http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukr...g-mh17-n162426
oh, russia wants evidence? well we got some social media links and unverified youtube videos!
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-22-17-22-10
U.S. Finds No Direct Link to Russia in Downing of MH17
The United States has found no direct link between the Russian government and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last week, three senior intelligence officials said Tuesday.
The officials repeated their belief that pro-Russian separatists fired the missile that took out the jetliner over Ukraine, killing 298 people, but they said they could not say definitively that the separatists did it.
"There's not going to be a Perry Mason moment, one U.S. official," said. "We don't know who pulled the trigger."
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The disclosures came a day after Russian officials challenged the United States to back up its finger-pointing with evidence.
The United States has found no direct link between the Russian government and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last week, three senior intelligence officials said Tuesday.
The officials repeated their belief that pro-Russian separatists fired the missile that took out the jetliner over Ukraine, killing 298 people, but they said they could not say definitively that the separatists did it.
"There's not going to be a Perry Mason moment, one U.S. official," said. "We don't know who pulled the trigger."
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The disclosures came a day after Russian officials challenged the United States to back up its finger-pointing with evidence.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-22-17-22-10
The officials made clear they were relying in part on social media postings and videos made public in recent days by the Ukrainian government, even though they have not been able to authenticate all of it. For example, they cited a video of a missile launcher said to have been crossing the Russian border after the launch, appearing to be missing a missile.
But later, under questioning, the officials acknowledged they had not yet verified that the video was exactly what it purported to be.
But later, under questioning, the officials acknowledged they had not yet verified that the video was exactly what it purported to be.
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