Posted on 07/17/2014 2:03:46 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Laughing rebels filmed the plane as it crashed, gleefully bragging ‘That was a blast – look at the smoke!’ while a fireball rose from the debris.
One of the voices is believed to be militia commander Igor Strelkov, who then penned a triumphant war cry on Twitter, saying: ‘We warned you – do not fly in “our sky”.’
A sickening mobile phone video posted online shows a pall of black smoke billowing over the crash site as three rebels provide an excited commentary.
The extraordinary footage – apparently filmed by the shooters themselves – charts the terrible final moments of the doomed airliner.
Their camera does not zoom in enough to see the plummeting plane in the sky, but the rebels’ voices can be heard talking happily of ‘black spots – these are the parts flying’, suggesting it fell to earth in several pieces.
A voice believed to be that of Strelkov – dubbed ‘Igor the Terrible’ – announces: ‘The plane was hit!’ He adds: ‘Look at those black spots, these are the parts, flying … it was a blast … look, look, black smoke!’
Another rebel, possibly referring to the missile system, laughs and says: ‘It was worth bringing this thing, wasn’t it?’
None of the rebels can be seen in their horrific film, but it appears to be genuine because at the time only they seemed to know what was happening. Ordinary life carries on in the village where they are standing. A bus trundles by and an unsuspecting villager is seen wandering past the camera.
Shortly after the passenger plane was downed, Strelkov – seen smirking in propaganda photos – tweeted a boastful message claiming responsibility.
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#I’m waiting to see which film the White House blames this on.
He is now a self convicted war criminal. Russia should help capture him and his commanders to turn over to the Hague.
Is it a coincidence that today is the anniversary of the July 17, 1996 flight 800 downing?
There are only so many days in a year.
Sardonic
These scumballs don’t make a sandwich without the express, written consent of Vladimir Putin.
Correct.
Write a "stern" letter to someone?
They thought it was an Antonov-something-or-other. They had no idea it was a Malaysian commercial passenger jet.. Sheesh.
Not just that, but hell, these guys file a report in triplicate to Putin and the GRU when they drop a deuce in the morning.
Igor's life just took a turn for the worst. He will be a hunted man and the hunt may not take that long.
Really think this is “goodbye America”?
Am sure a lot of folks thought similar right after Pearl Harbor. Not saying this is anything close to Pearl Harbor.
If anything wakes up this sleeping giant filled with a terrible resolve, it will be the damn liberals who are knifing us from within by a thousand cuts.
Methinks Strelkov is headed to a one-way trip to the Lubyanka.
Not one thing will be done about it.
"Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan."
Exactly which makes Putin also a war criminal.
Wash his balls.
Strelkov, aka Girkin, has been identified as a Soviet GRU (military intelligence) colonel.
See, at FR, “Ukrainian Rebel Commmander Identified as Russian GRU Military Intelligence Colonel”, Bill Gertz, ,”freebeacon.com”, June 20, 2014.
By the way, Soviet spy Alger Hiss was also a GRU agent.
The KGB-FSB/Putin is not our only Soviet/Russian enemy.
If I had to put money on it, I would guess auto accident.
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