tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3281479978969673224..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Have You Heard the Latest?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-25862185684587779212014-08-15T18:39:17.575-07:002014-08-15T18:39:17.575-07:00Rand Paul has a lot of skepticism in everything ab...Rand Paul has a lot of skepticism in everything about the US government (which is a good, and a bad thing). Maybe the US government is hiding something, maybe not. But Rand Paul saying something doesn't make anything less or more likely to be true. <br /><br />At any rate, I don't think we can say what happened to the jet. Both forces had the means to shoot it down. Perhaps it is slightly more likely that the Ukrainian-Russian rebels shot it down. But we should wait and see (and accept that we might never know). <br /><br />In the context of trying to figure out the resolution to the Eastern Ukraine conflict, it probably doesn't really matter who shot it down. It was obviously a mistake whoever did it. Perhaps Obama and Putin both agree on that: the plane is not relevant to any negotiated solution. Which may be why if Rand Paul is right and the US is hiding something, it is for diplomatic reasons.crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-21102593527911475652014-08-15T14:41:03.276-07:002014-08-15T14:41:03.276-07:00Is a Ukrainian army uniform distinguishable from a...Is a Ukrainian army uniform distinguishable from a Russian uniform? I thought they were all wearing the same gear.<br /><br />Ah, yellowcake. Yes that does sum it up nicely. The data and voice recorders were recovered intact. Why don't they tell us what's on them? Where are the US satellite data?<br /><br />The Russians have maintained MH-17 was being stalked by a Ukrainian Su-25 attack fighter. At first it was denied, saying this warplane could not reach the jetliner's altitude. Turns out it can. Still, at its limited airspeed, flying an intercept would take a great deal of skill.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52420069897936888032014-08-15T14:25:55.276-07:002014-08-15T14:25:55.276-07:00It's more yellow-cake. That's what I'v...It's more yellow-cake. That's what I've been calling it.<br />A tragedy happened, and the USA government was quick to not only accuse the Russian government of the attack, but convict it in the court of media.<br />Without an actual investigation, I might add. They just knew it was the Russians, right away.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759047914577194212noreply@blogger.com