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originally posted by: DonVoigt
a reply to: Xcathdra
You do realize that black box data can't determine who shot the missle , whether it came from the Ukrainian army or the rebels our Russia, or if it was fired from the ground our from the air as some have suggested. There is no valuable information that could possibly come from the black box unless one of the pilots saw it coming and said into their microphone,"there's a missle coming straight at us" , and even if that was in there there is no way to determine who fired it. Unless the U.S. government is releasing satellite imagery as irrefutable proof of who fired the missle there is no way to determine anything, and with all this wonderful technology the government has why haven't they released satellite imagery of the event? At this point anything that is said is all speculation.
Putin has already repeatedly expressed a desire for the investigators to expedite things and get on with a thorough inspection and investigation, so it would make sense that he would be more than happy to intercede and help to arrange assured safety for them and their teams, and might even, if acceptable to other parties, allow a relatively small contingent of Russian troops to act as escorts and negotiators.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: MysterX
So now, because they don't want to risk being shot, bombed, or hit by artillery they're "un-investigators" huh?
Yes, let's invite Putin in to the region. I'm sure he'll be happy to have troops in the region to secure the scene for the investigation.
Many times it isn't released until a couple of weeks after decoding and analysis.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: Bassago
Of course we need more evidence...
Its a good thing Pro Russian rebels are currently destroying the Crime scene.
And how do I love you guys constantly stating the US wants war with Russia. We have Obama in office... The chances of us doing anything other than a drone strike are non existent. Secondly, based on Russian actions, its very apparent they are the ones wanting war so Putin can relive the 1980's.
Russia is involved militarily - directly now.
The US is not.
originally posted by: GargIndia
a reply to: Zaphod58
There is 0% possibility of any fair investigation report of MH17. There will be a report - highly political and biased.
Even Malaysia may have trouble accepting the report when it comes out. We shall see.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: GargIndia
a reply to: Zaphod58
There is 0% possibility of any fair investigation report of MH17. There will be a report - highly political and biased.
Even Malaysia may have trouble accepting the report when it comes out. We shall see.
Are you trying to get in front of the curve on the off chance the investigation determines Rebels / Russia are responsible by dismissing it now?
I ask because we just went through this with Russia / Russia supporters demanding the US support its claim by releasing the information and when the US did things shifted to another one of those false info tangent.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: MysterX
So wait, first you are complaining that they're not doing their job, because they're not at an unsecured crash scene, with fighting going on around it, and now you're complaining because they haven't compromised the investigation by releasing data that hasn't been fully analyzed?
It can take a week or more to decode a voice recorder. You have to listen to it, figure out what they said, have other people listen to it to make sure that what you heard is what they said, then you have to listen to it to hear any odd noises in the background like alarms, or bangs, or anything like that. And if the memory is damaged, it's even harder. It's not "instantly available".
Moscow has no plans to seize the flight recorders from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, told Rossiya 24 channel.
The seizure of flight records would violate international law as it’s up to relevant international agencies to investigate of the incident, he explained.
The analysis of the flight recorders “is the responsibility of ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization]; it’s the responsibility of those states which have the most direct connection to this tragedy – the Netherlands, Malaysia and the states whose citizens were on board, and of course Ukraine,” Lavrov said.
The minister also called on the UN Security Council to urgently launch an open and impartial investigation into the plane crash in Ukraine.
“We want international experts to arrive on the crash site as soon as possible and retrieve the flight recorders in an instant," the FM stressed. “Despite statements coming from Kiev, we have no plans to seize the flight recorders.”
he latest report on the situation in Ukraine by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is not objective and is hypocritical, the official representative of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Aleksandr Lukashevich, stated.
Lukashevich said the Foreign Ministry has “carefully studied the latest, already the fourth, report published by the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, based on the information prepared by the UN monitoring mission.”
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: GargIndia
None of which has anything to do with my post or the thread topic.
Anything on MH17?
originally posted by: MysterX
How does releasing pure data to be given to all of the interested parties, especially those being accused of a terrible crime, 'compromise' an analysis of that pure data?
If the data is kept only in the hands of those who have a vested interest in the data showing what they'd prefer to find on it, that in itself compromises the data. It also compromises the findings, if any, contained within those data as accusations of tampering and skilful digital alteration of it will undoubtedly ensue.
originally posted by: MysterX
a reply to: Xcathdra
Russia stating that they do not want to 'take control of' and that they 'will not seize' the data recorders is a completely different kettle of fish than saying they do not wish to be party to investigating the data contained on them.
Completely different in fact.
It's as different as saying 'i will not steal your ice cream cone, but sure, if you offer me a lick or two, i'm up for it'.
Two different things.
The analysis of the flight recorders “is the responsibility of ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization]; it’s the responsibility of those states which have the most direct connection to this tragedy – the Netherlands, Malaysia and the states whose citizens were on board, and of course Ukraine,” Lavrov said.