If you are following his, more in support of the the air to air downing of MH17.
RT
Could SU-25 fighter jet down a Boeing? Former pilots speak out on MH17 claims
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But what is perhaps most shocking of all is that – on an issue as potentially dangerous as the current proxy war between nuclear-armed Russia and the United States, a conflict on Russia’s border that has sparked fiery rhetoric on both sides – the office of the DNI, which oversees the most expensive and sophisticated intelligence system in the world, says nothing has been done to refine the U.S. assessment of the MH-17 shoot-down since five days after the tragedy.
Consortium News
US Intel Stands Pat on MH-17 Shoot-downRobert Parry
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Early reports claimed that the typical SU-25 was not equipped to fly at high altitude, which is true.
However .... some recent model SU-25s were upgraded for for high altitude operation. And as your article notes, even the older ones could be flown at high altitude, providing the pilot donned an oxygen mask.
As you mentioned before, the plane would not have been deployed unless it were capable of performing the mission.
Right, this report shows that based on expert testimony, a SU-25 could have been fitted to do the job and ceiling was not an issue.
Most interesting is the expert view that the debris was inconsistent with a SAM strike since the debris would have been much smaller. There are other good reasons why a Buk strike is implausible under the circumstances, too.
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