Fischer pointed to the president’s acknowledgement of the loss of a group of World Health Organization staffers, who were heading to a...
MH17 Found Sawed In Half
Parts of the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine were found sawed in half, USA Today reported. According to the newspaper, investigators inspecting the crash site found that the cockpit of the plane had been breached with a saw. International monitors have only recently gained access to the area. It is unclear who damaged the plane or...
How the Downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 Could Play Out in Court
The immediate priorities following the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine must be to comfort the families of victims and to ensure the safety of other passenger flights over war-torn countries. After that, there will be calls for justice for the victims and to bring peace to Ukraine to avoid another missile attack on civilian...
Britain To Launch Public Probe Into Russian Spy’s Death
LONDON (AP) — The British government announced plans Tuesday for a wide-ranging public inquiry into the mysterious 2006 death of poisoned former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. The decision, which comes at a time of rising tensions with Russia, is a breakthrough in the much-delayed probe because it means investigators can look into...
Here We Go Again: Israel’s Biennial Gaza Offensive
When it comes to the news media, modern-day journalists and news purveyors tend to dish out the most inane and bottom of the barrel variety of news instead of reporting journalistically sound and unbiased pieces. But they break all journalistic rules when reporting news about Israel’s inhumane and brutal military excesses. They either turn...
Delta Cancels All Flights To Israel Indefinitely
AP- Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. A Delta Boeing 747 from New York was flying over the Mediterranean headed for Tel Aviv on Tuesday when it turned around and flew to Paris instead. Flight 468 had 273 passengers and 17 crew on...
Americans Wary Of Involvement In Ukraine Conflict: Poll
Many Americans are convinced that Russia was at least partially responsible for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last week, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows. But even if it’s proven that Russia or pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were involved, Americans say they would favor sanctions and diplomacy over military options. Asked to...
Jon Stewart Blows The Lid Off Reagan’s ‘Immediate’ Response To Russian Crisis
What would Ronald Reagan do? Apparently, it doesn’t matter because conservatives will remember it differently anyway. In his coverage of the crisis in Ukraine and the downed Malaysian airliner, Jon Stewart couldn’t help but notice how quick the GOP was to blame President Obama, and wax nostalgic about how President Reagan handled a...
