MH17 REPORTING ENDS AND EXPLOITATION BEGINS

Looking at who is responsible for shooting down the Malaysian plane yesterday, we may not be able to draw a straight or direct line between Russia and the rocket-shooters but certainly, Putin is responsible. The truth seems to be that the rocket launch equipment originated in Russia. It seems likely that the rocket equipment was of Russian manufacture; however, it also seems most likely that it was in the hands of Ukraine military in the Crimea region when originally captured by Putin sponsored separatists/rebels. Everyone recognizes this equipment is sophisticated and to operate it requires training. This implies that Russians military advisors trained the rebels regardless if they were Ukrainian inhabitants of Crimea when trained or not; thus, the ultimate responsibility still rests on Putin’s back.

This does not address the problem from the point of view of some that ethic Russians are an integral part of the Ukraine rebel forces. The answer to that question has been answered but has not been assimilated into American thinking, perhaps, because it would prove Putin is involved, which feeds into the cold war rhetoric that all but the neo-cons want to avoid. Nor does it answer the question generated by a long string of expert military advisors on our never-ending news programs. They were trying to add to the shock and misery of the passengers by saying “cloud cover” prevented them from seeing the rockets headed their way; thus, death came as a total surprise—dah! If the passengers could not see down, then the rebels could not see up, which means the rocket launchers would have had to have radar guided rockets, which adds a degree of sophistication well beyond what we know was available in these rocket systems.

Clearly, the senseless slaughter of 298 people on Malaysian Airline flight 17 was “made for television”.  The question in my mind is when the reporting ends, commercial and political exploitation begins, and how do we know when that happens?  

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