Montecresto
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There's no sense in Ukraine's military purposefully shooting the plane down. Not even a question. Not with today's technological (i.e. video camera, satellite, cellphone, flight tracking) capabilities, and the tenderness of the situation in the region. Even if it were on accident, that just doesn't make sense. Ukraine doesn't have surface-to-air capabilities in the region ... the rebels have no airplanes, and the Ukrainian military is not attacking Russian planes.
What makes sense, and it the most obvious even without the evidence, is that it was a mistake made by the pro-Russian separatists. MH17 is the third plane shot down over Eastern Ukraine in the past week. The other two were a Ukrainian military transport and fighter jet. Duh. The separatists thought it was another Ukrainian military plane. Everything online backs it up. There's pictures and videos on Twitter/Youtube showing the BUK launcher being hauled into the region. There's the VK.com posts from Igor Girkin bragging about downing another plane. The Ukrainian defense department released the radio chatter of the separatists freaking out / discussing the crash. Now there's the video of the BUK launcher being hauled back out of the region.
We know who did it. Now it's just figuring out what the reaction and fall out will be ...
When the US accidentally shot down an Iranian airliner, there was little reaction or fallout, so IF the separatists shot this plane down, there should be the same response. I'm suggesting Ukraine has the motive and the means to have done this, that's all I'm saying, I'm not making the accusation.