BREAKING NEWS - Malaysian airliner crashes on Russian-Ukrainian border

[LaCroix]

Some US officials are going over to Ukraine to investigate.  FBI and NTSB types.  Does anyone have a problem with that?

don't you read game of thrones? a real man goes himself, not hide behind agencies

[Josquius]

Looks like flights are now avoiding Ukraine, though I'd still be nervous if my flight path skirted the eastern border with Russia.




Also I like the shaded oval around Ukraine, as if the relative lack of plane icons weren't enough clue to where it is.

That's good. In flying UAE to UK this month and it did seem flying over the Ukraine would be likely.

[derspiess]

Would this be a case of you playing the man, rather than the ball?

Just a note about proper defence.  You should always play the man not the ball.    

Play with men or play with balls?

Whatever feels natural.

Both?

Then keep on keepin' on, mah man.

[11B4V]

Some US officials are going over to Ukraine to investigate.  FBI and NTSB types.  Does anyone have a problem with that?

Nope. That would be good per diem.

[Razgovory]

Okay, I was just checking.  After so many people could see that the Benghazi attacks were obviously coming I thought I would ask if there would be any problems this time.

[CountDeMoney]

Stop Razzing up the thread, Raz.  It's already Hansied.

I was reading about the NTSB response teams;  when it comes to Latin America, Africa and Asia, their biggest problem is trying to get the locals to seal off the crash site before they get there.  Apparently locals looting the dead of their valuables and belongings is a big problem in shitty broke ass countries when it comes to identification of corpses.


"You can identify my wife because she wore my grandmother's wedding ring, it's very unique."
"Yeah, about that..."

[Monoriu]

Stop Razzing up the thread, Raz.  It's already Hansied.

I was reading about the NTSB response teams;  when it comes to Latin America, Africa and Asia, their biggest problem is trying to get the locals to seal off the crash site before they get there.  Apparently locals looting the dead of their valuables and belongings is a big problem in shitty broke ass countries when it comes to identification of corpses.


"You can identify my wife because she wore my grandmother's wedding ring, it's very unique."
"Yeah, about that..."

Ukraine is in Europe though. 

[CountDeMoney]

And a big thanks to the Aspie Asian for pointing that shit out.

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck I really hate this place sometimes.

[Sheilbh]

I'm curious how Europe will react to this.  After all, most of the dead of Western Europeans.

Most people seem to think the shock will provoke Euro-governments into a reassessment of Russia and, possibly, a harder line against them.

I wouldn't bet on it personally.

[dps]

I'm curious how Europe will react to this.  After all, most of the dead of Western Europeans.

Most people seem to think the shock will provoke Euro-governments into a reassessment of Russia and, possibly, a harder line against them.

I wouldn't bet on it personally.

I bet the French are already breaking out the ceremonial uniforms to surrender in.

[Razgovory]

I'm curious how Europe will react to this.  After all, most of the dead of Western Europeans.

Most people seem to think the shock will provoke Euro-governments into a reassessment of Russia and, possibly, a harder line against them.

I wouldn't bet on it personally.

I'm not betting on it either, but there's always hope.

[DGuller]

Another released wiretap from SBU reveals that Moscow is urging the rebels to make sure black boxes don't fall into the hands of OSCE.  You'd think they would be looking for a secure line by now.  The other story hidden in plain view is that all those intercepted conversations are between rebel commanders and intelligence officers in Russia.

[DGuller]

Well, not all the conversations, some of them are one degree removed from Russian handlers.

[Razgovory]

I wonder if when the CIA came to Kiev to help Ukraine keep it's lines secure they showed them some other tricks as well.