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Dramatic footage: Insider video shows Ukraine helicopters firing at own troops .
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Posted on 06/10/2014 9:59:04 AM PDT by wetphoenix

Ukrainian helicopter gunships shot at a Ukrainian military checkpoint in Donetsk Region in the aftermath of a night battle, a video presumably shot by one of the soldiers indicates - READ MORE

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1 posted on 06/10/2014 9:59:04 AM PDT by wetphoenix
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To: wetphoenix

This is assumedly the kind of competence Obama will leave our military with, except the guy on the phone will have a lisp and the air force commandos will be butch lesbian Muslims


2 posted on 06/10/2014 10:05:03 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: wetphoenix

WAR is not an exact science!


3 posted on 06/10/2014 10:16:01 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: wetphoenix

Friendly fire... isn’t....


4 posted on 06/10/2014 10:24:13 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: wetphoenix

I’ll have to watch this later. Sure it wasn’t intentional?


5 posted on 06/10/2014 10:37:47 AM PDT by McGruff (I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.)
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They did a poor job of shooting at the guys by the truck.


6 posted on 06/10/2014 12:13:58 PM PDT by xone
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To: NFHale

Russian news outlets shape the news for Putin. American media shapes the news for Obama. British news seems more courageous. Frankly, we the people remain clueless.


7 posted on 06/10/2014 12:24:05 PM PDT by Tugo (Never Forget.)
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I get that...

So is that really a friendly-fire incident or no?


8 posted on 06/10/2014 12:28:03 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: xone

I guess they have identified these as freindlies, but not the rest of armor on highway and people manning checkpoint.


9 posted on 06/10/2014 5:33:44 PM PDT by wetphoenix
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To: NFHale

Is the video real or not? My gut opinion, NOT. Russian war tactics are largely covert and psychological. This video well serves Russian ambitions .


10 posted on 06/11/2014 4:49:39 AM PDT by Tugo (Never Forget.)
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“...My gut opinion, NOT. ...”

Thanks! It’s hard to tell what’s true versus not, sometimes.

The Russkies are very good at lying.


11 posted on 06/11/2014 5:32:04 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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