Obama's exact words were “It looks like it might be a terrible tragedy...”. Of course, if Rush Limbaugh is one's primary source of news...
Context: "Obviously, the world is watching reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia/Ukraine border, and it looks like it might be a terrible tragedy..." He's saying it "might be" a tragedy because he's not confirming the news, only mentioning it. He could have added some more words like "if the reports are accurate, it is a terrible tragedy" but he didn't need to. Only people who take snippets of speeches and see how they can be manipulated (and those who see/hear the manipulated result) got his meaning wrong.
Which tweet? Are you talking about the deleted post on the VK social network (which would not be a tweet since it's not Twitter)? Usually there's someone who keeps a screenshot of such controversial messages...
So, since I got the part about Twitter wrong, I am wrong. But how did you know what I was talking about since I was so wrong ?
You are a true student of Alinsky ... Get em lost in the weeds over technicalities when you can't deal with substance.
(...) But the news of the rebel tweet is what I based my conclusion on. (...)
Which tweet? Are you talking about the deleted post on the VK social network (which would not be a tweet since it's not Twitter)? Usually there's someone who keeps a screenshot of such controversial messages...
Its become pretty clear now that it was shot down by separatists who mistook it for a Ukrainian fighter. A tweet from the separatists bragging .....
Funny (not) how Obama is unsure that shooting down a commercial airliner is a tragedy.
How in the world couldyoupossibly know who (or if at this early point—could be an on board bomb)shot down the Malaysian Airliner? Leave it to you to find blame for Obama somewhere—in this case in his language. This is real-time. I interpret tragedy to mean the result of a natural act. An act of man (while tragic) would be criminal. Obama was not making an official statement. That will come after you have informed the parties involved of what has "become pretty clear now". Failing their lack of conviction on your word, I expect a statement to be released after actual facts are determined—with accuracy.
via CNN moments ago 'reports do not exclude the possibility of an on board explosion, either by malfunction or intentional'.
Obama's exact words were “It looks like it might be a terrible tragedy...”. Of course, if Rush Limbaugh is one's primary source of news...
Its become pretty clear now that it was shot down by separatists who mistook it for a Ukrainian fighter. A tweet from the separatists bragging .....
Funny (not) how Obama is unsure that shooting down a commercial airliner is a tragedy.
How in the world couldyoupossibly know who (or if at this early point—could be an on board bomb)shot down the Malaysian Airliner? Leave it to you to find blame for Obama somewhere—in this case in his language. This is real-time. I interpret tragedy to mean the result of a natural act. An act of man (while tragic) would be criminal. Obama was not making an official statement. That will come after you have informed the parties involved of what has "become pretty clear now". Failing their lack of conviction on your word, I expect a statement to be released after actual facts are determined—with accuracy.
via CNN moments ago 'reports do not exclude the possibility of an on board explosion, either by malfunction or intentional'.
We'll see who is correct in due time.
I paid close attention to the news for several hours before making my comment. I heard speak of a possible on board explosion. But the news of the rebel tweet is what I based my conclusion on. That and the fact that they already shot down two Ukrainian jets earlier this week.
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Jul 17, 2014 - 12:33pm
kurtster wrote:
Its become pretty clear now that it was shot down by separatists who mistook it for a Ukrainian fighter. A tweet from the separatists bragging .....
Funny (not) how Obama is unsure that shooting down a commercial airliner is a tragedy.
How in the world couldyoupossibly know who (or if at this early point—could be an on board bomb)shot down the Malaysian Airliner? Leave it to you to find blame for Obama somewhere—in this case in his language. This is real-time. I interpret tragedy to mean the result of a natural act. An act of man (while tragic) would be criminal. Obama was not making an official statement. That will come after you have informed the parties involved of what has "become pretty clear now". Failing their lack of conviction on your word, I expect a statement to be released after actual facts are determined—with accuracy.
via CNN moments ago 'reports do not exclude the possibility of an on board explosion, either by malfunction or intentional'.
I knew there had to be fault of Obama in this somewhere.
and that would be ... what ?
If there is any fault or blame to be shared with who shot down the plane, it would be the airline company that let its planes fly over a well known war zone. The US made the zone off limits to US commercial traffic back in April.
Only as a result of today's tragedy has Germany and France now banned their commercial craft from flying over Ukraine.
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Jul 17, 2014 - 12:10pm
kurtster wrote:
Its become pretty clear now that it was shot down by separatists who mistook it for a Ukrainian fighter. A tweet from the separatists bragging about bringing down a third Ukrainian jet this week was noted. The tweet has since been deleted.
At this point, all the debris landed in rebel territory and they claim the black boxes have already been recovered and are now in the hands of the Russians, who in the past several weeks gave the rebels highly sophisticated ground to air missiles of the type that apparently took down the airliner.
Obama has stated that finding out if any Americans on board was his first priority, while stating that this "may be a tragedy".
Funny (not) how Obama is unsure that shooting down a commercial airliner is a tragedy.
I knew there had to be fault of Obama in this somwhere.
Its become pretty clear now that it was shot down by separatists who mistook it for a Ukrainian fighter. A tweet from the separatists bragging about bringing down a third Ukrainian jet this week was noted. The tweet has since been deleted.
At this point, all the debris landed in rebel territory and they claim the black boxes have already been recovered and are now in the hands of the Russians, who in the past several weeks gave the rebels highly sophisticated ground to air missiles of the type that apparently took down the airliner.
Obama has stated that finding out if any Americans on board was his first priority, while stating that this "may be a tragedy".
Funny (not) how Obama is unsure that shooting down a commercial airliner is a tragedy.
Original source for all of the stories is this German newspaper:
The German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday 400 U.S. mercenaries are working with the junta government in Ukraine to suppress opposition to the coup in the eastern part of the country.
