Social Media Cracked the Case of MH17

Post by panamafrank » Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 9:36 PM UTC

ethbro wrote: post #48

danmaz74 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to most sources, the rebels didn't have the trained personnel to use such an advanced weapon - this is no MANPAD. So, actually, it was almost for sure one of Putin's soldiers to pull the trigger.

> So, actually, it was almost for sure one of Putin's soldiers to pull the trigger. Surely you mean the retired and very much ex -Russian Army civilians who voluntarily felt it was their civic duty to travel to a neighboring country and voluntarily engage in civil war... right, comrade?

no very much serving russian military personnel. get your information right.

Post by kitd » Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 9:02 PM UTC

FreakyT wrote: post #8

kitd wrote: post #3

One crucial point made in this article which had somehow passed me by is how devoid of credibility the West's intelligence agencies have become. I know it has been known for a while since Snowden, but the implications are far-reaching. It has come to something when social media can point the same spotlight on whole armies doing things they would rather keep secret as it has done on politicians doing the same.

Wait, what? Western intelligence came to the conclusion pretty early on that Russian separatists were to blame -- only Russia's intelligence still contradicts the content of this article, insisting that Ukraine was at fault.

I'm not referring to specific instances of good or bad intelligence, but how in general anything thrown up by the NSA/GCHQ now is as likely to be met with scorn as praise.

The average man or woman doesn't trust them to be the "good guys" any more. A lone wolf on YouTube is apparently more trustworthy now.

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