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According to Reuters, the Saudis appear to have offered $15 billion in weapons contracts during the July 31 meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and influential intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan. Russia rebuffed the offer because the Saudi’s deal was dependent upon Moscow dropping its arms contracts with the Assad government in Syria.
There is also another reason for Putin’s intervention in Ukraine and that has to do with Russia elbowing for dominance of the very lucrative and strategically important “energy corridors.”
That is very likely to be the major reason why Putin is willing to risk going to war with the West over Crimea, the pipelines that traverses the Caucasus and the oil and natural gas these pipelines carry westwards to Europe.
originally posted by: Leonidas
a reply to: Oksus
Not really enough there to call a "Theory".
You have two jumbo-jets worth of people to account for and even with the rebels carting off evidence, the number of parts left will absolutely identify which jet it is.
Basically all that your "Theory" has to go is that two planes from the same airline have been in incidents this year.
originally posted by: dragonridr
originally posted by: Leonidas
a reply to: Oksus
Not really enough there to call a "Theory".
You have two jumbo-jets worth of people to account for and even with the rebels carting off evidence, the number of parts left will absolutely identify which jet it is.
Basically all that your "Theory" has to go is that two planes from the same airline have been in incidents this year.
Even worse it would require the dutch to be in on it not to mention alot of Europe since the plane filed flight plans. The families of the victims as well since many probably helped there love ones get on the flight. Than theirs the maintenance crews in the airport. Then malaysia and lets not forget the actual company that owns the jet. And Well the Russians as well since flight plans would have been filed and they have radar and satellites making any switch impossible. Than we still have pilots and flight crew as well and probably even more im not even thinking about.
It amazes me sometimes the levels of fantasy some people have all because they never think things through.
originally posted by: FlySolo
a reply to: droid56
It's about the oil. It's always about the oil. Simply put, this is Syria act 2. The first act fell apart when Putin called Obama's bluff about the chemical warfare fiasco. It was Putin who wanted to build a pipeline through Syria and supply EU. And it was Prince Bandar bin Sultan from Qatar whom approached Putin on a pipeline deal which he was promptly told to "go pound dirt". Not to mention, plans to drop the petrodollar and exchange in their own currency. States would have none of that.
So, act 2 rolls in. Move a pipeline through Crimea instead and take control of the ports before Ukraine becomes part of the EU. And here we are today.
Energy Showdown
originally posted by: dragonridr
originally posted by: FlySolo
a reply to: droid56
It's about the oil. It's always about the oil. Simply put, this is Syria act 2. The first act fell apart when Putin called Obama's bluff about the chemical warfare fiasco. It was Putin who wanted to build a pipeline through Syria and supply EU. And it was Prince Bandar bin Sultan from Qatar whom approached Putin on a pipeline deal which he was promptly told to "go pound dirt". Not to mention, plans to drop the petrodollar and exchange in their own currency. States would have none of that.
So, act 2 rolls in. Move a pipeline through Crimea instead and take control of the ports before Ukraine becomes part of the EU. And here we are today.
Energy Showdown
You have no clue even what the petro dollar is yet you try to use it in your conspiracy. The petro dollar simply means they use US currency to set the price the US gets no benefit what so ever. What this is for is investments if i want to buy oil from say Saudi arabia or say Qatar they list there price of a barrel of oil in US dollars. Its for price comparison Saudi could decide tomorrow they want to use the Mexican pesos. If have US dollars convert it over to pesos and i know the price of a barrel of oil. If i want i can take my US dollars buy Euros than use those to pay for the oil i just need to know the exchange rate from Euros to Pesos. Its such a simple concept i dont know how people turn this into a big deal. US does not make money because a country lists there oil prices in US dollars. The only time they make anything is transaction fees when someone wires money or takes out a loan. If i open a line of credit for investments and i buy oil than the bank makes money. If the person i am buying the oil from wanted cash for there oil (rarely happens usually to a bank account) than i pay to do a wire transfer.
In 1971 Richard Nixon was forced to close the gold window taking the U.S. off the gold standard and setting into motion a massive devaluation of the U.S. dollar. In an effort to prop up the value of the dollar Nixon negotiated a deal with Saudi Arabia that in exchange for arms and protection they would denominate all future oil sales in U.S. dollars.
A U.S. official confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday that Russia supplied advanced missile launchers to separatist groups in Ukraine, and that those launchers were moved back across the border after the downing of Malaysia Air Flight 17. The Russian government has so far denied sending weapons to the rebel groups, and the rebels have denied possessing them, though they have boasted online about shooting down other aircraft.
According to the report by journalists Michael Birnbaum and Karen DeYoung, U.S. intelligence officials learned "a little more than a week ago" that Russia was attempting to move the weapon systems, known as the Buk-M1, into Ukraine. Several videos have surfaced over the last two days of the mobile launchers being moved on Ukrainian roads, including back toward the Russian border, though those videos were unconfirmed. This would appear to be the first direct accusation from American sources tying the disaster to the Russian government.
Although Ukraine has their own versions of the Russian-made Buk missiles, the government claims they did not leave any behind in separatist controlled-areas. If true, the missiles could likely have only come from the other side of the Russian border.
originally posted by: milomilo
originally posted by: dragonridr
originally posted by: FlySolo
a reply to: droid56
It's about the oil. It's always about the oil. Simply put, this is Syria act 2. The first act fell apart when Putin called Obama's bluff about the chemical warfare fiasco. It was Putin who wanted to build a pipeline through Syria and supply EU. And it was Prince Bandar bin Sultan from Qatar whom approached Putin on a pipeline deal which he was promptly told to "go pound dirt". Not to mention, plans to drop the petrodollar and exchange in their own currency. States would have none of that.
So, act 2 rolls in. Move a pipeline through Crimea instead and take control of the ports before Ukraine becomes part of the EU. And here we are today.
Energy Showdown
You have no clue even what the petro dollar is yet you try to use it in your conspiracy. The petro dollar simply means they use US currency to set the price the US gets no benefit what so ever. What this is for is investments if i want to buy oil from say Saudi arabia or say Qatar they list there price of a barrel of oil in US dollars. Its for price comparison Saudi could decide tomorrow they want to use the Mexican pesos. If have US dollars convert it over to pesos and i know the price of a barrel of oil. If i want i can take my US dollars buy Euros than use those to pay for the oil i just need to know the exchange rate from Euros to Pesos. Its such a simple concept i dont know how people turn this into a big deal. US does not make money because a country lists there oil prices in US dollars. The only time they make anything is transaction fees when someone wires money or takes out a loan. If i open a line of credit for investments and i buy oil than the bank makes money. If the person i am buying the oil from wanted cash for there oil (rarely happens usually to a bank account) than i pay to do a wire transfer.
it is ironic that you dissed someone's post about petro dollar when it is you who are wrong about it. See how fast dollar will be abandoned as world reserve currency if every nation allowed to bypass this so called petrodollar scheme..
The United States believes the Malaysian jet that was destroyed over Ukraine yesterday, killing all 298 people on board, was almost certainly downed by a missile launched by pro-Russian rebels, rather than the Ukrainian Air Force. So say President Barack Obama and Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN, who told a special session of the UN Security Council in New York today that the surface-to-air missile was most likely operated from a separatist-held location in Eastern Ukraine. The UK government issued a similar statement.
US Air Force monitoring satellites probably spotted the activation of a telltale missile radar signal in eastern Ukraine – quickly followed by the infrared signature of a midair explosion.
The finding appears to tally with the Ukrainian government's assertion that none of the surface-to-air missiles in its inventory are missing and so have not been fired. It also says the aircraft was out of range of Ukrainian Air Force missile batteries.
To some, the culprit is clear. Tom Nichols, a national security expert at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, told the Al Jazeera TV network that "the Russians' fingerprints are all over this, directly or indirectly".
"Only states can shoot things down that are that high up. This was clearly done with the connivance or supply from the Russians."
Any1 willing to entertain that maybe ufo activity brought the plane down and I am beginning to lean towards this scenario
originally posted by: SixX18
originally posted by: dragonridr
originally posted by: Leonidas
a reply to: Oksus
Not really enough there to call a "Theory".
You have two jumbo-jets worth of people to account for and even with the rebels carting off evidence, the number of parts left will absolutely identify which jet it is.
Basically all that your "Theory" has to go is that two planes from the same airline have been in incidents this year.
Even worse it would require the dutch to be in on it not to mention alot of Europe since the plane filed flight plans. The families of the victims as well since many probably helped there love ones get on the flight. Than theirs the maintenance crews in the airport. Then malaysia and lets not forget the actual company that owns the jet. And Well the Russians as well since flight plans would have been filed and they have radar and satellites making any switch impossible. Than we still have pilots and flight crew as well and probably even more im not even thinking about.
It amazes me sometimes the levels of fantasy some people have all because they never think things through.
Not saying it is a conspiracy, but they all don't need to be in on it. All that needed done was someone to shoot a planed flight down, and redirect the flight. Isn't it odd that both the Malaysian flights lost communication completely before going off course? I want to say it was a bad mistake on the behalf of Malaysian Air and whoever shot it down. Why are flights flying over a war zone anyways?
President Barack Obama today said without hesitation that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was launched from within territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. While he didn’t go into the sources the US used to pinpoint the launch, early reports say that US intelligence had identified the infrared signature of a missile launch just before contact with the airliner was lost.
That information likely came from one of a network of satellites operated by the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the US intelligence community’s spy satellite operations agency. Using highly sensitive infrared sensors and other electronic intelligence gathering sensors, these satellites can detect a variety of ground-based missile systems, as well as some aircraft, by their infrared signature. They also carry sensitive electronic intelligence sensors that can detect radar signals associated with anti-aircraft missile systems like the Buk launcher that has been widely pointed to as the culprit in the MH17 downing.
Talks between terrorists, July 14, 2014
“Oleh” – Oleh Bugrov Valeriovych, army chief of staff of self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, deputy minister of defense of “LNR”.
“Oreon” – a citizen of the Russian Federation, officer of Main Intelligence Directorate (to be identified).
Oleh: – Worked out a plane near Stanitsa. Missed.
Oreon: – Great. This way they are taking revenge on planes, but only several days remain. Now we have (radar-guided surface-to-air) BUK (missile system), will shall bring them (planes) down.
Talks between terrorists, July 17, 2014
Khmuryi: Sergei Nikolaevich Petrovskiy, year of birth 1964, officer of Main Intelligence Directorate of Russian Federation, Deputy Chief of Ihor Girkin on Intelligence, at the time of the interception he was in Donetsk.
“Buryat” – militant of terrorist organization “DNR” (to be indentified).
Buryat: – Where should we load this beauty, Nikolaievich?
Khmuryi: Which one? This one?
B: Yes, the one I've brought. I'm already in Donetsk.
K: Is it the one I'm thinking about? “B...,”M” one?
B: Yes, yes, yes. “BUK”,”BUK”.
K: Is it on a tractor?
B: Yes, it's on it. We need to unload it somewhere, in order to hide.
K: Is it with a crew?
B: Yes, with the crew.
K: Don't hide it anywhere. She'll go there now.
July 17, 2014
Khmuryi: – Tell me, have you brought me one or two?
Buryat: One, one. Because they had a misunderstanding there. They didn't give us a tug. We loaded it and went at their own pace.
K: Did it go on her own or on a tug?
B: It crossed the line (border).
H: And now have you brought it on a tug? Don't put in anywhere... I'll tell now where it should go, it will go together with “Vostok” tanks.
Talks between terrorists, July 17, 2014
Khmuryi: Sergei Mikhailovich Petrovskiy, year of birth 1964, officer of Main Intelligence Directorate of Russian Federation, Deputy Chief of Ihor Girkin on Intelligence, at the time of the interception was in Donetsk
“Sanych” – militant of terrorist organization “DNR”. Deputy of Khmuryi.
K: Sanych, the point is that my “BUK–M” (modified Russian SAM system) will go with yours, it is on a tug. Where should I drive it to put in a column?
Sanych: There, behind “Motel”, not reaching Hornostaevka.
K: Just after the Motel, right?
July 17, 2014
Khmuryi: Listen to me carefully, behind the circle near “Motel” there will be you know what. Call to “Bibliotekar” (Librarian).
Bring inside only those, who just came back, only as much as you need for the convoy. Leave everyone else here. Not far away there is Pervomaiskoe, look at the map.
DNR militant: I got it.
Khmuryi: Settle somewhere in that area, bring there those who are left. Your task is reserve, plus protection of this piece (BUK–M), which you will drive now. “Giyrza” will come there too. If anything, I'm on line.
DNR militant: – Ok.
Talks between terrorists, July 17, 2014
Khmuryi: Sergei Mikhailovich Petrovskiy, 1964 year of birth, officer of Main Intelligence Directorate of Russian Federation, Deputy Chief of Ihor Girkin on Intelligence who at the time of the interception was in Donetsk
“Botsman” – officer of Main Intelligence Directorate of Russian Federation (to be identified).
H: Yes, Botsman, I'm listening.
B: Hello, big brother. How are you?
H: Not so well. We are in Mariinovka. That's why not well. Carrying on.
B: What's wrong?
H: What do you think? (The Ukrainian army is) attacking with “Grad” (multiple-rocket launchers) all the time, finally now we're having a little break. We've just hit a plane, Su–type. Because we've got BUK–M. They (Ukrainian soldiers) are now in Zelenopillja, trying to break free, but their way out is only through me. Yesterday we hit 2 Su jets, today – another two. Thank God “BUK–M” arrived today in the morning. It became easier. But in general, of course, it's tough.
B: What can I say, if you need anything, call me – and I'll arrive immediately.
H: Thanks, brother. I'm going in two hours...Seems like it's a lull. In two hours I'm heading to Donetsk. Because I was sent three more “Gvozdika” (self–propelled artillery). Will carry 'Gvozdikas' here because it's really tough now.
B: Maybe we should cover them with (our own) Grad (multiple-rocket launchers)?
H: The thing is that we have Grad, but no spotter. And secondly, we are waiting for Russia to f... them from their side.