How do we know the US is telling the truth? I'd prefer to see a more neutral country do some investigating.
Given Iran's history, how do we know it was accidental?
This is the unintended consequences of Trump’s escalation with Iran.
This is the unintended consequences of Trump’s escalation with Iran.
Tensions are high, someone gets trigger happy? There was a report that the plane tried turning back which couldn’t have happened if it were hit with a missile. We need an independent country to review.
It depends what size of missile.There was a report that the plane tried turning back which couldn’t have happened if it were hit with a missile.
Well, it seems the Iranian's did not secure the site and/or have messed around with it - that's highly dubious (but by no means unique)
Iran bulldozes plane crash crime scene
Iranian authorities have allegedly been caught clearing debris from the crash site of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752, where 176 people died, including 63 Canadians.www.news.com.au
If so, I find that a far bigger matter than an accidential downing of a civilian aircraft.
AoD
Scavengers are being allowed access to the site of Wednesday’s plane crash in Iran to take away pieces of evidence, CBS News reports. The network’s foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer was able to enter the site before being told to leave by Iranian security officials. She reported that “apparent scavengers” were scouring through what debris is left from the crash and looking for pieces of the plane to take away. Palmer also reported that witnesses told her a truck arrived on Thursday to take the vast majority of the wreckage, but Iran has not said where it was taken. The jet’s fuselage and nose had been removed, and witnesses said the relocation of the wreckage started on the day of the crash. Ukrainian investigators have not visited the site, and will now find a largely empty area. Palmer wrote on Twitter: “No security. Not cordoned off. No sign of any investigators.”
The Trump White House has maintained the strike on Iranian General Soleimani came as a result of intelligence showing he posed an “imminent” threat to the United States.
But so far the administration has been unable to show any intelligence or evidence to back up that claim. Even Republican senators have been left fuming over the lack of evidence, with one calling it “absolutely insane”.
One claim they furiously denied: it was an attempt to distract from the impeachment trial.
Except, the Wall Street Journal confirms that impeachment was at the top of his mind when Trump ordered the drone strike.
Its long story published Thursday on events surrounding the strike contains this line:
Mr. Trump, after the strike, told associates he was under pressure to deal with Gen. Soleimani from GOP senators he views as important supporters in his coming impeachment trial in the Senate, associates said.
In other words, Trump ordered the strike to bolster support from wavering GOP allies.
Worth noting, the claim is being made in a pro-Trump newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch. It speaks for itself.