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Comment by bsamuels | Hacker News Reader

Russia invading Ukraine wasn't captivating?

Russia stomping on neighbors to protect it's interests has been a common theme for years. Not right, and I expect some interesting outcomes of the whole Ukraine thing, but really not unexpected.

For me, the Malaysian 777 story is an interesting potential seque into the future of terrorism. Personally, if the airliner is in tact and ever is identified in the air again, I think it will be shot down. That said, the story has been one of mystery and mismanagement.

Sadly, a country invading the sovereignty of another is not a rare event.

Someone with technical skill to fly a Boeing 777 in such a capacity is the stuff the make movies out of. The slight possibility that the plane has actually landed makes it extremely captivating.

But it doesn't effect my life. Being an avid traveler and flown on a 777 numerous times and flew with Malaysia Airlines I want to know what happened.

With unmarked soldiers.

And not firing a shot, with a welcoming populace...

According to Russian media.

And the vote in a public referendum?

And videos from the ground.

Taken by Russian media. The military have cut off all communication links between the Crimea and the outside world and have been stopping independent journalists from filming.

Really? I saw a Vice (American organisation) video from not too long ago (a week ago or less)...

Ignoring for a moment the aspect of "going to vote against invaders under the watch of invaders": 93% - Eastern bloc polls always had this good results, probably because their leaders were so beloved that people kicked them out the moment they got the chance.

Ignoring the current polls an looking at historical "free" election results, the southern part of Ukraine seems to have more support for Russian than one might otherwise think.

But this is getting qute off topic.

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