https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/7884068/File/Docume...
This is because you understand neither aerodynamics, or what happens to planes during failures, specifically big ones where when the front falls off.
Thankfully, other people do.
I'll remember that when I'm teaching my kids its bad to lie about stealing an extra cookie. Thanks CIA, etc
Maybe in 100 years the questions and evidence presented in the 5 hour documentary "September 11: The New Pearl Harbor (2013)" will be answered and/or justified.
The closest I can find that made it to actual commanders is:
"If hostilities cannot repeat not be avoided the United States desires that Japan commit the first overt act. This policy should not repeat not be construed as restricting you to a course of action that might jeopardize your defense."
Which is very different from the conspiratorial intent you're implying.
Interestingly I see a lot of parallels in the war in Ukraine right now. The US and EU started arming bordering countries and applying extreme economic sanctions on Russia in rapid succession and "everyone" was surprised that the invasion occurred. Now everyone sees Russia as the overt oppressor. Mission accomplished?
https://www.learnliberty.org/blog/did-the-us-provoke-japans-...
This is the same historical revisionist nonsense floated by Japanese right wing to claim that Japan was somehow "forced" to attack America and WW2 was a just war of defense.
Precisely what sanctions did the US and EU levy before Russia invaded Ukraine?
Internet commenters like to make a big deal out of the oil embargo, saying that America twisted Japan's arm and forced them into a war. This is not true. Japan's arm was twisted by their own imperial ambition which demanded that oil. If they never had that ambition they would not have needed that oil in the first place, nor would they have been slapped with an oil embargo.
Russia also has a long history of being invaded from the West. That's why Russia is super nervious about NATO expansion.
Last time Russia’s neighbors were invaded by them: well, obviously, now.
They are weary of Russia because Russia never got with the program. Russia does not believe that a peaceful future is possible, assumes the old status quo will continue, and act accordingly by continuing to invade their neighbors.
And just to preempt the inevitable whataboutism; America never got with the program either. Not really. But America isn't the one threatening Western Europe with war, and Eastern European countries like Poland and Ukraine choosing to align themselves with America/NATO to protect themselves against Russia speaks volumes about the relative threat of America vs Russia to peace in Europe.
Add to that how Europe absolutely botched both Bosnia and Kosovo and had full-scale wars there. Your arguments about world peace are bogus. Europe is encircled in a ring of fire made from ex-USSR, Middle East and Maghreb. All the wars in the world happen around Europe specifically. Maybe it's time to ask why.
As you can see now, not all of Ukraine wants to align itself with America/NATO.
Meanwhile, East Asia or Americas just don't see that amount of action. Africa does, but that's another story.
It's like someone is throwing wars towards Europe.
I think you're getting things out of order there - the economic sanctions came after the invasion.
Don't forget that Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014; that also was met with sanctions.
Instead, they were caight with their pants down
2. With respect to lying about hundreds of people dying, is that really a surprise to you? Just a few possible examples off the top of my head.
RMS Lusitania, claimed to be carrying tens if not hundreds of tons of undeclared high explosives, which would have made it a 'legitimate' target for the u-boat that sank it. This is officially denied, but the Royal Navy has since endeavored to destroy the wreck and warn divers away from investigating it.
K-219, a Soviet ballistic missile sub, sank in early October 1986. Later that month USS Augusta, an American attack submarine, went in for repairs to a smashed radar dome. The US Navy denies any connection between the two.
K-129, another Soviet ballistic missile sub, sank in 1968. The US Navy figured out where it was before anybody else, claiming to have found it using sonar buoys and Bayesian search techniques. A few days after K-129 sank, USS Swordfish went into port for repairs after a supposed collision with sea ice. The US Navy denies any connection between the two.
MS Estonia was a ferry that sank in 1980 when the front loading doors failed. Allegations that the ferry was being used to smuggle military hardware were denied by everybody, then the wreck was deliberately buried under thousands of tons of gravel so that nobody can inspect it.
1988, the US Navy shoots down Iran Air Flight 655. The US Navy claims it was self-defense because their Aegis cruiser misidentified the Airbus A300 as an Iranian F-14.
Secondly, the circumstance of an accidental collision seems very believable. Such collisions would not have been freak accidental encounters; the main mission of US attack subs at the time was to tail Soviet ballistic missile subs very closely and not be detected. The Soviet submarine commanders had some inkling of this, and responded by making erratic maneuvers to "clear their baffles" (essentially, look behind themselves, where their sonar was otherwise blind.) Trailing an unpredictable submarine very close is inherently risky. I think the blame falls on the circumstance of the Cold War itself, which compelled both sides to believe their actions were necessary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_and_Le_Triomphant...
not to mention quite a few more incidents of subs ramming surface vessels, which should be even easier to avoid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
> At the start of FBI's investigation, because of the possibility that international terrorists might have been involved, assistance was requested from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
> Why didn’t those statements come from the FAA?
They wouldn't normally; without any potential of criminal activity, they'd come from the NTSB.
Aviation incident analysis is not one of the CIA’s core competencies, but propaganda is.
I'm skeptical until they provide some details on the FOIL documents received.
The NTSB worked for four years and released a report, as expected.
https://www.reuters.com/world/mh17-aircraft-wreckage-viewed-...
Modern laser scanning makes retaining the original long-term less important, apparently.
- Dozens of witnesses who report seeing missiles in the weeks before and after the crash
- Multiple witnesses including Blackhawk pilots flying nearby who saw a missile hit the plane
- FBI and CIA take over and freeze out the NTSB
Yeah I'd say there were a few red flags lol