Pentagon Accuses Iran Of Shooting Down A Ukrainian Plane But Its Evidence Is Flimsy

Submitted by LocutusOP on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 23:52
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AntiSpin,  somebody,  karlof1,  vk,Zanon, Peter AU1, lgfocus

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Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 23:45
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Pentagon Accuses Iran Of Shooting Down A Ukrainian Plane But Its Evidence Is Flimsy

"Two Pentagon officials assess that the incident was accidental."

In CIA-Pentagon/speak, the word "assess" means "we want that to be true, but we haven't a clue."

 

Posted by: AntiSpin | Jan 9 2020 18:58 utc | 2

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Iran is quite sure the airplane did not explode in the air.

So sorry, no missile. It is very easy to determine from the crash site actually.

 

Posted by: somebody | Jan 9 2020 19:08 utc | 3

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I posted this link to photos of the 737's engine at the Iran thread and repost them here. Here's the brief narrative:

"Some photos of one engine of the #Ukrainian_plane crashed near Tehran show signs of severe solid particle #errosion of leading edges of its blades.

"Could be a sign of poor/improper maintenance of the engine."

Walter so far is the only one to comment on that thread. I noted the initial thoughts were all linked to poor maintenance given the airline owner and nationality, and the new pathology known as Boeing Syndrome.

 

Posted by: karlof1 | Jan 9 2020 19:16 utc | 6

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The USG and the Pentagon are probably trying to cover for Boeing. If this was really a casus belli creation attempt, they would not use the "shot down by accident" narrative.

P.S.: yes, it was the fan blade problem, not the main frame bolt problem, as I commented before in another thread. Memory failed me.

 

Posted by: vk | Jan 9 2020 19:18 utc | 8

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intersting that someone just happend to holding the camera still exactly where the airplane was allegedly hit. If the video is real...

 

Posted by: Zanon | Jan 9 2020 19:36 utc | 11

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The boeing engines have failed before but not resulting in the complete destruction of the aircraft.
What are the odds of this happening in Iran at that time.

The US has used and does use terrorist style attacks.
What are the odds off US attacking in this way at that time.

I guess we have to wait for bellingcrap to investigate.

 

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Jan 9 2020 19:42 utc | 13

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Everyone must remember "US official says" means you are about to be told a lie.

Posted by: lgfocus | Jan 9 2020 19:46 utc | 15

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At this time we all know that Iran brought down the plane, and they have admitted as such. Still, it was most prudent to wait for evidence, given the U.S. lies about everything.

Still, it must be seen as proof of how willing the U.S. is to de-escalate that they claimed the Iranians had "accidentally" brought down the plane, instead of deliberately, as is their custom. The suspicious among us may conclude that it wasn't so accidental and that the accident was no mere accident.